Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 August 1919 — ANOTHER AUTO THIEF IN JAIL [ARTICLE]

ANOTHER AUTO THIEF IN JAIL

Man Who Stole W. H. Mackey’s Ford Arrested in Laporte. Sheriff Woodworth, accompanied by W. H. Mackey and Lou Robinson, went up to Laporte Wednesday and arrested the man who stole Mr. Mackey’s new Ford car an July 1, 1918, and brought him to Rensselaer, where he was given a preliminary hearing before Justice of the Peace Irwin Thursday, pleading guilty, and was bound over to the circuit court under SSOO bond. Being 'umable to give bond he was returned to Jafl. The .man had been working for Mr. Mackey for several weeks in 1918, and while here gave the name of W. C. vfele. Mr. Mackey sent him to Wolcott to put up a Job of work and he collected SIOO an the Job and skipped out with both the money and the car. Mr. Mackey offered SSO reward for the thief’s capture and sent cards out all over the country, but the latter made good his escape. While here he boarded at the White Boarding house, and G. B. Troutman, a representative of the Farmer’s Guide at Huntington, also boarded there for a time and of course met Viele. Last Wednesday Troutman saw and recognized Viele at Laporte, where the latter was a “barker” for a carnival attraction. He at once notified Mir. Mackey to come and bring the sheriff with him to arrest the thief, which was done. Viele at once admitted his guilt when arrested and claimed to have abandoned the car some four or five days after he had stolen it, at some point in lowa. He was at present traveling with a carnival company in which he claimed to own a part interest. Mr. Mackey paid Mr. Troutman the SSO reward, but except for getting a little satisfaction in sending the fellow to prison for a few years, it will likely prove a still greater loss to him in his arrest, as he will not only be out the car and the SIOO taken last July, but is now out SSO 'more in the reward money.