Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 September 1919 — VIELE GETS 1 TO 14 YEARS [ARTICLE]

VIELE GETS 1 TO 14 YEARS

Also Fined <25 and Disfranchised for 10 Years. W. C. Viele, the crook who was arrested at Laporte recently on the charge of embezzlement and also the theft of an auto from W. H. Mackey in July, 1918, and had since been confined in the jail here awaiting trial, was arraigned before Judge Hanley Tuesday afternoon and on a plea of guilty was fined <25, given an indeterminate sentence of from 1 to 14 years in the state prison at Michigan City and disfirancb»sed for 10 yeara This sentence is probably severe enough—the full penalty of the law—ls he were not turned loose at the end of his minimum sentence, which is nearly always the case, to again commit an equal offense gomewfhere else. Viele came to Rensselaer a stranger in the spring of 1918 and was employed by W. 11. Mackey in his marble and g; finite business Mr. Mackey trust id hua to go over to Wolcott and put up a job of work, driving the former’s new Ford car. Viele collected SIOO on the job and skipped out with both the money and ca*. Mackey spent quite a little in hunting the thief and car and offered a reward of SSO, but all to no avail until recently when he was observed at Laporte by a man from Huntington who had known him here. Viele was then “barking” for some attraction with a carnival company showing in Laporte and Ift which he claimed to be a part owner. This man notified Mr. Mackey, who went to Laporte with the sheriff, got the thief and paid out SSO more as reward money. Sheriff Woodworth took Viele to Michigan City Wednesday to begin his sentence.