Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 87, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 January 1920 — FUR THIEVES HAVE CONFESSED [ARTICLE]

FUR THIEVES HAVE CONFESSED

Chas. and Clarence Hughes, arrested last week as auapected of having committed the Margoweky fur robbery several weeks ago, have settled with' the Junk dealer by payment of S4OO cash and turning over an automobile valued at S3OO, This was done after Clarence Hughes had signed a sworn confession of gudlt and Charlee had corroborated the same. Their bonds were fixed at SI,OOO each by Justice E. G. Smith and they were released on their own recognizance. Frank Dalton, who was the first to be arrested and after released, is told to hiave been responsible for peaching on his companions, in a conversation with Margowsky on the day of the arrests. He is credited with saying the Hughes boys were handling too much momiey for the amount of trapping they were doing.—Monon News.