Rensselaer Journal, Volume 12, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 October 1902 — Wood in Jail. [ARTICLE]

Wood in Jail.

H. Clifford Wood, the feather renovating rpan, who figured in an assault and provoke case in the justice court here a week or two ago, is now in jail in defanlt of $l5O bail, to answer to the charge of petit larceny, in the circuit court. Nightwatch Dillon lost his dark lantern recently and having pretty strong reasons to suspect Wood of the theft, went to Lafayette last week with Constable Vick, who arrested Wood and brought him back here. He had his preliminary hearing before Sqnire Burnham Saturday and was bound over to coart as stated. Wood and his brother took in the last Chicago excursion and while there were arrested and fined $6.50 each for drnnkenness. They lacked a small amount of having enough to pay both fines, and so one of the brothers paid his and shortly after, being released returned with money enough to make np the small amount lacking and paid Clifford’s fine. It is supposed he pawned the lantern for enough to make up the deficit and the Chicago police are now trying to locate the missing property. The officers here think they have enough, evidence to convict Wood even if the lantern is not recovered.