Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 December 1887 — Bold Bad Burglars. [ARTICLE]

Bold Bad Burglars.

Some reckless scoundrels, without 'fear of the Lord or the law, before their eyes broke | into 11. P. Benjamin’s lumber and ’coal office, Tuesday night, and ! forced open his safe and took therefrom six or seven dollars in change. The safe was not fastened by the combination lock owiug to the small amount of money left there that night, but the money drawer iusicle was locked'aud this was opened in a skillful manner. The tracks left in 'the mud, by the window where broke in, show that two persons wore engaged in the burglary. Two tough looking strangers, who were hanging around the depot early iu the evening aud who left on 10:30 train are believed to have been the prepetrators of the robbery.