Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 July 1895 — $300 for a Bushel of Coal. [ARTICLE]

$300 for a Bushel of Coal.

At Bloomington, Ind., on Saturday, John Hendricks was paid SBOO due him on a judgment from the Monon road. Some time ago a detective arrested Hendricks charging him with stealing a bushel of coal. He was acquitted after a trial before a jury, when his attorneys brought suit for him against the railroad company for damages and he was awarded the above sum. The case was later affirmed by the higher court.