Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 October 1900 — Stole a Whole Lot. [ARTICLE]

Stole a Whole Lot.

And Is Now A Promising Candidate For Michigan City. One Herbert Barney was bound over to the circuit court last evening, by Squire James A. Burnham, on a charge that is likely to give him quarters in the state prison at Michigan City for some time to oome. He has been working some, for T. A. Besse, wes*', of town. Besse bounced him as no good and he went to John Carr’s. Then lie hired to Joe Devereau, of the same locality, who is preparing to move ■up “on Gifford.” He was to do Joe’s cooking up there, while Joe was doing his fall plowing. Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning, Barney got up, took Devereau’s horse, harness and buggy, also his watch and shotgun, and left. He went to Parr, Wednesday, pawned the gun to the saloon keeper there for liquor, and got thoroughly drunk. Got so drunk he could go no further and towards morning was found lying by the road, minus his coat. H 6 was rolled in a blanket and put in a corn crib, and the horse pat in Logan Wood’s barn. Some time Thursday afternoon he got sober enough to hitch up and start out. When about a couple miles southeast of Parr, he was overtaken by Devereau, who then brought him and the outfit to town. A warrant was then sworn out and he was put under arrest, and soon after bound over, as above stated.

Barney is a middleaged clubfooted individual who has been seen around town frequently for some time past, and is said to be about as ornery and worthless as they make them. He is evidently on the sure road to "gu over the road.” The watch has disappeared and he says he lost it. The gun changed hands several times, at Parr, but was recovered. It a S2O gun but was selling around at $2.