Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 24, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 October 1901 — Flushed a Flock of Bums. [ARTICLE]

Flushed a Flock of Bums.

There appears to have been stealing galore at Lafayette yesterday, and according io reports received here the total aggregated $50,000 but that report is no doubt a great exaggeration. Chief of Police Harrison, of Lafayette sent out word to towns Jill along the line, for the marshals to watch for and run in all bums and suspicious characters. Acting oh this suggestion, Marshal Simpson was at the depot this forenoon, when the local freight came from the east. His success was greater than he anticipated, and he flushed a whole flock of bums who were beating their way on the train. There were 11 in the drove, and of these the marshal, with the assistance of Fred Hartman and Elzie Grow, succeeded in bagging 6. The others escaped in different directions. The six were marched down to the jail, to await the arrival of detectives from Lafayette. All claim to be working men lookforjobs. Two of them had fine gold watches and another an old silver watch on their persons.