Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 126, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 October 1903 — A Boozer Tarns Burglar. [ARTICLE]

A Boozer Tarns Burglar.

> Henry Kohu Arretted While Trying To Break Into a House, p Henry Kohn, a systematic drunkard who lives, works and 1 boozes with “Old John Carr” some 1 miles west of .town, was nabbed Friday evening, while in the act 9jf trying (to fozpe an entrance into John. Rnsh’a residence; in die north west part of town. He appeared there about 8.30 o’clock, when Mr, Rush was down town and no one .Was at the house except hie wife, mother and the child rep. When first discovered he had * a front window pried up and his head and shoulders inside. Mm. Rush Sr. took a stick of wood and threatened him with it and he drew back. He then wept around to another side of the house and began trying to raise a window there In the meantime the Women had telephoned to Ed Warren, Bush’s partner, who lives pear, and he hurried over with a revolver. When the fellow saw Mr. Warren he started to run. Ed told him to stop, but he kept on running, and Ed fired three shots at him before he would stop. Mr. Warren then held him until Constable Vick, who had been telephoned for, arrived and took him to jail. Two affidavits. charging drnnkeness and attempted 1 burglary were filed against him, be tore Spuire 8. 0, Irwin. V * ■ O’Conner Has a Big Contract in Sight f! , t , ; >; * , 'Ci John O'Conner, of Kniman wjio ,is the agent for- the Anchor Fencing Company of South Bend, is about to secure a big contract for for his fencing from the C. & E, I. railroad.— John was in Chicago, Thursday* where he met several directors and engineers of the road who thought very favorably of bis fence and who gave him assurance that he would most likely reoeive the contract. If John lands the work it will mean a great deal to him as the Frisco system, owners of the C. & E. I. railroad, are constructing a new short route between Chicago and St, Louis, which will require a double fence whole length of tlie,road. It will also mean that he will supply the road with new fencing along their entire system, as fast as it is re quired. John has been instructed by the Company to. supply them with 1000 rods of fencing at once and if it proves satisfactory there is no further doubt of his landing the contract.