Clark County IL Archives News.....Sheriff Wallace captures Notorious Character, Earl Jeffers 1918
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Sheriff Wallace Captures Notorious Character

18 July 1918, Clark County (IL) Democrat

Earl Jeffers of Terre Haute, a notorious character wanted at
Sullivan, Indiana, on a charge of being connected with a gang of
alleged thieves, was arrested here Sunday by Sheriff Wallace and
Deputy Elliot, and landed in jail.  He was found at the home of
his mother, Mrs. Sam Shiverly, where the arrest was made.

Jeffers' wife, who was with him at the time, hastened to Terre
Haute and returned later in the day with Attorneys Blankenbaker
and Owens and a $3000 cash bond, fixed by Esq. Craig, was given
and the parties returned to Terre Haute.

As soon as the arrest was made, the Sullivan sheriff was notified,
but delays prevented him from reaching Marshall until midnight,
too late to get his man.  Jeffers was taken by his attorneys to
Sullivan to answer the charge against him, and where it was
expected bond could be arranged, but at last account he had been
unable to give bond and was kept in jail. 

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