Wm. House and C. Varner, Both of Sterling, To Be Returned for Trial
William House, 22 and C. Varner, 17 both of Sterling, charged with stealing two motorcycles, one in Morrison and one in Sterling, have been apprehended in Crown Point, Ind., through the efforts Sheriff P.A. Whitney. The two young men, it is said, have agreed to return here to face charges against them without requisition papers. Deputy Sheriff Johnson has gone to the Indiana city to bring the two arrested men back to the county.
House and Varner one day last week went to Morrison and approached a young man by the name of Lyon relative to the purchase of the latter’s motorcycle. After dickering for some time two Sterling men, Mr. Lyon left them and went into the house. Shortly afterwards he returned to get his motorcycle and it had disappeared. He notified the officers at Morrison, stating that he suspected the two Sterling men.
On the night of the same day a motorcycle belonging to Oscar R. Capp was stolen from his home and clues led to the suspicion of William House as the guilty culprit.
It was learned the two young men, who were suspected of the motorcycle belonging to Oscar R. go to an Indiana city to accept employment in a factory and messages were sent out by Sheriff Whitney to the officers of several cities in Indiana asking that they be on the lookout for the two young men on the machines.
Wednesday a telegram was received from Crown Point, Ind., stating that House and Varner were in custody and were being held for the Whiteside county sheriff.
