Elkhart (IN) Truth, June 7, 1902, p. 7. AFTER BROWN COUNTY WHITECAPS Nashville, Indiana, June 7-Detectives have been at work in Brown County for several weeks trying to run down men who have been whitecapping victims here. It is thought they went to work about the time the last grand jury failed to return indictments against suspected men, and it is thought the detectives were employed by the state authorities. The work of the detectives has resulted in the arrest of Robert Robinson, a farmer near Belmont, who was captured by Constable J. W. Kennedy on a warrant charging him with helping to whitecap Finley Stretchberry some weeks ago. Robinson will have a preliminary hearing in Squire Mann's court at Nashville, June 17. He is under $100 bond for his appearance. Robinson was charged with taking a part in the whitecapping of Robert Palmer, a Baptist preacher, several months ago and, at his trial in the circuit court, was acquitted. It is thought that other arrests will follow.

Anyone know what whitecapping is? I’ve never heard of it! Diane From: Randi Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2012 10:14 AM To: in-south-central@rootsweb.com Subject: [IN-SOUTH-CENTRAL] Brown County: Robert Robinson Arrested for theWhitecapping of Finley Stretchberry Elkhart (IN) Truth, June 7, 1902, p. 7. AFTER BROWN COUNTY WHITECAPS Nashville, Indiana, June 7-Detectives have been at work in Brown County for several weeks trying to run down men who have been whitecapping victims here. It is thought they went to work about the time the last grand jury failed to return indictments against suspected men, and it is thought the detectives were employed by the state authorities. The work of the detectives has resulted in the arrest of Robert Robinson, a farmer near Belmont, who was captured by Constable J. W. Kennedy on a warrant charging him with helping to whitecap Finley Stretchberry some weeks ago. Robinson will have a preliminary hearing in Squire Mann's court at Nashville, June 17. He is under $100 bond for his appearance. Robinson was charged with taking a part in the whitecapping of Robert Palmer, a Baptist preacher, several months ago and, at his trial in the circuit court, was acquitted. It is thought that other arrests will follow. The IN-SOUTH-CENTRAL Rootsweb list is for genealogists and historians who have an interest in the south central district of Indiana, as defined by the Indiana Genealogial Society, including the counties of: Bartholomew, Brown, Clark, Crawford, Floyd, Harris, Jackson, Lawrence, Monroe, Orange, Scott and Washington. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IN-SOUTH-CENTRAL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 7133 (20120513) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com