Newspaper Tidbits from Rick B Saturday, June 17, 2006 "The South Bend Weekly Tribune", Saturday, July 1, 1899, page 1 Turned on the Gasoline. George Smith and Charles Murphy, residing north of town, were arrested Saturday afternoon for malicious trespass on complaint of Mr. Robert Nutt, the north side grocer. The young men were in town Saturday and while loafing in the rear of Mr. Nutt's grocery one of the boys turned the faucet of the large gasoline tank allowing the fluid to run out. When discovered and shut off about $5 worth had run down the alley and no one was in sight. A woman, however, identified George Smith as the guilty party and Officer Walter Finch went after Smith and his companion, Murphy. In Justice Enos Long's court Saturday evening at 5 o'clock was fined $1 and costs including the payment of $5 to Mr. Nutt for damages, in all amounting to $18. The young man put up his bicycle as security. Murphy was discharged there being no evidence against him. This is the second time Mr. Nutt has lost oil in this way.