Indianapolis (IN) News, November 28, 1900, p. 6.
AN EX-CONSTABLE SENT TO JAIL
Jeffersonville, Ind., November 28-Luke Short was found guilty of larceny
this morning and was sent to jail for 30 days, besides being fined $10 and
cost. It was alleged that he committed a robbery while guarding a property
as a constable in October 1899. Roy Howard, also a constable, is under
indictment as an accessory.