Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 266, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 November 1910 — JOHN HOWE ARRESTED FOR, DESERTION OF HIS WIFE. [ARTICLE]

JOHN HOWE ARRESTED FOR, DESERTION OF HIS WIFE.

Thrice Married Mcdaryvllle Man Is Brought Here on Charge Preferred By Bride of a Few Months. Mrs. Lillie Sheetz Howe, daughter of Mrs. James Ennis, made an affidavit recently charging her husband, John Howe, of Medaryville,, with deserting her and with having failed to provide for herself and their baby. Marshal Mustard went to Medaryville and placed Howe under arrest, bringing him to Rensselaer Monday. He was placed in jail. Another charge was also placed against him by Mrs. E. E. Powell, formerly proprietress of the Nowels house, who alleges that he skipped out from here leaving an unpaid board bill. Howe is alleged to have been married twice previously and to have deserted each of his former wives and that each of them procured a divorce from him. He is only about 25 years of age. He is a brick layer by trade and worked in Rensselaer when the Murray block was built and also worked at the college during the time when the big church was being built. He is reported to be a good mechanic and that his wages were about $5 a day. It was during the time that he was employed on the college buildings that he began keeping company with Miss Lillie Sheetz. They were married and for about a month he lived with her and then went, away and has failed to provide for her or their child, now a few weeks of age. On his way over here Howe told the officer that he had never intended to live with his wife and would not do so now, although he was willing to contribute to the support of the child, which promise would not look very good if the story of his former marriage escapades are true. Howe asked to be taken before his wife, in order that he might talk with her, and Marshal Mustard accompanied him to the house this afternoon.