Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 65, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 March 1911 — YOUNG MAN WANTED IN TENNESSEE ARRESTED HERE. [ARTICLE]

YOUNG MAN WANTED IN TENNESSEE ARRESTED HERE.

Paternity Charge by Girl Only Fifteen Tears of Age Results In Arrest Of Charley McClnrg at Tefft Sheriff Jesse Hutton, of Blunt county, Tenn., arrived- in Rensselaer this Friday morning to take back to Bank, Tenn., a young man named Charley MtiClurg, wanted there on a paternity charge. According to Sheriff Hutton McClurg is from an excellent family and has always borne the best reputation. He had been keeping company with a 15-year-old girl there for some time and after he disappeared some three or four months ago the girl’s condition became known. An effort was made to locate McClurg, but nothing could be learned of his whereabouts until recently,- when he wrote a letter home. The sheriff then communicated with the officers of Jasper county and last Monday Sheriff Hoover went to Tefft to make the arrest. He could not find the young man, who is only 19 years of age, hut learned that he was somewhere in the neiphborhood. He left word there with relatives with whom McClurb had been stopping and returned home. Somewhat to his surprise the young man came to Rensselaer Tuesday forenoon and surrendered himself, stating that he was willing to return home and face the charge. He said that he did not want to go to jail, but that if he was permitted to return to Tefft he would hold himself in readiness to return here as soon a 3 the sheriff came for him. He was granted that right and returned there that evening. Upon the arrival of the sheriff notice was sent to the young man and he is expected to come here this evening. Sheriff Hutton states that thu couple will be united in marriage after the return and thinks all will end up satisfactorily. It is claimed that the young man was willing to adopt this solution before he ran away but the girl was afraid that her parents would make objection and that he would be prosecuted under a criminal act and this caused him to run away.