Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 233, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 September 1913 — BAD MAN IN JAIL; CAME FROM KENTLAND [ARTICLE]

BAD MAN IN JAIL; CAME FROM KENTLAND

Jug of Bad Whisky Back of Assault On Marshal Which Might Have Resulted Fatally.

William Hollen, of Kentland, is serving out a fine of $25, which with the costs amounted to $35.60 in our county jail and after this is served out will be tried in Newton county on a charge of assault and battery on the Kentland town marshal. Hollen and another man named Denver Digger had been discharged from the C., I. & S. section gang by the foreman, Arthur Talbot, and both had been causing Talbot, much trouble. One night last, week Hollen went to Talbot’s house and demanded admittance. Talbot called for Marshal Rheude and Hollon left before the marshal arrived but the marshal soon found him. Hollen pleaded for mercy and promised to go home and behave himself and the marshal said he would let him go if he would not bother his family. He said he would go right to bed and askod the marshal to accompany him home and see that he made his word good. He was drunk and quarrelsome and the piarshal feared he might assault his wife and children and so —accompanied him home. Arriving there Hollen insisted on the marshal sitting down, but ho refused, saying that he did not come to visit at’that hour of the night. Hollen got between the marshal and the door and pushed the door shut and the marshal realized that he was in close quarters and when he started to go Hollen grappled with him and both rolled out of the door, which the marshal had succeeded in opening. LtoHen got his knife out and made a slash at the marshal’s throat, but fortunately the cut was little more than skin deep. The marshal was getting the best of Hollen when the latter’s wife and children appeared and begged for the marshal not to hurt Hollen and they succeeded in getting Him in the house. The marshal went home to have his wound dressed and then swore out warrants for Hollen and with Sheriff Dowling went to serve them, but Hollen had gone. Automobiles were used in hunting him and he was found the next day over near the state line. He pleaded guilty to the charge of drunkenness and the fine as above stated will keep him in"the jail Here for 36 days and he will then be tried on the more serious charge of assault and battery. Denver Digger, the other discharged section hand, was also fined tor being drunk.