Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 233, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 October 1914 — Ladies From Brook Locked Up Sunday in Rensselaer. [ARTICLE]

Ladies From Brook Locked Up Sunday in Rensselaer.

Three ladies, said to have been from Brook, were unintentionally made prisoners for a short time last Sunday in Rensselaer, They were here with the husband of one and observing that the door of the courthouse was open they went into the ladies’ rest room. Janitor Morlan and his wife had been in the courthouse and had not noticed the ladies enter and when they went out he locked the doer. Shortly afterward the ladies wanted to leave and were horrified to find the doors locked. They managed after a time to attract-the attention of some boys on the outside and at about that time County Auditor Hammond, who was doing some work at his office, also heard the noise of rattling doors and made an investigation. He had a key and released the ladies, who were getting considerably worried.