Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 205, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 August 1915 — HAD LOUIS JAMISON DODGING BULLETS [ARTICLE]

HAD LOUIS JAMISON DODGING BULLETS

Constable Childers Arrested Farm Who Took to His Legs—Fired Ai Mm Four limes. Constable Childers gave Louis Jamison, a big fright Saturday night at about 9:80. Jamison is the man who threatened to shoot Floyd Amsler last spring when Mr.’ Amsler demanded possession of his farm near Maple Grove. He is said to be a very good Inan when sober and to be sober most of the time. Last week a neighbor informed Prosecutor Sands that Jamison had been abusing his family, had struck his wife with a crosscut saw and used a strap on one of his children, severely whipping it. Mr. Sands swore out an affidavit on this information and he and Constable Childers and Dr. Hemphill went to the Jamison home in the old Sharon neighborhood. Jamison was not at home and finally his wife, who is totally deaf, opened the door. There was no sign of injury to heT and she informed the officers that her husband was in town. Later Constable Childers found him in front of B. N Fendig’s shoe store. He was informe i that he was under arrest and asked the cause. He was told to step in the store while the warrant was read to him, but he said he wanted to see a neighbor with whom he had xome to town. Accordingly he started down the street, turned at the State Bank corner and when he reached the Worden harness shop Mr. Childers asked where he was going. 'He answered by jumping about ten feet and then going on a run. The constable demanded that he halt and fired into the ground. This served to make Jamison go the faster and he turned west at Earl Duvall’s residence and the constable kept after him, firing occasionally. The fleeing man climbed fences and tore through gardens. He is a Russian and no fleeing soldier fighting against the advancing Germans ever made a faster getaway. With one exception the constable fired into the ground. That time he fired below the knees of the man who had temporarily been his prisoner. It is probable that he missed him, at least there is no account of any injury, and Jamison did not stop and up to noon today had not been heard from.