Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 214, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 September 1915 — JEMISON Di JAIL ON CHARGE OF ASSAULT [ARTICLE]

JEMISON IN JAIL ON CHARGE OF ASSAULT

Man Who Was Shot By Officer Deserted By Wife Who Accuses Him of Beating Her. Louis Jemison, the man who was shot while making his escape after his arrest by Officer Childers on Saturday evening, Aug. 28th, was lodged in jail by Officer Childers Wednesday afternoon. The charge against him was assault and battery committed against his wife. It was on this charge that he was first arrested. Since he made his escape and returned to his home, although he was crippled by the bullet in his foot, he has been very abusive and has struck his wife and finally she left home, leaving her three children, none of school age and the youngest a baby, with the father, who was unable to walk. She went to the home of Charles Slaughter and later John Wagner, another neighbor, saw the Jemison baby out in the yard and naked. He got the baby and took it to his home and later Mrs. Jemison went to the Wagner home. The two other children were virtually starving and it was necessary to arrest Jemison in order to get them. This was accomplished Wednesday by Constable Childers, who used a little ruse to get him. Mrs. Jemison and the baby returned to thei rhome [their home] after the father was brought to town. Neighbors said they would look after them and see that they had things to eat. Jemison was arraigned before Squire Dean this Thursday morning and pleaded not guilty. His case was continued and he was returned to jail. He was not represented by an attorney and says he does not want one. He also says he does not want anything to do with his family. His actions would indicate that he is crazy, but his conversation with the officers seemed entirely rational. The case is a rather difficult one to deal with and just what can be done with Jemison is a mystery worse than the Ed Fawley case of a few years ago. Dr. Hemphill is caring for his injured foot. The ball was removed from it a few days ago and it is now healing all right but he is still unable to bear any weight on it.