Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 180, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 July 1916 — Man Arrested at Shelby On a Serious Charge. [ARTICLE]

Man Arrested at Shelby On a Serious Charge.

Crown Point Star. Officers were called' to the vicinity of Shelby Wednesday morning to arrest a stranger who had attempted to criminally assault a 12-year-old girl, the daughter of a man in the employ of -the Neil Brown ranch. The fellow was brought here and placed in jail and Wednesday evening the father of the girl came and swore out a warrant before Prosecuting Attorney Bremer. From the statements made by the prisoner it is believed that he recently escaped from the Kankakee insane asylum, and is a fact, the court will drop proceedings and the man will be returned to. the institution. According to his statement he escaped from Kankakee and had walked as far as Shelby. The sheriff will make an investigation with the officials of the asylum.