Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 February 1917 — Wife Beater in Jail [ARTICLE]

Wife Beater in Jail

Ramson Kastcr, who lives near Gifford, is lodged in the county jail at this place, and besides laying out -asßo.oo fine he is confronted by pretty serious charges lodged against him by his wife. Last Saturday Raster gave his wife a severe beating and for this he was taken before Squire C. W. Bussell and fined to the sum of $25 and costs, amounting to over SBO. Tuesday his wife came down and had him bound over to the circuit court, charging that he had threatened her life. From reports it seems that Raster is a very bad man and has treated his wife and children horribly. He has beaten them repeatedly and punished them in other inhuman ways. On account of ids threat to kill her if she reported him to the officers, Mrs. Kaster has become very much alarmed and fears for her life.

It is said that Kaster has provided himself with plenty of good warm clothing while his wife and children have been scantily clad. - If reports are true, Mrs. Raster and her children should have the sympathy and support of friends and neighbors and the villain should be punished to the limit of the law.

Mrs. William Childers of Conrad, was in Rensselaer today looking after the insurance on her house that burned down on the farm she owns in Barkley. The amount for which the building was insured was S6OO, but the house was worth considerable more than that amount.