Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 134, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 June 1917 — “Off Agin, On Agin” For the Man From Lee. [ARTICLE]

“Off Agin, On Agin” For the Man From Lee.

Monticello Journal. ( These are troublous times for Charles Scott, of Lee, who failed to register for conscription on* the day appointed and in consequence of that neglect of a very important matter was arrested by the local conscription board and has been in the county jail for three days. He was released today after the board had decided that he might be registered on his showing that he went to Lee on June 5 for that purpose, but was afterward arrested by Sheriff Williams bn a warrant from the circuit court of Marshall county. It seems Scott has a divorced wife at Plymouth to whom he was ordered by the court to pay alimony and the arrest is for contempt of court because of his failure to meet the payments. Sheriff Williams took Scott to Plymouth this afternoon. Scott also has a wife and children at Lee. Wright Hinkle made an investigation at Lee yesterday to find out whether Scott was telling the truth when he said he walked there from west of Newland on registration day, arriving lath in the evening to find the registration booth closed. Mr. Hinkle learned from two or three parties that Scott was in Lee that evening. The board decided to give him the benefit of the doubt, and acting on instruction from the special agent of the war departihent to use their discretion in such eases, permitted Scott to register.