Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 October 1901 — ARRESTED FOR BASTARDY. [ARTICLE]

ARRESTED FOR BASTARDY.

John Daugherty, a well known young farmer residing with his wife two miles south-east of town, was arrested last week, Thursday, on paternity charge, brought by Miss Dessie Turner, who alleges that she is but 15 years of age and that she resides at Remington. The girl was employed as a domestic in Daugherty’s home last summer. She alleges that it was at band concert in Rensselaer, Augtfst 22, that the act which caused her undoing wascommited, although they had had intercourse the day previous. The preliminary examination was held before Esq. Churchill, at which the girl was asked if another party might not be responsible for her condition, but she stoutly maintained that it was no one else but Daugherty The latter was bound over to the circuit court on S4OO bonds which was furnished by his father, T. R. Dougherty, and Chas. Phegley. The girl stated that she had only been informed of her condition about a week previous to her filing the affidavit, by Dr. Landon of Remington, to whom she went for treatment. The excitement incident to traveling and change of food and water often brings on diarrhoea, and for this reason no one should leave home without a bot>le of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. For sale by Long.