Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 June 1902 — CLIFFORD DOWELL ARRESTED. [ARTICLE]

CLIFFORD DOWELL ARRESTED.

Christie \ ick returned Thursday from Conway, lowa, with Clifford Dowell, son of ex-County Commissioner Simeon A. Dowell, who was charged with rape upon the person of Miss Pearl Parker of this county. Miss Parker is a daughter of Mr. aud Mrs. Felix Parker, very respected people of near Pleasant Ridge, is about 26 years of age and a handsome and prominent school teacher of Jasper county, teaching last winter at McCoysburg. About two weeks ago she gave birth to a boy baby, and she charged Dowell, who is about 21 years of age, with her downfall, alleging, that he had apparantly drugged her.. An affidavit was therefore made by her on the charge of rape, a requisition secured from Governor Durbin, and Mr. Parker put up SBO and sent Constable Vick to lowa after Dowell. Later, we understand, the girl told another story which would hardly justify so serious a charge. Young Dowell gave a bond for SSOO for his appearance last evening at 7 o’clock, s ith bis brother-in-law Wm. W. Burns, as surety. The officers and Esq. Troxell were to go out to Mr. Parker's last evening and it was expected the matter would be fixed up by marriage. It was reported about the streets Thursday that another irirl near Francesville was after Dowell on a paternity charge, but the report could not be verified.