Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 August 1906 — POLICE COURT MATTERS. [ARTICLE]

POLICE COURT MATTERS.

James Willis was arrested Thursday on a warrant sworn out by John Myers, proprietor of the hotel de Cleaver, near the depot, charging him with attempting to beat a board bill. It seems that some two weeks ago Willis took a girl of unsavory reputation to the hotel and agreed to pay her board. When asjfced to settle two weeks’ board be is alleged to have refused and the arrest resulted, together with that of the girl. Both were arraigned before Squire Irwin and Willis plead guilty and was fined $1 and costs, $10.15 in all, which he paid. The girl was aoquitted, there being no evidence that she had ever promised to pay anything, but she was advised to skiddoo p. d. q. or suffer the consequences if found on the Btreets hereafter at night. She gave the name of Jenia Woldredge, and is said to be a step-daughter of one of the Danforas who formerly resided here for awhile but now lives near Seafield. She has not been living at home for several years, it is sajd, but recently came here from Lafayette.