Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 July 1907 — BAD AUTOISTS FINED. [ARTICLE]

BAD AUTOISTS FINED.

Remington Parties Arrested in White County for Alleged Lawless Acts. According to the following from the Monticello Journal, Remington has some bold, bad autoists whose acts, if correctly reported by the Journal, deserve ,the severest censure. .Following is the Journal’s account of their alleged misdemeanors: “Three autoists from Remington in a run-a-bout made themselves somewhat conspicuous in town Saturday evening, particularly by the actions of one of the trio who had evidently taken more whiskey into his anatomy than what he could conveniently carry. On entering town from the west this fellow assailed the ears of passers by with language not overly chaste in either word or thought and the ones assailed were not to blame. From here they continued east, forcing all whom they caught up with or met to give the entire road. They met Charles Hoffman and wife coming to town and Hoffman held up his hand for them to stop but they paid no attennon to the signal other than to fling a shower of curses at him and he was forced off the road into the fence at imminent danger to himself and family. “On reaching town he had a warrant issued for their arrest and Rothrock proceeded to phone to Idaville and Burnettsville to intercept and stop the fellows. This side of Idaville they caught up with Mr. Brady and wife and undertook torforce him off the road, abusing him the same as they had others. Pulling a revolver from his pocket, he handed it to his wife and instructed her to shoot if they did not,desist and she held them at bay until the horses were gotten under control. Just the other side of Burnettsville the autoists met Pathfinder King accompanied by Messrs. Levandowski and Marsh on their way home from Logansport, and proceeded to relate how they had been held ujj by Brady. The three gentlemen prevailed on them to turn back to Burnettsville and proceed to have some action taken against Brady for carrying concealed weapons. On reaching town they were*taken in hand by the authorities on the strength of the message received from here. "They were brought back here and arraigned before Suqire Marshall, who fined the driver, his fine and costs amounting to over sl9. A. K. Sills, Jr., acted as their attorney. * “Though the warrants were made out in the names of Doe and Roe, their names were Brooks and Bowman. Brooks seems to have been the worst of the three while the Bowman brothers tried to keep him down. The Bowmans were no relation of Mr, Fred Bowman of this place,”