Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 77, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 January 1911 — ARRESTED AT REMINGTON. [ARTICLE]

ARRESTED AT REMINGTON.

Member of Show Troupe In Jail Here On Charge of Sodomy. John Colton, aged about 40 years, a member of the “Lina Rivers” show cotnpany which played in Rensselaer last Wednesday night, was arrested at Remington Sunday afternoon by Constable W. S. Parks of this city and brought here and lodged in jail on the disgusting and revolting crime of sodomy. ' 11 « The alleged crime occurred at Remington, but the affidavit was sworn out here before Squire Irwin. There were two charges made, one assault and battery on a? 11-year-old Remington lad by the name of Richcreek, and who broke away

; from the alleged degenerate before | he had doneiinbre than catch hold of i him attempt to detain him, and [ the other charging sodomy, on an 8- . year-old son of Ed Sutherland, the [ well known Remington liveryman. ' The alleged offenses occurred Saturday afternoon .at Remington, it seems, and the boys with others had ! been employed to pass bills for the show there, According to the evidence Colton enticed the Richcreek boy to an outhouse, but the boy made his escape and ran away. He then enticed the little Sutherland boy into the outhouse and by threats made him promise not to reveal what took place. A neighbor girl, however, saw’ them go in the building and remain for an unnecessarily long time. She informed the mother of the boy and on* his return home he was closely questioned and told what had occurred. . ' ' It is alleged that Mr. Sutherland was anxious to save any courtcosts in a prosecution, when informed of the matter, and had not “Sip” Hascall forcibly prevented him from doing so, it is reported, have killed the fellow. A hearing was had before Squire Irwin Monday afternoon and the defendant entered a plea of not guilty in both cases, but after hearing the evidence the court found him guilty in the assauft and battery charge and entered a fine of $25 and costs, $35.35 in all, and thought the evidence was sufficient in the other charge to bind him over to court in SSOO bonds. In default of bail he was then remanded back to jail to await trial at the February term of court. The penalty on conviction of sodomy is a fine of not less than SIOO nor more than SI,OOO and an indeterminate sentence of from two to fourteen years in the state prison.