Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 June 1912 — SENSATION IN JORDAN TP. [ARTICLE]

SENSATION IN JORDAN TP.

VI ell Known Farmer Accused of Serious Offense by Sister-in-law. William P. Michael, a well known Jordan tp. farmer; was arrested Wednesday by Constable Parks, on ' a warrant sworn out in Squire Irwin’s court by his sister-in-law. Mrs. Harry Cook, who accuses him of attempting undue familiarities with her on Wednesday of last week, when she claims Michaels came to her . home in the absence of her husband and father and followed her into a bedroom where she went to put away some clothes which she had j been ironing, and made unwarranted proposals to her and attempted by force to carry out his evil designs. She alleges that she resisted him and screamed, for help, when he begged her not to tell of the occurence, but after he had gone she I went to the field where her father, Joseph Gailey, was at work and told hipi what had occurred, later informing her husband also. The affidavit and arrest followed. Squire Irwin set the case for hearing next Friday and fixed the i bond at SSOO, which Mr. Michael had no difficulty in giving. I Mr. Michael’s wife and Mrs. Cook are own sisters ana an the parties are well known and have lived in Jordan tp., all their lives. Mr. Michaels is about forty years of age and has been married a number of years and has several children. Mrs. Cook is perhaps twenty-five years of age and has been married but a few years. Mr. Michaels denies the charges.