Jasper County Democrat, Volume 16, Number 83, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 January 1914 — High School Boy Arrested On Serious Charge. [ARTICLE]

High School Boy Arrested On Serious Charge.

On complaint of Frances Klinger, a young Bohemian girl about 17 years of age, whose home is in Gillam township, Edward M. Honon was arrested Wednesday on the charge of Tape, and was released on $2,000 bond signed by his father, E. P. Honan, pending the preliminary hearing which will come up before Squire Irwin at 10 o’clock this morning. The girl was employed as a domestic in the Honan home, and sbe charges that Jhe alleged offense was committed on Thursday night of last week when both Mr. and Mrs. Honan were away from the house. Young Honan is a prominent senior in the Rensselaer high school and a prominent athlete in the school. He has never been mixed up in anything like this before, and vigorously denies the charge. The many friends of the young man hope that there is nothing to the charge and that he may easily clear himself at the proper time. The Democrat is informed by a disinterested party who heard the girl’s story that it sounded very improbable in many respects. It is also stated that the girl went about her work as usual all Friday forenoon and made no complaint to the family about anything of the kind having occurred, but Friday afternoon came up town and secured a conveyance to take her home. She was cheerful and gave no intimation ' of anything wrong wrong having oc-' curbed. She said she wanted to come up town to mail a letter but ' Instead got a rig and was taken home.

Her mother returned to Rensselaer with her that evening and rumors of the alleged occurrence were public Saturday. Prosecutor Longwell and Deputy Prosecutor Dean drove out to the girl’s home Tuesday and the arrest was made Wednesday morning, when Constable W. S. Parks served a warrant on the young man. The girl is a daughter of Herman Klinger, who resides on a farm owned by J. A. Dunlap and V. J. Crisler, west of Medaryville, and is one of a large family of children. She had been employed for several months at the Honan home. Mr. Honan is convinced that his son is wholly innocent of the charge, and the prosecution will not go by default. He tthinks the charge is without foundation, and this belief Is held by many others.