Jasper County Democrat, Volume 16, Number 98, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 March 1914 — Thinks Rumor Should Be Sifted. [ARTICLE]

Thinks Rumor Should Be Sifted.

Editor Democrat:—rMy attention ! has been called to a current rumor | afloat in Rensselaer regarding a 17-year-old school girl, a country girl, I understand, who was in town attending the city schools, having been taken to the armory and held there all, or nearly all, of one nght recently. The rumor says that the girl was assaulted a number of times, by different parties, one of whom was a member of the local militia company. I have not seen any re'eronee to this alleged outrage in the columns of the Rensselaer Republican, which is so very severe in such oases, and 1 have wondered why it had not ferreted out the guilty young men and landed them in jail ere this, if there was anything in the rumor. * ' As the place where ths alleged ofj tense is said to have occurred was in | the armory, whiidh is under the supj ervision of one of the editors of the ; Republican, and one of the members of his militia company is said to be implicated in the matter, it would seem to me that it is his duty to thoroughly investigate this rumor and see If the armory, the rent of which is paid for out l of the state treasury—by the tax payers, if you pleaee-—is being put to such uses. ft Should be rumor, I mean-—ln the interests of morality and good citizenship. W hether the rumor is true or not true, the facts should be known, because if true the fathers and mothers i of Jasper county girls will hestitatp before sending their daughters to a town to school Where they might meet the same fate that is alleged so have befallen this poor girl. Trusting you will give this space o your paper, T am, very truly.—A l’eliever in Justice and Good Citizenship.

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