Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 April 1915 — Rensselaer Young Men Get In Ban At Kentland. [ARTICLE]

Rensselaer Young Men Get In Ban At Kentland.

Prosecuting Attorney Hess came over from Kentland Monday to meet with the grand jury which convened on that day. A couple of Rensselaer young men were fined $5 each and costs, a little over sl3 in all at Kentland Saturday morning in Squire Mauck’s court. It seems, that three young men from here accompanied by a driver whom they had hired to take them over to Kentland in an automobile Friday night, got in bad by one of them, said to be a married man, insulting a young lady in the skating rink there. The girl reported the matter 'to some of her friends and they started on a hunt for the man. The Rensselaer, boys learned of the matter and hurriedly hunted up their driver and started to pull out for home, but got on the wrong street and run into a ditch, over which there was no bridge, and were compelled to turn about, with

'the town marshal and a mob facing them. One of the quartette pulled a revolver and fired four shots in the air to frighten off the pursuers, but the scheme didn’t work, and they were pulled and arraigned before his Honor, the Squire. There was nothing against the driver nor one of the others, but the other two were fined as above stated. One of those fined gave the name of O. H. Gleason, which is said to have been assumed, and the bther Shumaker. After firing the revolver they threw the weapon away, but it was picked up by one of the pursuers. They paid their fines and costs. Prosecutor Hess thinks they aru all pretty decent sort of fellows but just happened to get in bad.