Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 May 1915 — White County Grand Jury Returns Indictments. [ARTICLE]

White County Grand Jury Returns Indictments.

Readers of The Democrat will remember a mention some weeks ago of the disappearance of Cecil Vanmeter, of Cass tp., White county, who has not been heard from for several months. Frank Hoover, a young married man of that.vicinity, was alleged to be on too friendly terms with Vanmeter’s wife,' and it was thought that this might have had something to do with Vanmeter's disappearance. Since the letter disappeared, Hoover is said to have been living with Mrs. Vanmeter and children. The Whit* county grand jury returned indictments against both the man and woman, charging them with adultery, and seeing the officers approach Wednesday morning to arrest him, Hoover attempted suicide by drinking a "quantity of horse medicine. He was made very sick, but the prompt attention of a physician brought him out, and both he and Mrs. Vanmeter, unable to give bond, are now in jail at Monticello. Both deny any wrongdoing. Hoover now lives north of Monon, just over the line in Pulaski county. No trace of Vanmeter has been found and some of the people over that way seem to think he has been the victim of foul play. Later—Vanmeter was found Thursday, working on a farm in Pulaski county. He notified his father of his whereabouts and the latter went to see him. He stated to the latter that he had left home because of domestic troubles after giving his wife S4O in cash and all of the personal property to dispose of for the support of herself and children. He left home Feb. 4, and went to Attica, thence to

Chicago. Hammond and places in the northwest, returning to Indiana but recently. Mrs. Vanmeter was released from jail Wednesday evening on a S2OO bond signed by her father, A. Harrison.