Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 June 1890 — The County Commissioners. [ARTICLE]

The County Commissioners.

Tiic regular June term of the. Commisioners Court is ia session this week. Daniel O’Connor, of Remington, and Henry Pingle, of Wheatfleld, were granted licenses for saloons. Austin Lakin and others petition for a ditch in Union tp., and the following viewers were appointed* Henry Grow, Simon Kenton and Abram Warne. A ditch was also petitioned for in Milroy tp., by Joseph Nisius, and others, .T. C. Demiog, S. C. Ilammond and Wm M. lit,over appointed viewers. ’ ■

Tlie township assessors have all settled with the board this week except the Gillam township assessor. Yesterday was devoted to the. conidcration*of road and bridge business, the results of which will Ik: reported next week; *

The Slatos-I’risonioo Good For Them. There is reason to believe that an infamous crime was committed within the limits of Jasper county last Sunday night, which, if justice is done, will’ land its n r;;mrotor i for long terns tti the penitentiary. Briefly stated, the facts are these: A man and a woman, giving their names as Wa itch .ShepJi cud and Mrs. Iloyt, are traveling through the country in a gypsy wagon, optonsibly selling a wasbing preparation, but ~prejsufin oiy conducting a traveling house of prostitution; With them was a daughter of the woman, 15 years old. They camped Nunday night IS Keener tp., some miles west of DeMotte. During the night the girl, Mary Hoyt, escaped and made her way G miles through the woods to Henry Ni man’s place,near Hogan. There the girl told her story which was to the effect that Shepherd and the girl’s mother, lately stole the girl from the poor house, at Hastings, Michigan, and that after repeated attempts by Shepherd on her chastity, on Sunday night, with the help of the older woman, Mary’s mother, he forcibly outraged her person. In Support of her story, she showed scratches and bruises upon her face.

Shepherd and the woman followed the girl and found her at Niinan’s, and tried to take her away, but the Nimans would not permit them to do so. Their story was that the girl wanted to get back to Hastings, where, they said, she had a paramour. They then left for Rose Lawn, to try to procure assistance in obtaining possession of the girl. Mr. and Mrs. Niraan, with the girl, followed them to Rose Lawn, and after the people there heard both sides, they believed the girl’s story, and threats of arrest having been made, the couple hurriedly departed towards the Illinois state lino. We .are informed that officers with warrants are in pursuit j and that their arrest and return here I » v'-ry gtaeft ; !:!•■. At this point point of view it looks like an unpardonable piece of stupidity in allowing them to escape from Rose Lawn.