Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 106, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 September 1899 — Charged With a Foul Crime. [ARTICLE]

Charged With a Foul Crime.

The iSowel Record gives the facts of the arrest at Shelby of Benjamin Van Dusen, a section man on a charge made by his 14 year old daughter. The affidavit was sworn out by a Mrs. Hay hurst who claims that the girl revealed to her the story of her ruin. Van Dusen had a preliminary trial before 8 justice and was bound over to the Lake County Circuit court. He formerly lived in Keener tp., this county but a few years ago moved to Tennessee and has only recently returned to Shelby from that state. He attracted considerable attention here some years ago for his share in prosecuting his own sister on charge of adultery.