Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 January 1908 — Drowley Got Off Easy Enough. [ARTICLE]

Drowley Got Off Easy Enough.

W. H. Drowley of Logansport was convicted last week in Delphi for mistreating Josephine Voorhees, nine year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gertha Voorhess, of Flora. Drowley is a man about forty yeans old. The evidence in the case was not conclusive. It was proved that Drowley who is a life insnrman, went to Dr. M. D. Oallane’s office and there met the little girl who was waiting for Dr. Oallane. The evidence upon whidlrthe jury lonnd its verdict went to show that while they were waiting for the physician, the little girl sat on Drowley’s lap and he fondled her. She was sent to the office by her mother for medicine and npo n her return home she related her experience. The mother became frantic and insisted tnat prosecution should follow. The father differed with her, bat his argument failed to carry and Drowley was arTested. The case was bitterly contested and Drowley was convicted.