Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 August 1909 — JOHN CRITSER ARRESTED ON CHARGE OF KIDNAPING. [ARTICLE]

JOHN CRITSER ARRESTED ON CHARGE OF KIDNAPING.

Kept Company With Anna Magee, Which Displeased Her Parents and They Take Steps to Prevent Marriage. John Critser was arrested yesterday evening on the charge of kidnaping Anna Magee on affidavit made by the girl’s mother. Critser, whose age is 20, and the Magee girl, who is 18, have been keeping company, which did not meet with the aproval of the girl’s parents. Yesterday morning Critser and the Magee girl went to the home of the boy’s father north of town unknown to the girl’s parents. They supposed the young couple had eloped and the girl’s father hired an automobile and went to Mt. Ayr, Brook and Remington in hopes of Intercepting them. In the meantime Mrs. Magpe learned where her daughter had gone and she swore out a warrant for Critser’s arrest. It was served by Marshal Parks and Constable Robinson and the boy and girl were brought to town, and young Critser was held under a SIOO bond signed by his uncle, Frank Critser, for his appearance this morning before Squire Irwin. At the hearing he was discharged, the girl testifying that she went with him of her own free will. The parents explained that they objected to the marriage of their daughter and Critser owing to the condition of the latter’s health. The girl refused to go to the home of her parents after the arrest, and as she was of legal age her parents had to accept her refusal. This morning Critser and the girl appeared at the clerk’s office for a marriage license, but Clerk Warner refused to issue the paper until he is satisfied the boy’s health is such as to entitled him to a license. -» When they left the clerk’s office Critser and Miss Magee intimated that they would go to Michigan and get married. Cakes, vanilla wafers, lemon snaps, coffee cakes, raisen cakes, ginger snaps, cheese wafers, graham crackers, potato chips and lots of good things ready to eat at C. C. Starr & Co.’s.