Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-10-23
SAFE BEHIND THE BARS.
CLARENCE HASTINGS. TnE ALLEGED CRIT,
TNAL ASSAULrEP.
Iowa officers Captured bat Had Difficulty In
Keeping Him-Hs Made Hard Run for Freedom
Amidst ayolicY Of Firing Arrives Here and Date
for Preliminary Hearing Fixed for October IS,

| Last week the CENSOR stated that a
warrant was out for the arrest of Car
enee Hastings of Genoa, on a charge OF
/ having attempted criminal assault on \
| young girl at Stoidlrl He was sppre.
henied at Lansing but refused TO oom
across the river axcept on re0u's'tior
papers Sheriff Minshali went to Madi-
son week ago, secured rae nee ssacs
! documents from the goyerrJrs ot this
state and Iowa. and arrived home W-d.
| nesday evening with his man Theday
following Hastings was arraigned aud
the date for his preliminary hearing
fixed for October 2S. or the clnturs an't
retention the Lansing Mirror says;
As noted in these columns last week,
one Clarencs Hastings, a resident OF
Genoa. Wisconsin. is wanted there for
an alleged assault upon q thirteen year
old gjvl, daughter of FL G Dbse. hotel
keeper at Stoddard The alleged assault
was committed on the 25th day of Sep
te nber and Hastings has found it advis-
aa|e to absent himself more or less from
this side OF the river as there are those
reCiding there who would make 1t warm
for him liz they had the chance.
On Saturday last Hastings was seen
to come across the river in a skiH and
he was followed by Constable Frohock
of Vernon county. Eugene Clark, our
efficient watchman, had been notified
BY mail and Hastings was placed under
arrest rs soon as ne landed On the
way to the city lookup he broke away
and ran for life Officer Clark did not
mean to let 20 important prize escape
him and he drew his revolver and be-
gan firing at Hastings who ran south
and unto the railroad track, keeping up
zig Gag motion that the officers aim
might not prove effective.
Hec Kahr was walking on the track
and saw Hastings fleeing from the Off
Ger, and at once caught him. the fugi-
tive being pretty well tired out from his
chase Officer Clark fir a four times at
Hsstings some of the bullets making
dirt fly right close TO his heels. Has
tings' wife accompanied him here and
before he made his attempt at escape
he asked to be allowed TO go to her IN a
shanty south of town where she was at
the time be made his run.
His preliminary hearing was held
Monday before Justice Natchwey, and
he was bound over in the sum of one
thousand dollars it being the intention
to hold him until today, on the charge
of being fugitive from justice. Has
t:ngs was known TO be here week ago,
but our officers had no notification then
TO apprehend him,
A rumor became current on the streets
Tuesday evening that an attempt was
TO be made by his friends to hberats
Hastings This rumor coming to the
ears Of our officers they at once swore
ia extra police in eacl ward of the city.
Some suspicious characters were seen
but they wisely refrained from any
demonstr alton.
Officer Clark had telegrams from the
Vernon county officers TO hold Hastings
that requisition papers would be forth
coming from the governor. On Wednes-
day morning Sheriff Minshall of Viro-
qna, wired from Dubuque to have the
prisoner brought to the morning train
aud this was done, Clark and Marshal
Shulz accompanying the prisoner as far
as New Albin.