The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16
J. (. HOGCE IS HELD
CRAVE CHANGES AGAINST AN IN- sURANCE AGENT.
Arrested ea ComDlaint sf Mus Dlaek of Greenville-Baby Wm Fig
 ure h the Trial. r/ -

John CalheSn Hogue. formerly State agent of the Prudential Life Insurance Company. with headquarters in Mont
 gomery. was arrested yesterday morn-
 ing when he alighted from a train
 at the union railway station. having
 come from Greenville. by Constable Boiling Young.
 The grave charges of bastardy and
 seduction are made against Hogue by Miss Ellen Black of Greenville. He
 was held at the Montgomery County
 jail throughout yesterday and at 6:So o'clock yesterday evening he was re- leased. having made bond in the sum of 31.500 for his appearnce next Thurs day in the court of Justice w. s. Stokes of Montgomery to answer the charge of bastardy and for his fur ther appearance at a time to be fixed. before Probate Judge F. J. Dean of Conecuh County to answer the charge | of seduction.
 Before the courts have finally de. termined the guilt or innocence of Hogue he may be charged with having ktd- mapped the infant of Miss Black. In fact 1t is charged by Miss Bla|k that Hogue took her child under the pre-
 text of leaving it at the Methodist orphanage at Evergreen and that the
 baby was left at the door of Henry ~ssASs County, who resides four miles from Greenville.
 The story of Hogues trouble is full of peculiar features. It is said that he came to Alabama from Philadelphia and that he has lived in several cities or the State. He Is handsome. well kept man about thirty-hve years old. and an expert life insurance man. Up to about q month ago Hogue was State agent for the Prudential Com pany. Since that time he has been he has become engaged to marry a well known young woman.
 Miss Black, who is now residing in Birmingham. alleges that her ruin was accomplished at Evergreen in October. 1903 Her child was porn at 8 house on Martha Street in Montgomery. The child is now about one year old. She claims that some time after the birth of the child she was called to South Alabama to the bedside O. her sick mother who has since died. It Is all legged by her that at this time Hogue offered to take the child to the Ever green orphanage, to which proposition she consented.
 Some time later Miss Black went to the orphanage to see her child when to her consternation she learned that the child had not been left there.
 Several months ago a baby was left at the door of Mir. Clark near Green vile. This baby has been identified as the child of Miss Black. She all Ieges that the child was taken to the Clark homstead by Hogue and well known physician of Greenville, who may be summoned as a witness in the case.
 Miss Black swore out warrant for
 the arrest of Hogue before Probate Judge Dean of Conecuh County at Ev- ergreen, and an additional warrant be- fore Justice Stokes in Montgomery Both warrants were placed in the hands of Constable Young, who arrested Hogue yesterday morning.
 Judge Dean of Evergreen fixed the bail of Hogue at $1.000. Justice Stokes fixed his bail at $500.
 At 12 o'clock yesterday Hogue was arraigned before Justice Stokes where
 he was faced by his accuser. Miss
 Black. MT. Clark was on hand as
 witness, but the baby was not here. The case was continued until Thurs day by Justice Stokes. and MT. Clark was directed to have the baby in court at that time It is said that MT. Clark and his wife, who are childless. will make a legal fight to retain the child.
 Hogue stayed in the office of the county jail until 6:30 o'clock yester- day evening when his friends at Green- vile made his bond. Sheriff Hartley of Butler County advised Sheriff Waller of Montgomery County that sureties were good and Hogue was released.
 Miss Black went to Birmingham on an eyeninL tcain, declaring her inten- tion to return here Thursday and rig rously prosecute the case.