Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-10-28
G. {. DOTY
HELD TO
GRAND JURY
Was Bound Over Saturday With Bonds
Fixed At $3.50

Charles Il. Doty, who was recent
lly arrested charged with enticing
14-year-old Agnes Davis away from
her home near Tillamook was given
q preliminary hearing Saturday aft
ernoon before Justice Webster, and
was bound over to appear in the ci--
cult court with bonds fixed at $3.50.
Doty is a farmer who resides
near the Davis home in Tillamook
county and in the fishing season
runs a fish wagon from the coast to
the valley towns. 1t was on one of
these fishing trips on which he pass
ed by the Davis home, that he met
pretty little Miss Agnes Davis, girl
who although probably not as stylish
as the typical city lass had all the
alluring charms necessary to cause
her neighbor to lose his heart. Mr..
Doty had only one house keeper
and there was plenty of work that
needed to be done on the farm and
the result was that Agnes after
short acquaintance went to the Doty
home to assist in doing the house
work.
She was young and unaccustomed
to being away from home for any
great time, and soon became anxious
TO again see her father and mother
and her two sisters. She was there
fore taken back to her home, where
she remained some time visiting her
people. One day she heard that her
neighbor friend whom she had
learned to admire was to make a
fishing trip by her home and would
remain over night at a neighbor's
near the Davis ranch. Agnes and
her elder sister happened to visit
this neighbor the same evening that
Mr.. Doty arrived and as he was GO
ing right by their house the next
the two girls remained un-
I'll the morrow and returned to thdr :
home on the fish wagon.
Agnes was then anxious to return |
10 the Doty ranch and as her par
ents. who thought that Doty was
were willing she climbed |
On the wagon and was soon on the |
way as she thought TO her former
abode. Instead OF driving to his
snce where he told Agnes that she
was the only girl for him and asked
her to become his wife. They came
% Salem and on September II we're
at the Wilson house by Rev.
w. II. Selleck OF the First NJ. Il.
church OF this city. When Agnes
father, G, Il. Davis, learned of tho
and marriage, he swore
out a warrant for the arrest OF the
man who had won his daughters
love. The papers we're served upon
Mr.. Doty In Kalama. Washington,
where he had taken his
Toung bride.
Mrs. Doty appeared at the pre-
iminary hearing in a red silk gown
Ind becoming head dress, and blush
ngly testified that she loved her
husband and that she left home with
Ter own free will. Her parents she
aid were always kind to her and
he admitted that the paper which
he presented 10 the clerk and 20
he minister who performed the
marriage ceremony was forged. (
Walter Keyes represented the state
n the prosecution of Doty, while =
Attorney p. ii. Darcy conducted the II
lefense. In summing up his side .
Il the case, MIR. darcy asked the
ourt 10 conslde- well what his deci-
ion would mean. Saying that the
ase was one OF the most pathetic
which had come TO his attention In
he history OF his practice. II tho
nan was convicted and sent To the
lenitentiary IL would mean that HIS !
'outhful bride might be an outcast
nd wanderer with her family dis
traced, while II the couple were per- '
nitted 20 continue to be husband and
wife as both wished they woud prob
.bly be happy.