The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-01
COMMITS RAPE;
ARRESTED HERE
Half Witted Fellow, Who Gave the
Name Of Jim johnson, is Hans
vandvanderventer Wanted
on That Charge.
FALLEN FROM DRINK
Man Who Would Not Talk to Police
Officers, crlminal-other
Stories Of the Police
Alley.

AdoI LII oudy uiSuI lu6 pOllC0 DIT.
rested half witted fellow who gave
his name to the sergeant as Jim John
son, and he was being held for sever
al days on the charge of drunken
ness. Officer William Brennan hav-
ing picked him up on the levee. All
of the quizzing the officers and police
reporters failed to get out of the fell
low where his home was or where he
wanted to go and 1t was not untn
yesterday that the real identity of
Johnson was cleared up, revealing
his name to be Hans vendvanderven-
ter, wanted in Versailles, Brown
County, Illinois, on two charges,
those of rape and bastardy, Lucida
Rittor, not yet sixteen of that place
being the bearer of his animal tenden-
cies.
Sunday morning, Sheriff James ".
Logan of Brown county arrived and
took ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS back with
him on the afternoon 4:15 Wabash
train and hearing will probably be
held today at Versailles, about twelve
miles from STERLING, Ill.
The Only Clue.
The only clue on which Chief of
Police Schevers had to work on after
arresting the witless Dutchman was a
post office money order for four dol
lars with the postmark Versailles,
H." stamped on it. The authorities
there were notified and Immediately
answered saying to hold the man
here as he was wanted ON criminal
charge and the young girl on wnom
the demented individual visited his
iniouities will be the mother of a
child.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS left Versailles
last Tuesday. and on that day drew
froom the bank $499.59. OF this mon
ey, $195.53 was found in his black
wallet when found on the levee mere
by the police officer, wandering
around inside the express room OF
the depot, the worse for liquor. He
had been drinking steadily since the
Fourth of July and when he com
mited rape on the little fifteen year
old Lucinda Ritter of Versailles and
was evidently in drunken condition
All day yesterday the defendant OIL
the two charges, cried like an infant
and he is undoubtedly Of unsound
mind
Lookinu for Foruer.
The police here have received ;
notice and facsimile Of checl
forged by j. II. Hinger at Duluth
Mimi, on the tenth of July, C. H
Troyer, chief of police of the north
ern city sending the information il
hopes of locating the man here
With Hinger is tall woman abou
girl about eight years of age. TIL
man appears to know somethin
about the drug business, visitin
apothecary's shops wherever he goes
1t is evident that the man is pre-
fessional check forger The chez
recently forged by him was for fit
dollars on a bank in a small city
Minnesota.
Watch Has Been Stolen.
Any one making a gold watch ba
ter should keep lookout for a Swis
fifteen jewel gold hunting case tim
piece which was taken from Room 3
of the Mount Pleasant hotel, July Q
a suitable reward has been offere
for the return of the watch by Fran
?. Porter of Mt. Pleasant
Going to ST. Louis.
Frank Clouse, German, sick al
stranded was found here last mig
by the police and taken to the static
to rest up. The man had come he
from Weldon, Ia. and had note
his pocket from George l.. Terry
that place requesting that the poll
here send him on to ST. Louis
boat. The Weldon authorities pa