The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1921-02-16

PARK | j RIVER / / .Ml|kl Z
UNDER |! A |! SERIOUS !! J.
CHARGE: I|||| ) | By J [ Girl
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a oung Girl Relat ting
Scenes OF Revolving
Disgust
DEVILS LAKE IN IT
Arrest With Turner Is
Br0t Into Fresh
Light
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G. c. Tsrner, scharged with : "a
81 i statstory crime here q few months 4
ago following his arrest in com
pany withsa young 0irl ard i
bound over 70 athe district eosrt,
Has been released from custody 1
on $500 cash bond. His pres
ent whereabouts are not believed
known. BY the anthorities,
Park River, N. DSix Of the most
prominent men Of Park River and the |
surrounding COUNTRY were arrested
hare Thursday on statutory charges.
The complaining witness is young |
Girl who became 16 years Of age last
month. Some Of the acts alleged
against the men are sworn to- have
been committed as far, back as the
tall o1 1919, when the gi3 Was not is. 4
The girl was arrested several weeks
ago IN ! hotel in Devils Lake, in5com-
pany with . travelling salesman, G.
G. Turner, against whom gravel
charges have been lodged. Attorney
General Lemke heard Of the girls
story of her. downfall, involving pro-
minent citizens Of Park River and
vicinity and Immediately detailed AMI
agent to investigate. The, arrestsi
were made as q result Of careful
study Of the girls story by the at
torney generals assistant and !. BY
State ttorney John B:s lsevin
e The smsnS arrest today were
DR.. G. w. Robertson, unmarried,
aged about %, son Of J. D. Robertson,
mayor Of Park River, and one of the
owners Of the Park River Milling
company. ,s
= J. J. Dougherty, postmaster, mar
ried, aged about so, and one-time re-
lsident Of this country. at
Cyril E. O'Reilly restaurant man,
single, aged about 224:s 5..s q
Arthur Soil, lfarnei residing in
town; married, aged shout 80.
John Nc Eachern, Or, life insur-
sance agent, married recently.
Leonard A. Oleson, assistant CASH
!. ier of the Osnabrook bank, SINGLE.
aged sabout Is. st III sI.5s
exception Of Oleson, all
those arTested live in Park River. AZ
Ter warrants had been served they
were arraigned before Justice Of the
Peace W. a. Young and bound over.
IN $500 bonds each, which they
furnished. L. s:...45- III
The Girls Story sss7,... -es1 4
The girl was born in this town
January IL, 1905. She ID the daughter.
of . retired farmer She claimed
ii her story TO the Investigators that
4 Her father was harsh to her, attempt.
1 ing, sitter; discovering her indiscre-
tons, 10 beat her into chastity. She
declares that her downfall occurred,
while she was still in high school,
I: and that thereafter she went DOWN
81 ipard fast, being taught ~ the va
1 1Fious men who sought her company
70 smoke, to drink and to indulge in
Yarions nameless beastialities.
The girl had completed her second
4 year ii high school, and then, be-.
i came Sof quarrel with one Of her
teachers, on October 1, last fall, en-
tered the Walsh County Agricultural
B school. While going to school she
worked afternoons q the Replogle
4 mills, keeping books. She remained
!, Ia school until Thanksgiving, when
8 she went with u sister % Devils Lake
for u visit, md there fell In Nth
Turner and was arreste q ss5
n view Of the net that the free