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Young .-Clark 6ives Chase and Escapes.Sheriff King and Deputy Return to Nashville Without Their Prisoners—Married The Girl and Then Deserted Her.Brown county furnished another ex-%citing episode yesterday.Several weeks ago Miss Louisa Petro, aged about 15 years, daughter of Benjamin F. Petro,who lives near Mt. Liberty, about six miles this side of Nashville, brought paternity proceedings against Charles Clark, the nineteen-year-old son of Andrew Clark. Miss Petro and young Clark live in the same neighborhood and had been keeping company for some time.The suit was made out and filed before Justice Jacob West, at Mt. Liberty, after which Mr. Petro came and employed the services of Wm. M. Walkman, of this city, to plead the cause of his daughter.The trial was set for Saturday about three weeks ago and the day before MrPetro sent his son here to inform Mr.Waltman that the matter bad beensettled by marriage, so Mr. Waltmandid not go there on Saturday.One day last week Mr. Petro came to the city and informed *Mr. Waltman that on the night before the original time set for the trial that Clark left his wife, (Petro’s daughter) stating that he had borrowed a saddle and would have to return it to the owner. Clark never returned to his wife but went to his father’s and the deserted wife went to her former home.Mr. Petro then came here Saturday* vand conferred with his attorney, Mr.Waltman, who began immediate pro-- •* * .#ceedings under the statute of 1895, in regard to bringing proceedings for a penalty against any person who marries a girl and deserts her, for which the lowest penalty is $200. Accordingly Mr Waltman brought suit under that statute for bastardy and sent the pa-
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Columbus Daily Herald
Columbus, Indiana, US
Tue, Jan 12, 1897
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