Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-12-16
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DAVENPORT IOWA. WEDNESDAY EVENING. DECEMBER I6 Nes


LAIN II JAIL - be part,euiss Of most shams
isi s.d viiisiuous case of seductios. desersio
and attsu pieo sbortion, has been furnish ed ui
. brief sotics Of shieb 10 oil vs have time +
give Sov, 80 ioIlovs: A dosblsd. dyed vii
lian By shs nsms ol l.. " Burnett, . eosps
By trsds, fornerly Of L. Claire. lows. re6ov
ed 10 Port Byron In this State ssd stsrtsd
drug store. Aboat year ago be commenced
payiox msrksd sssn,ioss to Aiss Aariai
Chase, daughter Of r B Chase. E.q. Of Por
Byron, and they we're eogseed 10 Be married
10 August last. through the use Of stimulsiiol
cordisls and drugs. be suecseded in accon-
pl,shiog her seduction. o. the 9th of Sep
tembes be married Lucy J Lascelis. Of Zuma
TO y nship. The folio wing soties Of which VA
pablisned 10 the Union Of ,bs 10th inst-
MARRIED
BUsNfrr, LAscs ELL Il AT the residence Of the
brides father, Sept. 9th by Rev. ELDER Rutledgs.
Of Iosa, Dr. l.. ~ BrRxstt, to Mics LUcY J. Las
cELLEs, both Of Port Byron. Ill.
The uight before be vas married be called
to ees Mise chase and still peofesssd the grsa.
tes eviction 70 her.
Burnett started esst on bis wedding tour. -
vas he regular ;orr spondent Of The Unioss
bis letters icing published over bis inil,ais
He returned with black eve. and without
10 very bad company during his absence. His
wife sitter wards returned.
Sonnet, me durio Z Ia.t fall Miss Chase w,n,
/" vist irishds in G.lesburg. AID while there
Burnet, vi.itsd be- ON NO orcAsons. for tte
purpo.e OF procuring an abortion. He hso
previously give b.: medicine for ths tame
curposr, bo. n l. .ffofte isile d, ard the yourg
lady 10 .neiens. Her father brought her hom-.
aud suils we're commenced against Burnett for
seduc ion. att. mDt to procure abortion, breach
OF Ironise, DC. dc His examination wa.
had before Geo +. Homes. E g.. Of Port By
ror, on Munday. and he was beld 10 bail 10
the .um OF % 900 to appear for uisl at the
next term VI he Circuit, Court. Failing TO
procure bail he was committed to jail in ,his
city, where he 10 now coLf1otd. awaiting trial
Such is . krief etateusnt Of facts % ie.
ported to u.s.
That Burnett 10 william Of the hlaekeet
dys. does not admit of doubt He may con
elder himeeif fortunate that sum0 cry ven |
gesnce Was not taken up him before he was
committed tojs.l-snd had Mi~ Chase's BROTH |
er (who i. soldier in the army Of the Unioo)
been o. home. no couit or trial would have /
been Necessary 10 Buraetts c,se.
Miss Chase 10 about 20 years Of sgs. She
was tall, queenly looking girl. Of command.
bic disposition. md 10 . msub.r Of the Con
grsgational church. She now presents quite !
q different picture, cad, thin ADD pale. her |
beauty and her character . wreck for life II
The public should rot Judge her harshiy, but |
remember that the parties we're under promise |
Of marriage. and er tendereet affections ere |
isvlshed upon the object OF her love and,un |
:, er these circumstances, she, euspectiug no |
evil, was induced to partake Of cordials which |
were drugged. and which placed her comp plet.-
ly 10 the power Of the villain who ruined her. |
There is not a more respectable or highly re. !;
epected fa,nil, in Port Byron than that OF MIR. |
and this blow f,lis with crushing
weight upon them. We know that the public |
will deep y syn upathize With them in their dis. |
,ress, and remember that their innocent, child |
was ruined by meane over which she had |
scarcely sny control.
Scarcely less sad is the position Of Burnetts
vile. an excellent lady whose fate 10 linked |
with this villain.-R I. A,gw
Roster Of the Four.h Iowa Battery.
Philip H Goode, Glenwood, Mills county, !
captain.
James H Beatty, Mount Pleasant, senior lst
lieutenant
Francis II Mcclellan, Birmingham, Van Bu-
rem country, junior lst lieutenan
John II Alexander, Dubuque, senior Cd lieu. |,
tenant.
Francis N Ellsworth, Oskaloosa, junior Cd |
lieutenant
Joseph Brown, Des Moines, lst sergeant
Lloyd A Nelson, Glenwood, quartcrmaster |
sergeant.
Richard Trout, Sidney, Fremont county,
I'd sergeant.
VIM II Noah, Genwood. Sd sergeant.
Erasmus Byers, Glenwood, 4th sergeant
Benz L Cozer, Mt Pleasant, 9th sergeant
Nathaniel Ham, Glenwood, bth sergeant.
Joel Dankel, Cambridge, Henry county, 7th |
sergeant
This battery was mustered into the service |
Of the United States on the 23d day Of Novem-
Ger. 1t numbers, in all, five commissioned Of. |
6cers, eight sergeants, twelve corporals, two
musicians two artificers, one WAGNER and |
one hundred and twenty-five privates. Total |
rank and file, Que hundred and fity.two men.
The company was raised as follows: lst dis
trict, 81; I'd district, 3; Sd district, 8; 4th
district Al; bth district, Sc; 9th district, 3.
Seventeen Of the battery have seen service |
before.