Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1864-03-03

THE YsreR les or 4 HORRIBLE
DEED DA' +. OPGD.

OosOtO SOlsso8 VVs UsOSy UtneOss ~ oss~
mere light upos the subject. II vosld Be- veil
to clip frsa eur files Of April 9th les0. The
following sorrsspendssss
(Consspondsnes Of The Chicago Even Journal.]
BuaLHeroN. Isvs, Ap ril I'd. 1860.
The psstieaisrs Of . most horrid dssd Of
outssgs and murder. which occurred near o.
tum -. Iowa, are sgissting ths people alsng
toe lias Of the railroad from here 70 Ottu0ve.
II appears thst during week before last. i've
strange men. with yourg woman OF very 10.
tsrsstine appearance. arrived at Oss.mve
the young woaan va9a sis,er, bot while
Stopping st hotel over night, it became svi-
dent from shsie eetiops thet they we're her
ssdussrs, and shs their miserable victim. On
Fsidsy morning the body Of the young wo.
man wss found 10 the Dssmoinss river. dead
and bearing evidences Of having been foully
murdsrsd. her skull being brsksh In and An.
ger. .osrks bsing Visible upen her throat. The
men we're missipg. and thsrs 10 no doubt that
they murdered her In order 10 get rid Of their
ruined vistim.
Ii was after wards discovered that she had
been murdered In . Geld. absat . mile fron
Oatunva, board covered With human hair
aed blood being feund there, - we'll % pools
u blood on the ground. They no doubt mur-
dessd her there, and then conveyed The body
to the river sp1 cast II int The stream. 4
man va arrested the next day, but II tsrssd
out that be Vas not one Of the two whe were
seen With The womaa. A. last accounts party
was securing the country west Of Ottunws, 10
pursuit Of the murdsrsrs.
II seems that the yeang we0an ansWsrsd TO
The name Of Doss-shss from ssnvsrsation at
Ouunwa. II 10 probable that she IVES from
Rockford. I.linoia She was Of fair oomplsxien.
good looking. hair suburn or sandy. Eve feet
two or three inches high. eighteen or nineteen
ysars old. and would probably weigh lao
poun1s-hands indicating that she had not
been accustomed 70 much labsr. One sf the
men gave his name reluctantly, - Moore.
There is an awful mystery connected with
the seduction and fate Of this young woman.
which It is hoped will bs cleared up sosnsr or
later. aud the hsartlsss monesers who are gull
ties. p.
One Of the villains who vas guilty Of par
tieipatisg in the eulpabls murder above re-
corded, named MsCoubs. which vas
perpetratsd four years ago, wss de-
tsstsd In this city yesterday afternoon. sr.
rested and lodged 10 jsil. aodsr .hsss eirsuu-
stances: 4 soldier Of Camp Mcclellan. well
acquainted With AsOomhs prisr to the time
that the foul deed was committed. and who
had worked for shis MeCsmbs father thrss
years, vss walking along the street. met aod
rsesgnissd the villain. The soldier knew ol
the brutal affair, and that MeCombs was con-
IL - sutk 40 AZ In
wards bic arrest. Ia an interview with The
soldier, MeCombs 10 said to have admitted that
hs vas one Of the perpetrators Of the foul
msrdsr, and since that time hs has
been shifting about from one place to an
other that he had cans very near being esp,
tured By the detectives Who have been on his
track. The soldier informed Capt. Ward that
McConbs w.s in town. whsrsupon the Cap.
tain Immediately dispatched . messenger, In
company With the soldier, to Capt. Egbsrt
aud The vhels matter vss laid before Marshal
Ms.ns, officers CLARK and Severance. Who At
% got upon his track. He Was found 10 the
Arcade Saloon. opposite the Post O6is-. and
arrested. He made no resistancs whstevsr
appeared to take the matter perfectly cool .
and when inforned Of the offence for which
he WAS arrested, he ssid al he wanted was q
fair and impartial trial.
This morning Marshal Hssns and o6ksss
Severance started With The prisoner for o.
,umwa. whore be will probably have bic trial
and. ~ hope. receive his jast dsserss. Al
one time two thousand dollars reward was Of
fsred for his capture.
Since The Government has been paying
large bouotiss, It 10 said that McCsmbs hs'
bssa following the solisting business heavily
has sslistsd many timss-sesure1 the boun
ties. and always wss sssssssful 10 dessrsing
De 10 slss said to bs Al expert sounterfsitsr
asd daring burglar.