Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-10-03

FEMALE REBRe 6PT4A SINGULAR "A RrAlR.- =
&Arisdy eallipg Aersslf hssslR. Hden, lesi
dsr II tie city Of eAisAsc5 cofner Sfcot
Iaess Grove and ssd6 II. ,sppsass p be IA grea
trouble, and surely her story indicated tha
dha has been grossly ~ronted. Whit w
cannot give the ttatement in detail, " viii
fuFsish 4 sysspsis that will give a idea o.
the position An which she luaa bes9 placed
Mrs. Eld,6 represents that She )f ubica
60 on Saturday the 24th Instant Nth ,
horse aud buss,, the same being thf prop.
erty Of Mr.. John 5. Hughes, ,Caajs Bro
ker, at Sherman's cattle yards in tbat city
that she left with the intentih eftraveling
to Springfield, Keokuk county iowa, where
she lisd some business to tik2slct, pfa pure
| ly commercial character, yfth a pefson re-
siding there. also to visit Burlington, Iowa,
and return o Chicago in due course Of
events that she took this means Of travel
ing a being MORE pleasant and agreeable
than the ordinary mode She st.tes that
she arrived in Rock Isiaad ON Thursday
evening, having come by the way Of Dixon (;
stopped in Rock Island oteS night crossed
the river on. piday morning, and took the
river road V Muscatine. She relates that
when more thsn half way to Muscatine, in a
very Lonesome part Of the road she was over
taken t~rmp riding on horseback, who
addressed her in very familiar manner,
and insisted on bearing her company along
the road, and further that near Muscatine,
he continued his obnoxious addresses, which
were properly resented, with the request
that he would desfsf from even. bearing her
company ipto the city, rs she did not con-
slider him aEentlsman. He did not seem
inclined to comply with the request, but
while she vas making some inquiries in
front Or the Ogilyie House ~ to tho best
route to Keokuk county. this obnoxious
party rode up, and informed her that he
was Deputy Sheriff, and that he arrested
her on suspicion, though he Refused to tell
nature ofihis suspicious. He took her horse
by the bits, took the team 10 stable, Mrs.
E. refusing to give up the, team or aight
from the buggy, --------
She was taken out forcibiy taken to the
Ogilvie House. She secured the services Of
Harry O'Connor to investigate the matter
for her. The result was nothing derogatory,
and she states that Mr. O'Con1or volunteer
ed to return her horse to the hotel. and let
her proceed on her journey. The horse was
not returned, however, and she learned that
it was still held on suspicion of being sto
len property Her valiss, carpet sack, etc,
which she had in her buggy, were returned.
Subssq queptly, and sftsr dark, some one ap-
preached the door of,ler room and knocked.
She inquired wl,crwas there, and was an
swsred in q strong whisper through the key
hole-"A Friend" She partially opened
the door, and was told in the same manner
to hurry ON her things-that her friends were
waiting at the bridge to take her safe away.
She knew of no friends, nor ofanything that
should cause her to hasten of so abruptly
and at such an hour, so she refused to CO.
and instead, gave the person, whom she af
terwards learned was City Marshal James,
piece Of her mind in such very terse and
expressive style, as to cause him to change
his base and leave the premises in haste.
During Saturday matters did not mend.
She could not obtain her horse and buggy,
nor obtain any hearing, nor ascertain in any
way the grounds for the suspicious Of those
who were thus expressing her. Towards
evening, however, Marshal James called
upon her in company with the Deputy Sher
if or Constable, whose name is Wells, and
intimated TO her that they had suspicious
that she was dealing in, carrying, or dis
tributing counterfeit money This was a
new phase, but Mrs.. Eden informed them
that she would submit to have the examina
ton made by the ladies of the house. This
they declined, but allowed her to retire to
another room and hand out her clothing
very sharp proceeding on the part Of an off
GER They found nothing for which they
sought neither atbut her clothes or her
baggage. The ne, / charge was something
else she was informed that strong suspic-
ions existed that she was female rebel
spy going aboutthe country seeking mis-
chief to the Federal cause, and accordingly
City Marshal james WAS directed by the
self-constitutedl inspectors Of rebel opera
tions in Nuscjtine, to take in charge the
person Of MrsIElden, and convey her forth
with to Provott Masshal PhiD E. Hail, of
Davenport, s1At hse case might be lnvestiga-
ted in due d'gm, sud s.<h disposition be
made Of her person q the enormity Of her
crimesnight seem e demand
Accordingly she Was hurried off on ths
Saturday nights train and arrived in this
city and was turned over to Mr.. Hall. He
heard the story, and after avery short time
| for consideration dscidsa~thA he saw nc
grounds for holdingltb< lady On the, charges
made, andwas perfectly satisfied, Is far as
he was concerned, I'd let hef hgve all the
liberty to which anorasAE md tell behaved
citizen was entitled. After this the Marshal
Of the city Of Mascatine made no further
/! effort, nor did he even venture to call upon
] Ms. Elden to afford her any assistance in
tresot6iSg kst prspet F4gE
4 This nerning Ms, Ekm took Legal I'd
Ivi,e in this city, 40 bsin6 provided With ,
tleser to . k~ysr<ae As1setiss, rsssrnst