Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-07-01
LINCOLN'S T0MR.


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iFrsa ~ Illinois State Jssrnal. Jsss ssshl
Oak Ridge has become historical, I'D ths
path that lso1s ffsn osr busy etgeeeetesee
Quiet Wake among The henese Of the depart
"a. u csesy day tfod By those Who haze
cea,Srflx1nb lron iaiss 70 lisa tls ahyshs
Which, holds The dust Of the lamchted chief
The sentry = ~ eate see tneny nv faces
nov sstering the Cemetery which are net
familiar ON our streets. Strangers passing
through our city do not forget 70 visit Oak
Ridge, end flower or leaf plucked there
il ever preserved ~ a souvenir The tomb
in which the presidents remains, together
With those Of his little son, arc placed, is
kent carpet d with fresh flowers md about
and upon the collins ~ they lie in view are
esrlands and clusters Of buds and blossoms,
ever fresh and fragrant 30 that the very
breath Of the sepulcre is rendered redolent
and pure. Looking into the tomb the visit
or can discern nothing offensive-no token
Of the clamp vaults dayless gloon"-but
can deem himself gazing into some floral
cave whose tenants ere the graces and sum.
mer nymphs. The taste which is thus dis
played in rendering the vault attractive is
most commsndable, and will brighten the
recollection Of every pilgrim who has here
gazed upon the dead. A book has been
opened upon which every visitor can regis.
ter his name and append such remarks as
the scene may suggest to his mind. Since
the l4th Of May last some 1000 names Of
visitors have been thus registered, repre-.
sontatives OF every State Of tho Union. and
also of the Canadas. We would conclude
by adding that this is not only to be the
resting place Of the president, but that
there is to be erected pile to his memory
which shall stand through ages to come
The rising ground Immediately in the rear
Of the tomb has been selected a. the site OF
the presidents monument. Three acres
upon this beautiful spot was selected by the
monument association on Saturday last, and
here il has been decided to build the shaft.
The beauty and appropriateness Of this site
arc such as would recommend it to the
minds Of all, and We are pleased to know
30 agreeable selection has been made.
Horrible Marder ~ Slgourney.
Sheriff Merriam, Of Keokuk county, came
up on the western trsin yesterday with a
man named w. j. Allen, in custody, who
was arrested on charge Of killing his wife Al
Sigourney last Tuesday. When charged
with the crime, Allen denied his guilt, and
said that it was done bv two strange men
while he was working in the field. C,rcum-
stantial evidence was strong against him,
however. and he was arrested and taken be-
fore the magistrate, who bound him over for
$4,000 70 appear Mt the next term Of the
Jsat~ - - A.,
he Was started of to Jail At Oskaloosa
there being none ut Sigourney-under th,
charge Of the Sheriff. They had hardly
gone over eight miles ere they were over
taken by large number Of the citizens oil
Sigourncy. who demanded the prisoner
swearing they would hang him on the spot
The Sheriff gave them to understand tina,
ne would shoot the first one who laid hand.
on the prisoner After considerable par
ley, the mob consented TO dispense II Aller
Was taken to a stronger jail than the one =
Oskaloosa, fears being entertained that h,
would escape. Tho Sheriff promised L
take him to Muscatinc county jail, when tn
crowd seemed satisfied.
The whole party then turned back TO Sig
ournev. They had not gone more than hal
way, however, until the mob spirit AGAR
broke out, and fresh attempts were made t
se'xo the prisoner, but the firmness mani
tested on the part Of the Sheriff, and Al
lens promising 10 make . full confession
quellcd the mob.
Allen then confessed that after dinner h
went to work in the field, leaving his wifi
aaleep on the he'd, but soon returned to tn
houee, and taking a singlc-trec, went I
where she lay, and with it beat out he
brains. He gives ~ his excuse for thi
heinons crime, that he was engaged to b
married to girl 10 years Of age II
thought he could kill his wife and get on
OF the scrape by charging il to some on
else and then settle down with his new
wife.
After this confession the Sheriff and hi.
prisoner were permitted to 60 on their way
unmolested. At Sigourney, however, the
Sheriff took the pr,caution to procure the
services of several militia to guard the prs.
onor, which he retained. until he reached
Washington.
Allen now denies his confession and says
he made It only because he was compelled
to. There is no doubt, however, in the
minds Of the citizens Of Sigourney that he
is the guilty man. The prisoner now lies
In Jail at this place. where he will remain
until the next term Of the district court Al
Sigourney. He is man Of middle age and
OF rather fine appearance. He was mar
ried to his deceased wife some fifteen years
since. and apparently lived happily with
her during that time He had no children
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