Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-09-02

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DrsuQuE Dubuque appears to be IN no
want Of sensations Of late. II one Of the
last issues OF The Herald, we find an expos
ure Of most infamous den oferime, located
On the opposite side Of the river from me
city, and in the next issue an account OF the
finding of dead body in the woods IN
Langworthy Hollow. The Menominee
House has long besn known as the resort
Of the vilest Of the vile, but the full measure
tof the iniquity practised there hes been but
lately discovered, s. esssssi otK -
About three weeks ago two sisters from
Dixon, llls., were enticed there, and since
that time have been kept there under the
strictcst sus~eilIAnce and subjected to the
most brutal treatment. A Lieutenant ofan
Iowa regiment, who was engaged to be mar
ricd to one Of them, sought for them in Du-
buque, where their parents supposed they
were visiting. Imagine his horrorat finding
at this den Of prostitution. II was with diff.
ficulty that he wrehchcd them from the
clutches Of the presiding villsins. When
they he'd reached the jefferson House at Du
buque, they were followed, and had their
trunks stolen from them.
Some 6mc ago, respectable girl from
jackson county, visited that city for en-
ployment Oss Of the attaches Of the Men
ominee House outraged her person and bore
her to this den.
There 10 now . young girl there. not more
than IL years Of age, supposed to be from
Cedar Falls, and who is associating with
the most depravcd characters Of both
sexes. es
Those who have escaped, state that it is
the custom at the Mcnominec House to drug
soldiers and others who visit the place with
chloroform-and the rob them. Murder it.
self may not be out Of the category ofcrimes
committed At this place. Some Of the
scoundrels have been arrested :. =,
On Thursday morning tue body of Henry
L. klinger, recently discharged soldier,
was found lying the woods in Langworthy
Hollow, with every indication of violent
death. A Springfield muskct was lying
near, having evidently been discharged
An examination revealed the fact that
wound had been made just below the breast
bone. from some missile too large for bull
let, but possibly from charge Of shot at
short range. All the circumstances Of the
position Of the body, the gun, etc, seem to
indicate that it is case Of suicide. Some
shot, and decorating caps were found in the
pocket of the dead man, as was also pho
tograph Of woman, apparently from % to
80 years Of age. In the case and under the
photograph were some fragments of q Ger
man Bible. No papers were found upon the
body, nor was their any money. The mid
die finger Of the left hand was off. The
body was eyidentally that Of man from %
to 30 years Of age. 1t is stoutly built, five
feet eight inches high, dark hair with a
Sigh: tingc OF brown, and smootniy snave0
face. 1t was dressed in pair Of soldiers
blue pants, : wine co'ored business coat
with one military button, hew white fan
mel shirt, and had on pair ofhigh buckled
shoes. The appearance Of the body indi
Gated that 1t had been lying in the place
where found for two OF three days, decom-
position having set in. fl
This is the third case Of returned soldiers
committing suicide which has come to our
notice in tho last week.