The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-05-01

Harnish, have purchased the Leas Touring
mills in this city, and formed business part
nership under the style of j. c. Harnish u
Co. They have put everything in tip-top
order about the mills and propose to furnish
our citizens with as good if not. better -four
than they have ever purchased of any one.
They are thoroughly acquainted with their
business and hope to merit a share of the
patronage of our citizens. They are no
renters or adventures, coming here to make
what they can, and having no interest in the
eity-but they have purchased the property
and desire to make Rock Island their perm
anent home. Of course it is to their interest
to deal fairly and Justly by all, securing the
confidence of the public and satisfying the
people that they can do as good if not better
work than any other mill. We hope they
will be encouraged in their business. Their
advertisement will be found in this paper.
The VIScEyT-SHowERs MURDER CASE
In the spring of 1868, two young men, from.
Cambridge, Henry county, this state, (Claib
Showers and Kirk Vincent) started in wa
gon for California. The last seen OF them,
together, was in Poweshiek county, Iowa.
Our readers remember the account OF the
case how, afterwards, a headless body was
found, and the head near by, which was pre-
served in spirits, and identified as the head
of Young Showers how Vincent was sus-
pected and, after two or three years absense
in California, how he returned and was ar
rested, examined and held for trial. He has
been more than year in the Davenport
JAIL and, last week. had his trial, at Monte
yuma, Iowa. The result is that after a hear
ing which lasted twelve days, the jury, after
being out three hours, returned q verdict
finding the prisoner guilty of manslaughter.
On Monday, Judge Sampson sentenced Vim
cent to eight years hard labor in the peni-
Tertiary. Sheriff Carr brought him back to
his quarters in Davenport Jail, on Monday
evening. The case has been appealed to
the supreme court. Probably no criminal
| trial in this vicinity has excited the interest
of this murder case The accused and the
murdered man were first cousins, their moth
ers being sisters. Upon the trial the head
of the murdered man, which had been pre-
served in spirits, was produced. Mrs. Show
ers and other witnesses testified that it was
the head of Claiborne Showers, whilst other
witnesses said it was not. 1t was also in ev-
dence that Showers, who is supposed muir
dered had been seen and conversed with
subsequent to the finding of the body. The
prisoner was defended by Judge Howe, of
kewanee, J. S. Buckles, of Geneseo, in this
state, and Judge Martin, of Marengo, Iowa.
The state was represented by District At
torney Cults, Of Oskaloosa, Iowa, and Mr..
Wells, of PEORIA I'll. Vincent's mother and
| wife Ito whom he had been married but a
| few weeks before his arrest) and Others oil
his relatives were present at the trial. We
understand that this singular murder case
has caused quite fead in the family of the
| prisoner portion believing him guilty
while others believe him to be innocent.
We understand that Vincent stif protests
| his innocence, and feels confident that the
| supreme court of Iowa will acquit him