The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-07-02

OUTRAGEOUS AFFAIR AT MoLiSE.-tof
day or two past the details of an outrageous
and disgusting affair at Moline have been
whispered about the city, We have been
informed of the progress OF .egal action IN
the case, from tine to time, but chose TO
await the result, and if the defendant IN the
case could clear himself of the odious crime
charged against him, it was our purpose to
make no allusion to the affair whatever
The case has assumed such an aspect that
we at length feel called upon TO give it pub
Acity.
The defendant in the case is DIR. Morris
Hale, physician Of good standing and
fine practice, professor Of religion, hereto
fore citizen of respectabiIty, the husband
Of a most ostinablo lady, Hnd tie tGsLer Of
two intelligent and promising children. Dr.
Hale is about thirtyfye years of age. HIS
wife and children are now absent on a visit
The pIsintid'in tho case is colored woman
named Mrs Teney Dunn, about twenty-five
or thirty years of age, and wife OF Edmund
Damn, also colored. Mrs. Dunn was former
Nv n sluye IN Alabama. The husband Il
represented to us as very industrious, sober
orderly man, who strictly attends to his owl
business, and commands tn taclt respect o
his white neighbours,
The affair transpired on Sunday evening
the Goth of June. Mrs. Dunn called at Dr.
| Hale's office, at about five o'clock. Sh
had been suffering from delicate complaint
On the pretext Of medical examination
| DR.. Hale asked her into rear office ant
locked the door. His attempt fail
ed. Immediately afterwards he offered tht
woman $40 if she would tell no one sbou
what had TRANSFERRED. This she refused, ant
declared that she would tell her husband a
she did SO. The next morning she called
on Or. Hale and informed him that she in
tended to institute legal proceedings a
once. lie offered her all the money sh
would ask if she would keep the matte
a secret. This WAS refused. She imme
diateIy procured the legal services Of Majo
Connolly, Before accepting the case, I'll
Major satisfied himself that there were sui
stancial grounds for the prosecution, an
that the affair was based on no attempt
extort money or pjure DR.. Hale's reput
ton.
The case come up before Isquires Map,
and Hubbard at Moline on Wednesday, an
occupied ali that day and evening. II
testimony is not of q character suitable f
/ publication. The decision was not rende
= ed until the following day, when DIR. Ha
s was bound over in the sum Of $500 to Il
= swer the charge at the next term Of court.
> We are informed that DR.. Hale was &C
7 the female being o resident Of Cordova, b
!, do not vouch for the truth of the ststeme
o We regret that such Rn affair as this b
" transpired, and while we fee, that Or. Ha
g ii proven guilty, should be severely p'
1t ished, his estimable family have our since
n sympathies. To them this will be a cru
h ing blow. They have merited somethi
Of better.
r. The position of q physician is such tn
to he should be the soul OF honor, and pal
piled with high-:on principles, should
proof against every temptation, eSpecia
- against those of such debasing charac
Id as this. When he oversteps the bounds
decency, ami outrsges that confidence VIII
ee sufferers are obliged to repose in him,
at times, no ceusure from the publicis to het
to be deserved by him.
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