The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-06-14
A FIENDlSH OUTRAGE!
Three Villains attempt to Ravish q
Young Ssady!
The Villain Her Old schOOlmsse

An attempt at the most Gendish outrage
which ever startled this community, was
perpetrated last night in Moline. The cir.
cumstances of the case are as follows:
There lives in the city of Moline a highly
sespectable family named MillhollAnd. Mr..
MiIhollsnd is very well to do in the world,
and the family move in the best society. Mr.
Mlllholland's step.dsughter, q young lady
about 20 years of age, has been stopping for
some time in lie Claire, Iowa, with some re
lations. A few days since this young lady
Miss Saiter, received sletter from Davenport,
purporting to be from Miss Holland. The
substance Of the letter was, that she Miss
Holland) WAS going to.open Millinery
store in Moline; that she should need a
girl that she had heard her Miss S. very
highly spoken of, and, if she would take
what money and valusbles she had, and
come to Moline, she would giver her employ
ment and in the fall, should the business
prove remunerative, would take her into
partnership. Miss Suffer, suspecting
nothing, and being DESTROYS of obtsining q
situation, wrote, in reply, that she would
come. Accordingly, yesterday, she crossed
the river to Port Byron, and took the cars
for Moline. Arriving at Moline, boy about
10 years Of age, calling himself George
! Holland, whose real name is Frank McIu.
| tosh,l met her ct the station, and asked her
ii her name was Suffer. He knew her, hav-
ing once attended school with her, but she
did not recognize him. She told him tina t
1t was. He replied that his name was Hol-
land, and that his sister told him TO NEE
Miss Suffer at the depot and conduct her to
their house, which was in Rock Island The
unsnspecting girl accepted his guidance a,
once, and they started for Rock Island il
the street cars. When they arrived at the
corner of Rock River and Madison streets,
in this city, Holland struck the bell, and
they both got out aud he led her up Madison
street towards the bluffs, quite a distance.
He then asked her to sit down few mo.
ments, while he went into a house near BY
/ to get drink ofwRter. She complied. and
he went in bat returned almost instantly.
and said that his sister had gone to Moline,
and that they would have to go back to that
city. The young lady bearing in mind the
situation she hoped sc receive, turned back
with him. He pretended that he hsd no
money, and, therefore, they would Lave TO
walk. She told him that she had money.
and would pay the fare for both to Moline,
which she did.
! When they reached Moline he said that
his sister lived on the bluffs and they started
in the direction he pointed out. When thew
had walked for some time, and had reached
the outskirts OF the city, he told her that she
had better sit down and rest, SIS they had to
walk considerable distance further. She
started to comply, when be flung his arms
around her waist, threw her to the ground
gagged her with his handkerchief and At
tempted TO outrage her person. The hand
kerchief did not entirely prevent her speak
Jag, and she begged him for the love of God
/ TO spare her virtue, to kill her if he liked,
but to leave her honor untarnished. 1t
seems that the hesrt of this Young
william, who appears so utterly de.
PRAYED was susceptible of something
akin to pity, and he desisted from
/ his violence but demanded her money.
She told him that she had left it at Mr.. Nc
Brides store with her sister, who was clerk,
ing there, and if he would 60 back with
her he should have the whole of it, about
$40. The mercenary young rascal released
her, and together they started for Mcbride s
store, he carrying herssatchel, which con-
tanned the money the william IVES seeking
/ When they reached McBride's she went in 10
get the money, las he thought leaving him
upon thu steps. Miss Suitor at once
informed Mcbride aud family Of the cir
oumsIauces. Mcbride Immediately went
for the william the City Marshal happening
along just then arrested the young scamp
and he is now lodged safely in the Jail. L
Is known that he had Sccomplices and i.
hoped that they too may soon be placed il
limbo.