The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-04-05
THE EEDaEs-woxRMAN MURDER
No Doubt of the Guilt of Mrs
Workman.
WORKMAN THE DEVIL THAT CAUSED
ALL THE TROUBLE"


was formerly a methodist preacher in Port
Byron. afterwards at Milan, both in this
county, from which last place he was as
signed to the church at Eureka, on their
application, he having formerly served the
same society. lie was one Of those oxces-
sivcly Toll sanctimonious cusses, and
while at Milan he prepared pamphlet on
the prophecies Of Daniel, tracing out their
connection. with the late rebellion. The
Peoria Dtuo-ra' of the lth contains the
following additional particulars Of the case :;
Yesterday we visited Woodford county
to learn the feeling and further partlcu
lars u regard 20 the Hedges " orkman
murder. We found Mrs. Workman IN
the sheriff custody In Nlotamora, but not,
withdrawing the almost positive PROOF
that she committed the murder. 30 much
,,npr,tby /. manifested in her favor that
she I. permitted 10 occupy rooms alone up
4tnir. In the hotel while the deputy sher-
IN remain. down stairs, while the taller $
house ia the Jail Is being repaired, cleaned
and furnished for her-and certainly IL
needs 10 bad enough. for "a dirtier hole we
have not seen IN many days
Tho prisoner was removed % her quar-
ter. last evening not In the cells, but the
northwest corner room ia the second story,
where " she ~n chooses she can raise the
window aud make good her escape any
night Judge Meek accompanied Us tu
interview the prisoner The sheriff pilot
yd us up stair, and Knocked ON the door.
which was locked ON the inside. the prs
oupr having the key She declined Ia
Il. kf7
are two gentlemen here % see You. She
rcphed ] cannot do su.
Nh husband is away. and ] will see mo-
ONE iu my room in his absence
The Judge then asked If she would r1 to
the parlor and be interviewed hy q news
paper reporter She said mo. ] have al
way, heea true to my husband and will see
no gentlemen IN his absence.
The Judge Informed her that no one
would insult her. but the answer came the
same Il have always been true % my
husband and will remain su still shown.
that virtue is one Of the ruling traits %
her character II it is uot that Of her hus
bands
In the afternoon Mr. Workman cam,
uuf with hi- little daughter Our friend
Meek again tried IN obtain for Us an inter
view. but Nr. Workman on being asked II
we r'4lu ,', ni' "uy 1.l 20 ali5 'l ~,
h'"y "'( !, }" '1',, .t ti'' 'l'' mas y'',,u d.
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wa ,'Hl- 'Ttu," T''u l1'i wy ""T
was "u.' n. YAM. ~ ny, r ,,,'I IT. "r"
'gl.. f,', ln ~ o"u Wy M, NV, ~ '','
Ina short time hc came down stairs am
1AIN per nervous system was >i'g'Ne
uF "n'' h'u taNeh Pla'l 'I'l 'l' uln u.
wan =, SEE oilf 'u,. 'l' '.''' Gun ''. .
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