The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-04-22
Ghe 9ailg Argns.
Tho Workman.HsaRes Letters.

Esq. brnther.inl law OF the murdered wO-
man. we are permitted 10 lay before our
readers the correspondence between the
Reverend Workman devil, and his vie.
tim Mrs Hedges, the discovery of which
led to the murder aud the trouble which will
eventually follow That Workman is the
head devil in the matter, no one read /
ing these letters win doubt, and how any
grand Jury can say that it is right for a
woman % be butehered through the jeal-
Ousy of another for being caught in u net
set by Der husband is more than we know.
We hope that both Mrs. Workman and
Workman will be presented legally in such
a manner that the awful crime for when
they are doubtless guilty shall have peeh
avenged
The following are the two letters said to
have been found BY Mrs. Workman IN her
husband pockct-book. while mendlng his
clothes
Dr,R BRorHTR You ask me 10 par /
don Won for having awakened in my heart
the feeling of love, when it was nothing
that YOU ever said or done that caused it, /
for / had been fighting against it for
months before | knew OF thought OF your
caring for me, and cannot tell you why II .
is, but so il Is; though ! did not intend 70
lei you know anything about il aud never
sho,ld perhaps II Won had not made the .
EXPLANATION that YOU did and | am stu I
praying over it, and am getting nearer /
IL God feel that | am altogether IN ms .
hands. May his grace ever sustain us ana
NAV we try 10 labor more for the salvation
of those around us and forget ourselves III
the interest we take in the saving Of the
souls Of others Oh, how ! would like u
see YOU successful in bringing many souls
to Christ. Oh let Us work for the Master,
and all things will work together for good
to them that love the Lord.
President MunselL OF the Wesleyan
University, has resigned. The trouble is
something about woman don't know
what
DEAR BRorHER am glad you came
in thi, evening | was afraid that you did
not intend 70 come again, after what had
been said, ! must have one OF those
books I'll see you again about it. You
ask me 10 pray that God might deliver
YOU from your trouble have been pray
inp for long time, that God might so
change the heart, by his almighty power,
Of her whom he has given you, that she
might see the error Of her ways and turn,
band. Nothing is impossible with God
and II he would cleanse Mary Aagdaenc
why not another? Won't sou join me in
this prayer, and that he may give you
spirit ut forgiveness, and turn your hell in
toa heaven? know that love you well
enough t. live with you and be happy and
make You happy enough To forget that we
ever had any trouble but | don't think
I.t d no
very happy here that we would want o.
stay here always and possibly forget God
and back,lldc We have 10 travel uphill
and ON differently or we are apt ~ stand
still and go backward May God direct Us
aud give Us wisdom and grace TO help us
to do right
The following Is the letter found pinned
20 the sleeve of the murdered woman
You cannot give your hand 10 another.
and YOU have no hope Of ever giving 1t To
nIg, but what makes rs love one another sp
strongly this love is su pure IL certainly
does not spring from our position alone
II Is not an 0utgrnwth ofigst or WE would
feel condemned and could not pray. l.
God willing that ! shall have two wives az
once IL Is true that Jacob had two, and
Abraham might a. well and God never
condemned them, with many others of the
same elias, but you know that il mt tOler.
atrd now a.days But forgive me for say
inc such things 10 you ! can only say
that | love you most intensely and | can
not help il ] have prayed over it every
day for months pastaud | believe with all
my heart, that II is God will to-day that
We shall love each other Just as we do
NV nature demands that some one shall
love me as q wife ought TO love her hus-
band
The following are the letters delivered
a. the coroner az the inquest at Eureka
M Most Sacred E6rihiV Friend.
! fully agree with You that the steps we
have taken are Of the most ludicrous
character when viewed from a philo~ophic
stand point but Won know that true love
never Looks from such a stand point Ii
has nothing a. do with Dh1osopAH but
consists Of a burning fame that many
waters cannot Quench But il it is ride
uIuu, TOR you a. act a. you have what
about me3 for ! am still worse. As In my
choice, ] cannot help II, for certainly il
fate has done anything for me this is the
case FuRGEr Yur ] could lust a. ca
silly forget my own existence. o. pardon
me. pardon me. for being sO foolish a. T.
allow my feelings 10 control my judgment
IN this way ] ought never u have tol,
you how intensely lore Y0u Why die
you not slap my Jaws when ] first At
tempted % kiss you, and that would hav,
ended IL forever But what / feel most Il
regret is that ! have awakened a respOn
siyc love in your heart that may never b,
gratihed May God forgive me for this
] cannot understand what you mean b,
praying not 10 be led into temptation. AM
then going into il with both eyes open
In the place of you being beneath me.
feel that ! would be unworthy Uf you eyel
If the way was clear for Us. q, let II
pray continually that God may lead IL
Alright
My DEAREST SlsTER-You say that m,
visit are your oasis etc | will say that $,
lar they have been mine. cannot tel
you now all ] want To- hence i will onl
explain syIae things You say if my cx
PLANTATION was wrong our intimacy, whic
II has resulted IN, Is also wrong aud if N
conscience condemns me never 10 sa
another word 10 you and you will ueve
betray me now. / l0re yOv 0H the bette
for His But the wrong ! meant wa
not violation Of my conscience only s
far a. il might hold you from betterin
yourself, as il may be that God intendc
a. make you the instrument to save bot
me and my wife But shoul
she become a true wife 10 me throug
your prayer wouldn't it be wrong for u
still 10 igrs oHc another dS ne do HO,c? q,
never could cease to love you oiM @ M
hso0 Are you going down to the quai
tcrly meeting at Allisons. Let me kno,
IN your next aud ! will then say that
have clear conscience, So far as guilt he
fore God is concerned. Now. as L. whethe
God is leading you ON in this strange wa
to overcome your prejudice against preaci
ers aud second marriages ! will answe
that part Of your letter ~ soon a. | ca
get an opportunity ] think | can make
perfectly satisfactory to your mind, irol
the teaching Of the Bible, that our intim;
cy, srsH Wds IL still m0re 10, under cristiT
circumstances, would not be wrong in Il
sight or God Now, don be ashamed
this, but wait till get time aud opport