The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-26

murdered man, approached the prisoner
between the railing and the table, unob-
served, and pulling out fve-s shooter. shot
the prisoner Helm in the head killing him
almost instantly. Young Ferguson was ar
rested and is now on trial
LELAND, La Sale Co., ILL.,, Jan. 24.-
For some time past large amount of steal
ing has been going on in the vicinity of Le-
land, houses being entered, lap-robes, sad
dies and whips stolen, grass seed and wheat
taken from the barns, etc. Suspicion final
ly settled upon family by the name of
two and a half miles south of this village.
consisting of mother, six daughters and
several sons. The father of the family
having lived for some time unhappily with
his wife, few months since consented to
take some eight hundred dollars and a
horse, yield all further claims to the farm,
and leave He was the second husband of
Mrs. Wantz the eldest children being hers
by her former husband. Since his depart
ure nothing has been heard of him, and
conjecture has been busy as to his where
abouts.
Suspicion of the thefts and burglaries
settled upon this family, because of the
notorious laxity OF morals on the part of
the girls, and the general readiness of the
boys to engage in any piece of rascality
| that came to hand,
A man by the name of Bates, having Sc
cured their confidence, arranged with the
boys to make raid, last Saturday evening,
on one Andrew Anderson, a wealthy Nor
wegian in this vicinity, supposed to have
considerable money by him. He then ap-
prised the officers of the condition of af-
fairs, which resulted in the arrest of this
notorious family and two or three other
roughs who have been associated with
them in their depredations Failing to OBJ
tain the required bail, the males of the fam
lily have been taken to the county Jail at
Ottawa for fe-keeping A search warrant
being obtained, much stolen property was
found about the premises which has been
Unidentified and yesterday, strange to re-
late, the body of old man Wantz was found
buried under the hog-pen he having evi-
dently been captured by his step-sons
when he was leaving, last fall, robbed and
afterwards killed by them. Excitement on
the subject runs high in this usually quiet
village to-day.
KEoKUK, Ia, Jan. 24.-In Prairie
township, this county, day or two since.
an alteration took place between two
neighbors, Damed John Strausser and Au-
gust Shell, which resulted in the death of
the former. Shell was teamster of
Strausser, and had had his cattle in field
where Strausser had some corn still un-
gathered. The latter told Shell that he
wanted the cattle kept out of the field
On the day in question, however, the cat
tie got into the field, and Strausser sent
out his dogs to chase the cattle out. Shell
saw this proceeding, and went down to the
field with his gun with the intention OF
shooting the dogs. A scufie ensued be-
tween Shell and Strausser, and in the strug
gle Strausser got hold of the gun and struck
Shell terrible blow with it upon the head
This discharged the gun, the contents ent-
ering Strausser's left lung and resulting in
his almost instant death. Shells skull
was fractured by the blow, and at last ac.
counts he was delirious, and it is doubtful
if he ever RECEIVERS. Both parties have
heretofore borne good character as peace
ful, aw-abiding citizens. Strausser was
one of the old settlers of Keokuk County
and the first citizen of Prairie township.