The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-16
A Farmer taken in to the
time of $49O bv the
BunkO Game.
An Editor who didn't want
to be Cowhided.
A Steamer Sunk.
A Horse Thief Shot.
Casualties, Crime, Fire, &c.


late of the ST. Boniface Church, publishes
card in the Sun, in which he says: 81
tave left the Catholic Church, rejecting
all its peculiar tenets, and will, please God
never return to it. For this step offer
no apology. married my beloved wife, nee
Miss Margaret Witch, Of Reading, Pa.
in the 4th inst. before Reformed minis.
ter of Jersey City, with the full consent OF
her parents, in the presence Of the minis
ter's amiable lady and of brother priest
The money used 10 specuations was my
own. The amount took away with NE
did not quite reach $4,000. I,tor my part,
look upon this sum as rather small re-
ward for more than ten years labor Be
sides, over $500 of what l took were &C
tually perquisites, etc. One thousand dol
lars of it my sister can have at any time
since for all her hard work for over ter
years she has never taken, or would take,
any remuneration in money. L publicly
now repeat what wrote to Bishop Wood,
that will send all my savings during life
toward paying off the debt Of the church,
not as a debt that owe to justice, but
as penalty due to folly"
Mr. Gerdemann says that he will inform
Bishop Wood of his whereabouts as soon
as he finds settled home. Since his de
parture from Philadelphia he has Travelled
openly, registering in his own name. lit
first went with the lady to Jersey City
where he was MAI ried thence to Chicago
where the bride and groom remained one
day at the Palmer House, thence to St
Louis, where they took a house, intending
to reside there, but for the newspaper pub
licatien which reached them, and whlcl
called for the card now printed.
Gerdemann intended to sail to-day will
his wife for Europe, but was arrested on
| charge of embezzlement, and is held t
await the arrival of the Phladelp phia off
GERS. -,
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Nov. Ia. 4.-The Ma
coupin Board of Supervisors were directed
by mandamus, issued out Of the United
| States Circuit Court. at the last June term
to levy Il per cent on the taxable propert
of Macoupin County, from the proceed
of which judgments on bonds issued t
build the celebrated Court House, hereto
fore obtained in said county, were to b
paid. The Board of Supervisors met
few days ago. They transacted the coun
ty business, levied a tax to pay the ex
penses OF the county, and then disperse
without paying any attention to the man
danus. and they now doubtless, IN IN
language of Tweed, are asking what tn
limited States Circuit Court is going to d
aboutit
New YORK, Nov. 14.-Charles Whit
man., clerk who entered the Pacific Ban
in lS49, began in 1870 to make tctltlou
lentries in the book of which he had charge
and when he was detected, this week,
was found that the bank had lost $25, ,0O'
| CHICAGO, Nov. l4-An elderly an
wealthy Champaign county Granger, wi
evidently had more money than brains,w'
met by huuko steerer, yesterday a1te
noon, and, after the usual courteous sail
tatious, was lured into No. l02 Randolr
street, where the Royal Havana Lottel
ticket was made to draw prize OF S3'
in gold, which was handed over to the
, lite roper, while Mr.. Granger looked on
pleasant astonishmeut. The chart al
dice were produced for his special accor
mediation, and he was allowed to win
, hundred or so, but not allowed to take
and wound up by representing to Il
amount of S49O in cash and a check +
= 81 900. He kicked like an army mule. al
the bunko boys gave him back the che
r by way of compromise. lie went aw
! much crestfalen, and sought consolatl'
: in the bosom of Deputy Superintende
e Hickey. after he had frantically rushed I
and down Clark, Madison, Randolph, al
: State streets, aud informed every poliC
d man he met of his loss. Officers were q
: patched to look up the bunkoists, but
: to a late hour last night they had not be
d captured. The foolish old gentleman
! solved tn quit Chicago at once, never to
d turn and be bunkoed again.
!, ROCHESTER, n. Y, Nov l4.-E.
e Adams, the dramatic critic OF the Den
= crat and Chronicle, having written OF VI
Harry Ryner, in the character OF Eta
- beth, that her queenly carriage was
! from perfect, aud her intonatioD and
J preston very pool" that lady called up
Mr. Adams last evening and attempted
lcoyhide him, She was disarmed a
elected from the office, together with 1
sJn, who accompanied her.
KANSAS Cry, No, Nov. l4.-Willia
n Lewis and james Dean, two citizens OF q
q place. returned home to-day from a I
:, davs hunt down the river Owing to IN
protracted absence their families have DC
: greatly excited, fearing they were droWn'
Lewis was assaulted on the highway
three masked men, ond robbed ct his sh
7 gun and three dollars. They then rode
M arres; being made, The robbery
Cured uear CarrOllton, Mo.
5, JOLIET. H., Nov. 1.-THE man Ad
e Clay, who Is suspected of committing
T. burelaries in this city two nights ago.
Is arrested to-day. with two accompllees' bo
near this city. At preliminary exami
ton before Police Magistrate Hendric