The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-24
The Abduction Case,

Other facts have been traced up by
reporter for THE ARGUS in regard to the
mysterious abduction Of girl from Mo-
line on Wednesday night, the 22d instant
Mrs Reig says she distinctly saw all that
was stated in our first article; that
the girl screamed murder" and almost
at the same instant the man clapped his
hand on her mouth, but still she managed
to give an occasional scream for help, In
addition to the testimony of Mrs Reig and
her husband, who saw and heard what was
stated in our first publication, we now have
the testimony of Mr. and Mrs. David
Burgher, who reside on the block where
the girl was seized. Mrs. Burgher heard
the girl scream and aroused her husband,
who ran out on the street in bis night shirt
in time to see the parties drive rapidly
away. Henry Meinhardt, son-in-law of
Mrs. Reig, who had been up town, was
coming home, and when within few feet
Of the gate The lives with Mr.. Reig) heard
the girl cry for assistance, and ran towards
them, but before he reached them the bug.
gy drove away. He then applied to Burgh-
er for his horse to follow them. Burgher
told him that his horse was blind and if he
followed them he would get killed, and ad-
yised him to report the case to the police,
which he did Immediately. He found Po-
licemcn John G. Byrns and John McCane,
and Byrns went to Iarwood's but on ac-
count of business difficulties between Har-
wood and Wheeler, his partner, they could
not let any teams He then ran to Fisk 8,
but the young man in charge did not feel
authorized to let team for a race after
runaways.
The policemen then went to the place
where the abduction took place and made
further inquiries in regard to the matter.
They became satisfied that heinous crime
had been committed and Policeman Bryns
determined to follow the parties if he could
get team. 1t was perhaps an hour and
a half before he succeeded in getting
horse
At the house of John Van Vuganee, on
First street, at the east side of the city,
the parties were heard to pass. Byrns
traced them to Second Avenue-the new
road under the bluffs to Rock Island. Two
men on foot were met who said they met
a horse and buggy with two men and girl
in it, and the girl seemed to be struggling
and they heard suppressed screaming,
but they could not interfere before the car
rage was out of their reach, At Centre
Station the car drivers said they heard
screams of distress and ran out just in time
to see the parties drive furiously down the
road Mr.. Bryns came to this city and re-
ported to our police, but he could not trace
the parties below Elm street, and he believes
they went over the hill by Atkinson brick
yards.
There is enough of this to show that
some great wrong was done.
In addition we also have report from Mr.
Scotch, conductor on the Peoria u Rock
Island railway, that girl came in on his
train that evening at 6-25; that she was
dressed in white that Just before he got
into town he asked her for her check and
she handed him her baggage check, which
he returned, saying that it was her ticket
the conductors check which he wanted.
She seemed greatly confused and absent
minded. He asked her where she was
going, and she said-"on the Western
Union r. r." He told her the train did
not leave till 10 O'Clock and advised her to
go to hotel. She said-''no, | think I'll
go right up to the depot.
Now, it is quite probable that this was
the girl. And it is also probable that
some scoundrel made her acquaintance
before the w. IT, train left and went with
her, buying a ticket for her to Moline and
managing to get her off the train there
while confederate followed up with a
horse and buggy and the two kidnapped
the girl, as stated in THE ARGUS. The
girl came from some place on the road be-
tween here and Peoria-perhaps Coal
Valley or Orion-Mr. Scotch will be able
to tell when he comes in at G:25 this even
ing,
People who remember the villains who
took u girl to the Watch Tower last
can draw their own differences in
tion-to say the least
1t is unfortunate that Policeman Byrns
could not have secured horse, for he
would have certainly rescued the girl and
secured or discovered the parties.
800 suits boys clothing at Loeb's.