The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-12
MOLINE.

The council will hold special meeting
tonight.
He was caught just as he came out of
saloon last evening and he was a public
official too. But then he was only taking
tonic, and, besides, they we're rather
| noisy inside.
There will be a moonlight fest on Friday
evening of this week under the auspices OF
the First Methodist church. Place for
holding the same not yet determined. Ice
cream, berries and pleasant time for all
who attend.
The churches Sunday morning were
only fairly attended, the warm weather
keeping great many at home. The ser
vices at the Baptist church were unusu-
ally interesting, it being the second ami
versary Of Rev. T. +. Borchers connection
with the church. His discourse was an
eloquent effort, clothed in beautiful Ian
guage and effectively delivered. In the
evening there was union meeting at the
First Methodist, but no preaching at either
the Congregational or Baptist The even
ing services were well attended. T. f.
Borchers and Z. c. Barnard each deliv-
ed short addresses, followed by prayer
and singing. A number were present
from all the churches.
: This forenoon about ll:3O, a man, nam
ed Meyer, who is insane at times and sub
| ject to fits. walked into Justice Mapes's of.
flee and insisted on the squire providing
him with watch. The squire objected
: to his request and elected him from the
premises. Meyer then visited the jewelry
store of f. EckoId and informed Mr.. E.
that he had been sent there to get watch
that he Meyer would be cured if he
; obtained it, and threatened to shoot him if
= the article was not given him. Marshal
, Wells was called ON and took him to the
. calaboose. Meyer has parents and rela-
atoms who are fully aware of his condition
and they should be compelled to provide
: for him. 1t is said that they mistreat him
) and only halt feed him, whereas he works
: harder than any Of them. Meyer will be
Il turned over to Ezra Smith, overseer oil
the poor, and an application made to the
q county court to compel his relations tt
: provide for him. He is dangerous mar
b when excited and not safe to run at large
e A supposed case of infanticide has just
o come to light, The parties, whose name.
are withheld for the present, live on the
/; bluff and are reputed to be Catholics
e The story is about as follows: About foul
/ weeks ago, perhaps longer, the young LADY
d who is the subject of this sketch CAV,
d birth to beautiful girl baby-the chile
d was the very picture of health and weighed
|, II pounds. The midwife who ATTENDED
o the woman in her trouble went regularl,
to see the little unfortunate, and tn
n parents of the mother were tireless il
!, their efforts to render help to their I'm
:. fortunate child in her affection. Whe
# the mother was able to get about, she, i
ii company with the midwife. went to tn
N Catholic church in Moline and there
. on the 25th of June, it was baptised b
q the pastor of the church. It 1.-THE child
was then robust and healthy. The mex
day, or perhaps two days after, the child die
!, and was secretly buried in the Cathe
10 lie burying ground in Rock Island. Tw
J. weeks afterwards the case leaked out j
); some manner and the matter was place
! in the hands of Marshal Wells to work uE
=, He Immediately went to the mothe
W of the child and plainly and openly aske
< her to explain This she refused to DE-
stating,as reason, that her father had il
10 structed her to communicate the matter
d no one The marshal then went to tn
w. father of the girl and partly through fea
OF and to make the case better for his info
e. tunate daughter he reluctantly stated t
or the marshal the particulars given aboy
OF and directed him how to find the gray,
S; The marshal then hunted U
We the sexton Of the church and su
OF ceeded finally in discovering the grave
the child. The parish priest was the
ut called on aud by direct questioning tt
is marshal elected the remainder of the fac
re of the story, date of baptism, and also W;
es assured by the priest that if anything WI
E. wrong it must come out as the Cathol
lst church never concealed matters of such
to nature. The marshal then revisited ii
if girl and also her father and endeavored
en- ascertain the name Of the father of the il
on FAINT but this they absolutely refused
tell. The midwife was then interrogate
R. but she was equally uncommunicatiy
bv Drs. Mckinney, Dayison and Piper we
mt then consulted, as to the possibility of
IN, tecting the cause Of death in such case
No the child being dead two weeks and
for young at the time of death. DIR. McKi
for ney was of the opinion that the cause
led death could be discovered. while DIR
Too Dawson and Piper took adverse view
,ur What excites suspicion more than an
we thing else is the fact that, two years az
an infant belonging to the some parti
on mysteriously disappeared and b
90. never been traced. A young Nj
Nv, who boarded at the house al
o9 who was on intimate terms with Il
VI. mother of the infant is supposed to be t
H.; s father of the present child. The suppo
,nn ton is that the child was either strangl
so oa or was pierced in the temples with a pi
r. The affair is likely to be more fully inves
sav gated and the guilty parties brought
md Jusr &C.. rs hopeu .La. .ue a I'll,
ter . ~ aosS nene, wv .nsI tne oaSe win
on Sa tiS 1877 - up: anu - L.Ia
of oueH io1' ply ehH sutl'y oues sIoo.o
for punlSii0u " 'lie lull eAtent VI 'ho 's"'
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