The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-10
A Young and Innocent Cir
Dragged and Then
VIM Green the Villain and Ida Nc
Dowell the Victim.
SHE GIVES BIRTH TO A MALI
CHILD AND GREEN RUNS
AWAY.
The Mother and Family Almost Fran.
tic With Grief.

mother and the whole family are nearly |
frantic with grief and shame. The story |
is as follows:
Nearly two years ago there came to this |
city man named Wn. Green, freight |
conductor on the Rockford, Rock Island & |
St. Louis road. He stopped at the board
ing house of Mrs. Lucina Med in the
west end of the brick row of buildings on
Orleans street, and nearly opposite the Bel
lows House.
Green is young man about % years
old; S feet 7 or s inches in height; sandy
complexion; is considered good looking;
has rather winning way about him; a
very good conversatioEalist, and is just the
sort Of fellow to gain the affections of an
innocent girl and then ruin her.
Ida Mcdowell is now Is years of age; a
blonde, and quite handsome.
Green had not been boarding there very
long before an attachment sprung up be-
tween him and Ida, or at least he pretend
ed to like her. After keeping company
for some time Green asked Ida to marry
him, and she consented. provided her
mother did not object. Her attachment
for this man was not known to Mrs. Me-
Dowell. and she did not consider Green
gentleman, on account of some of his ac-
tons while in the house, and had told him
several times that if he did not act like
a gentleman he must leave. She was
therefore greatly surprised when Green
asked her consent to marry Ida. This
was on the morning when the old New
York House burned-April Goth, 1870
Mrs. Mcdowell refused her consent, and
sent Green out Of the house, telling him
never to return. Ida still refused to mar
ry him without her mothers consent, and
Green then remarked to gentleman, as
Mrs. Mcdowell has been told, that ''he
(Green) would fix that d. girl for it,
and have revenge on the old woman" So
he pretended to think more of Ida than
when he boarded with her mother, and
frequently met her at the house of Mrs.
DR.. Grt rer, in the same row of buildings.
One evening, as Ida now tells her moth.
er, several weeks after he had been turned
out of Mrs. McDowells, he met her at
Mrs. Growers, when the latter lady was
not at home. He gave her some candy,
drops of some kind, and insisted on her
eating them all, which she did. She says
she soon became stupid and for
two or three hours did not know what oc-
Cured. When she recovered her senses
Green was sitting on the opposite side Of
the room from her, while she was on a sofa.
She did not uspicion Green Of having out
ragged her while she was in an unconscious
state, but there is no doubt that, at the
time, he drugged her and then accom-
plished her ruin.
She has not been we'll for some time
past. and her mother had taken her t.
several doctors during the last few months
and they haye treated her, first for one com
plant and then fer another, but none oil
them ever limited to the unsuspectinl
mother the true condition of the poor girl
even if they knew.
| Or last Saturday Ida told her mothe
that she would also soon become mother
The poor woman was almost frantic will
grief at this, no thoughts of her daughte
being in this condition having entered he
mind before. She asked Ida for an ex
PLANTATION, and the girl replied that "a
God is my judge, mother, | did not kno,
my true condition until few days age
and never knowingly had anything to d
with man, although. as soon as l dis
discovered my condition, I suspicione
Green of drugging me-
On Monday morning Ida went TO he
married sisters home in this city, and CAV
birth to a healthy male child. As soon
: her brother, e. j. Mcdowell, a young ma
and we'll liked by everybody, heard of tn
. matter, he started on hunt for Greer
. with the intention of shooting him, but h
was finally quoted by friends. On Wet
nesday night three gentlemen, friends c
the McDowells, proceeded to Green's ca
Il at the Rockford depot, and compelled hin
to go with them to Idas room, and ther
accused him of being the father of he
child, and also of drugging her in order t
" accomplish his devilish purpose. Gree
|. at first attempted to deny it, but On bein
It closely questioned admitted that he ha
n drugged and ruined her that night at Mr.
| Growers. He said that he was willing [
!. marry her, and would do SO the next morl
d ing. He also admitted that he was Ell
If gagged to be married in two weeks to al
J. other young lady in this city, whose nan
e is withheld as she does not figure in Il
l. scandal.
Green was closely watched all Wedne
T. day night, and on Thursday forenoon |
went to the paymaster of the road, in cor
~ pany with Ida's brother, to get son
is money. 1t was there found that all of b
r. money had been garnished. While talkiI
as to the best course for the future Gre,
a stepped to the door and went out I
. has not been seen in this city since.
r. Ida, poor girl, is almost wild, as also
ia her good mother. Her brother has le
IT the city to escape the disgrace, and Gree
re the cause of all this misery, is now pro
10 ably gloating over his success in running
. young and innocent girl.
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