The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-16
A SPURIOUS LYNCH.
A Rascal Begging in Lynch's Name.


the Harper House. and stated to Mr..
Harper that he was just out of the peni-
Tertiary and had nothing to keep himself
from the poor house, etc.. and said his
name was Lynch. who was sent from here
to the penitentiary for manslaughter in
the riot which occurred on the steamer
Dubuque some years ago. He said be
had just been pardoned out by Gov. Bever.
idge. Mr.. Harper gave him so cents and
he went on his way. This morning an ARGUS
reporter called on Mrs. Lynch, widow
woman who serves in the family of Geo.
Mohl, on Broadway, to enquire about the
matter, and she said the man was base
imposter. She said that, on the 18th of
February, she saw an item in The ARGUS.
copied from Desmoines paper. that Lynch
was there, trying to get work as stone
cutter She sent the paper to Joliet, and
this morning received from her son the
following letter, which we publish as
written, except to correct the bad spelling:
JOLIET, Ill., Penitentiary, March 18th, 1876.
My Dear Nother:-I received your kind
and welcome letter of the 18th February.
also yours Of the 5th inst, which gave me
great consolation to hear from you and of
you being in good health as the date of
this leaves me in at present, thanks to God
tor his kind mercies to US ALL My dear
mother 1t grevles me to have people think
that am free man and such heartless
wretch as not to go to your support and
known how you need my help; but cannot
stop my enemies from circulating such a
falsehood. 1t is not the first time that
newspapers has published falsehoods about
me. got two enemies that don't want me
out of this place; they are the men that
informed on me. One is wanted in Minneso-
ia. know that he was married I'D there
and he got married again 10 Arkansas and
| know it. The other is wanted in Canada.
One of these men is Irish and a native of
Curlish, county Clare, and has got, think
friends in Rock Island His name is Patrick
McMan.
l would like to have that falsehood
contradicted in one of the Rock Island
papers. L did not get the paper that piece
was III; would like to see the piece; if you
got it send it in next letter and [ hope
they will let it come in for it would throw
some light on it. Norman of my name went
out OF this place in over a year. Let me
know II my full name was IN the paper or
not, 1t they wait ten months from to-day
they may be able to publish the truth for if
nothing happens will be in Rock Island.
can live 10 hopes ten months. Dear mother,
aan TO frio 7 L. -,
Rock Island on the first train that leaves
for that place when am free, and don't
you believe anything else. will come to a
close by hoping this will find you and friends
in good health.
/ remain, your son, truly,
SIMON LYNCH, GIL.
To Bridget Lynch, Rock Island, ILL.,
The riot on the Dubuque occurred on the
29th of July, 1869. There were $50 RATS
men on the boat going up the river, and a
row commenced in consequence of the
guard Ia negro) at the cabin door refusing
the raftsmen permission to go into the
cabin, Seven negroes (deck hands, were
killed A large number of the rioters
were arrested but the man supposed to be
the ringleader (Simon LYNCH escaped
He was afterwards taken in Arkansas by
Sheriff Payne and City Marshal Mitsch,
who, on information of his whereabouts,
left here March 18th 1870, via. Spring
field, where they procured a requisition
from our governor on the governor of
Arkansas for authority to take the
man. They returned here with him, Oh
Sunday morning, April Sd, Oh the steamer
Minneapolis, having found him it Clar-
enGon, Ark.
Lynch was tried here at the September
(ls70) term of our circuit court, COM
mencing Sept, 2lst. The case was con-
Quoted for the people by Col. Mock,
states attorney, assisted by NJ. Y. John
son. Esq, of Galena, who was employed
by the Northern Line Packet Company,
and also by Sweeney & Jackson For the
Enthusiastically & McNeal and Geo. H.
Parker. The case was given to the jury
Sept. oath, and verdict rendered of ten
years in the penitentiary Why Lynch
should suppose that be will be out in ten
months. we do not know, unless he ex
poets Gov. Beveridge to pardon him out
His poor old widowed mother, most ex-
cellent old lady, formerly lived at Johnsons-
port, Iowa, a little place on the Mississippi
river, IN Clayton county, above McGregor.
She has been here about years, working
out, 10 families, to earn her support. She is
bowed down with grief at her misfortunes
and is indignant that any one should go
around, in the name of her unfortunate
son, soliciting alEs from the charitable.
Simon Lynch is man of medium height
(about feet 10y with STOPPING shoulders,
short neck, and, when arrested, wore a
full beard eight brown hair slightly dark
er shade; a few marks of small pox ap-
peared on his cheek bones; his face, then
was dark and sallow, and though not Of
an intelligent cast, was not a particularly
wicked or brutal looking one.
The imposter, now about town, should
be locked up as warrant.
D. T. Sears going to Kansas