The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-21
MOLINE.

sarThe latest novelties in parlor orna-
ments at knoxs.
h@The banks will be closed all day to-
morrow, in honor of Washington's birth
day.
R@The recent rains have washed out
nortions of the cutters on Rodman avenue
hilI. The mayor was looking for the street
superintendent this morning to have them |
protected before entirely demolished.
n@Another reduction in the prices Of
chromos at Knox's.
R@On complaint of Marshal Fish, Chris |
Reese was taken before Magistrate Swan
der this morning charged with keeping his
saloon open after ii o'clock at night. He
plead guilty and was fined $40 and costs.
R@Charles Taylor was arrested by
Officers Fish and Mapes for being drunk
and disturbing the peace. Magistrate
Swander fined him SIS and costs, and hav-
ing no money was sent to the calaboose to
mediate upon the error of his ways.
n@The largest stock of walnut and gilt
mouldings to select from, in the city, at
Knox's
RGrHenry Thompson was arrested this
morning on complaint of Olof Olson, for
using abusive language to Olson and con-
tinually annoying him in consequence Of
an arrest Olson made while policeman.
He was taken before Magistrate Swander
who fined him S..
Belfast evening ended the union meet
ings for this week which have been held at
the Baptist church. Tomorrow evening
young peoples meeting will be held, and
on Sunday Rev. G. f. Clapp, an evangelist,
will commence a series of revival meetings,
which will probably be held in the Con.
gregational church, Daily prayer meet
ings at the Baptist church at P. NJ.
B9F Room mouldings for hanging pic
lures, at Knox's.
The Infantic1de Case.
Last Tuesday THE ARGUS called atten-
ton to what was at the time an unsubstan
tiated report of an infanticide and sugges-
ted that it be inquired into That evening
Marshal Fish commenced search getting
faint clue upon which TO work, but after
following it short time, found it to be a
sequel to mysterious case which had been
brought to his notice about two weeks pre-
vious. The facts as near as your reporter
could ascertain them are as follows, About
two months ago a girl by the name of
Hanna Anderson came 20 Mr. A z. Fisk,
highly recommended, and was engaged to
do house work. After she had been there
a short time it was noticed that her form
presented an appearance not altogether
consistent with her age and position.
She was questioned about it and denied
being enceinte,, but said that
she was deformed, had always been
that way. Other persons who had long
known her were questioned about it and
told the same story about the unfortunate
deformity. So matters rested until two
weeks ago last Sunday, when the girl
CONF lained of being sick and went home,
to her step-father John Holmgreen,
who lives on the bluff on First avenue
This much was known two weeks ago but
nothing further until in trying to iad a
foundation for the rumored infanticide il
was traced to this same girl, Marshal
Fish, found out the neighborhood in which
they lived, and last night Officer Mapes
after quite q search found the girl and
induced her to tell what he thinks is the
whole story. She says that on Sunday, Feb
3rd, about o'clock, A, NJ, she gave birth
to a months old tpta4s; that she examined
it and found there was no life in it after
which she put it in her trunk. Thi,
was at Mr.. Fisk's house, and in tht
! morning she took her trunk
and went home. After keeping
the foetus 10 the house two days her moth
er put it in basket, went to Riverside Gem
etery and buried it, She positively denie.
having made use of any means to produce
. an abortion, and told her story frankly
without any mlsstatements or hesitancy
She further said that one John Peterson
was the father of the child and that Grim
inal intimacy had existed between then
for the past Is months,
This morning Mrs. Holmgreen wen
with Officer Mapes and showed him wher
she buried it, in the Catholic buryinJ
ground, in grave out of which the frs
occupant had been removed. 1t had abou
FIVE inches of dirt over it and was SUI
rounded with layer of stones. 1t wa
disinterred aud taken to Coroner Morris
store and the following jury summoned:
DR.. j. w. Morey, Henry o. Whipple
David o. Reid, j. Schwartzenburg, Thos
WirsinR, j. N, Elmstedt, Geo. E. Pin
. gree, r. L. Brown, c, +. Grantz, A. A
Crandall. Dan. w Gould and H. b. Kelsey
y and at 2 o'clock this afternoon they went t
f the house of the girls parents to hold a
inquest, the result of which we wer
unable to obtain in time for publicatlo
this evening.
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