The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-29

AT an hour when it was not to be expect
ed that there woulg beany one present. She
was to induce Vail to buy bottle of soda,
at which Tremaine was to take offence and
provoke quarrel. The depositions went
on to tell how the diabolical plan was car
ried out. Vail was enticed to the saloon;
the woman did induce him to buy the So
da, and the quarrel was provoked as al
ready detailed. The remainder of the de-
position, which covers four or five closely
written pages, ,corroborats the story told by
the witness whose statement has been
given.
/ To make this still more convincing it
was learned from.
/ LETTERS WRITTEN BY MRS. TREAAINE.
/ Before the confession was made that
Martin had induced her to marry Trea
maine for the express purpose of convert-
ing Tremaine into tool for Wallis muir
der.
/ Detective Furlong spends great deal Of
his time out of the city on business for the
Missouri Pacific, and a Republican, reporter,
who had seen him several times around
the Four Corners, spent some time in wait
| ing for him to appear there again. He
failed to do so, and after the story of the
murder and Mrs. Treamaines disposition
was learned, hunt was begun for Fur
long to learn what disposition had been
made of them. His residence, 2737 Euge
MIA, was learned at the Missouri Pacific
offices, and the reporter made several calls
there during the last few days.
THE DOOR WAS OPENED THE FIRST TIME
by gentleman who said he worked for
Mr.. Furlong.
e'Know anything about the Tremaine
case?" asked the reporter.
eyes, something" replied the detec-
tive
when will Mr.. Furlong be at homer"
''He is out of town now, but we expect
him tomorrow night.
/ The reporter was very anxious to see
him. and the detective said he would tell
him to wait the next evening. The next
evening the reporter called, and the little
/
as the same man who was there yesterday.
The same gentleman who had met him be
fore came out and said he was sorry, but
Mr.. Furlong had telegraphed that he could
not be home until Friday.
The reporter thought as the matter was
pressing the gentleman would do as well.
The Vail murder, Tremaines connection
with Meyers, Mrs. Tremaine's dispositions,
and other interesting matters already re-
counted, were talked over. Mr.. Furlong's
assistant said that according to his nnder-
standing Mr.. Furlong had turned over the
dispositions to
THE MAN WHO HAD ENGAGED HIM
to do the work"
'sWho was the MANI"
! ''Ex-Mayor Bowman of East st. Louis. -
Bowman means to have Martin in
dictedg''
That's my understanding of it."
The reporter was about to take his leave
when Mr. Furlong's assistant asked him if
he was connected with the metropolitan de-
tective department of the city. The repor
ter was not, having only personal grounds
/ for being in the case. Mr.. Furlong's as
sistant seemed to feel that he
/ HAD BEEN TOO CoNFIDING.
But it was too late.
Yesterday the reporter learned that the
: case is still waiting on Tremaine in Belle
vile. Detective Hugh O'Neil has been
hunting this week for Mrs. Tremaine who,
he was informed, was chambermaId al
the Hotel Barnum on Sixth and Washing
| ton avenue This the reporter learned
when. having received the same informa
ton himself, he dropped into the hotel fol-
| chat with the housekeeper.
II guess you mean Hannah" said thai
good lady when asked about Mrs. Ire
! maine ''She's the same woman the Hugl
O'Neil was here after yesterday. He asked
me about her very particularly, anC
wouldn't believe me when I told him tha
she had never been employed here. HI
wanted her something about a case Owe
the river
Mrs. Tremaine is still in the city. unles
she has left in the last few days for Chicago
to be near her paramour, Harry Meyers.
As soon as Tremaine can be induced Il
9 consent that all he knows shall be given il
testimony, the case against Martin
WILL BE PUSHED
at least 80 it has been said by parties wht
ought to be best informed in the premises
The same parties say that he has now
bitter grievance against Meyers, whit
s'gave him away" and who also left hin
) to bear the whole brunt of the East st
Louis masked robbery prosecution alone
Meyers having been released on the prelim
mary examination, although there is ii
doubt of his guilt. Tremaine is certain t
be convicted and to receive q long sentence
. and If he can better himself he win tes
: stify against Martin
The crime of the trio-Martin, Tremain
and Tremaines wife-is SO black that tn
!. law provides no adequate punishment
> Hanging is too mild.
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