The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-22
FATHER AND SON.
Otto Heilwagner and his Ac-
cused Parent.
How the Old Man impaired
the News.

The officers are now working up the
Heilwagner murder in an intelligent man
ner as it was demonstrated at the post
norton examination of the murdered
woman that the bullet had penetrated her
skull, and brings into prominence the fact
that bullet was found in the door of the
miserable shanty which the muir
dered woman called her home.
This ball was found imhe,i,led
in the door only a short distance fro.a the
floor, and tile ball fits revolver owned by
the husband of the murdered woman,
which had four loaded cartridges and one
empty shell when first asked for on the
day of Ottos arrival from Davenport.
oTTo's STATEMENT.
The husband of the murdered woman is
young German of fair appearance, with
not a disagreeable countenance, although
not remarkably progressing. He looked
about the affair imam ordinary way, and
did not appear totally overcome by the
death of his wife. He stated that on the
31st of August he and his wife had some
little difficulty which resulted in his leav-
ing home He said in this connection as
if to explain the affair that it was one of
the little rows that married people
have right along" He did not. volunteer
the cause of the domestic difficulty, and as
it was supposed to have originated in al
legged unfaith fulness on her part, the man
was not subjected to rigid cross question
on that point. He went down to Daven-
port and secured work on one of the con
struction trains which are utilized between
that city and Museatine.7 He carried his
revolver with him, as he claims, and was
SHOOTING AT MARK
near Davenport on Sunday, the 4th OF the
present month. He, in company with
several other men who boarded where he
did, went out that Sunday morning and
discharged all the barrels He cleaned the
revolver and replaced four of the cartridges,
but could not find the fifth, and so he al
lowed the blank cartridge to remain. In
this way he accounts for the condition OF
the firearn. He is positive that his father
did not have the weapon, and also denied
that his father gave it to him when the for
mer visited Davenport on the Friday, on
which the remains were found, to acquaint
him (Otto) with the fact that his wife had
disappeared.
THE OLD MAN
came down to Davenport on that Friday to
tell his son Otto of the strange disappear
ance of Dora, the wife of Otto. At the
time of the old mans departure
the remains had not yet been found and
consequently there was no positive proof
that she was dead, although her continued
absence might have rendered such a con
clusion plausible and probable.
At the time the old man reached Daven-
port, Otto was out at work and it was two
or three hours before the Information was
conveyed, and this was to the effect that
Dora was sick and wanted Otto TO come
back to his home. Otto Immediately made
preparation to return and the two started
back for Hampton that afternoon. when
they had reached Moline on their way
back, the old man informed Otto that his
wife had been missing since Tuesday, and
before they reached Hampton, the old man
stated that Dora was dead. On arriving
at the farm they learned that the body had
been found and the inquest was then being
conducted.
THE PRISONER.
The old man has been in Jail ever since
the coroners jury held him over. He has
not been visited by any of his family, and
they show in their actions that they believe
he was guilty of the murder.
He is standing the Imprisonment well
and SO far has not admitted the least thing
that would connect him with the murder
He reiterates what he stated to an ARGUS
representative on the morning after his in
generation, that he was not at Dora's
house Monday night and and went to bed
at an early hour and arose in good season
Tuesday night