The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-16

and said, You do not think there Is any |
thing wrong, do your
johnson told Mr.. Carl that he could
aid him in finding the girl, and together
they went to the house where the woman
Fisher lived, but found that she had NOV
cd to Pullman There the two Invent and
finding the house Johnson went in and
asked for ida May" representing him
self as friend of Ruggles who had mes
sage for the girl. The woman denied
| that there was any such erson there, but
| just then the father, was waiting outside,
saw the woman Fisher trying to take his
daughter upstairs and rushing in seized
her. He told her she must come with him
and she said:
| ..Wait till tomorrow, / am toe sick TO
go now"
| s.You must get out of this house" the
father replied, and took her with
| him. johnson directed him to
| a house in Chicago, kept
by friend of his mothers, where the
girl was taken, and on Friday afternoon,
was delivered of child, which lived until
nearly morning. Friday night Mr.. Carl
left for Geneseo, leaving his daughter in
charge of his wife, and arriving in Geneseo
| Saturday morning, at once had Ruggles
and DR.. Zuppann arrested. On Sunday
morning he received the following dispatch
from his wife. 'Rearrest Ruggles; arrest
DIR. Zuppann; child dead and mother very
low
On receipt of this dispatch he had the
parties rearrested, and put the case in the
hands of Mr.. Chas. Durham, with instruc-
tons to prosecute to the full extent of the
| law Mr.. Carl stated that an offer had been
madeto him to settle the case either by money
damages, or by marriage, but all offers
were Indignantly rejected, and the father
stated the law must take it course. Mr..
Carl appeared excited in the highest degree
and at times his emotions made his state
ments almost incoherent. His anger when
| he first knew of the terrible affair, was
terrific, and it was only with difficulty that
he was kept from killing Ruggles, but he
has grown calmer, and will commit no
violence on the culprit.
Il JUSTICE CAMPBELL
stated that the first he knew of the case
was charge made on Saturday by Mr..
Carl against Mr.. Ruggles, charging him
with being an accessory in an abortion
case committed on Clara NJ. Carl. Heput him
under bondsaof 81, 900 and continued the
case until Saturday the Goth. On Sunday
morning, Mr. Carl called on him, after he
had received the dispatches from his wife,
and filed information against Mr.. Ruggies
and DR.. Zuppann charging them with being
accessories in an abortion case, murder of
child and probable murder of the girl.
DR.. Zuppann gave bail for $4,000 but
Ruggles was held in custody and sent to
Cambridge for safe keeping.
| DR.. zUPPANN
stated that all the stories about him being
implicated in the case were wrong he
claims to have no connection at all with it.
He denies ali knowledge of the woman,
Mrs. Fisher, who was instrumental in pro
curing the abortion. He says Ruggles
asked him couple of monthssa ago if Miss
Carl was enciente, and he said he could
not tell without making an examination
with instruments, and this he would moi
and did not do. He told Ruggles if the
girl was pregnant he wanted nothing to dc
| with the case, and did not recommend then
to any one but advised Ruggles to marry
her.
THE ACCUSED.
: Ruggles was also interviewed but he re.
fused to talk /; he expressed an antipathy
to newspaper men and would make nc
statement. It seems that other male mem
bers of the family have got into trouble Oh
the same account, and their reputation is
not the most savory,
THE FEELING
in Geneseo is very strong against Ruggle:
and the affair is the principal topic of con
versation. Excitement runs high and many
angry expressione are heard upon the
, streets. Carl is much respected and al
though poor has been an extremely honest
and good citizen and much thought of
The sympathy of all is with him in his
present severe sorrow.
Il MRS. FISHER
was arrested in Pullman Sunday afternoon
by constable w. } Meyers. The arrest
was made upon warrant sworn out be-
fore justice Woodman by the father of the
girl. The prisoner was taken to the coun-
ty Jail, but when reporter called upon
her she was muffied up in the blankets, and
refused to talk.
II LIKE HAPPENINGS.
4 1t seems that this is not the only case
that is stirring Geneseo social circles to its
Il innermost depths. There are two or three
charming damsels more than usually in
teresting at this present writing. The
4 new st. Paul trains offers unusual advan-
tages for reaching Dakota, advantages
that are being eagerly embraced.
DON'T DREAM.