The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-23
MONDAY MISCELLANY.
The Murder Trial Of VIII
liam HeilWagon.
Pest House Tenant and His
Removal.
Usual Collection of late Local
Affairs.
CIRCUIT COURT.

This afternoon the trial of VIM. He'll
wagon for the murder of his daughter-in
law, Mrs. Dorothea Heilwagon, was COM
menced The prosecution was conducted
by States Attorney E. E. Parmenter, who
was assisted by VIM. jackson. and the de-
Tense was represented by Hon p. O'Mara
and J. L. Hass.
The prisoner was brought in at the COM
mencement of the afternoon session, and
attracted considerable attention from the
large crowd of spectators in attendance at
the trial.
Great difficulty is apprehended in Sc
curing jury, as in the examination of the
panel this afternoon, the jurors generally
stated that they had formed an opinion of
the case. Four jurymen were challenged
for cause by the prosecution on an exam
nation of six jurors, and it is thought
| that the jury will not be secured before
! Wednesday morning.
| The indictment is as follows:
STATE OF ILLINOIS, ls.
Rock Island County,
| OF the January term of the Rock Island circuit
|
| The Grand Jurors selected and sworn in and for
the county of Rock Island in the name and by the
authority Of the people in the state OF Limos upon
the county of Rock Island in the state OF Illinois on
&Itfiff THE gortS TIE year II onE L2fa
nois with force and arms in and upon Dorothea
Heilwagon feoniously, willfully and of his malice
/ aforethought, did make Assault; and that
the said William Helwagon then and there with q
certain hammer. the said Dorothea Helwagon in
and upon the head of the said Dorothea Heiiwagon,
then and there feloniously wiIfully and OF his malice
sfo
thea Heilwagon, then and there with the hammer
aforesaid by the stroke aforesaid in manner afore-
said in and upon the head of the said Dorothea
Heilwagon, one mortal wound of which said mortal
wound, the said Dorotha Heilwagon then and there
| instantly died.
And az the jurors aforesaid upon their oaths afore
sad do say that the said William Heiwagon, the
said then and there feloniousy wilfully and OF his
malice aforesaid, did kill and murder.
| The second count, after setting forth the force
and intent states: .sAnd that the said William
Heilwagon. then and there, with his hands and feet,
and of his malice aforethought did strike. beat
and kick in and upon the head breast, back, sides
other parts n, OF te the OS 6 81 e the s"d
| and throw the said Dorothea Heiwagon down, unto
then giving unto the SAID Dorothea Heilwa gon
L. several mortal strokes, wounds and
| bruises of which said mortal strokes,
| wounds and bruises the said Dorothea Heilwagon
| then and there instantly died"
The third count enumerates the use of pistol in
the hands of the said William Heilwagon which pis
| toll he discharged, and that wound was thereby
caused IN the rlSnt sde OF Lne nead OF the sid Dofo
| thea Heilwagon from which wound she instantly
| died
The fourth count details the use of club in the
| hands of the said William Heilwagon, the blow Of
which upon the back part of the head of DOrothea
Heilwagon, caused her death in an instantaneous
manner.
The fifth count describes the use of large stone
in the hands of William Heilwagon, which inflicted
a wound upon the head of Dorothea Heilwagon
causing her TO die instantly.
The sixth count of the Indictment narrates an
| assault by William Heilwagon upon the said Doro-
manner
some means, instruments and weapons to the jurors
unknown, did then and there felonously, wilfuliy
and OF the malice aforethought, deprived of life the
said Dorothea Heiiwagon.