The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-22


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one was in my house, ana the TWO pig8es
were up with their gran dfather ana grand
mother. Otto said well Mnat snah
do home thenY' | told MIN that ne Wouls
have 20 come home or else tne eleIiI
would come aIter MN Oteo saias ~,
Sheriff can not make me go, nos un,ess
want TO go. he sara thas he WouId 3
along. 50 we went up 20 ms DoaInih =
house, Mr. Stepnins beIone we came =
the heuse otao ssId, den seh my eoaru
ing boss Dora Is missing. Wnen ne ASA
you, tell MN she> n sfck Mr. ceepnii
dld not ASK me. Otto toid MN peiore Una
Dora was sick. He changed CLONES ano
then we came over to Rock Island, told
fonnd him 60 ve vent mn 70 M Cron.
per's. told Mr. Chopper when he saw
the Sheriff he was to tell Inn thai 1Ioune
Otto. So Chopper said. did yon md
himY told him yes, and he said ne was
glad TO hear It., We went from there up
to Mrs. CAREERS, from there we went over
to John .Miller's. Otto asked me, did
you tell Miller about that thing aireadyf
told him yes, and he refused to go there,
he said .aet US go to Jacob Gagenhlemer
We went in there. told Otto want TO
go over Z; and I see Il John Miller
anyhow He ] said, we will
be too late for the train. We toek the
street car and went to Hausles, in Moline.
he said We win stop here till it Isl time for
the train to start out from Moline. / told
him / was tired viii lay down and sleep
. while. Otto went and took cue and
commenced playing pool. Heplayed from
the time went till / came back again.
Some one walked me up and went in the
saloon. Otto said there arc two wagons
out here, we can ride with them to our
house. / went out and got in the first
wagon. Otto went in the hind wagon.
Above the brewery q buggy came down
the road, there was two men in the buggy.
As they passed US one of them said: i -
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9,,-e lhhh NAVE 7l fooND ihAi " ,ses
to day." I turned around and asked them
how did they find her, did they find her
dead or alive? They answered they found
her dead in a cora field. Then we drove
on, when the hind driver said whoa, /
turned around and looked Otto was out
of the wagon and he was close to the Mis-
sissippi He then threw off his coat. I
jumped of from the wagon, went over to
aim and asked him what he was trying to
10. He said, "You or no one else can
bold me- 1 told him to put on his coat
and get in the wagon or we Will hold you.
He picked up his coat and got in the
wagon. We came up to Hampton and stop
bed at Squire Becker's. / told him there
s Otto. The Squire said, That is all
light, go home with him. T" : We came out
light close to Mr.. Mosher. The teamster
aid whoa again. ] got off frem the wag
n. Otto had got off from the wagon and
vas in the brush. / went up to him and
Esked him what was up now. He said, Il
ave got something in my pocket; you |
amt hold that" told him we were near |
leme now, don't " ant you to fool around |
lie said, LET the driver drive on and wei
will go through the pasture We went
trough the pasture home We came down
o my house. There was lots of people |
round the place. The Constable from |
hampton came there and took me and Otto
0 Mr. Mosher's house. We had hearing
here. I asked the Squire if they were
trough. and he said yes. / told him / I
Fould go home and get my supper.
rent home and got my supper and when I I
ad eat my supper told my wife that /
rould go over and see Dora She said
nat Dora was lying in the coffin, and that
ne coffin was closed and that she smelt so
ad that no one could go near II. I went
YER There was some men guarding the
ouse. They were on the outside Iasked
lem and told them that I void like to see
'ora, they told me that she smelt too bad.
Then was there the Constable came
ack from Mr., Mosher's and called me. /
ent to hin, and asked him what he want
|. He told me that they would need me
the morning for witness in Hampton,
Id that | should come along. / told him
you need me for witness I would be
ere before the trial would commence:
e said that I had better go along, so
ere was a one-horse wagon. and Otto
"a the Constaole ana one other man all |
~ IN tne wagon anu u,Oss o9wn 70
amptoh. we went 70 squire Wehn /
ice. Inc SQUIRE WIS SfttIuQ ana VIII