The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-13
MeKINNIE'S CAPTURE.
After Nights Travel Sheriff Reticker
Comes Upon Him at His
Mothers House.

Fred McKinnie, who is accused of at
tempting to rayish the person of Miss
Annie Kelley. at the residence of Henry
Carpenter, on Friday afternoon, is con-
fined within the walls of the county jail.
He was captured early Sunday morning,
at the residence of his mother, three and
one half miles west of Buffalo, on the
Iowa side Sheriff Reticker had no
trouble in securing him after finding his
whereabouts. but it took good deal of
strategy to get onto his LAY" 1t was an
all night job, and if our sheriff was not
possessed of the stamina that produces
thoroughbreds. he would have postponed
the hunt, and not passed the night in
travelling lonely roads, crossing the Mis-
sissippi, and falling into ten foot bitches.
But John is a Slayer" and when he
starts out on a scent, he hardly ever fails
to bag his game. He left Rock Island
Saturday afternoon about o'clock, and
first went to Milan. From there he went
to Andalusia, and after skirmishing around
in that vicinity until about midnight, lie
got skiff and crossed the river to Buff
falo. He had learned that McKinnies
mother lived three and one half miles west
of Buffalo, and was pretty sure that the
man he was after was under the parental
roof
he arrived at the place about 2 o'clock,
Sunday morning Two houses stood
close together, but he was not positive
which was the McKinnie place. At one
of the houses dance was in full sway,
and the participants were quite bois.
ferrous. The sheriff wisely concluded to
wait until the dance ended and acted the
spy. hiding under the bushes where he
could plainly witness the whole proceed
ing. The crowd remained until nearly
morning, when those that were able 10
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been gu2zling too much of the ardent
stretched themselves out in a prOmiscu-
Gus manner. At this stage of the pro.
ceeding the sheriff again started to
work, and having learned which house
MCKinnie was in, he effected an entrance
about five in the morning He found
McKinnie in bed but hustled him out,
and started him for Rock Island He
arrived here with his prisoner at 10 a. m.
having travelled over fifty-one miles,
and on the road eighteen hours.
THE PRISONER.
McKinnie is only little over seventeen
years of age, and is quiet appearing lad,
and has not the looks of a criminal His
body bears evidence of the hard treat
ment he received at the hands of Kelly,
the brother of the girl he had made an
assault on. His feet were cut and bruised,
he having walked most of the way from
Edgington to Buffalo in his bare feet.
He says after he had recovered some
from the effects of the beating he had re-
ceived, he started for Taylor Ridge, and
from there followed the railroad track
Catil he reached the Milan bottoms, when
he stopped over night with farmer He
resumed his journey for home in the
morning, and coming across Mr.. Samuel
Goode, of Andalusia, who was driving TO
Rock Island, he was given a ride He
passed through the city Saturday morn
ing, and crossing over to Davenport,
walked down to Buffalo
McKinnie claims that he did not make
an assault on Miss Kelly, or subject her
to brutal treatment, and that his advances
were not repulsed by the girl. He will
have hearing before Squire Chopper to-
morrow morning. and it is expected that
he will waIve an examination until the
circuit court COnvenes.