The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-04
THE PROSPECTIVE BRIDEGROOM.
Billy Madden Still in Jail ON Account
OF His Refusal to Marry BERTHE,
the Daisy.

Two suns have come up and gone down
but still Billy Madden mlins in durance
vile. He is yet in the county bastile,
where he says he will remain until he rots
before he will marry BERTHE Warwick.
Billy has had his preliminary examination
and was bound over to court by Chopper
in the sum of 5000 He had no friend to
"put up for him, consequently Ne was
hustled off to Jail The ARGUS man had
a talk with Billy yesterday afternoon.
The young man was found to be in good
spirits. In reply to the reporters ques
ton How are you, Billy" he replied:
ooh, about so so You see how it is, yonr-
self"
well. Wien are you going to get out?"
asked the reporter.
"Oh | don't know If never get out
until / marry that thing. III stay here
until rot. Why. she's the worst girl in
the whole town. She takes the bakery,
baker and all She claims to be a nice
girl and all that. She is pretty thing to
pass as model of virtue. She has been
gong 10 the devil for the last two years,
ever since her parents died. | never Sc
duced her She was seduced long before
knew her. fmet her over in Davenport
at fancy ball-a masquerade ball. l
took her to the ST. James hotel there and
stayed all night ia the house. She was
in the habit of going there with men.
She went as often as four times a week. "
Having got Madden's statement, the re
porter went up to the house where the
girl is making her home He raped at
the door and was met by BERTHE
Being told that we were reporter for the
ARGUS, BERTHE said she had nothing to
say, but finally said, Il don't like the way
the ARGUS wrote me up Tuesday You
had no business 10 stick anything in the
paper about me. am plenty able to take
care of myself and attend to my own
business"
But, MISS BERTHE, have just came
from Madden. He says some fearful mean
things about you"
Billy Madden is no good. What did
he tell you about me" asked Berthe.
Being told what Madden and his friends
said, BERTHE clinched her fist, shook it
under the reporters nose and replied: 1T
| is all dirty lie, never was intimate
with anybody but Billy Madden The
night he seduced me, | was with another
girl He had another Young man with
| him. All four of us went
to a, saloon in Rock Island
and then we all got full of beer and
whisky. The other couple went out OF
the room to take walk and while they
were gone, Billy accomplished my ruin.
never attended any balls in Davenport
nor did | ever stay all night ut any time
at the st. James hotel in Davenport"
just how this matter will end it is hare
telling, Both parties remain firm. Mad
den would marry the girl if his mother
would allow him to. The girl will MOI
compromise the matter for any amount OF
money, and the end is not yet.
HE COMES TO TIME.
After few days confinement in the
county bastile, Billy Madden came to the
conclusion this afternoon that the best
thing for him to do was to marry Bertie
Warwick. He did not jump into the mat
rimonial moose any too willingly, however
The ceremony was performed at th,
sheriffs Office by Judge Adams in th,
presence of few witnesses. The twair
then went their way, and il is to be hopet
will live happily together.