The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-18
FROM BAD TO WORSE.
L. D. Dimick's Disgrace.
He and His Evil Star, Maud Terry.
Locked UP at Kansas City on the
Charge Of Adultery.

Wine and women are said to have
wrecked the lives of many men, but 1t
appears that the latter has been sufii'
Gent temptation to lure L. d. Dimick, OF
this city, from the path of rectitude and
virtue. When he left town under such
disparaging circumstances, his escapade
was fully chronicled, but naturally
enough. interested parties attempted to
color the facts, and grew indignant be-
cause the ARGUS stated the plain truth. y
It would afford us much pleasure today
to be able to say that we were mistaken,
hut alas, the words written then were too
true. for additional evidence has come
to light to place the young man even IN a
more embarrassing position than his sus-
piclous fight made it appear was the case.
He and his partner in gu have just been
arrested in Kansas City on the charge of
adultery, according to the following dis
patch, which appeared in the ST. Louis
Republican yesterday:
| KANSAS CITY, Mo, Sept. $50. J.
Dimick, wealthy citizen of Rock Island,
arrived in the city today in search of his
son, young man who recently deserted
his handsome young wife to follow the
footsteps of a dashing blonde of ques'
f tionable reputation. The sons name is
III. d. Dimick and the blonde whose
charms fascinated him bears the musica
name of Maude Terry. Young Dimich
married handsome young lady of higl
s social standing few years ago, and Il
all appearances their married life was
happy one The young man fell int
bad ways, however, and finally deserted
his wife for a blonde siren. For Ion:
: time his relatives did not know where h
r had gone, but he was finally located IL
this city, and today his father arrives
with determination to teach his son
verv strong moral lesson. The son ha
g purchased brick yard here. AS tn
e father told Chief Speers his story tear
. trickled down his cheeks, and his fran
shook as though palsied, The youn
) man was arrested and brought to th
= station. where he was confronted by hi
. parent.
i The father reasoned with his son, an
handed him letters from forglving one
t at home. 1t was to no purpose, howeve
IS for he merely said: When you want
!. talk business, crack loose, but till the
n there is no use of this business" He WI
= locked up and Detective Hunt sent att
= the woman. She soon put in an appear
ance, but took things remarkably cas-.
C She, too was locked up.
~ The prisoners will have hearing b
fore Esquire Teasdale at 10 o'clock in ii
morning on the charge of adultery a
presep. both parties are in Limbo.
: conversation the elder Mr.. Dimick said
a would settle up his sons business in th
city and take him home, while he wou
prosecute the woman to the full exte
he of the law He says his son is wor
tn SEE, 900 in his own name, and aside fro
l. this freak never did anything to eau:
az trouble.
y The action of the young man is &c
tainly incomprehensible, and deserv
-, the severest censure. Courted al
nd petted by his parents, the object of
10 loving wife's solicitude, placed in su
il stantial enterprise where success won
w. surely follow thrift, honored and respeG
nd ed in the community where he W
al reared, he displayed lack OF maj
.,o spirit and great degree of baseness
80 turn his back on these respectable co
nections, and join his fortunes with Il
,os of low and wanton woman, who Is
-, stranger to virtue and the finer instin
=, of noble womanhood
.;,o Since the above WAS written 1t
learned that Mr. Dimick arrived no
. with his erring son this morning, hav
either had him cleared of the cha
" against him, or else going his secuI
nav for his appearance when wanted.