Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-21
TO CONTROL A CHILD.
A Struggle Between a Sister and a
Preacher.
An Adopted Boy, and what a Claim
TO Him Led tO-An Exciting Time.

Consider able of sensation was created
on the ferry between and 6 o'clock last
evening. and later on the streets of Rock
Island, by the efforts of Rev. Geo. X.
Hoover, Iowa state superinten dent OF
the American Educational association,
to recover from Daisy Corey a young
girl of about eighteen years. her brother
John G. Corey. boy eleven years of age.
The circumstances of the case are some,
what peculiar, and became quite excit>
ing in the manner in which they cul-
minated last evening.
Six or seven years ago John Corey
lived with his family. consisting of his
wife and three children at Muscatine
The woman was his second wife, he be-
ing the father of four other older chill
dren by former wife. About the
time mentioned. Corey being out
of work, and there being do
nestle difficulties in his family.
left home ia search of employment at his
trade. that of a steam and gas filter.
Mrs. Corey soon after became mentally
deranged and was sent to Mercy hospital
at Davenport, where she is still confined.
Corey then arranged with his wife's sis
| ter, Mrs. Anna M. Frolaich, to take care
of the younger children three in number
Daisy, Johnny G. and Elsie-paying
her weekly for the service thus performed.
The children did not get along we'll with
| the aunt and three years ago Daisy ran
| away and for some time has been keeping
house for her father in Davenport, who,
by the way, is now employed in
the new Milan canning factory. The
other children did not receive the
proper discipline and care under
their aunt's charge in Muscatine and
| Rev. Wilcox, pastor OF the Baptist
| church there, who is also connected with
the Amerio an Educational association,
took their case before Judge Waterman
in the district court of Muscatine coun>
ty and the result was that Mr.. Wilcox
was appointed guardian of the children.
and he decided to turn the boy over to
the American Educational association.
that he might be placed in proper hands.
Yesterday Mr.. Wilcox determined to
send the boy to Superintendent Hoover
at Davenport, and this was what led to
the disturbance of last evening, The
boy was started from Muscatine on the
FREELY a telegram being sent to Mr..
Hoover to meet the boy at the c., r. 1.
i P. depot at Davenport at noon, but
he did not get there in time and
when the train arrived. Johnny learned
through drayman the location OF his
sister He found her, and after relating
his story to her she decided to take him
out TO their father at Milan.
The girl and boy made the trip with
out incident, and on returning home the
lady who occupies the same house with
the girl in Davenport told her that Mr..
Hoover had called several times durin G
the afternoon in quest of the boy, and
| was deteru ined to get him. The girl,
Daisy, Immediately started back to Mi
| Ian, and had reached the ferry dock on
the Davenport side when she was con-
fronted by Mr.. Hoover, who demanded
| the boy.
| That gentleman had in the
meantime reached the depot, and
| finding the train had arrived, traced
the boy to Daisy's home, made several
visits there in search of him and had
gone to the dock to await the return OF
the two from Milan when he discovered
them. He approached the girl and
asked her ler name, and learning it. told
the boy that he intended to meet him at
the train, ETC., and that he had good
home arranged for him in the country
| The boy paid no attention to Mr.. Hoov-
er's remarks, but the girl spoke for him
and said that the boy was her brother and
she was taking him to Milan. Mr..
Hoover took hold of the boy to take him
back up town, but the girl pulled the
other way and then it was that the ex
element began. The girl began to cry
and Mr.. Hoover lost his temper and
made some unbecoming remarks to sew
eral gentlemen, who. not knowing the
circumstances, interferred on behalf of
the girl Just then the ferry started of
and the girl and her brother jumped
on the back deck. Mr.. Hoover jumped
on in front, and when the ferry landed
on this size refused to let the children
get of. and they went back to the other
side. The gentlemen who had witnessed
the early part of the proceedings were in
waiting there, as was quite crowd. that
had congregated. and all in sympathy
with the girl. Mr.. Hoover hurried to
the police patrol station, and sent in an
alarm, which brought the Davenport pa
troll wagon, and Captain Martin to the
boat, and while the officer was talking to
the girl, the boat pulled out again, and
brought the officer to this side, Mr.. Mar
tin refusing, however. to make any ar
rests. A number of the crowd who had
witnessed he entire affair. and were de-
termined to see the girl through, came
over on the trip. When the boat touched
landing he re. the girl seized her brother
and leaped of on the dock. Hoover
interfered, but was prevented from
offering any forcible resistance to
the girls determination to take hel
brother, and he then went to
Mr.. Harms saloon and teleph0ned to the