Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-27
A TERRIBLE CHARGE.
A Father Arrested for Most Helm.
Gus Crime.
Accused Of Incs st With His Thirteen
Year Ola Daughter. Other Affairs
-.-POltce Points.

hAarsnai Miller arrested Oliver Vanlan-
ingham at his home on First avenue out
toward tie saw mill last night on the
charge OF one of the most licentious and
unnatural crimes that mortal man can
conceive or be guilty of-that of incest
his victim being his thirteen year old
daughter Kiziali anlaningham is a
laborer at the lower saw mill and is about
forty wears of age. his family consisting
OF his wife and one child-the daughter
on whom he is alleged to have committed
this most heinous outrage upon the laws
OF nature and man. The complaining
witness upon whose sworn affidavit
Magistrate Wivill issued the war
rant for Nanlaningham's arrest Is
Myer Simon, who told the squire under
oath that he had memorandum of dates
in which he had known the accused to be
guilty of the assault charged, and that
his acts of this nature were numerous.
VanlaninghaIH was locked up in the
county Jail and protests his innocenc
ou. the daughter confessed her father
guilt to the marshal last night Today,
however, an influence has been brought
to bear on Simon, and he has expressed
desire to withdraw the charge, but this
Will not be allowed by the authorities
who rightly propose to prosecute the
case to the bitter end. and if the charge
is proven. 10 deal with the offender
to the full extent admissible
under the law. Indeed it does
not seem within the power of man
to devise punishment severe enough to
satisfy the ends of justice and morality
In snch case.
POLICE POINTS.
John Eeleton was fined So and costs
by Magistrate Wivill this morning for in
toxication
VIM Chan bers, TiIlie Smith and May
Woods were gathered in by the police
asst evening for reckless driving and this
morning flee of IS and costs on each
was imposed
The Davenport Democrat thinks the
rascal who is making a practice of
frightening young girls in this city by
looking through windows at nights is a
crazy ex convict named Dwyer who cut
series of similar capers in Davenport
about a month ago.
The Davenport Times thus relates a
peculiar and unfortunate experience of
j. 5. Huntoon, of this city. private sec
rotary to Supt. Schnirger, of the Holmes
railway Ines
Last evening j S. Huntoon attended
the dedication services at the Baptist
church, leaving his horse and buggy tied
tp post near by. Upon coming out of
church he found his horse gone, and an
other in its place; upon questioning the
owner of the rig he ascertsined that the
place was vacant when he arrived. Some
one had taken Hnntoons rig and de-
parted. No trace of the property has
yet been found The horse was a fine
one, four year old dark bay, almost brown
IN color, and the buggy light top one.
Two young men were seen during the
evening at Washington Park with rig
answering The description above, and
diligent inquiry failed to ascertain that
they had hireds conveyance from any of
The livery stables in the city. Mr.. Hun
toon will be glad to find his property
and prosecute to the fullest extent of the
law the rascals who took 1t if they can
be found