Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-21

Fred c. Ellis, of this city, languishes
behind the bars in cell in the Daven'
pc rt police station. charged with most
serious and outrageous offense-a sin in
this case against the laws of Iowa. but
which would have been as much of g
crime in any state whose statutory pro-
visions include the preservation of home
an ID the punishment of any indecency to-
ward it. Ellis is charged with bigamy,
and the case against him seems to be 8
pretty sound one.
Notwithstanding that ELS has faith
flu wife and four plump. bright>eyed,
sw eet-faced children that might be q Joy
to any man of ordinary paternal instincts,
he yesterday became the husband of an.
other woman whom he had shamefully
and basely deceived. Saturday he pro-
cured from the Scott county clerk a
license to wed Miss Ida Hudson. daugh-
terday morning by prearrsngement he
met Miss Hudson at the corner of Third
avenue and Fifteenth street and they pro-
ceeded to Davenport. In the study OF
the Christian church, Immediately after
the morning service yesterday, Ellis and
Miss Hudson were united in marriage by
Rev. j. F. Gormley, pastor OF the church
and they Immediately went to visit with
the family of the bride living on Farnam
street north of Locust. Davenport. Blu,
as fate would have it. the couple had
barely arrived when a brother OF
the newly married woman and his wife
aled to spend the afternoon with the
same family and the bride unhesitatingly
and innocently made known her happi-
ness to her brother, who was Mortified,
KIN owing of the existence of Els family
here. but he concealed his astonishmen,
un til an opportunity offered for him to
return to Rock Island and scqusint his
father with the facts. The latter i'm.
mediately placed the case in the hands OF
Marshal MILLER, who accompanied the
fai her and son TO Davenport, and they
proceeded without delay to the house
where Els was visiting and placed him
under arrest and he has been in the city
prison there since. The bride of but 9
few hours was greatly shocked when she
learned of how grievouslY she had been
wronged. and it was not until later in
the day when she was brought face tc
face with Ellis deserted and heartbroker
wife at his home on Fourteenth street
between Seventh and Eighth avenues
had told her. she said, that he had been
married but he gave her every assurance
that he had been divorced, yet he wa.
living with his family at that time and ul
to within few hours of the time of his
last marriage.
Ellis and the deserted wife. whose
maiden name was Agnes E. Donlin. were
married in this city by Rev. Father
Thomas Mackin, Sept. 2. 1882. snd Mrs
Els says there has never been any sepa,
ration whatever. She is heartbrokeu
over her husbands behavior, while the
illegal wife is determined to prosecute
the case to the bitter end. Ellis had ar
ranged to take his wife TO Moline, where
he had provided quarters. He Is g
painter by trade and has been working
at the Sech er carriage works. where
Mr.. Hudson is employed, as was hi.
daughter also. and there it WAS that ELL
met her. Ellis was at one time captain o
the Sons of Veterans camp here.
OTHER POLICE AFFAIRS.
Daniel Zeis. a boy sixteen years o
age, was arrested Saturday evening TO
enticing two little girls named Atkinson
aged seven and nine years old. into
shed on First avenue. between Eight
and Ninth streets, and paying them fiv'
and ten centsrespectively, and attempting
to outrage them. The little girls mothe
learned of the attempted crimes and no
titled the police. Zeis spent yesterday i
the custody of the sheriff, and this morn
ing plead guilty to the allegation befor
NJ agistrate Wivill. who held him in bond
of $500 to the September term of tn
circuit court
Philip Daum, the former Davenpol
barber, was arrested by Officer Sexto
this morning for the larceny of $40 froI
Thos. Forbush, river man with whol
Daum had struck up an acquaintanC
Yesterday and who had taken him to Ii
Commercial house with him. Forbus
claims that during the night Dsum robbie
his clothes of the amount stated.
August Sinnett and James Hastinp
we're arrested Saturday night by Deput
Long for fighting and this morning eac
was fined 50 and costs.
| Fred Schuett, living at 1915 Elm stree
has lost dark brown mare which
thinks was stolen from his stable or h,
strayed off.
Ann ]. Collins was fined $40 and cos
bv Justice Cooke Saturday for using in
proper language to Sydney Robb.
Ice.
Having purchased the ice business
the Rock Island Ice company and conso