Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-20
A CRUEL SHAME.
Two Moline Young Men Commit a
Great Outrage.
The Names Of Two Respectable Girls
Linked With Theirs i'm n he
bauch-An Afidavit.

Moline was in the tormoil of great
sensation yesterday and well founded
righteous indignation was in the express
sion of all who heard of the matter, or dis
cussed the subject. The Journal of last
evenI ng thus states the case:
Two young men OF this city. Charles
Wilson and Charles Gustus, both t whom
are well known, have been instrumental
in branding with shame couple of inno-
cent young ladies. aud their action can
not be too severely condemned. Ii is
bad enough that these young men of good
families, moving in the best society. one
or both of them members of church or
ganlz atoms. should enter the slums of
Davenport for general debauch, but
when upon arrest, they permit the names
of two Moline girls, entirely innocent, TO
be coupled with theirs in an act OF dissi
patton and vice, is so revolving to all hav-
ing proper regard for the ends of jus.
tice, that to spare them would seem but
a hollow mockery.
Wilson. during the past four months.
has been a reporter on the journal. and
were it pos ible, we would spare him and
his parents, but he was not willing to
spare those who are innocent, aud why
should his SINE be withheld from printr
Mr.. Gustus was, until recently. connected
with the Republican in similar capacity.
Both young men have departed for Min,
neapolis.
The story is is long one. On Sunday
Wilson and Gustus went 10 Davenport
and put in the early part of the night at
the notorious designation house of Biddy
MCGEE. eThe place was pulled at IL
o'clock and all the inmates locked no,
Gustus and Wilson among the rest. On
Monday morning at 8 o'clock they were
arraigned for trisl In the police court
The two girls who were arrested with
them, il is understood, are named Kin,
yon, and that they formerly lived in Mo-
line. One was the victim of al alleged
abduction, some months ago a railroad
man taking her to ST. Louis.
All the parties gave fictitious names,
Wilson and Gustus appearing on the
court docket as Chas. Williams and Chas
Greer while the two girls assumed the
names of two respectable Young ladies of
this city The Davenport police say the
young men handed in the names, and
are responsible for their use. They, al
least, were present, and if they did not
suggest the names. as clsimed, permitt6 q
them to be used wi h intelligence enough
to understand the terrible wrong being
done. All were fined so and costs.
which WAS paid and the offenders re-
leased. AT $50 Wilson telephoned the
Journal that be had business in Il OK Isl,
snd. and coul not he home till later He
was then milking Que has e 10 get back
and cover u D lis tracks
The names given, including those of
| the innocent Young ladies', appeared in
the Daven port papers. copies of which
reached Moline. The I'M Try is an ire.
parable one. The father of one of the
| young ladies visited Davenport yesterday
and secured the following affidavit;
STATE OF Iowa. GO
Scott County.
/, Henry Martens, being first duly
| sworn, do on oath say / am night cap.
tain of the police force of Davenport.
| and that on the night o: Sunday, March
! Is, there wss arrested in the house of
Blddie MCGEE. at Davenport, number
| of females. two of whom gave their
names as Grace Hall and Cora Smith. and
l 90 state that such persons who gave
said names have been long known to me
and TO the rest of the police of Davenport,
aud do state That said names by them
| given we've fictitious. and were not the
real names of said persons.
HENRY MARTENS.
Capt of Pol ce
Subscribed and sworn TO by the sal |
Henry Martens tins 18TH day of March,
| 1891, before me- A HIRsCHL.
Notary Public.
Both young men in the case are now
| missing.