Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-05-31
ADMITS HIS LUST.
Col. w. e. Stevens Relations
With Mrs. Berkens.
WENT THERE FOB LEVI PURPOSES

WENT THERE FOR LEwr PURPOSES
Though He Denies the Criminal Assault.
She 1t Was Who Eyerted Violence More
os the Testimony OF the Hreck,nr,a-
Like dc fendant-sr guments.
The cross-cXamination of Col. W.
+. Stevens, in the case Of the people
against him, Yesterday afternoon was
br'e.. and was conducted hy Mr.. Me
En- Y.
be stated that he had re-
sided n Moline since 1857
or 1868, and was absent dur-
ing hat time Gully two or three
years. du. ir- which .iue - =vcG, in
Port BY on. He sad ne a., L..
Bcia"rs fist on IA~Cs ia. Anrust
IL. ard some iiirm ner manner n
spiTeo sin az at prsho
her on the clcp q ~e~c.
heJ aRv?Icos. ne he 80
She orlg -.ta .-~oo5 dav'' - - r.. ~
some hiun h - = roe exo,a.~ y
words, :: aer iRsIie@ 49,. Hh
was asE.G 1T some s-rh D e'7re
anv faces whlc1 WOO O. lra hir to
t.. &c did as 10 g.. hgt o saii
he not.
=: - ann = g.
can ssIe - &C auvbcd"
INV rcVr pwl ,ufe -rrs 3.
&c - .. From what -. Of ne.
Pc. cont know what she .,r :
20. nv n "a vas as o h.. 10 r.. a.
10" "'c9n or no; my min is r.aor
rp " .le state that at she
Il &c l" AS. sd her ira little oiri or
some he tsr y ): rs. 2~aun
Wa cGs A.. .Te n.Ssc uld rive
". e.s - WHY 30 sat = .wp nesr.;e
her. IL lie lowing Sunday ie
mes RS. EerkeGs al Draum's. he
ma e no motions nor dbl he speak to
her. e called at BerLens house
Mon lay AZ ut l ?. NJ. and engaged
Mr.. Derhens 20 work for linn on a
well. AMI while Berken, was in an
al;oining I'm Mrs. Berkens said.
~ me ION ROW." Mr.. Me
Eri Y asked him if he made up his
minu lien TO go on the following
day. an | for what purpose. He stated
that he had not determined 10 go at
that time.
Went There for ..ewd Purposes.
On Tuesday, Au-. %. at ; n. M.
he went II Mrs. be- ems house for
''lewd purposes. Eennccked mt The
door and she said. Come in" He
went in and SIT down IN 4 chair in
'front.' OF / ana made n fooi" of
himself. lie said he made advances
to her. and was SIN sitting by
her when she got up and clawed his
face with her hand. and he got out as
so Is he coulu. The witness didn't
know whether he showed the prose
cU:c.S money, ~ she claimed. but de-
MED AT she aoruc& h n with poker
O. 20 r.uing else but her hand.
C witness was asked if he was
ec, n tie nabit of going into houses
art fooi:lg " women, but upon
90 &C o. VS. held IS improper.
e ,ef"rt "IJ diu noJ know thai il
" &c ~ settle the case, aud
lie c".l,.. G"co'.cct that Yer
,c!ct :? uliF re DcI.. as would not
90 . Dav,n 90.
G.. ". Wood, attorney for the de-
caiarj. sa,I that he was not en-
,.u.cd rs an attorney foc the defend
aatun; . Welnest"~. AVG. IS ard az
e. The ca n~d sc en- NJ - Jhe case
went TO bericds " Ec'le.ct 0 as
a &C. ainJheir version o. the fact sand
FOR 10 other pu' pose. He made no
offer o. money to them, nor were
toy Z kcd to 20 to Davenport or any
place eise. Ga crosse .aM nation he
claimed pG,-.s'p pa 'onIu the affair
rs 80 u = rs e. ma.
Here ne cg-e - Jhe defendant
re ii. and the re5uttal testimony
was taken.
Uou,G fsa- = II II n.
M. p. Bet|-cns said thai Sic
- TO 'Souire Re, - nat her
tr..sru ned been he NE id CIR hi
,yens, he would have killed nm,
but s1e d Il no sSa 91v lirg erout
q revolver. and to 'Spuice ho"ns
that size irmr"d ort OF he window
on Monday; she didn't te'l DR.. Arp
anything about n revolver, and didn't
know the Da.lirgs in he old coun-
try.
Lena VanN~ re was called, she be-
irg the witness DR.. Arp pointed
out as in, erp-c my for him when he
alked to Mrs. Berters. She said
That the latter didn't say anything
about n revolver to DR.. Arp.
Thomas Jenkins testified as to the
good character of Mrs. Be"kens for
truth and veracity, while in Moline.
John DeSmitt and Isadore neKotens
testified that they lived near Mrs.
BerScns. in Belgium. and knew her
reputation for truth, veracity and
chastity, and It was good. Each
knew she kept saloon in Client, but
not n girl house"
The Arguments.
Mr. McEniry opened The argument
for the state. an. was TO lowed ~