Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-07-26
THE OTHER SIDE.
Further Facts With Reference tn the Al.
legged Betrayal It Davenport.

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legged Betrayal 1t Davenport.
The Des Moines Register cores.
pondent At Davenport wired his IA.
per Wednesday night the following
with reference to the alleged enticing
to the city across the river, of y
Des Moines young woman for immor-
al purposes:
DAvGNPORT. Iowa. July q, 1885
Ida Cannon, Of 800 West Third
street, Des Moines, left here for Des
Moines last night. She claims to
have been decoyed to a Davenport
sporting house by two Des Moines
policemen-Collins and Rosenberg.
She tells a very interesting story.
Friends assisted her back to D.s
Moines. She charges policemen with
procuring for the Davenport dive.
Mayor Hills, of Des Moines, when
shown the telegram, said: This is
the first L have heard of this, but l
assure you the matter will be thor
oughly Investigated. The statement
of this woman or anyone else will
not be allowed to smirch one of the
officers characters, unless the very
best proof is given by reputable per-
sons. This matter shall be thoroughly
Investigated"
Miss Cannon Interviewed
The Register investigated and says:
Miss Ida Cannon was seen at her
home, 500 Third street, last evening
by a Register reporter. She is q
young woman Of about 25 years OF
age, and one that always looks neat
aud we'll dressed. She says that she
was told that place as cook was
open to a good looking girl at Daven-
port. and she further alleges that
this information was given her by a
Des Moines policeman who also gave
her the address. She says that she
went and was met at the door by q
woman, whom she told the name of
the person who had sent her. BE-
ing invited in, l went and found
about twenty-five other girls there.
l suspicioned that it was q dive. and
it did not take me long to find it out
for certain. went into the kitchen
and found it to be the finest equip
ped that ever saw. The landlady
offered me IS q week and board, but
I told her would not work for such
toughs.' She says she left the
house. When asked to give the
names of the officers who had sent
her, she said she would not, as she
did not want to see them fired.
During the conversation with the
reporter she mentioned the names OF
Officers Rosenberg, Collins aud Page,
but did not make any accusations
against them.
Mr.. Collins Seen.
when Officer John Collins was seen
ut his home on Monroe street, in
South Des Moines, last evening. he
expressed great surprise on seeing
the above telegram. He said: The
first time 1 ever saw this woman l
saw her and her husband at Mrs.
Walkers boarding honse on Ninth
street between Walnut and Locust
streets while l was an officer ON that
beat. used to speak to her casually
when passed her ON the street, as l
would to anyone else, and one time
"hVh " oiSihS iOt a 0CNdolOpOl Col u
the corner of Third and Court ave-
nue. talked to her for perhaps two
minutes. She gave the names OF
Rosenberg. Al Miller and myself as
reference to a vocal teacher in the
Exchange block. She gave the names
without authority. l myself have
never been to Davenport and know
absolutely nothing about the place.
policeman &. E. Rosenberg was
seen last evening at his home. 1925
Fifteenth street. He said: Il have
known Ida Cannon for some time by
sight and by reputation as a sporting
woman. One day last week I saw
her. She stopped me on the street
aud said that she was going to leave
the city. She first said that she was
going TO Kansas City, and that Des
Moines was no place for her. That
is the last time saw her. Thought
nothing more Of il, and do not know
anything about who sent her to Dav'
export or what she did there