Rock Island Argus., 1897-09-11
Cruel TO THE CORE.
So william Steinecke. the Scott
County Farmer, APP
pears to BE.
vIoT1H OF A sos's WRATH.

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tioo q Rashsssss P.rl sf lnassnsssss
Ovrs the Old nlan's nasy Dsoas q
nsaeslsssasss saa. Dsvilsry-ssasssang
II the stories told By the children
and neighbors Of William Stsinecks.
the Scott county farmer, nov y ing NJ
st. Luke's hospital, Davenport. in .
precarious condition from the effects
of bullet. wounds for which his son
Richard is responsible. are true. the
old man will have little sympathy 1,
ne RECEIVERS. while ON the other hand
the son will have much sympathy
should he be prosecuted for causing
mis- fathers death. That Richard
Steinecke shot his father in the belief
that the father had killed his wife.
young Steinecke's mother. and that
the belief of the son Was founded IN
fact 10 supported BY circum.tsnt,al
evidence which may yet result in the
unearthing of crime that was com
mitted over ~ years ago, and land
the elder Steinscke behind the bars
on the charge Of wife murder II the
wounds made BY the bullet Of
hiss sons revolver do not send
him to his grave. Thus declares the
Davenport Democrat, ~hich also says
that in the year 1885 or thsresbouts
the lives of Mr.. and Mrs. Steinecke
we're insured in favor Of each other
for q. .OvO in the Iowa Mutual Behe-
Dit association, of Toledo, Iowa, Of
which l.. Biiler was the agent at the
time. The first pay ment which ws-
made on these policies was April 2,
1886. as near as can be learned. Ii
was necessary, in this company.
that The insured must have been
making pay ments for at least year
before death in order to collect the
money on the policy. The double
payments on the two policies were
kept up till June Is. 887. From
that time on there was but one pay
ment made each time. IL is tsio
that on the evening before the death
of Mrs. Sseinecke her husband hii
her over the head two or three timc-
with o chair. IL is also said that he
gave her medicine OF two different
kinds. though the nature Of the med
lcine is not Known. It is raid that
alter her death. either before.
or on the day of the funeral,
be dug hole and buried what va.
left If the medicine, where there
would be much travel above the spot
in which Il Was buried. There ar.
stories. too. cf the cruel tres men
OF >tein-cks toward his wife He D.
saia to have compelled her to d,
wo'k when her Phy sical condition
WAS such that she was unable to ex
ert herself without injury and pain
aud ought to have been i, brd n
compelled her TO mske brear
among her things, aud then. b.
esuss the bread did not suit him, b.
would hang it on the fence in from
OF the house, snd call he attention
those passing to 1t, ami tell them
that that WAS the kind OF bread which
he was compelled to eat. Oa IN.
day Of the funeral. so IL 10 said b.
did the same thing. hanging ou'
fome OF the bread which che hso
made but a day or two before be
desth. Not only that. but he created
. scene when the minister vas abb
To make . few remarks. telling him
to stop-that he did not want CD,
Of thst
rhs Cruel Death of Mrr. seeine~ke.
The sons did not known snythip,
about the death of their mother iii
some time after it occurred. On th.
morning after they saw their mothe-
hit with the chair they went out to
milk the cows ut about s O'Clock OF
earlier. When they came in their
mother was not about Upon open
idg . door into her room they found
her on the floor dead. The HUSBAND
had made no effort to life her on the
b. d, and was taking NO notice of her.
They called his attention to the fsc'
shat their mother was dead. and he
sxpssssed himself a. we'll pleased
and said to let her lie there. At the
time of the death Of . daughter Of on.
OF the neig bors he 10 said to have
laughed when told of il, and to bav.
made the remark that he would lik.
TO see his three cons laid out on the
floor dead, too.
The manner in which the man
treassd bis sons has been the talk OF
the neighborhood for years. When
children he would not let them cit
down at she table with him. After
he was through he would have them
Sit down IT the table and he would
walk back and forth for o few min
utes and then would command the %
to stop eating. often before they had
fairly begun. When the commend
cane they would have to put wbat
they had on their plates oscE int :.
the general dish, and put IL away
for another meal. II 10 also told
that when there Wss not enough
work for them 70 do in the regular
duties Of the farm thst he would
have them wheel some DIR, from one
place to another and then back again
to the fame place. He refused TO les
them attend school as other boys
did and otheP1taA haPYnasnA them