Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-30

Rev. jenkins called at The ARGUS
Office last night. He felt greatly re-
iisved over the restoration Of the
girls to their mother. He explained
the circumstances under which he ST.
lowed them to 60 with Mrs. Bingley.
and how he had failed to hear from
them, etc. Rev. Jenkins said that
IN entertainment would in all probs.
bility be given hero to assist In de.
fraying tie expense Of sending the
girls to Charleston.
Rev. jenkins and Rev. Washington
arranged today to have . concert
given BY the Alexander children Fri
day night. probably at the Y. NJ.
c. A.
Resell o. Iatsrfseeaoe.
IL 10 perhaps no more than due to
al concerned, now that The case Of Il Z
custody Of The children has been eat.
isfactorily and properly disposed OF
BY the courts, that The ARGUS, in its
own behalf. make some statement of
facts. It Was the purpose Ct this
paper from the start merely to see
that justice was done. and it was
pursuing course looking to that
end when Mr.. Weld stepped in and
took matters In his own hands, call.
ing Mrs. Ferguson to his aid. When
through this, however, the aid Of the
courts Was evoked, The ARGUS. 10
any law abiding agency should have
done. Withdrew cheeriully, conscious
that justice would be done and right
would prevail in the end. It 10 no,
to be said. though, that it is
through the fundamentally OF
either Of the attorneys who.
through the representations OF Mr..
Bingley, became involved in the
case, that the children have
been ordered retu rned to their ma.
tural and lawful custodian. Only
Monday when President jenkins, Of
the jenkins Orphansge. who had at
great expense and much inconven-
fence started for here, was f,od.
bound within . comparatively short
distance Of Rock Island, these attor-
neys. Notwithstanding that they had
delayed the return Of the children to
the south two weeks, were urging
that the court dispose Il the matter
at once, and before Mr.. Jenkin, could
como on here and satisfactorily ex
plain his case and claim the children
10 behalf Of their mother. Judge
Gsst. nevertheless, continu, d the case
until President jenkins could rea
Rock Island. THE ARGUS is not oh.
jecting to tho course Of legal proc. d.
ere assumed. and certainly not to
the outcome. but it has no patience
with any representations on the part
Of attorneys who were drawn into the
case through Bingley, laying claim te
motives other. than to aid their
client. THE ARGUS acted from the
first from . purely disinterested
standpoint. Its suspicious aroused o.
to the Bingley's rgh. to the children,
1t gave him every opportunity to
present evidence Of his authority
over them. When he had failed to
produce what to THE ARGUS seemed
satisfactory. and stronger proof
Was suggested. it was at Bipgiey 4
suggestion that JHE ARGUS tele
graphed the jenkins OrphanAge. with
the results. which in the way OF rev.
Citations, are we'll known. THE AR
GUS had no reason to doubt the ma.
ture Of the orphapagc. despite tn,
fact that 1t was conducted by col
ored people, and upon the receipt o
advices from its president snt
endorsed BY the mother Of the
children the latter would hav,
teen returned there but TO,
the Interference Of those act
ing In behalf Of Bingley. 1t strucl
The ARGUS Is o little strang
that anyone would be moved BY til,
assertions Of . man VIII,
one day was representing himself q
the agsot Of . deserving institution
and the next day attacked the char
acter Of the same. yet the Union ex
claimed about the .'vermin.i niecte,
osphansge," and asked in alarm
there was no one TO step in and pre-
vent the children going back there
And what has been the result
Of the interference? The orphanage
responsible 70 the mother from who's
hands IL received the children, ha
been obliged to assume an expens
Of tl6O In sending its president art
other witnesses here, in the fulfill
ment Of its sacred obligation to ths
mother, expenses which YHE ARG U
would have saved it, and the orphan
sgeWould have been to no greater GU,
lay than the actual amount OF rail
road fare for the safe return home o
the Alexander children.
Il has Impressed The ARGUS Is
little peculiar from the first
that the Uuion and others VIII
have proiessed such undying loyal.,
to the equal rights and privileges o
the colored people should have hst
such grave doubts - to the natur
Of the jenkins Orphanage even {
declaring it vermin-infscted. and 81
because It Was conducted by colore
people. Il IL in this view OF the case
Il ton that The ARCrS cherishaA nj