Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-13
DOME HELD ON 4
MANN ACT CHARGE
" S. MARSHAL COMING FOR PRIS-
oNER MONDAY MORNING FROM
SPRINGFIELD.
Is Charged With Lurins Widow From
Kansas City to Davenport
Fake Marriage

Chief OF Police James Brinn today
received a telegram from the state
authorities at Springfield instructing
him to hold William Dome stating
that he would be presented for violat-
ing the Mann act. u. S. Marshal VIII
liams will come for the prisoner Mon
day. Donze's case came up before
Magistrate Smith this morning and
was continued until that time. Il IS
probable that Dome will be tried in
Peoria His bonds were fixed at $500.
Donze is accused OF taking a widow.
Mrs. w. G.. Baker to Davenport from
Kansas City. Mo-. after a fake we'd.
ding ceremony. and then TO Rock Is
land. where Dome was arrested by
Detective Cox.
The woman is al present staying
with her brother. c. G. Whitaker. 1903
Second avenue. Her maiden name
was Miss Mary Whitaker and she mar
ried W. G.. Baker, q farmer in Kansas
about 25 years ago. He died about a
year and a half ago. leaving her
$1,000. She moved TO Peota, Kan.
and purchased some property after
her husbands death.
Was Star Boarder.
Later Dome came TO the Baker
home as a boarder, and paid her much |
attention. Their friendship develop |
ed into love. at least on her part. and |
when he suggested that they go to |
Kansas City and get married. she |
readily accepted the offer. She stated 1
that he took her to a room, and aneth-
err man dressed in clerical clothes |
performed a wedding ceremony. She /
never saw any marriage license at the |
time. supposing that Dome had attend
ed TO that part of it. She cannot re-
all OF the circumstances sur
rounding her marriage and may have
been doped at the time. This was In
September. last year a week later
the couple came to Rock Island. and
about Sept. 10 moved TO Davenport
There Dome suggested that they start
r rooming house. offering to pay halt
Of the cost. Mrs. Baker gave him
some money and after purchasing
some furniture they started up at the
corner OF Third and Perry streets in
About three weeks ago
they broke up housekeeping and came
10 Rock Island. renting light house
keeping rooms at 1910 Third avenue.
arrested BY Cox.
Shortly later Detective Cox arrest
ID Dome after a complaint had been I
made by the woman's brother. Cox {
and the state authorities have been
working on the case since.
Mrs. Baker is a woman probably
20 years OF age and has five children.
hree sons and two daughters. Two
II the sons have attained majority and
ire working in Des Moines. and one
laughter is married and living in Ke-
vance Two OF the children. a boy. !
.ged Is and a daughter, aged S. were
With the couple. In September Dome
that she send the two child
en- to live with her brother in Spring
iii. Kan. which was done. but two
weeks later the brother sent the child J
en- back. The one son is still with I
is mother. and the little girl was sent I
o Kewanee yesterday to make her I
ome with her sister.
At the time Dome was arrested he v
ad secured 1915 OF the widows b
honey. She is heartbroken over her &
Experience. As yet the authorities +
ave been unable to find out much of
'onze's past history, but ii IS be- S
eyed that he has a police record. He A
as arrested about six weeks ago in e
davenport for beating Mrs. Baker e
nd her son.
II Dome is convicted on the charges v
gainst him. he faces a long term in C.
lie penitentiary. r.