Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-08
YOUNG MAN HELD
AS AN ABDUCT0R
Fred Osborn, Aged %, Takes Julia VIII
laert- Is, From Her Home, But
They Don't Marry.
BOTH ARE LOCATED AT KEwANEE
He Is Willing To Have Wedding, But
Mother of Girl Refuses to Give
Her Consent.

Fred Osborn, aged %, whose parents
live in Kewanee and who has rela-
tives in East Moline, was arraigned be-
fore Magistrate Frank GustafsOn in
Moline police court this morning on a
charge of abduction. He faces a pos
sitle sentence of from one to ten years
in the penitentiary.
Osborn a few weeks ago-he was
living in Moline at the time-engaged
a room at the home of Rene Willaert.
342 Third avenue. Willaert also con-
ducts a restaurant at that place.
The young man suddenly departed
after having been there eight days. A
few hours after his departure Mrs.
WiIlaert discovered that her 16-yeaT-
old daughter Julia had left home. AS
reported to the police at the time, the
parents suspected that Julia and Os-
born had eloped.
They had, but Osborn had not mar
ried her.
Detective Henry Lebbert was as
signed to the case and he traced Os-
born and the girl 10 Galva. He learne /
they had spent the night there ard
had then gone TO Kewanee.
Lebbert went to Kewanee yester-
day and after a few hours located both
Osborn and the girl. They were placed
under arrest and brought back to Mo-
line
Osborn. in court this morning. said
the girl had asked him to take her
with him. He said he had found a job
in Kewanee and he himself had lived
at his sisters home. The girl, how
ever, said they had had illegal Tela-
tons.
Mother Blocks Wedding.
Osborn today wishes 70 marry Miss
Willaert In this event all charges
would undoubtedly be dropped. The
girl, on her part, was eager TO have
the marriage ceremony performed, but
her mother fatty refused to give her
consent and as the girl is not Is a Ii
cense cannot be granted without coz
sent Of the parents.
Osborn lived at our place only
eight days declared the mother, and
my daughter has not known him long
enough to know whether she really
cares for him or not. We know moth
ing about the man. except what has
happened within the last two weeks,
and his conduct during that time GER
tainly hasn't given us the idea that he
would make a good husband for any
girl"
Osborn was trapped in a falsehood
by Magistrate Frank Gustafson in po-
lice court. He had declared that he
did not buy the girls ticket to Galva.
He finally admitted, however, that he
had given her the money TO buy it with.
What did you do that for?" ques-
toned the magistrate.
Il don't know" evaded Osborn.
Why didn't you buy the ticket
yourself. instead of giving her the
money!"
We didn't leave Moline together"
Didn't YOU take the same train to
Galva ?"
We'll, yes
Then you didn't leave here to-
gether?"
We'll, I had told her to meet me at
the Twentieth street station"
"Oh, you didn't leave Moline togeth-
er, but you left Rock Island together?"
Yes"
Did Not Coax Her. He Says.
Then you were with her when she
got her ticket. Why didn't you buy the
ticket when you got your own? Why
did you give her the money to buy he-
own for?"
We'll, I didn't" admitted Osborn
ITO tell the truth. judge, 1 bought her
ticket. l just told you 1 didn't" he
confessed, referring to his original
statement that the girl had bought her
own ticket.
The burden of Osborn's plea was