Tuesday, Aug 16, 1870:

Seaman-Wicks Shooting Affray
Cross-Firing in Court

Yesterday’s Democrat contained a report of a case before Justice Dowd, in which Gilbert Wicks appeared as plaintiff, charging ________ Seaman, his son-in-law with shooting at him with intent to murder. The defendant was held to bail in $500, to appear at the next term of District Court.

Immediately Mr. Seaman takes the position of plaintiff, and brings suit against Mr. Wicks upon the same charge. It appears, as stated before, that after Seaman began firing at Wicks, then Wicks commenced. The case is pending as we go to press, and the case seems to be one that will figure pretty largely in the courts for some time to come. We understand that Mr. Seaman has no thought of so far harmonizing matters as that peace can be restored in the family, but there is a child in the case of which he is the father, which among other things will figure prominently as a bone of contention. How many more suits will grow out of the affair remains to be seen. It is unfortunate at the least.

The Wooden Suicide.

Coroner Tomson held an inquest over the dead body of Hiram Wooden, who committed suicide at the residence of J.W. Means, in Pleasant Valley, night before last. The verdict of the Jury was that the deceased came to his death by his own hand, while laboring under a temporary aberration of mind.

But very little is known of the deceased, save that his parents were near Rochester, N.Y. It seems that he left home when sixteen years of age, owing to some misunderstanding with his parents, since which time he has had no correspondence with them and seemed to have no desire to renew his filial intercourse. Last winter he lived in Nebraska, where he had made a purchase of some land, and returned here in the spring to work for Mr. Means for wages. His general character was good-was not addicted to bad habits. There is a wall of mystery hanging over the young man’s life, which when drawn aside, if it ever may be, will shed light upon the extremely painful circumstances.

August 22, 1870

 A TRIPLE MURDER
A MOTHER AND TWO CHILDREN DROWNED
MYSTERIOUS CASE

     It is, thankfully, but at long intervals that we have to record circumstances so appalling as the one which took place in our midst on Saturday night last, or to relate a deed of blood so surrounded with apparently unpierceable mystery. On the evening of that day, the generally quiet and peaceable portion of the city inhabited almost entirely by our German fellow citizens, in the immediate vicinity of Warren and Second streets were horrified by the rumor that a German woman who has but recently taken up her residence in the neighborhood had destroyed the lives of two and afterwards destroyed herself. On hastening to the spot we found the report too true, for lying upon the bed in the cold embraces of Death were the bodies of a little boy and girl, the latter about four years and the former but two years of age. A visit to the yard discovered still another horror, for there, in a well of not more than three feet in diameter, some eighteen feet deep, and containing but a shallow accumulation of water, not more than two feet, lay the body of the unfortunate mother, whose rash hand the evidence goes to show had under the pressure of impending poverty, hurried herself and her innocent children into the presence of God.
     The Deputy Sheriff having been sent for, on his arrival took the husband of the drowned woman into custody and placed him in the jail to await the verdict of a Coroner's jury and the result of legal investigations. The body of the poor demented creature was taken from the well where it had been drowned in a kneeling position with the face buried in the water. At the

CORONER'S INQUEST

the following statement by the husband was received before the jury, which was composed of Messrs. Tiechenor, Charles Eckhardt, and Jacob Grobe. Had been uptown Saturday evening and returned to his home about 10 P.M., found the lights out, and supposed his wife and children had gone to bed. He struck a match and lighted a candle, and saw upon the floor his two children lying dead. he picked them up and laid them upon the bed. He then passed into the yard, and saw his wife sitting by the well. He went to her, and she told him she had drowned the children in a bucket of water in the house, and intended to drown herself as she had no desire to live, was discouraged and sick. Koenig says he told his wife to come in the house, but she did not wish to. He then led her in. Here she repeated what she had said at the well, and told her husband it would be better if they both were dead, and proposed they drown themselves in the well; that he consented to the proposition; that they both went to the well and jumped in, but the depth of the water was not sufficient to drown him (the well is about three feet and a half in diameter); that he climbed out and went down the street to notify a friend. Not knowing what to do, he called on Mr. Jacob Rolfs, tailor, Second street, near Ripley, told him of the affair, and with Mr. R. returned to his home, where he remained until taken into custody by Deputy Sheriff Feid.
     The examinations of further witnesses was postponed till the morning at 9 o'clock.
     At which Trena Lage being sworn said she was the woman who washed and laid out the three dead bodies, she noticed no marks of violence on or about the persons of any of the three with the exception of a slight red mark on one of the little girl's arms.
     Jacob Rohlfs being sworn deposed that the prisoner Koenig was in his store until 10 o'clock on Saturday night, at which time he went home. About 20 minutes after 11 he was aroused by Koenig, who rapped the door until he got up. He was wet up to the  waist and said he would tell me something if I would not say anything until to-morrow. He then recited the occurrence in similar terms to the statement of the prisoner given above.
     Christopher Peters being sworn testified that "I have known the family for two months, they were neighbors. Koenig has seemed downhearted for a week or two. The deceased woman had sore eyes. I never saw him out in the yard at 12 o'clock on Saturday night some one rapped at the window; opening the door, I saw tailor Rohlf and Koenig. Rohlfs then told me what had happened. We went out to the well and saw something in there, and then we went to the house and found the children lying dead, after which we got the woman out of the well. Claus Miller and Jacob Herdtman were then sworn. The evidence of these witnesses, it is thought, will matersally affect the prisoner.
     The inquest is still in progress as we go to press.

THE PRISONER
     W.L.F. Koenig, is about 35 years of age, stoutly built, of medium height with decidedly sandy hair and beard. He and his family are natives of Schleswig Holstein and have only been in this country three and a half months, the greater portion ow which has been passed in our city. Ignorant of the language and unfitted by his profession, a schoolmaster, for manual labor he found it impossible to secure employment, and their bare living had exhausted the small capital they brought with them from the old country. They were reduced to such extremity that they had endeavored to part with some antique and cherished family plate which they had brought along, but which was only rated as old silver by the jeweler to whom offered, and a small sum offered for it.- marks of former prosperity in the way of expensive and good clothing were found in the house, although the furniture was scanty in quantity, and of the poorest description. The health of the wife has failed her since her arrival in this city, and some chronic disease of the eye had nearly destroyed her powers of vision. Of course many incredible and absurd rumors are floating about the neighborhood, the most feasible one being that last Saturday night, about 7 o'clock, a man was seen to go to the river at the foot of Warren street, and a woman go in after and pull him out. They both left and went toward Second street, which seems to be corroborated by the statement of Deputy Sheriff Feid, who states on his arrest the man was so wet that he had to change his entire clothes before going to the jail.

THE FUNERAL
     of the victims and the poor woman who, it is supposed, killed them, took place from their residence yesterday afternoon. They were buried in City Cemetery at the expense of the county, a sad ending to the search for labor, life and competence in a new hemisphere.

POLICE COURT

     Something more than average attendance of the Monday morning gentry presented themselves at Justice Peter's today. There were a long string of them all up for divers [sic-diverse] and sundry offences, and one or two of an aggravating character.
     John Dorrell conducted himself in a very brutal manner all day yesterday. He lives on Main street, between 8th and 9th and for the purpose of amusement he smashed all the furniture in the house, kicked out the windows, and threw himself around in a very reckless manner. About nine o'clock in the evening he finished his labor of love, as far as the furniture went, and then commenced beating his wife. He dragged her out of doors and pounded her until the cries for assistance aroused the neighbors. A gentleman went to the rescue, and diverted him from further demonstrations, and soon after a policeman appeared and took Mr. D. to jail.- The poor woman was terribly beaten, and one eye so badly injured that fears are entertained of its restoration. She was pounded black and blue all over her person, and when the rescuers did come she was unable to move from the ground where she had fallen.- The brute who thus abused her did not seem to be intoxicated, and therefore could not make the poor excuse even of drunkenness for his inhuman proceeding. He was assessed $15 and costs, amounting to $24.10, which was certainly light enough.
     After him came Bryan Tucker, who was found lying at full length on the sidewalk in front of Warriner & Baker's, on Brady St. Bryan was recognized as an old offender and put under $150 bonds.
     L. Powers for exposing the contents of privy-suit withdrawn and costs paid by prosecuting witness.
     Garrett Dinnis for resisting public officer in discharge of his duties was fined $10 and sent up.
     Henry Funck for making a disturbance fined $10 and sent up.
     Daniel Donovan, drunk, fined $1 and sent up.
     Garrett Berger, also drunk, was fined $5 and sent up.
     C. O'Donnell, drunk, fined $7 and costs and sent up.
     Samuel Williams, likewise drunk, $1 and costs-sent up.
     One unknown party, strange to say, for being drunk, $1 and costs.
     Marshall Kauffman tells us there was more disturbances, fights and drunks going on last night than he has known for many months. The night was full of lamentation and hootings from night owls and brawlers, but they were finally safely lodged beneath the protecting wing of the law.

Aug 23, 1870

The Koenig Tragedy.

Continuation of the Investigation.

The additional testimony in the3 case of Koenig, the unhappy husband and father, whose family were found dead in so mysterious a manner, taken after we went to press last evening, was as follows:

Mrs. Christina Peters sworn: - I know the family of Koenig; I visited her sometimes; Mrs. Koenig said to me once that she would like to go back to the old country: I was in there Saturday afternoon about 4 o’clock and asked her for her hatchet; she was laying in the bed; Mrs. Koenig told me I could have it if I could find it; I then asked her where her husband was ; she said he was at Rolfs’; about seven o’clock in the evening of the same say I saw a feather bed of hers in the yard; I took it into the house; Mrs. Koenig was in the bed sleeping; I woke her up: I told her that I had brought her bed in: she asked me if it was raining; I told her no; the little boy was laying by his mother; the little girl was laying on the bed in the back room; there was no light in the room; she never said she was tired of living; her husband was low spirited and she would try and cheer him up; I saw her in the yard about a month ago, but not since. [signed.] Christina Peters.

Catharine Bleik Sworn. - I have lived in the house next to Koenig 14 days; Saturday night sometime in the middle of the night, I was out in the yard; I heard a noise at the well, but did not go to see what it was; I have heard nearly every night some one in Koenig’s walking, but Saturday night I heard nothing. [Signed] Catharine Bleik.

Clause Miller Sworn - I live in the same house with the Koenig family. I did not know them. I helped get the woman out of the well. The water in the well was not clean; it was a little riled and muddy. I think it is impossible for two persons to fall into the well without injury to themselves. The woman lay with her face in the water. There was room enough in the well for a person as long as Mr. Koenig to lay down with the body that was there. [ Signed] Claus Miller.

Jacob Heidtmann, Sworn - I know nothing more than what has been said. Jacob Heidtmann.

John Eggers Sworn - I know Mrs. Koenig. Her husband I have known since they came to Davenport. John Koenig was at my place Saturday evening about two hours. He acted as though he wanted something of me, but did not like to ask for it. He did not talk like he did before when he had been at my place. About ¼ before 9 o’clock we got on the street car and went up to Mr. Senter’s house. [Signed] John Eggers.

Henry Wessel Sworn- I am a doctor; I attended Mrs. Koenig; I saw her last Saturday morning ; I have been attending her several weeks; her eyes were better; I had told her that they would never get well; she was in good humor all of the time; she could see enough to move around in the day-time, but not in the night; I think that she had not strength enough to hold the four-year old child in the water bucket until she drowned. [Signed] H. Wessel

At 6 o’clock the examination of witnesses terminated. The coroner inspected in company with the jury the well and its surroundings, and then adjourned until 9 o’clock A.M. to-day.

FURTHER EXAMINATION OF KOENIG.

Coroner Tomson and the jury appeared at the jail as agreed upon at adjournment last evening for a further and final examination of the father of the murdered children.

The prisoner was brought into the jail office by Deputy Sheriff Feid. Nothing in his manner indicated great grief, nor yet its opposite. He was comfortably dressed, and appeared in all things comfortable and contented with things as he found them.

Being seated, Coroner Tomson inquired now that he had time to reflect upon the matter by himself for some time, if he had anything farther to communicate to the jury.

Through the interpreter, Mr. Chas. Eckhard, the prisoner replied that he had nothing further to offer.

As questioned by the Coroner, the prisoner responded as follows:

My wife was not in the habit of walking out in the back yard alone; since her eyes got bad we would walk out together for the last time about a week ago; we usually walked in he evening-after supper-not after dark; sometimes we sat upon the yard steps in the evening; did not walk in the night time; might have done so, but not long; we walked but two or three times a week; never walked with her to the well; she went to the well for water until her eyes got bad; then I brought it; brought one bucket from the well and one from the river for her eyes. Don’t know how much water there was in the house on Saturday when I left to go out.; know there was some there.

Went out about 7 o’clock; wife and children were in the front room; can’t say if they were abed or not; think the oldest child was up; if my wife was up the little child was up with her; if she was abed the child was abed also; I took the silver ware to Rolf’s about 3 P.M. returning between 5 and 6 o’clock; had supper; no one in the house that afternoon but ourselves; we slept in the front room; the oldest child slept on a bed on chairs-not in the back room; I did not know that Mrs. Peters was in during the afternoon of last Saturday; did not lock the back door when I went out; think my wife could see well enough to go to the well.

When I got home at night I found my wife sitting alone by the well; I asked her how she could make up her mind to do such an awful thing as to kill her children; she told me we were very poor; that we had nothing to live on; it was not the first time she had talked about it; we had talked over our condition before, and had agreed to join the Amana Society; had talked it over last Saturday, and agreed that day upon joining that society; the silver ware I took to Rolf’s was most from my father; part of it we bought together; it was her mind to sell it.

I don’t remember the first thing I said when I came home and found my wife at the well; I was down-hearted; carried her into the house; I went to work to restore the children to life; my wife, the while declaring she would drown herself, and ran away several times, but I brought her back. As I came in that night I found the children dead; one in the back room upon the floor, the other in the front room its head in the bucket. I thought it must have been my wife who killed them. She was always kind to them yet I thought nobody else could have killed them. I could not see my wife at the well from the back door. Lighted a candle and went into the yard, and saw her at the well; do not remember having heard any noise. The oldest child was in the back room; the youngest in the front room in the bucket; I notice only one bucket; do not know as the oldest was wet. From the fact that I found the youngest one in the bucket I concluded the elder one must be drowned also. I did'nt pick them up or try to bring them to until I had been out and found my wife and brought her in. I struck a light when I first came in, saw the children as stated; went to find my wife. Don’t know how long I was in the house before I went out to find my wife; brought her into front room right away; she said “let us go and drown ourselves”; I told her we must go to work to restore the children; she said she would go and drown herself; Don’t know how long I at the children; my wife kept trying all the while to get out. When I found that I could not restore the children to life, we agreed to go and drown together in the well. We went out at the back door together, hand in hand, and got over the curb; can’t say which got over first; the bucket was up; did not take the crank off; we took hold of each other’s hands, and together jumped into the well. (This well is 18 feet deep by 2 ½ in diameter with 18 inches of water - REP) The fall did not stun me; knew where I was when we struck the bottom, and immediately tried to drown myself. My wife laid down in the water; I laid down too; don’t know how long; stooped forward while standing on my feet, and put my head in the water. It did not hurt me; felt strange; do not know how I got out; don’t know why I took my head out of the water; thought we laid down in the water; don’t remember feeling my wife in my way; there was room enough. Then I though I would et out again and go into the house and shoot myself. Had a single barrel gun and powder, and shot in the house. When I got out of the well I went into the house and looked at the children, and took hold of their hands, and then though I could not shoot myself. Then I went back to Rolfs. When I first saw my children and knew my wife had killed them I thought I will do nothing but drown myself; when I saw them again after I got out of the well, I was too weak to reach up and take down my gun; that it was best to see Rolf before I kill myself; told him all about the children dead and my wife drowned herself and that I was willing to shoot myself. Rolfs kept me from it. I took his word not to say anything about it till next morning; and made up my mind to shoot myself before morning. Thought he couldn't stop me anyhow. After that couldn't get a chance to kill myself.
     I got out of the well by climbing up the wall; the chain was not down in the well, don't know why I pulled my boots off when I came out of the well. I wore a cap when I went to Rolfs with the silver; don't know what became of it; don't know what I had on my head the second time I went there, or what I had on when I jumped into the well. Before I came out of the well I took hold of my wife, found she was dead, then I climbed out.
     Examination closed- adjourned; jury retired for consultation.

THE VERDICT
     The jury have returned a verdict, this afternoon, in which they find the prisoner guilty of being accessory to the death of his wife. He is therefore held in suitable bonds to stand trial upon a very grave charge. Public opinion is of course divided upon the question. There is pretty general opinion that he is a very guilty man; many contend likewise, that nothing has yet been brought out in testimony that would convict him of serious infraction of law and order. It is a terrible tragedy anyway-the like of which may we never hear again.

Tuesday, August 25, 1870:

The Koenig Tragedy.

In Police Court yesterday, Mr. Koenig had a preliminary examination; nothing new elicited. Quire Peters held the accused in the sum of one thousand dollars to appear at the next term of District Court. Bail to that amount was promptly furnished. J.B. Leake for prosecution; Ernst Claussen for defense. It is thought that hereditary insanity on the part of Mrs. Koenig’s family is susceptible of being clearly proven.

Police Court.

Fair but frail Lizzie Anderson, with a bad reputation and a gold watch, was ushered into the presence of Magistrate Peters, to-day, charged with keeping a house of questionable repute at the corner of Gaines and Third Street. The law and the testimony were against the accused, and she was fined $20 and costs. The gold watch and chain was pledged for the amount.

Hattie Hall, and inmate of the aforesaid baguio was required to hand over $10 and costs, which she did reluctantly.

A young man of this city who gave his name a John Slider, but that is not his name, was captured in the same den and paid over $10 and costs for his crime.

The magistrate ordered the chief of police to dry up and renovate the establishment, and to see that it be no more contaminated by the unclean party.

John Slumm went and outflanked too much whisky straight, wherefore he came to grief and was interviewed in open court on the strength of the City Ordinances. One dollar and costs for John.

Monday, August 29, 1870:

Police Court.

There was the usual jubilee at Justice Peters office this morning. The first victim was John Geiser, who had been out on a spree, which caused him to be taxed one dollar and costs-$5.55. For another offence he came down $6 and costs-$12.15-making in all $17.70 for John, which he paid into the treasury, and went into training for another drunk.

Ed Billick- State case. Ed stole H. Bremer’s skiff, for which eccentricity he was assessed $36 and costs-$42.00, and being short that amount at his banker’s concluded to go and break rock for Sheriff Schnitger at $1.50 per day-twenty eight days.

H. Bremers went after his skiff with angry heart, words of startling profanity, and a double-barrel shot gun. He threatened Billick’s life in the most enthusiastic spirit, and for this quiet Sabbath day sport, was fined and paid three dollars costs.

A Douglas did beat, assault, macerate and whip into a thousand minute fragments one Count de Barofsky, in the most chivalrous style; for which pugilistic effort he purchased tickets to the amount of three dollars and costs-$10.95 in jail and is still on the war path.

August 30, 1870:

Police Court.

Crime-carnival was abroad in full fury at the “beer jerkers’ Hall known as the St. Louis in Metropolitan basement last night. Cursing, fighting and plug-uglyism reigned rampant among patrons and proprietors. This morning the revellers were in the police office to settle the score. Bill Howell, Jim Gartland and John Smith were found guilty of disturbing the public peace and fined each four dollars and costs.

Bill Howell prosecuted C.F. Spence, the proprietor of the “St. Louis,” but reconsidered, withdrew, paid costs and quit.

H.H. Foot and Jas. Smith were fined for fighting with Howell and Gartland.

Suits have been brought against Spence, the proprietor-one for keeping a house of assignation and prostitution, and another for keeping a disorderly den, in prosecution of which a large number of citizens have been summoned. The trial has been set for Thursday morning at 9 o’clock. The people are waking up to their duty in this matter, and are determined to know if these hideous immoralities can be continually practiced with impurity in their midst. Bet it be fully and thoroughly tested; the city is becoming rotten with these rascalities; now let me see if there is any remedy for it.

J. Parsons was fined one dollar and costs for getting drunk ; jailed and inside the bars made night hideous with howling ; some little correction rather soothed him down, and another fine and costs for such misconduct will make a further drain of his bank deposits.

August 31, 1870:

Police Court.

There was nothing before the Police Magistrate to-day, as police magistrate; but as Justice of the Peace the following cases were in hand:

The state prosecuted one man Cogan for assaulting J.C. Patten and taking from his person one shirt stud and one pair sleeve buttons, all valued at $20.; for which sleight of hand work the defendant was held to bail in the sum of $150, which he readily furnished on the spot.

The State went for Thos. Gartland, on information of his wife, for violent, drunken and disorderly conduct. The prosecuting witness failing to appear, the case was dropped-defendant paying costs.

Sept 3, 1870:

Police Court.

Acting under instructions from the City Council, Marshall Kauffman has locked up the “Shoo Fly” Saloon and the St. Louis Billiard Hall for reasons heretofore alleged and at last we are rid of them.

F. Vogt for keeping a saloon without license, on Brady St., above the Fair Grounds, was fined $20 and costs, which he paid.

H. Redwick was arrested as a common vagrant and ordered to leave the city.

Sept 16, 1870:

Police Court.

The matinee at Justice Peters rooms opened this morning to moderately full benches. Mattie Blair and A.Williams played to the tune of about twenty-five dollars in the drama of immoral life.

T. Jackson and Jenny Watson also took active parts to the same tune, but the latter pair being out of change, went to jail.

A.Miller got mixed up with too much benzine-was duly fined and went out to take another load.

M. Crowley and T. Jackson were put through and jailed

September 20, 1870.

Elopement or drowning.

Rock Island has a conundrum on hand. There lived there a short time since, one William Harrison, a carpenter by trade, a man of family and much given to grief. His family relations somehow got out of gear and not unfrequently when his poor wife had fits, which malady she was unfortunately heir to, he would himself go into tantrums and allude obscurely to poisonous drugs, villainous ammunition, chilling steel-even would make a cool calculation of the probable time required by a given number of catfish to pick the flesh from the bones of a full grown man. These ghastly hints at self destruction became annoying, and his wife sought to unravel the mystery of the dark worlds, through the help of a Davenport woman who claims to be hooked up in the affairs of the future, having been there to see for herself. This intelligent female told the wife that that kind of talk was a sure indication that he husband was about to run away with another woman, and probably she knew.

This morning Harrison’s clothes were found on a raft at the lower part of the city, carefully piled up in a heap, and it is the opinion of Mr. Carter at the Glass Works, where the missing man has been working at his trade for the past two months, that he has, eloped with a brevet wife to parts unknown. This conclusion, however, may do him great injustice, though some days ago he painted his tool chest black, and sent it to his mother in LaSalle, with instructions to sell the same, buy good clothes with the proceeds as he should never use his tools any more. It is an open question whether he has committed suicide or eloped.

Wednesday, September 28, 1870:

Sudden Disappearance.

A servant girl named Mary Schluntz, aged 16, mysteriously disappeared from Sheriff Schnitger’s son the evening of day before yesterday. She had formerly worked in the family of W. Bach, and in August last, went to work in the Sheriff’s family. Day before yesterday she was arrested by Bach on charge of stealing some articles of wardrobe from his wife. The testimony went to show that the things alleged to have been stolen were found in the girl’s open trunk. She being a minor, was bound over to appear at Circuit Court. So much did the girl take the accusation to heart, that she disappeared last evening, leaving for Mrs. S. a note of a few touching words, leading to the belief that she drowned herself in the river. She was a girl of good character, much liked where she worked. Her parents reside in the city, and are, of course, overwhelmed with grief over the sad affair.

September 29, 1870:

The Missing Miss.

     Yesterday evening’s Democrat contained an item relative to the sudden disappearance of Miss Mary Schlurz, from the family of Sheriff Schnitger, where she was employed. Though there was a horrid impression in existence yesterday, that she had drowned herself in consequence of a persecution by one Bach for petit larceny, we are informed to-day upon authority that claims to be posted, that she is alive and well, and within easy reach of her friends.
     This is as all hoped. There seems to be some yet unwritten history hanging about the case, with which the public has no particular concern.

Wednesday, October 6, 1870:

Police Court.
Dan Ryan and Frank Overton got drunk and were fined one dollar and costs this morning and James McLean paid $5 and costs on account of nuisance in his alley. Otherwise peace and harmony prevails in the police court and the magistrate has plenty of time to entertain his friends.

Saturday October 8, 1870

Two Confidence Swindlers arrested.

On Thursday last, two river thieves or professional confidence men, which is all the same thing, got hold of a green German on the ferry boat and with some kind of a delusion in the shape of a mysterious tobacco box, induced the aforesaid green one to bet a dollar that he could open it. So he pulled out his money about forty five dollars to get out the amount of the bet, when one of the scamps, named Steck, snatched the pile and the boat being on this side broke for up-town. He was pursued by some of the boat hands, was caught, got away, and was followed up to the vicinity of “Flat Iron Square” When Officer Rohm hearing the calls for police made after him and corralled him in a privy and soon had him under arrest.- Upon search the sum of $211.55 was found on his person. He claimed that he won the $45 in a fair bet with the German, that the money was put up in the hands of a man named Hennessey, from whom he had taken it after the bet had been decided. He was put in safe quarters last night had his examination this morning before Squire Peters and was bound over in $500 bail to appear at District Court in default of which went to jail.

The day after the stealing the man Hennessey was arrested by officer Simms and was found to be the pal of Steck. He, too, will probably have a hearing before the District Court and both a full term at Fort Madison.

Since writing the above Hennessey had been held to bail in the sum of $250 as a vagrant and is to have a further trial before Justice Dowd for assault and battery. He has a boy of about 16-will probably go to reform school.

Monday, October 10, 1870:

Police Court.

Chas. Kinsella, for disturbing the peace on Sunday, was this day fined by Squire Peters $3 and costs, which was paid.

Wm. Traverse and Daniel Boone, for drunkardly conduct were fined $3 and costs each. Boone was short and went to jail.

Case of State vs Stere & Miller, hotel keepers at Maysville, charged with selling liquors contrary to the statute by James Carlin, came up for trial before Squire Peters to-day. No appearance of prosecuting witness-defendants discharged.

Hennessey, the boy who was on trial Saturday before Squire Peters and turned over to Dowd for trial for gambling and assault and batter y was discharged by Dowd on first charge, and fined $3 and costs on second. He is in jail in default of $2.50 for vagrancy.

A case of cruelty to animals will be tried before Justice Peters tomorrow.

Tuesday, October 11, 1870:
Cruelty to Animals.
Fred. Rose was arraigned before Squire Peters this morning for beating, bruising, and pounding a cow, the property of Mr. Bushnell, in a very beastly manner, and against the law for the protection of animals that cannot protect themselves or fight back when inhumanly assailed. The defendant was fined one dollar and costs. 

Friday, October 14, 1870:
Attempted Swindle.

A farmer giving his name as Altman, undertook to swindle Steffen out of the price of forty bushels of barley, yesterday afternoon. He had obtained one of Steffen’s tickets, such as are used by his grain buyers on the streets, and presented it at the office for the money. The endorsement was such as excited suspicion, and upon being asked where he unloaded, he gave a prompt answer, which proper inquiry proved to be false. He was followed up pretty closely, but in every point it appeared that he was on the swindle. Afterwards in the day he said he had sold the grain to Hass, and upon inquiring there it was found that he had done nothing of the sort. He was not prosecuted, but well deserved that kind of attention. There is occasionally a trick of this kind in the market, and a little salutary punishment would have a good effect. We were unable to ascertain where he came from, but at all events he had better keep scarce.