Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-08-17
FATAL SHOOTING IN Rock ISLAND

. oiWcoity arose, or, rather culminated. be-
tween two msn named respectively DAME
Thrsiiksld or Thrslksld. and George W. Sin
nett. resulting in the death Of the latter. II
appeared from the testimony, that these mer
came to Rock Island together about three
~seks ago. Thrsiiksid from Wapsllo ceuuty
Iowa, And siunett from MshaskA county. same
state, accompanied by his father aud mother
q numerous fsWi!y Of youn ger brothers and
sisters, a married brother and hi. wife aud
child. broth.r -in-lAw named Gray, and hie
family, while ThraiIkeld was accompanied by
his vile aud tvo children. 3 and7 ysars old
| 'hs Sinnett family the only Witnesses ,esti-
tied that they fret became acquainted with
ihraiiksld last winter, and agreed to come
% Rock Island with him. Arriving here. ~
stated, they together rented the Z. .cond house
east OF E1changs. fronting on the south side
ot Illinois street. and the large barn on the
same lot fronting on Exchange street. The
old man and his family, including deceased.
another son and wife. occupiss the two from.
rooms. the son 10 law. Gray. occupied the
two middle rooms, one OF which was alec used
~ y general family room. while Thraiiksld
snd family occupied the two back rooms.
These men have been loading ice the lssl fs y
days st the lower end OF the city, and had
hat morning been down to receive their wa
ges, and returning about noon, ~ the Sinnstts
testify. in the best of humor but persons In
tha. vicinity cay with good deal of loud
talk and hard oaths passing between them be-
f.rs rsacLiog home Tho old man. James h.
S,nnstt. sent daughter. Nancy Ann. to thu
we'll for some v ,ter Mrs. Thrailksid refused
10 let the girl pass through her part Of the
house. and cent her round the front way, aud
when abe arrived at the we'll, Mrs. T's Q hill
dren threw rocks at the gil who went back
withou. the water and reported to her moth
er Susan Sinnett, woman, We should judge.
able to take her own part with any other fs.
male Of her weight and inches
Mrs. s then went in to Mrs I. to see about
It, and the latter, - Mrs. ). says. threatened
10 break her head with . stick OF wood The
old lady reported to George, the deceased " ho
went out to the barn With nine inch navy
revolver buckisd around him, as his mother
tes,feo where Thraiiked was engaged with
his horses, aud demanded that he should not
allow Mrs. I. 10 bresk his mothers head. or
his boys to quarrel with his sister Thra,i-
seid In turn got mad, the two men clincbsd
and fought, Sinnst no: Offering 10 use his pill
tols. Thtailkeld got the woret OF the H. ht
said he would shsut 5innst, went TO the house.
30, his pistols. one n,ne and one six ibch re-.
voivsr, and was f.i owed into the hous. b,
decea.eds brother William. who sDdeavored
{" dissusds him from shooting lhs brother
in law, Gray. also went 10 I. = room. and asked
that tho noise be stopped, ~ lie vile was sick |
when I. drew HE pistols upon Gray. ard |
threat sned to shoot HIM. but William sinnet |
pus"sd gray back. and closed the door. A,
t,is ZINE. according to William. Thraiikeld'e |
wife laid "shoot him-jump out Of the win
Cow which 7. did The 10 the main t.sti.
mopy as TO the immediate cause OF this quar-
rel, con ing from the mother Of the declared
aod his brother William. The next eyid uc.
prior,to, and at the time of the killing. 10
furnished by the sistsr.in-lsw. Julia n. Sin
asi. who gave IN her testimony in . straight
harvard manner, but preiaeing u, % did the
mother, with the assevs Grafton that Nre. I.
had shamefu.ly sbused the whole family ior
-aany dsys. and that Ms. T''s children, Of 3
and ysars old. had faithfully copied the ex
uve's children, most OF whom were older than
Mrs. 8 boys, the g,rl sent for the water be
ing twelve years old. and 50 on. up and down,
nut particularly wac her boy, who is not so old
and this, 10 her estimation. was the cause OF
the fatal quarrel, - "Georse did not want TO
zee his little nephew abused" and vent to
rra keld 10 relation to II. In tact esch Of tn.
women sssm TO have . substantial cause OF
quarrel, on her own account. against Mrs.. I
A"d when It Ia considered that there was two
or three women to one, with even . greater
prepondersn Of men and children aRaistt
The Trailkelde, tho public are At liberty to
Judge on which eide the abuse 10 likely to
have been the heavisst-taking 1t for gran ted
that so thick q rookery must be Of the ssme
leather.
But TO rssuns tho testimony. We have
he preceding fst-6ght at tho barn. and
going ont Of the window With wo
pistols. declaring he would shoot "him." Ju.
10 II Sinnett testified that shs started TO the
barn with George. when he was returning, q,
he thought Thailkeld would not shoot him
y hils che had bold of him on passing the
,orper Of the house. she saw Thsilkeld rise u,
RON the adjoining lot. rest the pistol on tn.
'snoe. which served for the back vail Of tn,
,osi she'd from the top Of which T. had re-
moved board she screamed. told deceased
+, vas going to shoot him, ssv the fl4.b
heard the report Of the pistol. and ran I; Sin
osr staggered to the front part Of the yard
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