The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-11-03

THE BAKER-CAsrLE QUARREL.-A sort of
civil war, or neighborhood quarrel RACES,
down in Drury township, the line of
Drury township, at a place called Illinois
City, between Charles Baker, merchant,
and a man named Eli Castle, and his friends.
Castle has been to the war, and a lieu
tenant. When he went away be owed note
of about $50 to some neighbOr. After he
had gone 20 the war the holder of the not
wished 10 sell it to Baker, but Baker declin-
ed to buy it, though he finally took it as Sc
curity for some 81 or So. Afterwards he
purchased the note and paid the balance,
something like $40, in money, In presence OF
Jos. S. Ely and Wm. Forsythe, who certified
to the fact on the back of the note. When
Castle returned he called at Bakers store to
see about the note, and claimed that Baker
only took the note for security for 81, and
/ thar he would pay the 81 and take the note.
! Baker claimed that he paid the full face of
/ the note and would take nothing less. Cas-
tie then suddenly tore his name from the
note and threw it on the floor. Baker stoop
/ ed to pick II up, Castle kicked him in the
face and fight ensued-Baker keeping the
! signature and afterwards restoring it to the
note.
Baker then complains of Castle for assault
and battery and had him taken before JUS
tice of the peace and fined.
And now the war commences, Baker and
his family having, on three different occasion
been shot at, and always during the night
The first lin regard to this affair occurred
about the last OF September, when. one even
ing a bullet was fired at him through a win
dow of his store, but missed him.
The next occurred Monday evening the
Esd of October about 8 O'Clock. Mr.. Baker
had closed his store and was walking, with
his wife and two children, TO his home, when
some one who had lain in ambush for him,
sprang up and fired three shots at him, one
of which took effect in his right arm. He
! walked home, and had the ball extracted.
/ Warrants were issued for the arrest of
, Gas tie, il having been ascertained that he
was the person who fired the shots, but he
was seereted and some of the inhabitants Of
| the neighborhood made threats Of resistance
/ if he should be found and an attempt made
to take him away. During this time Mr.. Ba-
ker was in this city, but on Monday last
! tOcS. 30sh) he, IN company with friend
! went home arriving there about Il O'Clock in
the afternoon. They went directly to his
store About 6 o'clock Mr.. Baker and his
friend went to Bakers house to eupper leav-
ing Mrs. Baker In the store. About Z O'Clock
Mr. Baker, his wife, the friend who went
down with him, and Mr.. Blanchard, a resi
dent of the place, were standing near the
stove in the store when bullet whizzed thro
from the back part of the store, coming thro
the door, passing close to the nose of one OF
the parties, passing out at the front door
across the road into a house were two womer
resided, just escaping the arm of one Of ths
ladies' All left the store, then, except
Baker blanchard went home. -
Bakers friend and Mrs. Baker went home
and daughter of Mr.. Baker came up tt
the store, to get her father to 60 home AT
ter while she opened the front door of th'
store, designing TO go home, when she saw Ell
| Castle, who fred upon the store, the bal
killing a dog in front of the door, passing
through the door, through the skirt of thu
girls dress, into til store, and into cd shat
tering looking glass in the store. Miss Ba
ker and her father remained In the store 81
night. During that night, previous to abou
2 o'clock, several SD OTIS were fred into Baker,
house, two of whloh passed through rooms
one passing close to the body of one of his lit
tie boys in bed.
The next day Baker came to this city anC
! warrants for the arrest of Castle were placed
| in the hands Of the sheriff but up TO thi
writing Friday, Nov. g., no arrest or attemp
at arrest had been made.
The above is plain statement OF the prin
cipal facts In the case as we hear them. /
they are erroneous, we shall cheerfully cor
rect them. If they correct, or anywher
near correct, they show state of thing
which demands instant action on the part @
the people OF this county. Let the sheri
move on the enemy's works, at once, an
summon to his aid the entire people of tn
county, if necessary, and Les the matter
fairly and impartially examined before
i proper court, ind see what the facts are, =
see whether u man is to be driven from hi