The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-07-18
FIGHT AMONG RAFTSMEN.
One Of Them Killed in the Fight
The Murderer Killed by Policeman McCon-
chic.

On the arrival of the steamer Muscatine,
at Davenport, last night 1.-THE 17th), between
IL and II o'clock, several raftsmen came on
board to return to the pineries. While the
boat was crossing to this side of the river
they got into fight, in the forward cabin,
in which chairs, fists and knives were pretty
freely used, and Myron d. Hill. one of the
party, was stabbed in the back by another of
the party named Edward Gardiner. Hill
staggered towards the after part of the cab
in, fell, and soon expired, Gardiner and an
other of the party, named John G. Mslvon,
dancing around him in high glee. The
boat was then pretty near our shore, and
Judge Grant, of Davenport, who vas on
board, called to those on shore for police
men and not to allow any one to go on
shore. As so as the boat touched the shore
Policemen MeConchie and Feeley rushed
on board, and Judge Grant pointed out the
man Gardiner, and the policemen went for
him. He was on the outside of the railing,
or the upper guards, on the shore side, had
long knife in his hand and made lunge
at Feeley, who caught his arm, pushed him
back and threw him down. While Gardin-
er was recovering Feeley got his revolver
ready when Gardiner sprang over the rail
towards McConchie, who ordered him to give
up his knife or he would shoot him. Gar
diner defed him and McConchie shot him
in the left breast. He still refused to give
up his knife and threw it into the river,
where it was afterwards found. He was
seized and it was soon found that his wound
was mortal. He died in short time.
Malvon, who was also in the fight, was
arrested and taken to jail. They all hal
from Lacrosse
o. B. Higgins, Esq, was notified OF the
affair, and, by request, called coroner:
jury, who, after examining number OF wit
nesses, rendered the following verdict
We. the Jurors, called to view the body o
Myron D. Hil now lying before Ne, do hnd, 10
our verdict, that the deceased came to ms deaf
by a wound in the left side OF the back, lnhlcte'
by dirk knife in the hands of Edward Gardin
er, who was aided and assisted by one John C
Malvon, now in Jail in Rock Island and we d
find said Gardiner and Malvon are guilty of felon
iously, and with malice aforethought, KILN
and numbering said Myron D. Hill.
Signed: L. M. Haverstick, foreman. J. +
Fleming, Charles Glenn. Walter S. G.. Gates
Thomas saulpaugh, Andrew Schneider, Georg
W. Burneston, ]. Warner, Charles II. Glenn, W
r. Boyle, L. C. Burwell, Roy d. Cross.
Rock Island, July Is, 1857
The verdict in the case of Edward Gardine
was, "that he came to his death by pistol she
in the left side, near the shoulder, in the hands
Robert MeConchie, a policeman of Rock Island
and we find that said Gardner was resisting sal
officer. and that said officer was justified in in
ficting said pistol shot," Signed above.
The bodies were laid in the warehouse @
George W. D. Harris, where they were VII
tied by q large number of people this morn
ing.
A passenger on the boat received tw
slight cuts on the arm, which were dresse'
by Mr.. Glenn.
Capt. jerks, of the Muscatine, was on th
upper deck, at the time of the ARRAY, attend
ing to his duties in crossing the river, an
the other officers and employees of the boa
we're at their stations, each having his dutie
to attend to in preparing to land Of cours
no blame can be attached to any of them 70
not preventing what they did not know AM
thing about until after it was over, the Who'll
affair occurring almost instantly.
On searching the bodies, $5l5 in none
was found upon the body of Hill and $2I.l
upon the body of Gardiner.
The name of the man taken to Jail prove
to be Homer Marven, or Melville, instead {
John G. Malvon. On searching him he ha
SIG in money-nothing else of importanc,
He is a young man, about 81 years of ag,
Gardiner was about 80 and Hill about 4
years of age.
This morning post mortem examinatio
Of the bodies was held by Drs. Truesdal