The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-07-31

olap. Butler, and Scbelt2 as having peen Sa
gagged in the riot Chas. Jordan, pass dr.
,oer waa examined He identified VIM. lal
lair as having fired four shots at the deck GU
,nds. He also identified Butler as proml' at
,nt Rotor He thought Dolau and rsomey nj
oked familiar, but could swear to nothing hi
,ainst them. Mr.. j. p. bosch, d
Dung attorney from Davenport, IS Ct
king q short.hand report for the county. tn
he court adjourned at eight o'clock. ii
SATURDAYS ExANINATIoN. y
Two MORE ARRIVALS. T
Deputy Sheriff Love, Of Camanche, arrived ~
ere this morning, on board the Phil sherl' Q
Ian, having in charge William Randolph II
nd Richard Riley, the two men whose ar
ests we're ordered by telegraph, yesterday. !.
hey both got on board the Dubuque atthis
i,y. are harvest hands, and being without
money, went ashore at Cnmanche. The !
negroes we're called up to identify them ii
possible but all agreed that they did not c
see them take part in the melee. Randolph S
,tates that he saw one negro chased over c
board and drowned They do not look Ike
aud are not the parties they 4
we're supposed to be. They will probably ,
be detained as witnesses.
An IMPORTANT WITNESS.
Accompanying the Deputy was also Mr.
NJ. Crawford, Of Camanche. lie boards at
the Iowa House ia that town, and was there
when the wounded man, Ted Butler, came
in Batter was suffering some from his
wound. He boosted that ''they had killed
two oithe id niggcrs, and tnrown them
overheard, ;" and was in great glee at the re-
suit. Randolph, Riley, and Butler came
ashore together, and took dinner at the same
table, but it is quite clear that the two former
are innocent of any completely in the bloody |
affair.
GAIT. BUroRD COMING.
Capt. Tom. Buford, Superintendent OF the
Northern Line, was at 81. Paul when he
heard of the occurrence, and Immediately
started for this city. A dispatch was recel''
ed from him last evening, 'nqu'rIng tor par
ticulars. He left La Crosse last evening" on
the Minneapolis, and will probably arrive
here tomorrow.
THE WITNESSES.
The white witnesses are detained at the
| Rodman House under guard. The colored
witnesses are quartered at the Court House,
and are furnished with board by Brady, the
baker. The examination and trial Will nee
essariy involve the county in large expense,
but there is a general desire on the part OF
the public to "pat the thing through" and
make an example of all the miacreants who
can be identified and convicted. The ex-
animation ia more literally than fguratively
a Question of time
THOMAS ADAIR's TESTIMONY,
Thomas Adair, OF Camp Point, Adams
Co., Illinois was the first witness examined
this morning. He identified William Blaii
as having fred three shots without effect a
negro who stood on the wharf. The bal
, ance of the crowd yelled "shoot the black
son of -" He saw two negroes strug
Cling in the water. Blair is q tall, dari
eonp leoted, villianous looking fellow, with
r a heavy black moustache and savage Nioase
THE FOURTH WITNESS.
John D. Bluuse, Of New PHILADELPHIA
" Tuscarora County, Ohio, was the fourth wi
- ness since the opening of tb
"a examination. He was in the cabi
when the row commenced He corrobora
p ed the testimony of the previous witness, j
/. regard to the shooting, but could not ident
is fly the man who did it. There were fifty c
t. sixty rioters in all, he judged. The confu
ion and uproar was very great. he notice
the poe marked man mot yet caught) as
Il very prominent actor. He saw one negT
Il in the water, aud saw them pelt him wit
" rocks until he was drowned After the rio
~ the raftsmen expressed themselves as satl
OIL fed having Cleaned out the niggers,' an
d.iven them all ashore. This comprises ii
substance of his testimony.
NAMES OF WITNESSES.
Tho names of the white witnesses detail
ed are "a follows: Alonzo Hubbard, Thom'
Adair, J Jordan, Jno. Allen, John
Sc Blow, Geo. A. Scott, F. Allen, B. R. IL
=, logg, j. Z Parry, j. f. Sweet and The
dore +. Jones.
At the Court House they occupy the sea
usually allotted to the jurymen. The nam
~ of only two Of the murdered negroes ha
y been obtained, Moses Davis and Villa
Amisted.
THE DEAD BODIES.
We learn that the citizens of Hampt
:! have used every effort to recover the de
% bodies, but without effect. The river
w been thoroughly dragged. Marshal Viii
who was stabbed in the thigh, and had
throat nearly cut, is getting along very We
and is about the Court House most of /
ial time. A reward of 5000 will probably
on offered for the poc.marked Irishman W
10. originated the atfray.
of THE FIFTH WITNESS.
of George A Scott, of Dubuque, a deck p
he sanger. was also examined this morning.
he He saw the raftsmen chase negro FRI
his the roof, and afterwards saw the negro
the water. Two men from Hampton We
Ter out in a skiff to rescue him, but the riot