The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-06-16

the hotels all closed Dr. Lewis met them
about midnight, shot Smith through the
left lung, and beat him over the head Sc
verely. The citizens of Concord were |
aroused by hearing the reports of pistol
and the cries OF murder. DR.. Lewis took |
his daughter in his buggy, returning to
the city, leaving Smith in his wounded |
condition. At noon, to-day, Smith was |
alive, but in a critical state Smith is a
married man, having a wife and three |
children living in this city Lewis was ar
rested at three o'clock this afternoon and
held to await the result of Smith injuries |
INDIANAPOLIS, june l4.-About6o clock
this morning shoemaker named David
Dunworth, who had a shop on W Washington
street, near West street, shot John Pierce
and Thomas DAILY as they were passing 10
their work DAILY is fatally wounded, and
Pierce will lose an arm. The parties had
quarreled some weeks ago, but had be
come reconciled, and no sufficient cause for
the act is known. Dunworth is believed
to be of unsound mind
A farmer named William Young, living
near this city, committed suicide yester-
day. He is supposed to have been insane.
| HARTFORD, June l4.-David Scot, who,
/ onment for life for the murder Of three in
mates of house of illfame. near Wind
| sor Locks, in January, 1872, committed
suicide in the State Prison, at Weathers-
! field, this morning, aged %.
/ ST. LoUIs, June l4-Mrs Fore filed
a petition in the Circuit Court to-day for
a divorce from her husband, Joseph H.
Fore, who attempted to murder her on the
street two weeks ago Mrs. Fore is slowly
recovering from the wounds received at
the hands Of her husband
NASHUA, \. H, June l4-H. Jewett,a
rejected suitor, shot Ella Wood, at Hudson,
in this State, this morning, then attempt
ed to kill her father, and. failing in that,
fatally shot himself
| BALTNORE,June l4,-During a dispute
over game Of cards tonight, Charles
Scott, colored, fatally stabbed Thomas
Rosbrey, colored, Scott was arrested.
SPRINGFIELD, III, June I4-Two men,
who were crossing the Nermilion river
bridge, were caught on the bridge by the
Toledo Wabash l. Western train, going
east, little after II clock to-day. One
of them was drunk, and his sober eompan-
ion tried to draw him to the side of the
bridge to escape the train, but was unable
to do so, and abandoned him to save his
own life The men in charge of the train
tried to stop it, but were unable to do so,
? and the poor victim Of whisky was thrown
down by the engine, and his head com
> pletely severed from his body. Neither Of
their names can be obtained here
= GENEVA, Ill, June l4.-Last evening a
an engine was pushing two ears down from
! Geneva to Batavia, on the Chicago {
J, Northwestern Railroad, man living neal
: ST Charles attempted to cross the track jus
: below Geneva, on the river road, with
! fine pair of horses and buggy. He wa
: not quick enough, however. aud the trail
! struck the horses, killing them instantly
! breaking up the buggy somewhat, but
strange to say. only slightly injuring tn
= man himself He enjoyed the exemption
: usual 10 drunken men in such cases, an
: SO escaped unhurt He could not hav
: failed to see the train, but supposed b
i could cross the track before the cars woul
q reach him, and SO lost, by his temerit
:, and drunkenness, fine span Of horses
!, valued at 5000, and a buggy, and just es
= capped with his own life
! RICHMoND, Ind, June l4-George ia
i ker, an old man, apparently deaf, wa
!, killed yesterday near here He was III
!, over by train while walking on the tracl