The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-02-08

HadBou held IN POW noh1h lvf AfaAh.
The examination Of Wslter d. Hadsell.
for the shooting If Dewitt Ellis. c6asinl
ned from January s0th, opened this after
noon tthe Sthl before Justice Chopper at
2 clock. EE. Parmcnter, Esq, States
Attorney assisted By VIM. II. Gest, ESQ.
appeared for the prosecution and Messrs.
Sweeney & jackson for the defendant
Charge: Assault with pistol loaded
with powder and bah with intent % xii.
The following witnesses were sworn Tor
he nrosecut;on, Chas. Coyne, Henry NJ
CiuldeDzopf VIM. vantiIle, james Black
Won lanes LAWN and John VI. Waugh.
NJ WTtt Ellis testified that on the night
If The ARRAY, Wednesday the 10th of
.January, he went into Galdenzopfs saloon
and watched game Of cards; when that
was ended, he sat down to play !; during
the game dispute arose between him
and Hadsell about giving signs in regard
TO the game HadseIl called him a liar; hs
then struck Hadsell over Guldenzop s
shoulder; Hadsell then drew pistol
stepped up beside the bar tender aud
shot him. Hadsell then put the pistol
back into his pocket and stood there, and
was there when he Ellis left the saloon.
HadseII was not playing but was looking on.
Cross-examined, by Mr.. SSeeney-He
| fElIisltold Hadsell that he had noright 60 In
terfere with the game; hispartner took HIM
BY the arm and took him up 10 the bar
Hadsell then went to the other side OF the
room: while he was going M
to the har he said something b
Hadsell, but could not remembel
what, (denied that he said anything q
Hadsell at the time Hadseh called hin
/ a liar, and he then struck Hadsell, and
went 10 the bar and leaned up against it
4 Hadsell then stepped to one side, at IN
side of the bar tender and fred.
I DIR. Plummer was sworn and testihe'
that on the 10th of january he was calle'
upon to visit Ellis. and upon examining
the wound. found that it was gunsho
: wound. and the bah was probabl,
lodged in the muscles, and 7
80 II would not do much harm His symp
toms were very alarming for few days q
account of inflammation II the ball haC
lodged in his intestines it would probably
proye fatal, though not necessarily so; h
stopped his visits on the 39th let him 81
ND on the 27th or 18th; he was confined
to his bed IA or Is days; visited hin
once or twice since he was able to sit up
James Blackwell testified that on tn
night of the affray he was engaged in play
ing cards in Guldenzopf saloon with n
4 lis and two other friends; while thus Ell
gagged, words arose about Coyne looking I
Ellis opponent cards and making sigr
to Ellis in regard to the game, and durin
this time Hadsell said that Ceyne Wi
making signs to Ellis the lie passed b
: tween them and Coyne pulle
of his ceat and wanted hi
tHadselll to take it up. Darn
t the fuss between Coyne and Hadsell the
: called each other liars; Ellis struck Ia,
n sell over the bartender's shoulder; didn
e see any pistol in Hadsell's hand, but heal
IS report, and saw fire near HaaseH's hand
Ellis unbuttoned his clothes, looked Fl
wound, saw ball hole in left side,-he the
n left the saloon and knows nothing mo
It about it.
= At this point both parties agreed to su
. init the case, and Magistrate Chopper he
IT HadseH in $500 bonds for his sppearan
o at the Circuit Court for trial al next teri
2 The bOndsmen are Mrs. Hadsell q
! mOther), T. J Robinson. and o. T. Fe
e guson. This ends the matter till the NEE
!e ing of the next grand jury.