The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-21
HadseII Surrenders Himself.
THE EXAMINATION 10 BE NEXT
WEEK THURSDAY.
Ellis In a Fair way 10 Recover,
HE is DISCHARGED ON BAIL.

Early on Wednesday evening OF ias'
week, the shooting ARRAY in Harmonic
saloon occurred, with which our readers
ire already familiar. Hadsell Immediately |
left the saloon by the back door; walked
10 Moline. and stopped at a boarding house
there over night; the next day he walked
10 Orion. From there he went by rail to
NIacamb. McDonough county, arriving
there Saturday night. The Rev Mr.
Kent methodist clergyman, formerly of
his city, married Hadsell's sister To
MS house he went and told what had oc
cured. Mr.. Kent advised him to surren-
der himself into the hands of justice, and
on Monday they both started for this city,
here this Tuesday morning, and
went Immediately to Magistrate Choppers
office, where Hadseil asked t. have the
case publicly examined
At > o'clock this Tuesday afternoon,
the examination was called before Justice
Chopper on the following
COMPLAINT
The complaint and information Of James
b. Ellis. made before f. c. Cropper, Esq.
one of the Justices of the Peace, in and
for the said county, on the Dist day Of
January. 1878, who being sworn, upon his
oath says that Walter d. Hadsell, OF the
city of Rock Island, in the said county ON
the 18th day of January, 1873, in and
upon one De Witt Ellis did unlawfully,
wilfully and feloniously make an assault,
and of his malice atorethought fire pistol.
loaded with powder and ball at the said
De Witt Ellis, with intent him, the SAID
De Witt Ellis, feloniously, wilfully, and Of
his said malice aiorethought, to Kill and
murder.
He therefore prays that the said Walter
ID. Hadscll may be arrested and dealt with
according 10 law.
Subscribed before Justice f. C. Crop
per, the DIST day of January, \. D., 1873.
JAMES b. ELLIS.
+. +. Parmcnter, Esq, State 5 Attor-
ney. appeared for the People, and Sweeney
4 Jackson for the defense. The State 5
Attorney asked far a continuance until
Thursday of next week for the purpose Of
procuring witnesses not now to he found,
and the examination was continued to that
day bail, in the meantime, being fixed at
$500 Thomas J. Robinson, Edward W.
Spencer and o. X. Ferguson became
securely for his appearance, and young
HadseH was permitted to 60 about his
business, He bears upon his face now a
very black cheek and eye, where Ellis
struck him. before the shooting.
DR.. Plummer reports Ellis as doing very
well, and he now entcrtains very little
doubt of his recovery,
| Here is a case which the Union is re
quested 10 "chaw' upon awhile: Mayor
Murdoch and Alderman DraytOn. both Re
publicans, and Alderman Lloyd. a Demo
crat, awarded the building Of the hose
houses at about 5000 more than Phillip 4
Bladels bid, there being an ordinance for
bidding an Alderman phillips Is onei hay
ing any interest directly or indirectly ii
any contract for the city The Jaio'
seemed to think it was a splendid thin.
that the city was compelled, by Murdoch
course, TO pay about 5000 more for the iol
than Phillips & Bladel offered to DO it for
and said Fortunately the City has
Mayor who knows his business and hold
his ambitious cpuncilmen to their prope
places, that is, he prevents them savin
! $500, for the city. Phillips a Bladel wer
ambitious enough to save the city abou
two hundred dollars; Murdoch objected
and the LaioE says it was fortunate t1
the City that he did-that is it was ''tdr
tunate for the City that Murdoch mad
the tax payers pay some two hundred do
lars for nothing. Now. what the people
who have been diddled out of this tw
hundred dollars, by Murdoch & Co. wan
% know, is. whether it would have bee
any more improper for Phillips 4 Blad,
To have built the hose houses, and thereb
saved 5000, for the City, than it was f
the Mayor to do the job he did in buildin
the water works, or to be interested In an
other job, of Atkinson. Murdock 4 c.
or any one else, for the City? And. ;
r the majority Of the committee who cause
/ the City to pay $500 more for this no,
{ house job than other good and responsible
f parties offered to do il for we're Republ
b cans if the Republican party is to |
: charged with the extra taxes thus cause
/ by this Republican Mayor?
The Union need be in no hurry abol
r answering. for we think the people ca
J. very little about political parties, in OF
. coming city election What they want is
{ Mayor and five new Aldermen who are i
] terested in having expenses and taxes T
5 duced and who have the character al
d ability and business position to ensure co
: fidence in their action. 1t matters We
little about their politics Political part
t are not likely to figure much in our comiI
b election We have plenty Of good me
/ Of character and capacity, who
f administration Of city affairs won
t reflect honor upon our City at home
9 abroad. Let the people call for theI
s. if they want such an administration.
Rockford, Rock Island St. Louis R R.
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