The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-20
MOLINE.

Charles Rundsuist had his left hand
badly crushed, this morning, at Deere's
pillow works, Rundquist was working at
the trip hammer and accidentally placed
his foot on the pedal, which caused the
hammer to drop, crushing his fingers ter
ribly. Doctor Davis, after examining the
wound, found it necessary to amputate a
portion of two fingers. The injured man
will be unable to work for some time. This
is the second accident within week in the
same shop.
The Gariga-Sheib1er Affair.
The case Of Jesse Gariga, charged with
assaulting E. W. Sheibner, with intent to
kill, was resumed Tuesday afternoon be-
fore Police Magistrate Swander. Entri-
kin 4 Moore for the people, j. M. Boards
lee for defendant The prosecution open
ed with short address by Attorney En-
trikin. after which the examination of wit
nesses began.
E, W. Sheibner, the complaining wit
ness, was the first one examined. He tes-
tilted that Gariga came to him on Monday
afternoon and requested payment of some
money, which he claimed the witness owed
him; that he requested Gariga to call af-
ter o'clock and he would make it all
right: that Gariga then called him names
and picked up large rock which he hurled
at witness, striking him IN the arm and
causing him to lose his balance and fall
down an embankment Is feet deep. Gar
iga continued to shower rocks down upon
him, one of which, weighing rs pounds,
nearly struck him in the head. He said:
LAS soon as l could get up l called to my
men and had Gariga held. I then went
to my house and got revolver and start
ed in pursuit of the defendant, who had
made his escape"
The witness then gave description oil
the manner of arrest, etc., an account OF
which has already appeared in THE AR
GUS.
Cross examination by JIM. Beardsley-
Did not use any threats. Did not point
the pistol and try to intimidate the defend
ant; was sitting on the edge of the bank
Did not throw stone or strike Gariga,
{ The cross examination was rigid anC
exacting, but failed to confuse the witness
or elicit any new points.
: A number of other witnesses were called
| for the prosecution whose testimony wal
corroboratiye of the complaining witness
They were each subjected to severe cross
|
The evidence for the defense wa
7 equally strong in contradiction of Sheih
ner's testimony, especially the version Q
the case given by Gariga who testife,
positively that he did not use stone
that he did not strike Sheibner; that
: was sitting on the edge of the bank of tn
? quarry; that he (Sheibner) jumped u
and attempted to strike him with can
and that in doing so he (S) lost his balanc
: and fell down the embankment; tina
e Sheibner threatened to shoot him, an
e called him all kinds of names; that h
o threw rocks at witness and tried to strik
him, ETC., etc.
, Cross-examined by Attorney Entrikir
8 did not strike Sheibner; was not usin
e threatening language; Sheibher struck a
me and threw rocks at me; was frightene
because Sheibner had pistol and said b
t would FIX me-
, Chas. Harson, John Suter, Mrs. Snyder
O and Mrs. Harson were called for the de
tense, and corroborated Gariga's test
mony. They we're each cross-examine
| but not rigidly.
After a few remarks by Maj. Beardsle
$ for the defense. the case was submitted {
n the court at 1870 P. NJ. Messrs. Entrik
& Moore presented no argument for tt
prosecution but submitted the case.
Police Magistrate Swander then he
the prisoner 10 bonds of $500 for his a.
pearance at the next term of the circu
Il court. In default of bail he will go to tt
s county Jail.
e Several other suits will likely grow Of
n of this case before the matter is definite
:. settled