The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-17
A LOVE TRAGEDY IN MOLINE.
And them Kills Himssif


There was . dance in Deer's ball, Mo-
line, last night, given by the Moline Syl-
van Boat Club. and Miss Helen Davis, q
young lady school teacher. of Moline, at
tended that dance with DIR. A. W. HASTE.
law student with Hon. j. T. Browning, Of
Moline.
Mr.. Charles d. Wood. aged about %
years. book keeper in Wheelock 4 KEEL
sey's steam cracker factory, in Moline, had
been paying attention to Miss Davis for
about year and half, and it was well
understood about Moline that she was en-
gagged to Mr.. Woodruff of late she
seemed to have changed her mind about
him, and had declined his attentions and
seemed to prefer the society Of others. 1t
| is reported that Wood had said, either to
her or others, that fshe attended the
dance with anybody but himself he would
shoot her.
After the dance Miss Davis was, about
3 o'clock In the morning, walking to her
home with MIR. HASTE. G. A. Barnard,
with a young lady, and several young
couple were walking along towards their
homes in front of OF near HASTE and Miss
Davis Some of them turned of. at var
ious streets, while others Of the party
kept along together and not far trom Has
tie and Miss Davis. Wood and Edward
Anthony we're walking along behind Has
tie and Miss Davis, talking together.
Among them was young man named
Gunnell, who, pointing to Miss Davis, said
to Wood, You got left didn't your
Wood replied, Il couldn't help it." Gun
nell and his young lady turned down the
street at corner Anthony had just
started down another street also, but as he
started he saw Wood pull pistol from his
overcoat and run up and hold it close to
Miss Davis head anu fire. He then ran
down Atkinson street, and HASTE after
him firing Upon him. Wood turned and
g fred upon HASTE and HASTE turned back
: Miss Davis ran up to G. A. Barnard, whC
was ahead of them, saying Wood hai
> shot at me-" Barnard Salked to his faith.
ers house with her, where she boarded
She was only slightly injured in the bacl
!. of the neck.
e After HASTE turned back another sho
8 was soon heard, and this is supposed to b.
e shot fred by Wood and which killed him
!. The shooting between HASTE and Woo
a occurred at the corner of Atkinson anG
Henry streets. Woods body was found
distance of q blocks from there on Saltel
= street, at the corner of the alley between
K Illinois and Main streets. A report of
l. pistol was heard and the fash seen at tn
u point where his body wasfound, thus leav
= ing no doubt that he died by his owl
,r hand.
1t VERDICT OF THE JURY.
y We, the undersigned jurors, sworn
inquire of the death Of Charles E. Woo
on oath do find that he came to his deaf
by pistol shot in the brain, inflicted b
A. himself on the morning of the 18th {
ID April, A d. 1875.
es Holmes o. Sleight, foreman, D. "
is Sickels. Joseph Sight, j. s. Wells, J. 1
er Long, c. B. Knox, Jr. Simon Hirsch, d.
vid o. Reid. G. c. Waters. R. H. We
million, John Lusk, VIM. G. Morris.
Miss Davis is from Geneseo, and b;
W been teacher in Moline about two years
ms is about 25 years old, fine, attractive, fu
IN form, dark hair, black eyes, and a rattle
Ut fascinating young lady.
Wood was % years old was born
IN Moline. His father, David P. Wood, r
* sides about mile above Moline. Fl
IL mother is not living. He has broth,
as and sister residing in Nebraska, and
'S' brother in this city.
lat His funeral will be held from the res
GU dence of Mr.. TrUxell, of Moline, TO- mo
IL row afternoon, at 2 O'Clock.
VI That Wood was desperately 10 love vii
the young lady admits Of no doubt. That 81
- had engaged to marry him is also well u
in derstood What cause. if any, she h;
ley for discarding him, is not known. At al
rate, life, to him, was of no account wit
out her-and it seems that he intend'
she should be of no account to any OF
else. 1t is a terrible tragedy. VIII
~ caused her change of sentiments iowa
~ him is not yet known.
~ The parties were all highly respectt
ID and much liked, and were counted amor
IL the bes. society people in Moline Wo
tut was member of Rock Island Lodge N
81 65S, A. F, & 4. NJ
'er DIR. Gregg, of this city, was called to s
ne Miss Davis, to-day. He says there is
"u small pistol shot wound in the back of h
...,' neck, not more than an inch deep, and a
t - parently not at all dangerous.
err The three Cincinnati girls who attem