The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-31
KRELL IN THE ROLE OF Bull
LYING A WITNESS.
HE TRIES 70 SCARE Mr.. NEsLER



ton, published in THE ARGUS last evening
has caused mighty hutter in Republican
ranks in this city, and an attempt was
made this morning to scare Mr. Nesler out
of town, or make him deny the charges
which he MADE in this Office and which he
requested published.
This morning reporter for this paper
learned that Mr. Krell had gone to the
boarding house of Peter Scherer with the
intention of seeing Mr. Nesler, and, by
threats, compel him to withdraw his state
ment or have him arrested and confined in
Jail until after the election. The reporter
Immediately proceeded to Mr.. Scherer's
house, where he found krel! and Mr..
Nesler in conversation together. They
had been talking in English until the re-
porter arrived, when Krell continued his
conversation in the German language.
But there Mr.. Krell made another mis-
take, fol- every word he uttered was plainly
understood. He told Mr.. Nesler he want
ed him as witness and that if he intend
ed to stay iu the city it was all right, but
if he could not prove these charges against
Mr.. Bailey, the steward, and attempted
to leave the city, he would be arrested
and lodged in Jail; that he could be pun
ished severely for the statements he had
already made. and advised Mr.. Nesler
not to say anything more on the subject,
but wait until the oumittee on poor and
poor house could Investigate the matter.
MIR. Nesler didn't scare worth cent, and
Mr.. Krell fairly foamed with anger.
Nesler said that he did not propose to
leave the city; that if Mr.. Krell wanted te
send him to jail he was willing to 60; tina,
he had made no statements but what he
could prove, and ended by saying that he
had told this story to Mr.. Krell not only
once but half a dozen times during the
last year and half As an instance. he
said that not more than three mouths age
MIR. krell came out to the poor house, and
while there went into the room occupied
by himself and three or four others, ant
Nelser said: land while there l showed
YOU, MIR. Krell, box, under the bed o.
Pat Martin, which contained severa
sheets, pillow-cases, some meat, ETC., and
told you that they had been stolen anG
that Martin intended to take them to Goa
Valley. And what did you say? Yor
said that you couldn't do anything about
it. That's what you said, Mr.. Krell, and
you can't deny it.
And Mr.. Krell did not deny 1t.
The reporter then asked Mr.. Krell What
he intended doing about these charges Of
Mr. Nesler, published in THE ARGUS las
evening.
About the following conversation ther
ensued:
Krell-I intend to invest investigate b,
probably meant all the charges, and
have sent word to the other members o
the committee to come to this city. If thu
charges against Mr.. Bailey are true he vii
be DISCHARGED. l never was a very goot
friend Of Bailey's any ways.
Reporter-But what do you intend do
: ing with the charge against you-that yol
knew Of these transactions over year ag,
and refused to have them investigat ed?
Krel.-How did | know they were true
E You can't always believe pauper.
' R-Then why are you so interested il
: the matter now? I'll tell you: They hav
become SO notorious that they couldn't b
kept out ofthe newspapers any longer, ant
you are compelled by public opinion to il
I vestigate now.
Krell-I did invest before
R-You just said you did not--as 70
{ did not believe the charges.
Il k-Well, | went to the saloons in Goa
t Valley, and at one saloon the proprieto
told me he had received some coffee fror
q p@uper. That's all. And told MI
Bailey.
: R.-Who kept the saloon?
t k-I don't remember now.
d R-What did Bailey do with the paupe
who stole the coffee?
:, K-I don't know-I didn't ask him.
R-Well, Mr.. Krell, | will ask 20
IS again, what will you do with the charg
n against you? Clear yourself, suppose.
K-Your id right will I'd be
y Cd id fool if [ didn't.
| n linen uDueTstdnQ t1at you Will lnYe!
tigate these charges about the institution
after THE ARGUS has brought them befor
J. the people, and discharge Mr.. Bailey
z they are true, when you had been told tt
n same thing and shown the proof over
year ago?
Mr.. Krell did not answer this question
II but commenced long harangue about b
e love for The ARGUS because it was alway
II exposing his questionable official acts. II
- was very much>excited and very profan'
= He admitted that about three months az
e Mrs. Koch, the woman referred to in la
IS evenings ARGUS. bad told him substal
!, TALLY the same story which Mr.. Neslt
:. told.
~ We can also say that there are otht
parties in this city to whom Mrs. Koc
II told the same story of the improper az
e vances OF Bailey, the steward, and of tt
"a thieving and lewd conduct of the inmate
- of the house
The attempt of Mr.. Krell to frighte
a Mr.. Nesler out of the city was a failur
e and he left that gentleman with look
= utter despair depicted on his usually smi
ing countenance.
d A Poetica1 Refusal.
From the Hartford Tsmes.-It seen
n that Mr.. Donald G. Mitchell was impo
Is tuned by the soft money party of th
state to be candidate for governor.