The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-10

an inch into the brain. the west hemls-
phere of which was covered with a thick
clot of extravasated blood. Drs Trues-
dale and Craig conducted the post mortem,
and removed the piece of bone in which
the knife was fixed.
We UNDERSTAND that the foreman of the
jury was of opinion that the homicide was
justifable. and clearly in selfdefense, aud
that others of the jury were inclined to the
Same opinion, but in view of the small
amount of testimony and to give opportuni-
| ty for all the facts to come out, it was
thought best not to express any official
opinion.
THE deceased was born and raised in
this city. and had many friends here, es-
pecially among the firemen. who regarded
him as 4 good-hearted fellow, so long as
he abstained from drink. He served as a
private in the 18th Iowa Infantry, where
he gained an honorable record for bravery
He was honorably discharged at the close
CT the war, and up to month ago was en-
ployed in the machine shops at Rock Isl
and Arsenal.
David J. Van Meter was born Oct, g.
1856, and will be 20 years old next Octo.
Der. His father, David j. Van Meter, Of
Edgington. in this county, was soldier III
Co. B. 10th Ills Vols. and died in hos
pital at Memphis, Teun, in 1868, from
wounds and sickness. In August, 1867 David
then II years old, was sent 20 the Soldiers
Orphans Home at Normal and was ther,
about three years. He was page in ou
legislature in 1870, the time our count.
was represented by Maj, John Morris an'
Capt. Z. H. Johnston From that tim,
, until April, 1872, he was part of the tim
, at home, near Carbon Cliff, and part of til,
t time at work in Beardsley' S broom factory
In April, 1870, he came to this Office as al
. apprentice He was a remarkably quicl
and accurate compositor and had a natura
r turn for writing In February, 1875
a little over a year ago, he commence
labor as a local reporter on this paper, an
; has exhibited the qualities of industry
: faithfulness, accuracy, and truthfulaess, 0
!, all occasions. Heis always polite and kin
4 and has an ambition to deserve well {
o everybody. His habits are perfectly col
( rect and unexceptionable.
Last Thanksgiving he was invited to tn
Soldiers Orphans Home and passed Sc,
IT. eral days there, an account of which b
i wrote and published after his return
While there he was chairman of meetin
Of those who were educated there, the Of
l. ject being to form society Of the orphan
At who had been honorably discharged. aud
| arrange for an annual re union at ii
70 Home. In the permanent organization
=, - the society, Miss Mary Poyer was electe
le president, David J. Van Meter. recordin
he secretary, Miss Florence Chr, correspon,
y ing secretary, and Perry Davis, treasure
N He suffers in sorrow for the fatal resu
re of the attack upon hun, but feels that h
| was fully justified in defending nimsel
and that his own life would have been
an i'm minepr danger not to have done s
as This, as far as we can learn,is the univer
ay al feeling of community And it is CRAFTY
X ing to know that very many of our wealtl
=, lest citizeEs have called at THE ARGUS O
ed flee to say that they understand that he
u poor orphan boy, striving for an homo
&c able position in the world. and that the
are ready to. contribute freely whatev
may be necessary for the expenses of b
" defense, and to given him bail as soon
- = the forms of law admit of it. Messer
- Sweeney Il Jackson are his attorneys, ar
~ they will see that he has an examinatit
~ as early as possible.
ey Knights ofPythias.
nd The committee appointed by the Kuigh
he OF pythias, in Davenport, reported the f
,e- lowing resolutions:
,m WHEREAS. Brother J. B. Herdna
ro- Grand Deputy of the knights of Pythis
N for the State of Iowa, has been tax
~ from US by an untimely fate,
'ut Resolved. That by the death of broth
he Herdman. the order has lost an earn,
err. and energetic worker-the state trus
:. and valued citizen.
NV RpeoI,,od That tpo rnaurn bic Jaao.eo