The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-28
WOULDN'T HAVE A THIEF IN HIS
sHANTY.
And-on Telling Him to Leave is As
saulted---He Then Shoots the Thief,
Who Will Probable Die.

A row occurred at little by 16-foot
shanty. which was formerly fat boat,
just below the boat yard. about 7 o'clock
last evening, in which an Englishman
named James Perkins was shot in the
centre of the breast bone, just above the
stomach, by heretofore peaceable and
inoffensive fellow PANIED Isaac Dixon,
also an Englishman. and who is Familiarity
known as Crazy Ike" Perkins is being
attended by Dr. Craig, and although he is
not confined to his bed, and is not suffer
ing much pain, still the DR.. does not
think he can recover, as it is probable
that the ball passed through his intestines,
The news of the shooting reached De-
putty Marshal Miller few minutes after
it occurred and he proceeded to the scene,
in company with DR.. Craig, aud then mott
fed the police to be on the lookout for
Dixon, who had escaped. He was after
ward arrested and jailed by Policemen
Rogers and Carnahan. Miller took pos
session of the shanty, and of the weapons
which it was claimed both'parties used
This morning reporter for this paper
called on Perkins, the injured man, at
| the house of Mitchell Huntley, living
next door to the shanty where the shoot
ing occurred, and his side of the, story is
as follows:
Have lived with Ike Dixon three weeks,
, in small fiat boat on the bank of the
river just below Reeds planning mill; the
boat belonged TO Ike; went up town yes
; terday about 10 or ii o'clock. got two
bars of soap, and returned at in the
evening; Ike then said he wanted some
nails and l went to John Henry Fuler's
: house, near, to borrow some, but Fuller
, was not in; /, however, found some nails
there and took them, as | was we'll ac
quainted with him when returned to the
+ hut Dixon was not in; he returned in few
. minutes and said, You son of a-get
! out of here or I'll kill you;" l replied,
IF you call me that name I'll thump
you" he then walked away, and | went
5 back into the shanty; he returned again
e about clock and said, Nov get ont of
0 here you son of a--or I'll blow the top
of your head off," | came to the door OF
the hut and then he fred at me; | had
u nothing in my hand, and | stopped to pick
7 he struck me three times over the head
t. and shoulders with bar of iron; he then
commenced calling me names and | put
on my coat and walked to the house of
Mitchell Huntley, next door, and went
d 10; had only drank three glasses of beer
S during the day and was not drunk: had
e never quarreled with Dixon before
Perkins is an EngIishman; Sc years
old; 5 feet inches in height weighs
about $50; stout built; light complexion
e wears mustache; rather ugly face and has
large scar just above his right eye; is a
re glass blower, and worked at the glass
factory as an extra hand; came here
" about 9 weeks ago from New Albany,
t. Ind.
or The reporter then called on Dixon, at
y the jail His story is substantially as
follows;
Perkins had teen living in my hut three
10 weeks; before that he had been lying
I; around the glass factory, having no home,
III and | took compassion on him and brought
VI him to my hut; yesterday forenoon he
u. went up town and returned in the even
at ing with some soap; he was drunk; when
| took him TO my hut he promised me he
IN would not drink any more, but he has
n broken his promise several times; when he
os reached home last evening | was at the
lu boat yard, and when ! returned he had
tic gone out; [ discovered on the table in TIE
.ro hut. when | came in, lot of nails anC
70 several files; in a few minutes Perkin!
MS came in with his arms full Of cigar boxes
,st two or three saws, and a Ratchet, be
q lieve; | asked him where he got Them h
dc said he had broken into John Henri!
nv Fuller's house and had taken them; | tolt
J. him he had been stealing, aud to tax
,rr them back to Fuller's house; he told N
soe to mind my own business" | then lief
de the hut saying | would inform Fuller c
nd what he had done; | went to the plann
he mill and told Fuller; when | returned t
the hut Perkins said, Get out of her
you son Of a-you have gone back on me
and I'll break your head if you come /
nor here, or words to that effect; | then WENT
oil Deputy Marshal Miller's house, to hav
no Perkins arrested, but Miller was not
br home and / returned to the hut; upo
~ arriving there Perkins still refused to lie
NV Wv me go in; told him 1t was my hut an
non that did not want thief living with N
,or, and ordered him to come out; he sti
md refused and forced open the door an
nts went in. As soon as | got inside the doc
tbo he reached down and picked up hatche
Mi exclaiming as he rushed at me, get OF
tho of here-you son of "a" / seized
,;nS small pistol from a cupboard shelf an
backed out of the door, and as he sti
followed me with the Ratchet and Gale
me names l fired; he still advanced and
struck him with small bar of iron owe
. the back; he then went to Mrs Huntley
and went up town, and was afterwar(
arrested.
Dixon is probably feet inches
height; light built; won't weigh over l:
,eir pounds; light complexion; wears mou
the tache and chin whiskers, and talks in
for rapid and excited, but altogether straigh
9Tsss' forward manner.
" His story is corroboratel by Fuller,
is to his coming and telling him Of Il
ain, theft; by Deputy Marshal Miler's wife
to his coming after Miller; and Mrs. Hun
ley says Perkins smelled of whisky when
came to her house after the shootin
The Ratchet was also found uear the do
lea, on the outside of the hut. Taken alt
rus, gether, the story is pretty straight on
tnIv The examination will not take pa
hat until the result of Perkins's injuries
nan known.
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