The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-03-06

night, at Hallers butcher shop; he did not
ride home with me; my brother drove and
lay in the wagon and slept.
Cross examined. Nothing new, except
a lively tilt between opposing counsel as to
rights of witness.
Marshal Wells was next sworn and tes-
tilted as TO having heard of the affair on
Tuesday night about 1890; did nothing
that night hut advised the man who
brought word to go and get DR.. Piper to
go cut and see him; went next day and
arrested the Grahams: did not tell them
what they were arrested for.
The examination of this witness elected
nothing new, and at its close the court ad-
j0urned until yesterday at | o'clock to
afford the defense time to get witnesses.
Yesterday at 80 p. M, the case was
resumed, K. T. McNeal Esq, of Counelly
81 McNeal. Rock Island, appearing as
associate counsel with w. j. Entrikin, for
defense.
4 number Of witnesses were examined
for the prosecution and some new points
brought out. The most important witness
was John Allison, who said that he heard
John Graham say, Didn't [ give that
fellow HI when | struck him." and then
afterwards David Graham said, why, [
didn't see you strike anyone, John.
This witness was rigidly crOss-examined
and an effort made to have him contradict
his testimony, but without avail.
Alfred Shaw, James Schotifeldt. II,
Margraf, and David Haller testified to
having seen the three men together on the
night IN question.
John Graham was then recalled and
cross-examined by Attorney jackson, and
| during the same a spirited cross fire was
kept up by the opposing counsel.
At one, r. I. McNeal, of counsel for
defense, took jackson severely to task for
| attempting to impeach his own witness
and stated that the trial had been conduct
| ed in the principle OF Il street scandal;
that if everybody who had heard this or
| that statement was to be allowed to testify
or had heard Of somebody else who had
| heard of it. he wanted to know it; that
the court was bound by the same rules Of
evidence that govern in the higher courts,
etc.
After spirited and brilliant exchange
Of repartee, the court sustained MIR. Nc
| Neal and the prosecution rested the case
until to day, after which the court ad-
ljourned until l o'clock this afternt OIL.
| Anderson is still very low and his death
would not be surprise at any time lie
eats little, is very weak and suffers intense
pain in his head, During the trial the
outline of the deteuse was shown by At
torney Entriken, who endeavored to estab-
ish the theory that Anderson had fallen il
1.-THE road drunk and was run over by 6
buggy or wagon, which caused the wounds
Every effort was made to get Drs. Piper
and Morey to testify as to the possibility
Of such being the result, but without sue
cess. Thus TAR the case looks ugly for tht
Grahams, and, unless there is unlocked TO
evidence, they are likely to go to Joliet.
II To-day, at one o'clock, upon the re open
ing of court, pursuant to adjournment, tn
counsel for john and David Graham, il
consequence Of the inability of Anderso
to testify, submitted the case for bail, an,
[ the prisoners were committed until Satur
day Of this week without bail, when,
Anderson condition indicates that he wi
recover. the amount of bail will b
e fixed. The GTahams were taken to tn
Rock Island jail this afternoon.