The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-25

man, OF Iiskliwa, has been spending few
days with DR.. L. d. Dunn, of this city.
earLet up on that Adams" item.
Keiser-give Swander rest Let the
worthy magistrate pull his nose if he wants
| too.
1~Officer Olsen speaks in the highest
terms of the courtesy and discipline of the
Rock Island police. He was enthusiastic
over the prompt and business like manner
Of Marshal Hawes and his officers.
g1=The Moline Medical Society has
been organized with the following officers
President, Dr. j. B. Dawson; Vice
President, DR.. A. Klingberg; Secretary,
Dr.J.W .Morey; Treasurer, Dr.L. d. Dunn.
Ba@ Will the Union please state whether
it was not remarked by member CT the
Sylvan Club that, IF Ingersoil was re-
| fused admittance to the church he would
give 5000 and take him to Rock Island p
B9~S. W Wheelock has sold another oil
his stock of 6ne horses. This time it is
Rock River, fine animal whose sire
| Victor Hugo had record of 2:34. The
purchaser was Mr.. j. Mayer, of Tiskilwa.
and the amount paid $1,000.
Woman Shot.
Last evening, about $50 o'clock, a won
an, named Strommer,w shot IN the right
breast by a man named Jacob Suiter.
| rhe facts as ascertained are as follows:
| Suiter, who is a resident of Rock Island,
called on Mrs, Stromner to see her in
Eregard to buying or trading for some land
near Carbon Cliff, owned by Mrs. Rech-
man, her mother Suiter has property in
this vicinity and was anxious to trade for "a
farm, and had called en- Mrs Rechman
some time ago about the same piece Of
land While talking with Mrs. Stromme:
with whom ne was acquainted, he began
explaining how his son was shot while ou;'
hunting, at the same time drawing a pis
t0l. He is one armed man aud handled
the pistol Ia heavy Colts derri0ger, awk-
wardly) and was cautioned not to trife
with it, but being somewhat under the in,
huence of liquor, he seemed to pay no at.
tention to the warning and pulled the trig.
ger. The shot took effect in Mrs. Strom
mer's right breast inhicting an ugly
wound. She is a large woman and, so he
; (Suiter) says, did not fall or seem to know
she was struck until she felt the blooC
streaming down her breast and then, upor
examination, discovered an ugly wound
! Suiter says he went at once to the Half
+ way House and meeting a man in
) sleigh had him go for doctor Th
man soon returned with Dr. Dawson VIII
probed the wound, but could not extrac
E the ball. Quite number of the neighbor
| had gathered in the meantime aud Suite
= was advised, by those present, to leave OIL
: Mr., Strommer would make it unsafe 70
Q him to stay. This Suiter denies and say
{ he went to Rock Island because he live
n there and not because he was anxious t
4 avoid arrest
. As soon as possible Officer Olsen wa
notified and started to Rock Island
search of his man. Arriving there he. i
company with Deputy Marshal Miller an
another officer, proceeded to the residenc
of Suiter on the slough, and searched ii
house but he was lot there Olsen di
not think it best to leave however, and
his request the officers remained, in Il
meantime stationjug man outside
watch. They did not wait.iong, for 500
a tap on the window betrayed the pre-
ence Of Suiter and he was captured b
fore he was aware of it.
Officer Olsen took him in charge. CO
veying him to Moline and locked him
70 await the result of Mrs Strommer's il
iuries. He is a man of medium heilbt,
German, aud 81 years old. His featur
are not altogether repulaive and he a
pears to be sorry for the affair. VII
interviewed by the writer Of this he see
ed nervous and excited and was somcwt
intoxicated.
Mossrs McElherne & OMara ha
been retained to prosecute the case by
Strommer, vho, it appears. does not fu
nelieve IN the innocence Of Suiter. I
preliminary examination viii probaj
take place Tomorrow ar the eugine hoU
before Magistrate Swauder