The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-03-13
The MURDERED POLICEMAN.
Continuation of Evidence Be-
fore the Coroner's Jury.
NO DOUBT OF TEE GUILT OF THE
PARTIES UNDER ARREST,
Is HANGING PLAYED OUT" IN
ROCK ISLAND.
Shall Desperadoes Run the City2
Shall DssperadOss Run the Cityp

The murder of Policeman Rosenield by
hoodlum thieves and roughs, and the in
human and brutal manner in which the
cowardly deed was done, has had the effect
to arouse law-abiding lcitizens to the real
danger Of not taking such steps as will
give this class of people to understand that
they will no longer be tolerated in the
city. The proclamation of the mayor is a
step in the right direction and is full Of
meaning; and rowdys, thieves and des-
peradoes had better not mistake its intent.
There has been for some time q sickly
sentiment that police officers should not
exercise force in the discharge of their
duties, and it is this false notion that has
eliminated in the death of brave and
faithful officer. There are many instances
where our policemen have worked, and
fooled, and coaxed to get these roughs to
90 home or to arrest them when they
were on little spree, as they CAL It,;
and the least exhibition Of force
on the part of the officer has led citizens
to echo the words OF the friends of these
roughs that "the officer should not be so
severe" ''Itis brutal to strike drunk
en- man." and such like expressions. No
rough was ever SO drunk as to resist and
abuse an officer but that he knew just
what he was doing. Let it be understood
that such resistance will be followed by a
good bat on the head, and that when
friends interfere to prevent arrests or
argue the case with an officer they too
will receive the same, with the chances OF g
bullet in their Uranium. Citizens will then
have a much more satisfactory feeling o.
security when going home late at night
and will feel much easier over the safety
of their property. When police officers
can be beaten to. death with rocks and
clubs in the very heart of the city it is
time for the city to speak. There is nc
uncertain meaning in the Mayors proca
nation. One or two examples will be SUI
Gcient, and, when made, the citizens OF
Rock Island will sustain them. Let thieves
and burglars, hoodlums and roughs
whether they live here or elsewhere, IN
derstand that their drunken carousals
rows and disturbances will not be tolerated
There has never been a stronger de,
termination on the part Of our citizens tC
have the law vigorously enforced, and
cowardly assassins brought to justice. The
Board Of Supervisors at their morning
session appointed Messrs Bel, Bufum and
Long special committee to confer with
the City Council in regard to employing
counsel TO prosecute thu murderers o.
Officer Rosenfeld.
The committee met the members Of thu
City Council at u o'clock to day. Aftel
stating the object of their appointment, thu
Council, by unanimous vote, appointed
Aldermen Lundy, Anawalt and Hitler
special committee, with power to act il
conjunction with the committee from tn,
| Board of Supervisors in employing com
peteut counsel to prosecute the murderers t
the full extent of the law.
| The Board of Supervisors, at thel
morning session also voted to attend tn
funeral 10 body. They will meet at tn
board rooms, at 9 o'clock tomorrow morn
ling.
The wife Of Rosenfeld is very sick, tn
shocking death Of her husband has left he
in very critical condition, so much S
that fears are entertained that she will nc
recover.
That our readers may know the full ez
tent of the inhuman murder of Office
ROsenield we give, in addition to the fact
published yesterday, the testimony Of d.
Truesdale before the Coronor's Jury
which was as follows:
DR.. Calvin Truesdale said: In conueC
ton with DR.. G. G. Carter, | made pos
mortem examination of the body of JOSEF
Rosenfeld. found a great many wound
about the face and scalp. The right lowe
jaw fractured. There were bruises an
scratches about his face, cut on the fore
head two inches 10 length, down to ia
bone; cut Of considerable size on the BAG
part of the head, and scalp wound {
considerable size. We cut the scalp acros
the head, from ear to cal, peeling the seal
back aud front down to the base of th
skull, and found, between the scalp an
bone, large amount of blood, partly clot
ted. We also found fracture of the sku
over the lett ear, and over this point ther
was large quantity Of blood and the sku
here was broken up in pieces. We save
through the skull clear around across th
forehead and removed the upper part G
the Uranium entirely, and, under th
membrane and skull proper, were effusion
of blood partly clotted land on the left sidt
illusions of blood extending into the cot
volutions or poles of the brain. We re
moved the brain entirely from the skull
and, at the base of the brain and extend
ing down along to the spinal column, foun
illusions of blood After the removal c
the brain, we found that the fracture
the skull had extended along the base {
the skull, on the left side, to its centr,
part. | believe death was caused by thi
: fracture and its result. 1t is my impres
sion that most of the cuts were made b
stone. The cut on the forehead was RAJ
ged and cut to the bone. The blows tina
fractured the skull were made with can
or club. He had evidently been hit goo
many times. The injuries were mostl
about the head.
The most important testimony befoI
the coroner's jury yesterday afternoon wa
that of Marshal Halves, who said
Shortly after o'clock, Deputy Blacl