The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-27

the place where carried. Some stones and
bricks lying on Joe Rosenhelds body.
tStone and piece of brick shown. can
not identify the stone shown. witness
then said there was more than one stone
on Joe's body. He also detailed how and
where he was wounded, and cited some
points about seeing Dublin Jack hrst as
he was being placed in jail:
Cross-Examined, by toster-havan-
augh was the man referred to when say
the" man was all covered with blood. |
German was the officer who fired the shots. |
| don't know when Joe lost the button OF
his coat-the button was on the ground.
The witness was here asked IN relation TO
his evidence before the coroner's jury.
Witness said did not say that one man
said II give it to the son OF b-h that
time" what said was, ''we gave it to the
son of b-h that time. 1t was we
that was said, and not 1. "
By Beardsley-I was looking after Joe's
revolver and club that night; it was bright
moonlight that night; could see faces
and men. | found his revolver in his
right coat pocket; Capt. Blackburn was
with me; the revolver was loaded; all the
chambers were full.
By Foster-Saw Kavanaugh first to
know him when crossing 9Th avenue going
east; | knew him by his shape; the sec
ond time [ saw him was when l walked In
Jail with him.
By Beardsey-Have been policeman
four years.
By Foster-I did not notice whether he
had any wounds on his face.
This concluded the examination of
Officer Metsch, the next witness called
was Officer German.
GEORGE L. GoRMAN-Sworn;-Am IS
lived here ten or eleven years; am a
policeman; have been policeman off and
on about 6 or z seven years; have been on
the force steady for the last four years.
Was policeman on the night of March
llth. Witness then recounted the occur
rences of the evening, detailing his chase
after two men of party of four that he
met, also corroborated Metsch as to that
part of his testimony which related about
one of the party saying I'VE give it to
the 81 of q BIB that time. "
Also told about catching up with
Ross and taking him and then
catching Kayanaugh; how they escaped.
IL commenced to feel of their pockets
when | took them Kavanau9h said you
cant search me, you s-n OF BIB, aud
with that struck at me and broke loose. |
gave chase, fred two shots, but did not
catch them, | went to the bridge, told the
guard about it. (Foster, for the defense,
objected, and the court sustained the obiec-
tion.) German then related the circum-
stances as already known and testified to
before the coroner's jury, except some i'm
material points which were ruled out as
irrelevant.
By Foster-When l went to the place
where the fuss was. after the thing had
been removed, | refer to the body, and
also stones that | had heard had been
used on the body. At the time Invent
there, did not see any stones. | should
, Judge that Kavanaugh was partly intoxicat.
led. The remark referring to we give it tc
r the son Of b-h this time was made
pretty loud. cannot say who made the
t remark. did not know at the time ]
/ met him how or by whom he had beer
hurt. | told them when | stopped then
and when kavanaugh said | could moi
search him that Il would d--n soon show
D them" l took my pistol from my bach
t pocket and put it in my side pocket tt
D have it handy.
: By Bsardsleg-Nothing new or mate
rial.
y By Foster-Is that the night you sho
0 into Mr.. Sweeney's house?
Answer don't know as to that, MAJ
= don't shoot around the corner to shoot
Witness here said Swecney's house was OF
= the lot.
n Mr. os,er-Oh, that's tits it2 You wan
to put it that way?
!. kenWorthy--We object.
Foster-On what ground.
Beardsley-lt is irrelevant 10 the case
q We object 10 your making speech witt
= every question. Wait until the evideuo
: is all 10 and thea you can make you
|, speech-that is-if you are not unwell.
n Nothing further was adduced and TIL
witness was excused.
e. w. SPENCER Have livei
in Rock Island AZ years; was in the cit,
on the evening OF March 18th last. | saw
Officer Rosenfeld about . O'Clock in thu
morning. He was dead when | got there
z | found some teeth il the pool OF bloot
e where the officer lay teeth produced b,
u witness Witness then detailed how b.
d had notified Mrs Rosenield, going ahea,
}; of those carrying the body, seeing her ant
IA telling her that her husband was dead
b | should not have known Mr.. Rosenfeld
Ii he was so badly bruised. No cross-exami
&c nation.
J. CAPT. W. c. BLAcKBURN-Sw
1t Live in Rock Island, have lived here y
t. years; am now deputy marshal of Rock
Island; was holding that position Marcl
4 I2.h last; was in the city at that time.
c. was IN the Office (meaniug the Marshal
D. ofhce) and heard the shots fred, | wen
h down stairs, saw Mr.. Stombs, the BAN
70 Waterman, who informed ne OF the direc
1t ton Of the house. Ia few minutes hear,
ID whistles and ran down 18th street as ia
he as 9th avenue. Then ran up to IStl
- street and 9th avenue; found Office
I'd Metsch who had Bernard Heeney il
to charge; and about 10 feet from the sout
l. sidewalk Officer Rosenield was lying G.
he the ground. | called him By name and tn
re only response was groan. He was lying O
1t his stomach; learned from DR.. Truesdel
-. that he was in dying condition. lef
ut Officer Strombs with the body and the
L went for kerr's livery stable to get hors
re and buggy. l got description of tn
parties who had been stopped by Metsct
D; As soon as l ascertained that Rosen6el
re had been set upon by four men. went fc
ID the stable to get horse and buggy. Frol
tn the stable l went to Feeleys, then /
III Hawes' and then went to the jail Know
to ing there was no guard at the railroa
at bridge, | hurried to the wagon bridge an