The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-01-27

door and spoke to my husband. TIL,
men we're standing on the Corner thel
near the door, about or feet, and ther
they Immediately went off. They wer,
laughing. Only Clancy knocked him dow
the others sstood together Wittick hae
not done anything to them; was at tn,
window of the saloon; the building is RICH
on the side walk. Here the witness
said IN answer TO some questions of Mr.
jackson that she was unable to answer il
English and some discussion took place
between counsel as to the necessity of tn,
questions. Saw them making water. ant
remarked they were a nice crowd; mel
vent towards Milan; saw them from win
dow; there are blinds on the inside, bu
saw them through the stats; Ganey stooe
on the right foot and kicked him with the
other; they all went down the road; saw
the men stoop down to pick up something
it was on the other side of the bridge
where they stopped down. near to Brock
mans saloon, on the other side: the mer
were near the bridge. When Wittick lef
our saloon, he drove off and crossed the
| little bridge; saw the tall one identifying
McCormac throw a rock, then Wittick
fell out of the wagon; nv husband ther
went out; was looking through the Stats
then | went out.
Cross-examined by Mr.. O'Brien:-I
was half past eleEen. when Wittiek called
was in the back room; my husband was
10 the saloon; went into the bar room
Mr.. Wittick had one glass of beer all alone
The young men were outside; had moi
been in the saloon. They first met Wit
tick outside; when he went to unfaster
his horse, the one with the light mustache
was doing something at the post. Wittck
said something, then that fellow knc eked
him down did not see McCormac 20 between
them, he was on the corner. Only one
kicked them; the others did not touch
him; heard them talking; don't know what
they said; they were near the little bridge
before Wfttick started. When the wagon
was done crossing the bridge, the fellows
stooped down and picked up something.
The bridge IS made of planks; Wittick
was trotting; they did not stoop before be
crossed the bridge: the tall one McCormac
is the one who threw the rock; be was on
the left side; the two men were on the
right hand side. AS soon as the rock was
thrown. Wittick fell over. I saw the
rock strike Wittick on the head, and then
he fell. That is the young man, am
sure OF 1t; he was oyer 900 feet from Eae
at the time. The young mans name is
McCormae: did not know his name before
that day; was in the saloon at the time:
the sash was down, but the stats ware
open. mr Pilgrim lett after Mr.. Wit
| tick
| The witness pointed out the place on
the map where the stones were thrown,
there was no buildings between the win
dow and the place.
Theresa Sohren testified: Live below
Davenport at Rockingham; have been
there years; was there on the IA day of
November last; did not know Mr.. Wit
| tick, nor do | know his SOD; / first heard
OF the killing that night; know Mr.. Black
burn; there was another man with him;
| Here the defendants counsel proposed to
admit two defendnts being there two of the
men wanted a skiff to go across the river;
it was after six o'clock and pitch dark; did
not furnish them with skiff; the two men
whom [ identity.
Cross-examined by Mr.. 'Brein-Have
been widow four years; keep saloon;
two OF these men called at my house last
fall; had two glasses of beer and wanted a
skitf there witness identified Ganey) never
saw those other men before Counsel for, the
people here objected to the laughter In
court, and said it looked as if some men
1SN S"HAe oh p0A pO5C W IAuBa tut
case down.
The Court ordered the Sheriff to arrest
any persons so transgressing. Defendants
counsel objected to the charge, and said
the prosecuting counsel had no right to
make any such charge.
Witness continuing Saw the two
men when they came to my house; have
not seen them since
Lizzie Brockman said: l am IL years
old; . go to Sunday School; know that |
must tell the truth. If I do not do SO
| shall be punished by God. and I would
be sent to prison. Witness was here
sworn live on the Milan road; know
Schatz's saloon; live at the next saloon
towards Milan; know the day Mr.. Wit
tick was killed, was living in the same
house as now, saw Wittick between eleven
and twelve o'clock in the wagon on the
Milan road, south OF our house. | saw
three men-those men there,-two were
on one side of the road and one on the
other. They were throwing stones. All
were throwing stones. | was sitting by
the window, on the south side, and was
Looking toward the road. Mr.. Wittick |
Tell In the wagon box; my mother was at
the other side of the room at the time; |
did not see Mr.. Wittick fall out; the horse
ran away; one man went to the west and |
the other two to the east; l was a witness |
before the coroner. | saw Mccormack |
that day; had seen him often before, but |
not the others; had seen him in my moth
ers saloon; the men were moving about
the street. Mccormack was on the right J
side; they all threw stones.
Cross examined by Mr.. OBrien. NV
fathers is in New Mexico; My mother
Keeps saloon; The window was down:
here were no blinds; saw McCormac
throw stone; l am certain they all threw
stones; L have talked to Mr.. jackson
about the case. also to Dir. Parmenter. Ii,
AN sure they all threw, no one told me to
say so. l saw the stones fy-and l saw
Mr. Wlttick fall in the wagon bed he was
not doing anything; he had not his hand
'tretched out, but had lines in each hand.
de was not pounding anything; [ would
rave seen revolver If be had one.
Re-dirsct-When l first saw Mr.. Wit
lex. the men had stones in their hands. I
watched them.
Joshua johnson, being sworn, said:-It.
i've on 10th street, this city; don't know
he defendants; am a teamster; was on :
he Milan road on the l4:h of Nov; was :
,oing from south to north; was within a :
lock and a half of Mr.. Wittick when |
lrst saw him; he fell out of his wagon I
'eiore l got to him, about half a block | :
wav Uaa on tha aaat o;do r. |