The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-05-26
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0A1Cu1t SouEes-eA4dy 2eIMs
In the afternoon of Tuesday. the jury
having viewed the lumber at Moline. con-
cerning which the suit OF John W. Moore
and others against the Moline Pump Co.
was brought, returned to court and the
case was submitted to them without argu-
ment; Judge Glenn instructed as to the
law. Late in the afternoon verdict was
returned for plaintiff for $l4l.4
The cases on the criminal docket were
then taken up and the prisoners under
indictment formally arraicned.
The following were the cases, all OF
whom pleaded not guilty: james Berry
and Leslie Baker to the murder OF AM
thony Evans, at Rapids City, on Marcn
I6; VIM. Il. Howard to assault with
intent to murder Michael Miller. at keyn"
olds, on May 2; VIM. Bennett andCharies
Murphy to robbery of 81 from the person
of George Brown. at Milan, on May |. and
John Downing to burglary OF Chas. j.
Longs store, Rock Island. and stealing
$50 worth of tobacco. on April %. States
Attorney Parmenter appeared Tor the peo-
ple: and the following counsel appeared
for the defence, viz: Sweeney. Jackson
& Walker for Howard, 2. O'Mara for
Bennett and Murphy, Nj. NJ Sturgeon for
Downing and Kenworthy s. Beardsley and
R J. Bell for Berry and Baker.
The Rapids City. murder case was the
first called, and out of the available part
of the half of the regular panel of Jurors,
the people accepted T. Fl. Harris, w. ),
Wallace. Robt Ellis, James NJ. Mont
gomery and Henry Schlotfelit. The
court ordered venire of forty eight fresh
Jurors, and before adiourning of court the
Jury 10 the Moore case. were available,
Sweeney. Jackson & Walker. will assist
the States Attorney 10 the prosecution of
this case,
The court record is as follows;
CRIMINAL.
Continued for service: Samuel Strock-
larceny, James Dorman-assault and
Hotstctter-scire facias
CIVIL
25.-John w. Moore, ct al, Moline
Pump Co.-assumpsit. Jury trial Yer
dict for plaintiff for sl4l.46. Motion by
defendants for a new trial.
Rebecca g. Anderson Charles o,
Mason Dismissed.
CHANCERY.
25.-Eila Starr VIM. FL. Starr-in-
Junction and divorce. Dismissed.
Frank Iii V Y S. Thompson, ct al
chancery. Dismissed.
May 26-The morning was consumed in
selecting Jurors in the Rapids City muir
der case, and at the time of adjournment
st noon, nine jurors had been accepted by
both sides. The remainder will in all
probability be accepted this afternoon and
the examination OF witnesses begun.
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Ths Tir-nnans' Inspection and Parade.
The inspection of the city FIRE compan..
les, with the fire companies of the pillow
works and saw mills. under the charge of
Chief Engineer Johnston, will take place
to morrow at Market Square. by. the
mayor and city council. The men will
meet at the headquarters of their COM
panies. and the companies will muster at
Court House Square at l BOP NJ. and 10 arch
to Market Square. where the inspection will
take place, Afterwards the parade will
begin and be from Market Square, west
on Second avenue to Ninth street, south
to Third avenue. east to Twentieth street,
north to Second avenue, west to Sixteenth
street, ard south to Turner Hall where
Refreshments will be served to the COM
pauies, 1ho will arrive there about $50
P NJ In the evening the third annual
ball of the Fire Department will take
place at Turner Hail. In the procession
Bleuer's and Biehls bands will play.
Old Settlers Attention.
The members Of the Old Settlers So
ciety, are requested to meet at the Fifth
Avenue church Tomorrow (Thursday) at
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