The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-03

agreement at an early hour yesterday
morning. The facts of the case have been
stated IN The AReus before. Some of the
Jury we're IN favor of returning verdict
of manslaughter, with recommendation
for mercy to the court, while others hung
tenaciously in favor af verdict for clear
acquittal, on the ground that the testimony
and facts justified such return. holding
that The act was done in self defense. They
finally came: to an agreement but il was
dayIreak before the tired jurors sealed a
verdict and left for home The verdict
was read at the 'openingof court yesterday
forenoon, and it was. sWe, the jury. find
the defendant not guilty" ~ = iaiaa2
THE BURGLARS HEARING 's'a j
John Mcclure, charged with burglary,
committed at the st. James Hotel on the
night of March 10. was placed on trial. W
A. Lynch defending. The facts of the
case are: On the night stated Charles Ellis,
now in custody aud awaiting trial, in com
pany with Mcclure. registered at the st.
James, and were assigned room in com
pany. During the night some of the
guests a: the hotel discovered that their
rooms had been entered by them and
money taken. Officers were summoned
and Ellis and McGuires room searched,
and the money found in them, with burg
lars tools and other evidences of their
connection with the deed. They were
bound over, to await the action of the Dis
triet Court. ,sy -
A number of witnesses were examined
for the prosecution, which tended to show
McGuire's. connection with the act, as
stated above. Mcclure was putsipon the
stand, and disclaimed being a partner of
Ellis, having met him the day previous at
the ticket Office in Kansas City, where they
both purchased tickets for Chicago. They
both met accidentally in Davenport he
says, and having unlimited tickets, con-
cluded to stop at the st. james that night.
Mcclure claims to be in utter ignorance
of who committed the theft, sleeping
soundly from the moment he retired until
awakened by the officers. ?"
Ellis was brought in and testified and
disclaimed being partner of Mcclure,
having met as related by Mcclure. Tes-
tifying that he stopped in Davenport to
purchase clothing, he was sent out, hand
cuffcd and accompanied by two officers, his
record since arrest rendering that course
advisable, TO be Unidentified by the clothing
merchant to verify his statement. s4 ,e
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The case. win propably be given to the,
jury this morning. when Ellis trial on the
the same charge viii come off. 'si&
OTHER CRIMINAL MATTER. -~.
!, A new trial was granted. on motion, in,
Parks Barr seduction case, unless. the.
plaintiff within ten days file an acceptance
of judgment for 81, 200, in which, event
judgment viii be rendered for that amount
The court believed the original verdict for
900, excessive. and hence the decrease.
The grand Jury returned. true bill for
perjury, in connection with the Wingfl
Finke subornation. matter, against F. NJ
Atherton,. whose home is at Cairo, III, He
is. out on bail. The case to be called, after
Ellis and Mcclure are disposed of, is f.
L. Hayden, charged with perjury. Geo.
E. Hubbell will defend him. gsfe
THE CIVIL DOCKET s4i
Judgment for Saa06O. for plaintiffs in
the case of Delphor Union Stove Co. vs.
Steffin Bros. ct al, 4@'a