The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-17
CARVED EN- WITH A HATCHET.
john Galhagcr, 4 Stone Mason. At
taekS Two Fellows witha
Hatchet.

occurred Fucll0h az lne resi-
dence of John Galbager on Seven
teenth street and Seventh ave
nue. There are so many tales told that
it is hard TO get the ruth of the affair.
Two men, one named Kelly, and the other
a steamboat man, went to Galhagcr's
house at nearly II O'clock The fellows
entered the house, aud Kelly took seat
al table, aud commenced looking
through an album The other fellow and
the woman went INTO an adjoining bed
room. In little while Galhager entered
the house, $50 Kelly tells us) and went
out in the kitchen and got a hatchct
Then he went into the bed room and hit
the fellow over the head two or three
times. The fellow finally got away, and
has not as yet been captured. Kelly tried
to get out of the house, hut Galhager got
to him before he succcc,.ed
in getting out and hit him
once. The blow fell on Kelly's
nose, cutting one side of it clear through
and down to the bone The handle of the
Ratchet also hit Kelly on the left hand,
cutting a small cash Kelly then ran
away, but was captured by The police and
locked up early this morning. The
police are now looking for the other fel
low who was with Kelly, but there is but
slight hopes OF catching him
| MRS. GALHAGER TALKS.
Determining to get all the facts in the
cas-, a reporter for the ARGUS went down
to the Armory building at o'clock this
afternoon for the purpose Of having a
talk with Mrs Galhager Mrs Galahger
was not under arrest, but was locked up
in the famale department at the Armory,
for fear she would jump the tow and be
absent when wanted. Opening the door
of the small room which the woman was
in, NJ. Feeley told the reporter to knock
when he got through talking and he
would unlock the door. Sitting in low
chair near Il window, across which were
stretched bars of iron, was the woman
who was the cause of this ''ruction"
Il am an ARGUs reporter, Madam, and
have come TO see you nave anything
to say in regard to the cutting scrape
last night" said the newsman.
Il have nothing to say. ! don't see
what they want TO keep me locked up
for"
''What does your husband do for a Iiv-
ing"
He is a stone cutter. He and l work
in Moline He got out of work last fail
and las not had regular work since then. F."
Mrs. Ga!hager, I want you to tell me
all about this case. Isn't your husband a
little jealous of you9"
mo, he is not Jealous of me. We have
had some trouble before this, though.
| My husband was up to Moline looking for
work yesterday. He did not come home
for supper, left his supper on table
in the Kitchen waiting for him. He came
home about half past 10 O'Clock and went
back IN the kitchen and commenced eat
ing. He had not been i'll more than halt
an hour until two men came to the door
pushed it open and came in. One Of them
grabbed me around the waist and pulled
me into bed room. | screamed out
Oh John john come here He came in
with Ratchet and struck both the fellows
two or three times The men then wen
away John went up as far as UnioI
square but he could not see Il policeman
and then he came back, he said he was
afraid the men would come back"
This was all that Mrs. G. could bt
induced to say. The matter will be triet
before Cropper, either this afternoon o
tomorrow morning, when the true fact
will be established As we stated in tn,
outstart, it is mighty hard to tell who j
l TO blame in the affair.