The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-20
FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER.
Andrew j. Hill on Trial i'm the Circuit
Court on Serious Charge---A
Jealous Husbands Crime.

The trial of the case of the People VS.
Andrew j. Hill, indicted for assault to
murder, was begun before Judge Glenn
in the circuit court yesterday afternoon.
The jury inpanelled consisted of j. E.
Taylor. J, G. Mueller, Henry Trego,
William Reynolds, s. Rosenteld, Henry
Brockman, c. Speidel and J. A. Miller, OF
the regular panel, and Samuel Johnston,
Adam Schmidt, Edwin BY, and J. A.
Blazer, talesmen.
The circumstances of the case are some
what interesting Hill is married man
and seems to possess jealous and suspi.
cious disposition. He appears to have
suspected his wife of infdelty for some
time before he made the assault for which
he is now on trial. The man against
whom Hill had conceived bitter hatred,
and whom he accused as the despoiler of
his home, is J. E. Bailey, carpenter.
1t was on last Decoration day when Hill
concluded to settle accounts with his
enemy. The exercises had barely begun
in the court house square when pistol
shots were heard in the vast crowd, and a
panic ensued Men yelled and women
tainted, while the tramping and swayine
of the people in their efforts TO pet
out OF the way of the flying
bullets was exciting in the extreme
When the crowd had rushed back from
the neighborhood of the shooting, a man
was seen standing with smoking revol-
yer in his hand and another man lay
PROSTATE at his feet Three shots had
been fired and all of which had taken eff
feet on the victim. When the people be
gan to realize that a cowardly assassin
had stolen into their midst and attempted
the life of fellow being at the risk OF
killing and manning Others, the excite
ment ran high, and there were yells tc
hang him, as an excited crowd rushed fol
the murderer. Sheriff Reticker appeared
upon the scene at this juncture of the
proceedings and took charge of the man
who had done the shooting, and locked
him up in the county Jail. The injured
man was hurriedly taken to Johnston.
shoe store on Second avenue and his in
juries were attended to. Drs. Plummel
and Bernhard who were called. founC
that two balls had passed through the
right arm, one at the elbow and the Other
higher up. The third struck his
hip and produced only q flesh wound
The wounds of Mr.. J. E. Bailey. for hi
proved to be the victim of the assault
were properly dressed and he was con
vcyed to his home.
THE CAUSE FOR THE CRIME.
As before stated the motive for the at
tempted assassination was jealousy. Hi
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thing like two years. He had been on
west and only returned two weeks before
the shooting 1t seems that some evil
spirit had filled Hills mind with viii
stories about his wife's infidelity, con
Meeting Mr.. Bailey's name with hers
When the men met in the square Decora
ton day morning, Hill decided to xii
Bailey, but failed after a desperate at
tempt. Mr.. Bailey and Mrs. Hill den,
all charges as to their criminal intimacy
Bailey suffered considerably from hi
wounds, but eventually recovered.
THE TRIAL.
Hill was unable to secure bail, at hi
preliminary trial, and was remanded bacl
to jail where he has since continued t.
remain. The grand jury at its recen
session indicted him for assault TO muir
der, and as already Stated his trial is nov
going on. The defense is insanity
States Attorney Parmeuter is conducting
avigorous prosecution, being ably assisted
by E. D. Sweeney. Major J. N. Boards
ley, j. T. Kenworthy and M. NJ. Corbet
are defending the prisoner to the best o
their ability.
The prosecution rested its case las
night. This morning the defense took VI
its case and the following witnesses vert
examined today: Thomas Thornton, A
H. Hampton, Robert Ralston, S. F. Cook
]. r. Huber, David Halves Roswell Rich
mond, J. Weaver and Miss Laura J. Hill
The testimony related mostly to the char
acter and actions of the defendant shortly
previous to the shooting. Hill takes nc
interest in the proceedings whatever
There are yet a dozen or fifteen witnesse:
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