The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-18

FREE FIGHTS.
Wild and Bloody Scenes Upon the
Streets OF Davenp0rt.--A Rock
Island Fracas.. A Fiend's Work
In Moline.
BLOOD sPILLrNs IN DAVENPORT.

There was a fierce and bloody free
fight in certain section OF Davenport
between and O'Clock last night in
which knives, bricks, clubs and other
missiles were freely used, with serious
effect. just how the fraeas started none
but those principally engaged, are able
to state. This much is known,
however. Several drunken hoodlnms
commenced using boisterous aud abusive
language at each other in Stapleton's sa
loon, corner of Fifth and LeClaire streets,
and the proprietor turned them out into
the alley.
1t must have been there in the alley
back of the oat meal mill that the
seriousness of the fight commenced. but
it was not until about fifteen yell
ing, bowling fighting men got ont into
the middle of LIE Claire street between
Fourth and Fifth streets, that the trouble
became known to the public. Here for
nearly half an hour one of the most dis.
graceful free fights that has occurred in
this vicinity for many years went on.
Men hammered each other with clubs,
slashed each other with knives,
threw bricks, stones and anything
else they could clutch, while above it all
were shouts of murder" police"
''help," etc Men would emerge from the
scene covered with blood, only to enter it
again, and so the fight continued. The
police were finally notified, and Captain
Martins and officer aartland were soon on
hand, but the row continued in spite of
their efforts to stop it. Captain Martins
then gave an alarm for assis>
lance, which brought Officers Rumsey and
Howard to the scene. The police then
charged upon the fiends and succeeded in
capturing number and putting stop to
the disgraceful affair During the even>
ing number of Others were arrested
for participating in the fight, and those
lodged at the central station gave their
names as A. Stuehman, James Tague, J.
Kofield, Jim McCarty. Tom Ross, VIM
Wright, John Moore, Tom Kane, NJ D.
Story.
Upon examination Kofeld was found
to be more seriously wounded than the
others, he having received a cut com,
mencing just above his eyebrows and
running completely over the top of his
head. laying the scalp wide open the en-
tire length OF the cash. Fayre had his
left arm severely gashed, while Others re-
celved slight cuts and bruises.
This morning Magistrate Kramer. of
Davenport, assessed the following fines
respectively: Struehman, $40 and costs;
Tague, $40 and costs; Wright, $40 and
costs; Moore, $25 and costs, while Nc
Carly. Storey and Kane were discharged.
The prisoners all paid and were dis,
charged. All the participants reside in
Davenport.
Davenport seemed possessed of rows
yesterday. In the afternoon John Line
han and Charles Upham, who claim to
hail from Moline, got into fist fight on
the levee. The police gathered them in,
and today they were each assessed SIS and
costs, which they paid,
In another part of the city three fell
lows got into scuffle. Lewis Pruce fell
into the hands of the police, but the 9th,
er two escaped. Pruce paid fine of SIC
and costs today, and was released from
custody.
| ROCK ISLAND FRACAs
Rock Island furnished row yesterday
which, although considerable of a dis
turbance. was not attended with the ser.
Gus results of that at Davenport. 1t wa:
at o'clock in the afternoon that John
Flanagan, William Coughlin and Jerry
Coughlin got INFO dispute at the corner
of Twentieth street and Third avenue
and hot words soon drifted into blows
but before the affair had gone far, Officer
Brennan had the peace breakers enroute
to the cooler. Today Magistrate Bennett
fined Flanagan SIS and costs; William
Coughlin, 81 and costs and Jerry Cough
lin S.
| BRUTAL AFFAIR IN MOLINE.
On Saturday evening Frank Carbon, {
Swede living in Moline. got on a spree