The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-23
(Signed)

VIM A. MEEsE,
+. A. PARKER,
J1BN HOLLAND.
GEO. W EDWARDS.
HENRY SCHACHT,
HENRY SCHNECKLoTH.
While there was nothing in the above
verdict TO lead to the apprehension of
any of MI Robertson's family as i'm
nediately guilty of Mr.. Timmermans
death. rumors became rife. 1t was said
that Mr. RobeTtson's rather, Samuel Rob>
ertson, had killed Zimmerman. 1t had
been shown in the coroner's inquest that
Zimmerman was Of an orerbearing dis
position. and that the older Robertson
had had several quarrels with him, and
had incarcerated him in the crazy house
for msbehavoif. The wounds according
to the testimony or the witnesses were
first discovered the Friday following
Christmas. and then appeard 10 be sever
al days old. Robertson-th old man
himself. testified that he had experienced
trouble 10 managing Zimmerman and
once had struck him in the face with the
palm of his hand There was nothing in
all the evidence to show that Robertson
had been the cause of Timmerman's
death. but the public seemed to be iu>
clined to lay more stress upon certain Of
the testimony introduced, than on the
verdict. and the opinion spread that Rob
crtson was guilty The inquest was held
in Moline, which Was Timmerman's
home, and in that city the feeling
seemed to he more against Robertson
than iE his favor. In Rock Island
there were few who credited any
Of the rumors rejecting upon the
accused. The reports reached the
ears of Steward Robertson, and it was at
his request thai the poor farm committee
of the board of supervisors laid the mats
ter before the grand jury, Both the
Steward and his father courted full in>
vestigation, which resulted in the in
dictment. What evidence the grand jury
NAV have received is OF course not
known, but the general opinion seems to
be that the charge will not be made ITO
stick"
THE ACCUSED
appeared in the circuit court this
morning, and was recognized bv
Judge Smith in the sum of 5000,
and he furnished a bond bearing the
names of Judge c, c. Lynde, Hugh
Caughey, John Warnock andJ S Rob,
ertson. The indictment was not sur
prise to Mr. Robertson from the fact that
it had been known for week that it
had been found, as some of he grand
jurors were not as CLOSE mouthed" as
they should have been Mr., Robertson is
sxty,five Years of age and has been max
ing his home with his son the steward at
the poor farm.
BAD CoYNE
Five of the indictments returned are
against W. L. Coyne. he is charged
with soliciting subornation of perjury
in attempting to entice Henry Fluegel t.
testify in a case tried at Davenport re-
garding land transaction; with attempt
ing to suborn perjury in the same case
with false pretenses in other transactions
with Fleugel; with procuring signature.
by false pretenses in representing him
self as having the power of attorney tC
collect money for property in England
belonging to a man named Biggard; an(
with larceny 10 the shape of S. from
Fleugel. Judge Lynde went on the bond
which were as follows: For soliciting
subornation of perjury, $1,000; attempt
ing to suborn perjury, $500; false pre-
lenses, $500; procuring signatures unde
false pretenses. 81 900; for larceny, $500
Coyne is bound to be notorious as LON
as there is no way by which be can attai
fame. He now enjoys the distinction 0
having more indictments against him tha
have been preferred against one man i
the county before. There were fiv
found at the last term of court, and nov
there are five more, making ten in all t
be heard at the present term Of cour
The way of the transgressor is hard