Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-26
THIS WICKED WORLD,
Probable Murder at Davenport
Christmas Eve.
Burglars In Rock Island-Otis Corbe II
and the Stolen Bonds-A Days Evil
Doings.


MAY BE MURDER
On the night before Christmas, when
there should have been peace on earth,
good will toward all, Davenport came 10
the front with one of its disgIaceful
bloody scrapes, and this time with very
fair prospects Of a murder as the out,
come. The affair occurred in Dick
Towards saloon on east Fourth street,
between Rock Island and Iowa.
The Democrat Gazette says Thomas
Shaughnessy, young man about twen>
ty'one years of age was the victim, and
Howard, the saloonkeeper. was the slay-
er. He shot Shaughnessy in the abdo>
men and then hurried to the police sta
ton and surrendered himself TO Capt.
Martens. The captain accompanied
Howard to the scene of the tragedy and
found Shaughnessy lying on the floor of
Towards saloon in dying condition,
breathing heavily. A physician was
summoned and the young man was taken
to his home On Seventh street between
Rock Island and Iowa. Capt. Mar
tens placed Howard under arrest and
took him to the station. Nothing def
mite is known as to what
caused the shooting Howard
was interviewed by reporter
shortly after his arrest, and appeared to
be very much excited over the affair. He
claims that he did the shooting in self
defense. Shaughnessy entered his place
shortly after II o'clock, he says, and
asked for an oyster stew. He served him
with it. and when the time came to pay
for II, Shaughnessy refused to pay. How>
ard states that Shaughnessy called him
vile names and finally took a vinegar
bottle from the table castor, threw it at
him and left the saloon. A short time
after Shaughnessy ree1tered the place
with rock in his hand and threatened to
kill Howard Howard then pulled his
revolver aud shot him.
Information from Davenport today is
that the victim is in very critical con-
dition. with chances for his recovery or
death shout equal,
OTIS Cnppr1pr's ppC1-yr1 noe,r,OS
Monday nights ARGUS described the
arrest of Mr.. Gus Corbett, the former
Rock Island merchant, 'at Whist Cheer,
| Iowa, and his implication with the dis
| position of the stolen bonds, the detec-
ton of which has created considerable of
a sensation in Chicago Inquiry al
Mitchell & Lyude's bank, where Corbett
attempted TO sell the coupons on the
bonds, develops the facts that on Septem-
| Der "a last Mr. Corbett made his call
there on this mission. Mr.. Corbett
stated that be had taken them from a
| farmer in payment of goods bought a,
his store. The amount they represented
| was $S7S7. MI Mitchell examined the
coupons, pronounced them good, bui
told Mr.. Corbett there was question q:
to whether or not they had been stolen
| He would take them for collection, but
would pay nothing for them until be
learned that there were no crooked circum-
stances connected with them. BE there,
fore sent part of them to the First Ma
tional bank in Chicago, and some to New
! VII TL- ea"re-~. t--e"ty-sne in
number, were from the Standard Club, Of
Chicago, Cook county bonds, Board Of
Trade, c & W. railway, City of Chicago
and c. Il ". Indiana railway. The bank
was afterward informed that the coupons
| were from stolen bonds.
/ POLICE POINTERS.
George Crowley was sent to Jail for
twenty days for vagrancy.
Harry Brown and VIM Angus were
fined IS and costs each for being drunk
and discrderly.
The residences of ex>Ald. c. J. Larkir
and ex-Ald. W. F. Schroeder, on Elm
street above Moline avenue, were burglar
lied Mondsy night. The unlimited Wis.
itors got a wallet containing s110 at Nh
LaTkin's house, taking it from that gen.
tlemsns vest pocket but at Mr.. Schroe
der's house their search was fruitless
William Marshiou and Ada Hampton
were arrested in disorderly house or
Fourth avenue BY Deputy Marshal Era
mer and Officer Hetter last night, and this
morning States Attorney O'Mara was in,
strumental in having fine of $40 ant
costs imposed by Magistrate Bennett.
VIM. H. Young attempted to steal
bottle of perfumery from Marshall &
Fishers drug store yesterday, but Office
Sexton nipped him and this morning Jus
tee Bennett sent the prisoner TO jail il
default of $50 bonds. States Auorne,
O'Mara prosecuted.
VIM. Dudley picked out good tur.
key from those displayed in front OF
Schroeder's market on Twentieth stree
Christmas eve and was walking off will
it at remarkably fast gait when Office
Baker overhsu,ed him, and Dudley ate
his Christmas turkey under Sheriff Sill
vis's roof, Magistrate Bennett havin,
upon the advice of States Attorne
O'Mara fixed bail Of 500 for Dudley