Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-25
ENDED HIS EXISTENCE.
A Prominent Young Man OF Gen
eseo, Tired of Life. shufies on via
the Halter Route.

A Prominent Young Man OF Gen
eseo, Tired of Life. shufiies or vi
the haIter Route.
A sensation has been created in Gen
eseo over the suicide OF George Cronk,
well.to do harness maker of that place,
young man aged twenty years, who ha
resided there all his life. and was very
well known and much respected. Cronk
worked in the harness shop of Johr
Gray, and yesterday morning shortly
after O'Clock his body was found sus'
pended In the shop at the end of halter
strap. one end of which was adjusted to
a rafter and the other securely fastened
about his neck. The hands and fee,
of the unfortunate fellow were
carefully shackled. From appearances
Cronk had mounted chair and after adj
justing the strap about his neck and fast
ening his hands and feet. had thrown
himself forward off the chair and
strangled to death.
The suicide left nothing to explain his
rash act. The night before the occur
rance he was in apparent good health and
spirits and had been about town with
friends as usual He was of industrious
and sober habits and the sad affair is ems
shrouded in mystery. Cronks father
worked in the same shop with him.
Another Victory
Davenport won its eleventh consecu-
tive victory yesterday, defeating the De-
catur club by score of 6 to 4. The
were Morkin and Crossey for
Davenport, and Smith and Elf for De
catur. The score by innings is append-
ed:
2 3 Z 8
Davenport. go 0 0 2 6
Decatur ..............O 0 0 0 8 0 o. 4
Earned runs-Davenport, 2.
Two-base Hits--IIolacher Phillips, of Daven-
port; Hoffman, OF Decatlr
Base on balls BY MOrkin 3; Smith B.
Hit by pitched bail--By MOrkin ,.
Struck ont-By Morkin !; Smith 8,
Wild pitch-Smith.
Time of Gamc-2 hours.
umpire-Fitzgerald,
The Bloomingtons play at Davenport
tomorrow and Sunday.
Scherer played his first game with the
Danvilles on second at Peoria Wednes-
lay. He made four errors. accepting six
,ut of the ten chances offered. Scherer
will be a great ball player some day.
Notwithstanding the assertions made
~ ex Umpire Cheney that the Davenport
people were a set of hoodlums, ETC., the
Decatur boys were each presented with a
,oquet and treated like kings by these
anne "hoodlums. Davenport Tribune. |
The Davenport boys say that the De-
atur club, which has heretofore had the
equation of being one of the weak
lubs of the league, is one of the best
hat has so far visited the Davenport |
The Davenports play two games in
'eoria on Memorial day, the first cham
ionship contests of the leaders of the |
league. An excursion will 60 |
own from Davenport and Rock Island.
he fare for the round trip will be $3.50.
Iany will doubtless go down.
Wednesday Crossley, of the Daven>
orts, was given new Derby hat as a
,cognition of the fine exhibition of
itching which he gave in the first game
it'll Charlottesville, and Holacher. was
ven one yesterday for his fine work in
lie box. and McCabe had box of cigars
ven him for his home rnn.
The Charlottesville players acknOwl>
iged yesterday that they had received
,od treatment here at the hands of the
people. Just as they were
aving to go over the river they were
esented with u box of fine imported
CARS, which they accepted with many
anks.--Davenport Times.
JacOby and Manlove, centre and right
elders respectively, of the Davenport
am, are laid off temporarily with lame
ss. Manlove, it is expected, will be on
lty again in few days, but Jacoby
i'll not be in condition to play for some
ne. Jacoby is the best coacher in the
terstate league.