Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-20
Desperate to- the Last.
NOTES FROM NEW ORLEANS
Wickline Receives a Threat from New
York-The Waters Shooting.

Wickiine Receives Threat from New
fork-The Waters Shooting.
NEW ORLEANS, La, March 90 Mr..
John I. Wickliffe yesterday received the
following letter from New York: Now
that your treacherous mission is done and
your bulldog thirst for Italian blood is
satisfied, you and the other New Orleans
blood hounds of your stamp may prepare
yourselves for the penalty that you we'll
deserve, and don't forget you will get it
sure enough" The warning went to the
waste basket.
Result of an Old Feud.
The shooting of Waters by Capt. Dunn.
OF the counsel for the prosecution in the
Hennessey case, really had no reference to
the assassination, although it is true that
Waters was drunk Wednesday nigh and
was abusing the citizens who took part in
the uprising There was an old feud be.
tween the men growing out of politics
and the shooting Of Dunn's friend, Baker,
by Waters four years ago.
Another Account of the Fight.
Waters was standing at the corner OF
Canal and Bourbon streets at about IL
o'clock and was boisterously denouncing
the affair of last Saturday. Dunn hap
pened along about this time and Waters,
catching sight of him, made some very
uncOmpllmentary remarks. Waters
called Dunn, who was turning away, and
as Dunn came toward him, Waters drew
revolver and fired but missed Dunn
also drew and eleven or twelve shots were
exchanged in rapid succession. Frank
Waters was 36 years, a native of this city.
tie married, two years ago, Miss Doug
lass, who survives him. Arthur Dunn Is
IS years old, He is married and has
family of six children.
Don't Like BIaine's Denunciation.
Although the capital of the state is at
Baton Rouge both Governor Nichols and
Attorney General Rogers reside here
These gentlemen are in consultation re-
garding the reply of the governor to Sec
rotary Blaine, whose letter to the gov
ernor Is regarded here as having been pre-
mature, and unnecessarily severe in its de-
nunclation of the action taken by the cit
liens of New Orleans.
The Jury Bribery Matter.
before the grand jury yesterday Thomas
=. Collins, detective, testified concern
ING the bribery of tales jurors in the Hen
hesNey case. Collins managed to gain the
confidence of Private Detective O'Malley,
VINO took him into his employ. His te-ti-
mony was secret. The city attempted an
"Iher coup similar to the Collins scheme
nut this, although well planned, fell
through. detective was bI ought here
from Italy, arrested upon charge of
counterfeiting, and sent to the parish
prison. He was put into the same section
with the other Italian prisoners, but they
became distrustful of the newcomer and
nothing was learned.
The Way How Not to Do 1t.
sheriff Where, in his report of Satur-
Jays mob work, says that when he heard
Oh the trouble he first went to the chief of
police who referred him to the mayor;
the mayor was not to be found, so he went
10 the governor. who told him to formally
demand the mayors assistance and to re-
port to him (the governor). He then went
20 the mayors office, where he learned
that the mob had completed its work