Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-12-16
WITH A WHIP.
a Sensational Street Scene in
Davenport.
A COLLEGE WARDEN THE VICTIM

new. w. X. Berry Assaulted by an Irste
Father - The Circumstances of the As
'Soi'' ana the Facts Leading up 20 It
The Assailant Arrested
Davenport presented an unusually sen.
sstlonal street scene Yesterday afternoon
oeing none other than the horse whippine
OF Rev. W K Berry. warden of Kemper
hal by j S. Templin, formerly of Iowa
City, but who of late has been travelling
about the world and claims to be worth
$4,000. He was divorced from his wife
st Iowa City eight years ago. The court
then gave their 2-yesr cd son to the
custody of the wife. The Democrat thus
describes the circumstances as they per-
tam TO yesterdays occurrence:
circumstances of the Case
The boy. now 10 years Of sge, is g. stu
dent 1T k-mper hall, snd rr. Berry ia
by decree of court his guardian. From
Hn acquaintance with Templin's wife
Mr.. Berry feels sure that the husband hes
, done nothing for her support since thew
were divorced The woman is now
working for her own living IN Chicago.
Through the efforts Of friends of the
mother at Iowa City the boy was entered
al kemper, taking advantage of a schol-
srshlp provided for de- crying lads who
were unable to pay their tuition.
The father of the boy came TO Daven.
port short time ago with his pockets
full OF money and sought him out. He
I Al hau ~ \
rags. but bis story will he taken with a
good deal OF allowance by people who
know Mr.. Berry. The latter states that
the lad, not having money to supply
himself til q uniform, had been fur.
nished with a uniform that had belonged
to student who had left the school,
and was very comfortably and neatly
clothed. AT snv rate Inc father took
exec Diions 10 having the boy wear gar
ments originally intended for someone
else's form, Dough; him clothes, fur
nlshed q room il Il ridicu lousy extrsva-
gait manner for him. and left an order
for uniform. This was ordered by the
warden. but 1t has not arrived-not an
unusual circumstance. considerable time
ofien eispsing between the sending away
of or 1ers for uniforms and the return of
the finished garments.
, Temslin showed up here again a
] couple of days ago He went TO the hall
and few into u rage as soon rs he found
that the BOYS new uniform was not al
resdy on his back. Mr. Berry was in
i formed that he was everything in the
criminal category from embezz'er and
thief 10 sn obta'ner of n ney under false
preteuses. Templin wanted TO see his
4 N.saw~ \
mission TO go up to his room, believing,
he says, that the father would not hesitate
TO kIduap the lad a. the trst opportunity
Applied the Whip
Yesterday afternoon Templin was
standing in Mrs. Kircher's jYweiry store
" hen Coz. and Mrs ] L. Dickey entered
Where is Mr. Berry" inquired Templin
He just passed on down the street." re
pied Col DIckeY, without q thought til a.
Templin medisated doing violence TO the
warden. Templin rsn around to Hale's
cigar store, handed out his revolver to
Mr. Hale, telling him to keep il for him
till he returned, grabbed horse whip
that he had previously left there, and
started down Brady street. He caught
up to Mr. Berry and F G. Philips walk
ing in company, near Second street, and
sailed into the former a. once Mr.. Berry
grappled with him, and after receivi z
thr,e or four lsshes, none of which struc K
| his face, succeeded in Wrestling the whip
from his hands slipping on the icy walk
at the same time. He was rather heated
: when he got on his feet, but o herwise
none the worse for the encounter. not
withstsuding the fact hat Templin is a
much larger man than tle warden.
, A crowd Of q couple hundred people
gathered in emarkablY Quick time and
Templin msde himself scarce. Mr.. Phil
lips swoTe out warrant soon afterw8rd
charging him with ASA ult and battery,
and policeman, to whom the paper was
given, found his man at the St james
He put up $50 rs security for his appear
snce.