Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-18
STRUCK TO KILL.
Richard McSorley Stabbed
Many Times With a Knife.
SAVED BY MISDIREOTED BLOWS,


M" Dead-Bieeding and Faint he
Reaches Police INSTRUMENTATION
Scene of Debauchery in His Home He
Goes Out to Put stop to 1t and is Pur-
sued and At.ucked-X Dauperous poj
Last evening between s and
o'clock Officer Oh weller was called
upon to investigate the conduct of
two women living in a brick house.
at S2l Seventeenth street. When
the officer arrived at the house. he
found two men and two women
playing cards, ami having a general
good time. Addressing one of the
men, he said:
What are you doing here?"
''Well. her hus Iand left her last
Monday, and haze to see the chill
dren starye, so I am making living
for her was the reply. And
the other man being asked the same
question, he replied that he was lust
playing social game of cards. The
officer then turnel to the women and
accused them o. running an i'm
proper heuse. This they denied.
and giving pretty good account of
/ themselves. the officer left.
Stabbed with Pocket Knife.
But between y and l O'Clock a
man came staggering into the police
station faint from the loss of blood.
On being questioned, it was found
that his name was Richard McSorlev.
the husband of one of the women.
DR.. Sala was summoned and dressed
the mans injuries, which he found
to have been inflicted with a pocket
knife. Eigh! stabs were found be
sides a number o. bruises sustained
from kicks.
After restoratives were given Me
Sorley told his story-that on last
! Monday he LETT home with the in
tention of getting work in Milan or
on the canal. He succeeded in OBJ
tanning work in Milan, which he
finished last evening and came home
to spend the night. but was to 90 to
work on the canal at noon today.
! When he reached his house he found
| his wife and her sister in company
| with q man by the name of Grove
| and q stranger. and he then told his
wife that he did not intend to work
out there and have her conduct her
| self in this manner at home, but he
! received an evasivc reply.
Resolved Upon Desperate Means
: With +bn intention Of -b,,+;r1-
! the whole crowd he left the house to
| borrow q revol,e yer. but on second
thought was goiI = to have them ar
| rested. and returned to the house
| for his clothes. saying to his wife
| that she could do a she was doing.
! but he would go his way. She re
fused to give him the clothes so he
| left the house. Dut he had not pro-
! ceeded far when he two men. who in
the meantime hal left the house, as
saulted him with the result men
toned above. the stahs being in
flicted by Grove and the stranger
kicking him numerically.
His Wife Calls to see Him
This morning McSorley's wife
called at the police station and
wanted him to 90 home, but he re-
| fused, saving he would rather sleep
in the cutters of the city even if he
knew he would die than to go to his
former home. As yet the police
have not captured his assailants, and
| and they also learn that the sister
in-law has disappeared with the two
| men.
DIR. Sala said this morning that Me
Sorlev was getting along rs well as
he possibly could be expected to I'M
der thr circums rances. and that he
had 10 fears of consequences unless
blood poisoning should ensue. The
cuts. he said. were all deep. but the
mans life had been saved by his
clothing, and the fact that all had
stuck the bone instead of penetrating
vital part Three were on the
shoulder blade while two struck
ribs. There were three smaller ones
which did not amount to much.
1t has since been learned that the
second one of the ASSISTANTS is known
by the name of Williams. and that In
Davenport Wednesday night he
knocked n man scnseless with beer
glass. and fled to this city under the
impression that he had killed him.
The Eighteenth street Pavement
Patience has about ceased to be Il
virtue with the property holders on
Eighteenth street, south OF rum
avenue, because of the delay in COM
pleting the pavement. The con-
tractors. Edward & Walsh, have had
the street in readiness for the work
for some time. but the National Clay
company is provokingly slow about
delivering the brick. Fifth avenue
will be reached tonight, and 1t Is
hoped that the clay company Will be
more expeditions about providing