Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-09-10
PLUCKY CARNES.
He Has a Vicious Encounter
Saturday Night.
HE USES NATURES WEAPONS.

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ssulted by Joseph sersick and Philip
Hendricks After a Violent Tu.sie the
Two Are Landed At the Station.
While patroling his beat Saturday
night, about II o'clock, Officer
Carnes had vicious encounter with
two men who would undoubtedly
have killed him but for his nerve,
pluck and manly ability. While
passing Boos' saloon, on Fourth ave-
nue., between Twenty-first and TWEEN
ty-second streets, about 1850 he
heard a disturbance inside. and went
were getting rather boisterous.
When the officer was within the
place things were quoted down
somewhat, and he left with the pre-
sumption that the trouble was over
But when he returned at midnight
the crowd was making all the more
noise, defying his orders. Mrs
Boos, the bartender, said she had
tried to get the gang out of the sa-
loon, as it was closing up time, but
the disturbers paid no attention to
her. and she requested the officer to
send them home. Eventually, but
not without difficulty, Carnes got the
place cleaned out. Joseph Sersick
and Phil Hendricks were very insult
ing and defiant, and after the saloon
was rid of the last OF the drunken
set. Sersick waited for the officer on
the outside.
The Trouble Commences.
When Carnes stepped ont on the
sidewalk and started up the street.
not thinking of any further trouble,
Sersick assaulted him and said he
would make all the noise he wanted
to, and that ii was none of his af-
fairs. Carnes stopped TO explain to
the fellow that it was late and that
he did not care to have any more OF
his disturbance, and If he did not let
up he would be arrested. He would
not heed the officers request, and
Carnes arrested him and took him to
the alaam box on Twenty-third
street, Hendricks following them.
When the officer was unlocking the
box to call for the patrol, Sersick hit
knocked him out into the street,
Jerking his club from his hand at the
same time. The officer got up and
came toward Sersick, who attempted
to hit him in the head with the club
but Carnes lodged the blows. and
rushed in on the fellow and LANDED
one on his jaw with such terrifi,
force as to lay him out on the side
walk. Hendricks seeing his conrad,
getting the worst of it. rushed a
Carnes with the intention of doinl
him up. bat the latter fixed hin
with one Zap of his billcy. BY thii
Q time Sersick had recovered suffi
y GENTLY to look for more fight. bu
9 when he got near enough Office
Carnes hit him twice in the head
0 Knowing that the two men wer,
about played out. Carnes took mere,
= on them, and held his assailants un
til the patrol arrived.
At the station.
5 On arriving at police headquarter
it was discovered that Sersick's seal,
:. was cut up pretty badly. and had so
: bered up enough as to know that b
lad done wrong. DIR. Sala was tele
phoned for. and found that thre
: stitches were required to sew up hi
! head. which the doctor did. TIL
, trial of the two men is in progress
, this afternoon.
Despite the facts that Carnes is be
ing fought by the republican elemen
OF the council and deprived OF hi
, salary, he has shown himself TO b
one of the best officers that the cit
has ever had, being always ready t
preserve peace. even when in the fac
Of danger.
Police Points
5 Birdie Halgren, a woman of ques
tionable character, was at the polio
/ station early this morning and toll
the officers that she gave her gol,
watch and chain to George Davis,
! travelling man. some six weeks ago L
get it fixed, but he never returned il
she said he would be at one of tn
hotels at 9 o'clock this morning, bu