Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-19

the tramped place Impressions of
where a body had been pushed or
dragged along the sand and there
were evidences of q struggle.
Saw the Party Together.
Mrs. Irene F. Durfee. of Daveu-
port, testified to being one of 4
party of ladies who have rented
Mrs. u. Williams house for q
month and are camping there
during August. The house is three
miles north OF Corioya near the
river. Friday, Aug. 9, ut 10 a. m.
witness heard baby crying in a
guIly near the house and took down
4 glass OF milk for it Witness
found there negro man, a negro
woman and negro child. the latter
apparently IL months old. The
child drank the milk. The man was
very dark, was about about ) feet s
inches tall. heavy set and had a
mustache, rather retreating forehead
aud would weigh from l20 to $50
pounds.
The baby was the same whose body
was found baried in the sand on the
following Tuesday. Witness had
some conversation with the man.
who asked if there had been trouble
between negroes and Italians at Rock
Island. He claimed to be headed
for Rock Island aud gave his occupa-
ton az that of miner and general
iaborer. lie handed witness spoon,
saving he had got it a. the house in
the morning. Witness returned it,
telling him he might keep it. This
was the spoon found on the dead
woman. Witness also identified a
piece of the striped waist and rufile
of the goods worn by the dead
woman. The woman told witness
the child was hers and was II months
old. The man said they had sold
their horse and buggy up the river.
and they were walking to Rock Isl
and.
Ernest Il. Williams corroborated
Mrs. Durfee's testimony as to the ap-
pearance of the woman, her wearin y
apparel. etc, aud said the last he
saw of her the colored man was
leading from the gully south along
the edge OF the river, the woman car
rying the child. He also testified TO
finding the shawl strap near the wa
ter's edge, and observing the foot
prints of the man and woman and
evidences of a struggle not far from
the waters edge.
Henry l.. SiXberrv told of the TAX
ing of the spoon identified by Mrs.
Durfee from the garments of the COL
ored woman taken from the water
and tearing from her waist the cloth
identified toy Mrs. Durfee and Z. X.
Williams.
Saw Them at Albany
John H. Quick, of Albany. testified
that Thursday, Aug. 8, at $50 r.
m, colored man, woman and child
drove up to his place at Albany aud
the man wanted to sell his horse and
buggy. The woman and child went
into 4 house. The woman wore 4
light colored waist. but was given a
striped one by neighbor, which she
put on, and witness here iden- fed
the piece OF cloth as a part of the
waist given her at Albany. The
party remained until p. m. when
the man told witness he had left his
horse.with Mr.. Winans to sell, and he
sold the buggy and harness for 81 %
to Peter Church. The colored man
said he was miner bound for Rock
Island. aud spoke of having been at
Fulton, Thompson, Savanna. Sabula.
Dubuque and Chicago. He showed
papers showing that he had traded
horses twice on the way down the
river. His last name, according to
the papers, was "Tvlcr," and he
called his wife Lie" AMI the baby
'.Charles William Henry" He asked
4 great deal about Cordova. the
trains coming up from Rock Island,
etc. He wore Il Prince Albert coat.
two pair of pantaloons, calico shirt,
and well worn shoes-about mum Der
nine size.
George ID. Quick, of Albany, cor
roborated his sons testimony, being
4 witness to all the incidents related
therein.
Orville Quick, of Albany, gave evil
dence substantially the same.