Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-24
BEFORE THE COURT
Seventeen indictments Result
ing From Sunday Crusading.
THE sAL0oNKEEPERs WILL FIGHT.

ing from sunday OTuSaoin&.
THE SALOONKEEPERS WILL FIGHT.
Two Charged With Selling Intoxicants
to Minors, the Balance with Desecrat-
ing the sabbath-An Enter Into Recog.
nixance This Morning-More Pleadings.
The result of the Sabbath crusad-
ers' visitations came to a focus this
morning in the appearance of 16
saloonkeepers before the court. all
entering into recogniZance aud fur
nishipg the necessary bonds, indi-
eating a united intention to carry
the cases into legal test. particu-
larly so as regards the two charges
of selling liquors to minors. In
these instances the salOonists claim
the minors were merely acting as
agents for elder individuals. Fol-
lowing are the indicted:
John Martin and Ed Murrin, for
selling liquor to minors.
| Lothar Harms. James Given,
Charles Parker, Joseph Schiebrel.
Henry Willms, John Roach, Her
man Schwecke, Henry Deisenroth.
James Maucker, John Ainsworth.
James McElroy. +. ID. Eagal, julius
Banker. Ed Murrin and Daniel Drost,
keeping open on Sundays.
The indicted have retained Will
liam McEniry as counsel in the con-
templated proceedings.
Jacob Kali, who directed the con-
tents of a 32-calibre revolver at Mar
shall Lucas while the latter was re
turning from a call on Miss Behnnes,
a desired sutton of the assailant. ap-
peared in court this morning in re-
Spouse to a summons indicting him
for assault with attempt to commit
murder, and plead not guilty, furn.
ishing bond pelding a trial. He
will be represented by William Nc
Entry.
| Additional Arrangements.
Another batch of prisoners were
taken before Judge Bigelow yester-
day afternoon to answer to the
charges preferred against them by
the grand jury.
Emil johnson and William Bogge,
of Moline, indicted for unlawful
driving. plead guilty, and were SEN
fenced to 90 days. They are the
young men, who, while on a drunken
carouse. were responsible for buggy
collision on Fifth avenue in which
Mrs James Baker was injured.
Philip Kubitz, of Moline, for as
sault with attempt to kill Alva Pos
ton with a pocket knife, plead inno-
cence.
Louis Hoover plead guilty to ma
licious mischief, and was sentenced
to five days. Last month Louie was
caught in the act of making way
with bicycle from the corridor Of
Mitchell 4 Lynde's building.
George Williams, for stealing an
overcoat belonging to Louis Rosen-
stein at Moline, plead guilty, but
sentence was deferred.
Thomas Jordan said he was not
gui tty of larceny. He is the individ-
ual arrested for appropriating cloth
ing at the residence of Aid. Dauber,
! in April. Looney & Kelly will de-
Samuel Mccormick, indicted for
burglarizing the Augustana Book
concern, and taking some literature,
entered a plea of not guilty. Maj. }.
NJ. Beardsley will represent him.
Ella Ford, the colored woman, told
, the court she was innocent. Ella is
, charged by George Schafer, Jr.. with
en- ping a pocket in his trousers con-
tanning $50. Ella has retained
Looney a. Kelly.
An Interesting Suit.
An insteresting and complicated
suit was begun yesterday afternoon,
the litiyants, Frances Dvorak and
John<P. Guinty: being residents OF
Milan. Suit is brought against
Guinty l. the payment of $50
promissory ute, which the de-
fendan: claim. does not bear his
signature, intimating a forgery.
Guinty admits the issuance of note,
but will not accept the one pre-
sented as the one issued-hence the
complication. States Attorney
Searle appears for the defendant
!, and Looney & Kelley and j. L. Ken
worthy for the plaintiff. The jurors
: William Gamble. Fred Blocklinger,
Gust Wilson. Barney j. McCabe
Stephen Odell, Jacob Abraham
. Daniel Foster. j. H. Foster. l.. G.
Eddy and Thompson Boney. The
case went to the jury late this after
noon, whereupon the Reynolds
breach of promise case of Trovill'
VS.. McPhail was called.