Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-16
OF EVIDENCE,
Submitted to Adj. Gems. Wright
and Reece on the Full.
ton invasion.
COMMENCE HEARING THIS MORNING


sab.ishsc-Reck Isl.nd Citissns Tell
Whist They Know.
Sitting ID one of the committee
rooms on the second floor of the
Industrial Home building, which is
temporarily the home Of the Modern
Woodmeu order, the adiutane gen.
erals of two states today heard the
evidence tending to establish the fact
that the militia OF one Of the COM
monwealths had violated interstate
military relations, had violated the
laws of its own s,ate, and trespassed
on the soil Of an adjoining common
wealth. Gen. FL. q. Wright was
present in bshalf Of the state of Iowa
and Gen. J. N. Reece was on hand
for Illinois.
Gen. Wright began taking evidences
at 10 O'Clock this morning. General
Attorney johnson. Of the Wood.
men order; L. Il. Greer. j. M
Colligsn, c. II. Seidel, James Il.
Lamont. Charles Cool. D. B. Shaw.
John Rinck G.. E. Hodgson and
Lee Robinson presented testimony
before the noon adjournment. The
evidence adduced was conclusive;
first, that the arms Of the Ly ons
militia company were brought oveS
to Illinois on the night Of Aug. IS,
and used at Fulton in intimidating
the citizens of Rock Island and in
subiecting them to indignities and
insults; and secondly, that the arms
came over in q covered wagon in
charge OF Lieut.. Holleran, who an
nounced himself as responsible for
the safe keeping and return of the
rifles to him, and that under his
direction the mel. 30 armed put the
Rock Island citizens through the out
rage of searching them prior to
the departure OF the special
train on its return to this city. Ia
the third place it was demonstrates.
that the guns were Springfield rifles
Just such as the Illinois National
|. Guard is armed with, and not old
fashioned muskets used for college
military organizations; that none Of
those used at Fulton were rusty or
. painted, but that all we're we'll kept
and polished and bayoneted. When
this Important fact was shown, Gan.
Wright admitted: Swell those
Lyons boys do keep their arms bus
! nished and in good shape. They are
equal to the stand srd of the Dubuque
. company, and that is saying q good
!. DEAL"
When ..Chet" Cool told him he had
q taken from one Of the armed men q,
Fulton his gun to examine IT, hi
found it a regulation militia rifle, the
general asked:
"D;d you not get his name?"
|, mo SIR" replied Cool. Il did not.
. Il wish you had" responded tn
, Iowa general with serious expires
, sion, s'for had l obtained his name
: would have gone to Lyons tonigh
s and had him shot for giving up the
rifle"
:. Gen. Reeee looked as if he felt lik'
a replying that hereafter all Illinoi
Q cis,xens will reserve the right t.
l disarm the militia of another stat
!. that makes hostile invasion in tn
Q state anywhere within its borders
1 but doubtless realizing that Gen
:. Wright was his guest he reserves
any expression that would be other
wise than becoming from one mill
tary officer to another under the cir
n lcumstarees.
|. Testimony In Abundance.
]. The evidence was OF such char
j. acter, and the witnesses Of such
4 class of men tina. Gen. Wright coul
!, not fail to be impressed with it, an
!. when the adjournment was taken 70
d noon, he said he did not care 30 mucl
;. for the accumulating and substar
tiating testimony as he did to gail
the fact from those who knew then
to exist. He was told that every
d thing he had heard would be sab
!, seribed to under oath, and that 90
;, more good aud reputable citizen
j. we're ready to swear as to the pref
d enes Of Iowa rifles at Fulton If d
@ tired.
{ Fred Kahn gave his evidence q