Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-16
CONAELL'S MONEY.
Legal Battle Now Being Waged
in the Circuit
Court.
MUCH TESTIMONY Iy INTRODUCED.

MUCH TESTIMONY Is INTRODUCED.
Heirs Ateenps 70 Show That Unduo In.
iusnss Was Exsselssd ever the DE-
His W,n-Dr. Lssis Carries HH Case UH
-Ofdsrs EnEsrsd By Jadgs 0sss.
The suit of the heirs of the late
Martin Cornell. of Moline, to set
aside the will continues to hold the
attention of the circuit court. It will
in all probability 60 to the jury Nom
day.
The case has been . hard fought
and interesting one throughout. A
mass Of testimony was offered BY
both sides, while the attorneys have
INDUCED in numerous heated arRu-
ments concerning the admission OF
certain evidence. The county court
records were introduced to show that
Martin Cornell had been adjudged
insane, and was afterwards confined
at Mercy hospital, Davenport. for
treatment. II was also shown that
. Jury in the county court sub
sequently declared him sane and fs
to attend to his business Affairs.
he had no family. He had
always been eccentric. particularly
80 Ia his later years, and according
to the evidence submitted used Ii
quor, and sometimes to ex,ess. He
was hard working man. and accum-
mulated q comfortable fortune. the
bulk of which he bequoathed to St.
Msry's church. Moline, and st. Jo-
seph's church, Rock Island. leaving
small sums to few near relatives.
The heirs claim that they are en-
titled to all of Connell's property.
and would have got it had he not
been subjected to undue influence by
representatives. Of the church at the
time of the making Of the will. On
the other hand the defense has shown
that Cornell had no particular love
for his relatives, and the bequest to
the churches were in return for kind.
ness he had received from the priests.
Oth0R O0ure AoteeFo.
Judge Gest has entered an order in
court granting o certificate of moral
character to Harry M. Schriver. Of
Edgington. who has finished his legal
studies. Mr.. Schriver is a son OF
Capt. Schrivef.
DR.. f. Lsuis, recently convicted
by . jury and fined 500 and costs
for practioing medicine without o H.
eense. has appealed the case to the
appellate court. DR.. Louis is now q
resident of Sterling.
The following panel Of Jurors was
drawn today for service in the cir
cult court. to report for duty Oct. 70:
F. Squirting. George w. Aster.
Thomas Sexton, C. K. Mixter. W. E.
Stephen, James Alberry, Paul G.
CleIand, NJ. W. Battles, Rock Island /;
Herman Allen, Charles A. Peterson.
E. Alsene, Thomas jenkins. John
Evens, w. P. zimmerman, William
c. Cowley, w. A. Dierolf. Moline;
John Downing, Thomas Bollmsn,
South Rock leland; George Skinner.
Frank Mitchell, John Gilman, C. p.
CLAM. James Alsbro. Hampton; Will
liam Soar, William Doonsn, Bowling;
John Crawford, Charles Ashown,
Coe; o. p. Sutton. w. w. Elliott,
Edgington: George Freyermuth.
August Kruger. Drury; Edward Gil
bert. Port Byron; Edward Normoyle.
ST., Rural; John ]. Schafer, Zums;
Fred Minler. Buffalo Prairie; John
Stropes, Andalusia.
The following orders have been
entered by Judge Gest: James A.
Brown vs. Charles F. Calkins. libel,
dismissed at plaintiffs cost; Mar
gsret B. Kellerstass vs.. G. E. Everett
and Solomon Carmichael, distress,
dismissed; Jacob Fromm vs.. Augusta
MargrAff. foreclosure. demurrer TO
bill sustained; Elisa Peppers ct
al, vs.. Mary Banner. par
tition. report approved and de-
cree of sale; Rock Island Mutual
Building and Savings association vs..
Charles Rain, foreclosure, default
aud cause referred to master; Au-
gusts G. Anderson ct nj. vs.. James
NJ. Moray, Jr., ct a., fore
closure masters report of prop
erty fled and approved. cause
heard and decree Of sale; Henry
CLARK W. Chapman Church ct al.
foreclosure, masters report of prop
erty flied and approved. cause heard
and sale ordered; Black Hawk Home
Building Loan and Savings associs-
citation W. Axel Erickson ct al, fore
closure, masters report Of proof
approved, motion of com plainant for
appointment of receiver allowed;
Black Hawk Home Building Loan,
and Savings association vs. Louis
Englin ct al, foreclosure, masters
report approved, and motion Of COM
Plainant for appointment Of receiver
allowed; Charles A. Hemborg W.
Thomas Downing. foreclosure. mas
ter's report approved. snd decree Of
Sailing Southwark. "
The birds are sailing southwark
through the air BY thousands and
yen can hear them tell each other
tales of the wonderful SUNNY land. 4