Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-15
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Senatorial and some times sad
and pathetic incidents are developed
In connection with police court
trials. particularly in cases which
grow out Of family qusrrsls, when
the mother. father, childten and rel.
atives assemble before the dispenser
Of justice to relate their respective
sides OF the controversy. Recently .
woman had her daughtsr-in-lsw ar
rested for disorderly conduct, alleg-
ing that the accused had come TO her
home and made . wild demonstra
ton, demanding that her husband,
Who was calling on his mother. Re.
turn home with her or she would &c
IRE to the house. The complainant,
q woman OF probably SO years. had
several witnesses present to corrob-
Orate her story.
The defendant was frail and poorly
clad conan. She carried In her
arms an infant. which kept mp con.
tinucus prattls during the hearing.
and made innocent gesticulations at
the jury while its mother was giving
her version Of the affair.
II went to the house, il 10 true"
began the defendant In . weak voice,
and displaying considerable feeling.
"But l mad . wiiely mission. Ny
husband had been going there fee.
quently. and I was satisfied, for no
good purpose. He met other women
there. II Was dark. and with my
babe in my arms. peered through
the window. I saw my husband
laughing aud jumping about the
room. while that there woman (she
pointed her finger at well
dressed brunette) was doing some
high kicking. Tais angersd me. aud
l rushed into the house, and de-
manded that my husband come home
sith me. He laughed st me. l
rushed into the lining room Ny
hus snd's mother followed mo. She
grs bbed hold Of my baby. !
screamed aud asked her for Gods
sake not to harm the child. I know
she would have killed it il she had
gotten half q chance. for can prove
che attempted to murder my baby
.hortly after its birth. She never
approved Of nv marriage to her son.
and told me that would rue it. l
ray that the charge that / threat
ened to burn the hoLse is q false
hood. Probably I talked loudly and
excited!y. but under the circum-
stances could you blame me?"
The complainant sat nervously by
while her daughter.in,law testified
She did not attempt to refute any Of
her testimony except that part where
the defendant denied threatening to
burn the house.
The jury retired and in five mio-
utes returned q verdict OF mot
guilty"
An outgoing freight train on one
Of the local railways had been de-
lsyed three hours awaiting the trans
fer from another road of "car VI
red hogs" The conductors pa
thence was becoming sorely tried.
~hen it was suddenly discovered
that a clerk in the office had ma de o
mistake in copying the bill, " hich
road car OF red logs" 1t was
found the car Of logs WAS made up in
the train. The conductor gave the
engineer high ball and wink to
cut loose and try and make up for
lost time.
'And you haven't heard about the
way George carried on at the party
Oh. my, Is was just scandalous! l
was awfully surprised"
Then Grace told Maude all about
it.
you and George are not on very
good terms any MORE" said Maude.
II should - No, we have not
been very friendly lately. But one
cant believe everything one hears. 1"
That's what I've been thinking, "
replied Maude ssrcasticslly.