Rock Island Argus., 1898-02-07
JUDGMENT ENTERED.
Latest Motion In the Storm
Drain Case Denied by
Judge Gest.
kR. EOHNELL'5 FINE Is PAID,

Looney and Kelly Are Granted . stag
to Allow Them to Prepare IN Appeal
to the Appellate Cours-Othsrs Except
Drost Arrange to Sssils-Andersoa On
Trial for Murder. ,:.
Judge Gest in the circuit court to-
day denied the motion in arrest Of
judgment made by the attorneys for
the storm drain defendants. He
forthwith entered judgment against
Matthias Schnell, whose fine 10
$4,000; Daniel Drost, 5000, Henry La
hiff and Thomas Cox, $50 each, and
John Mulhern. 81. Looney and
Kelly. whose fines are $4,000 and
tl.5c0 respectively, asked and we.e
granted q stay Of judgment to allow
them time to prepare an appeal
to the appellate court. William
Nevin was granted q stay CT two
weeks. Mr.. Schnell's fine and costs
are paid in accordance with instruc-
tions which he left with Circuit Clerk
Gamble few days ago previous to
his departure for the west, having
left in MIR. CANDLES hands e2.7O0
Lahiff and Cox gave . bond for
the payment Of their fines and costs
with William Edwards as surety.
John Mulhern made satisfactory al
rangements for settlement. Drost
was not in court when Judgment was
entered.
Evidence in the Cromer divorce
suit was heard in the circuit court
this morning by Judge Gest. Anna
c. Cromer seeks separation from her
husband, William Cromer, on the
grounds that he has been unfaithfdl
to his marriage vows. John McDar-
rah went on the stand as 0 witness
for the plaintiff. lie said he had
been employed as detective by Mrs.
Cromer to shadow her husband and
ascertain for q certainty whether her
husband was toting square. Nc.
Darrah followed Cromsr to Muscs-
tine, aud traced him to . shanty boat.
wte-e, he alleged. he repeated the o.
tense complained oiin Mrs. Cromer's
bill for divorce. Msi. j. NJ. Boards.
ley appeared as coInsel for the plain.
:iff. Judge Gest withheld his deois.
ion in tho case.
The arguments In the motion ia
qussh the indictment against Mrs.
Mary Osbsr and Joseph Kipp for arson
were completed. The court will
give decision later.
The jury in tic case OF James
Flynn and Frank Rodmsn, indicted
for robbery, Saturday afternoon re.
turned verdict fading them guilty
Of petty larceny.
On TRIAL for Murder.
The trial of Frank Anderson, oil
Moline, under indictment for mur.
der. will be taken up late this after.
noon. according to present arrange
menfs.
William A. Meese and w. C. A,ler
have been retained to defend Ander
son. Insanity and justification 70,
striking the blow which proved fatal
will DO the lines Of defense, and the
indications are the case will be
fought stubbornly. The defendant's
brother has arrived from Iowa. wher.
he owns large farm, and will inter.
est himself in attempting to secure
as light q sentence IS possible fol
Anderson. The story Of the crime
with which Anderson is charged IL
no doubt still fresh In the publ,
mind. The quarrel took place afte,
Anderson and Condo, two Moline
Mutual wheel works employees hat
left the chop, between S and
O'Clock the evening Of Nov. 20. The
young men had had trouble previ
ously, but nothing of . very seriou.
nature. Nov. 20. after they left tht
shop, they came to blows. Anderson
following Condo up and striking him
upon the head with heavy piece oi
cord wood. Condo complained little
at first, walked to his home east oI
Moline, took to his bed and died IL
terrible agony during the night,
without telling his wife what had
taken place. He had been married
about year. and . great deal oil
sympathy was expressed over thu
sad affair, the young wife giving
birth to child few days later. a
postmortem disclosed the fact tha,
Condos skull was fractured. break.
ing one Of the arteries and allowing
. large blood clot to form on The
brain. Anderson Vas held 70 ths
grand jury without bail on q charge
OF murder by the coroner's Jury.