Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-08
ASKED.
Attorneys for Mrs. McDermott.
Drost Apply for an Order
From Court.
POLICE OFFICERS VISIT HER HOME.

Fin ding Her In Company With Dan Drost,
1t is AIleeed-Her Counsel Anxious for an
Early Trial of Her Suit for Breach OF
Feutcher Damage Suit.
Developments of a rather sensa-
tional character, as heretofore referred
to in THE ARGUS. NAV be looked for in
connection with the tt ial of the $75,-
900 breach of promise suit of Mrs.
Anna McDermott-Drost against Ma
thias Schnell, which the plaintiffs at
torneys are anxious to have come up
for a hearing at the present term of
the circuit court. The discov-
cry of the plaintiff and Dan Drost
living together in the same house by
CHIEF of Police Miller and Officers An
drew EtZel and Barney McCabe and
an unknown man, who was supposed
to be an employed detective. and who
secured the services of the officers,
has angered the attorneys for the
plaintiff to the extent that they have
asked Judge Gest for an order re-
straining the police and others from
interfering with Mrs. McDermott-
Drost pending the hearing OF her case
against Mr.. Schnell. -. Searle and
f. D. Sweeney, of Rock Island, and
A. p. McGuirk. of Davenport. are
counsel for the plaintiff. Mr.. Nc
Guirk said today that the above men,
TONED officers, under the guild
ance of an unknown" went to Mrs.
McDermott-Drost's home in Sears last
Thanksgiving eve and found her
in the company of Dan Drost.
This move will have an effect, it is now
elleged, to show that Drost and Mrs.
McDermott are in a conspiracy to
'.work" Schnell, and that Drost is
not in league with Mr.. Schnell, "a she
claimed in her suit for the annulment
Of her marriage with Drost.
An RIDER OF Dismissal.
Another interesting phase OF the case
was added this afternoon when Mrs.
McDermott. accompanied b. Attor-
new J p. Looney. visited the circuit
clerks office and filed a document, in
hich it is stated that III con- idera
ton of 81 Mrs. McDermott releases MIR.
Schnell from all suits or CAUSES for
action, in which she is plaintiff, pend
ing in the Rock Island circuit court.
Attorney &. j. Searie objected TO he
LismiS al of the suits Oh the strength
of this order, and a hearing of the
matter will come up before Judge
Gest next Tuesday.
A Damage Suit.
Trial of the suit for So, 900 damages
Of Fiitz Feutcher. administrator of
the estate of Mrs Katherine Feutcher.
against F. l.. Wake, Charles Osborn
and James Cox. who were the high
way commissioners of Yuma township
when Mrs F-utcher met with injuries
in the collapse of bridge that suited
in her death, was begun in the
circuit cour yesterday afternoon The
accident on which the suit is based
occurred on the morning of June 81.
1896, while Mrs Feutcher and her
family were returning home from
church. In driving across bridge
on the Cleveland road the structure
gave away. and the parties were pre-
cipitated into the ditch. Mrs. Feutcher
alIghting on the tim bers that support
ed the.bridge. She died the next day.
Her heirs hold the highway commits
sioners personally responsible for her
death. claiming that if they had kept
the bridge in properlrepair the ac-
cident would not have happened.
Meese & Allen appear for the plain
tiff and William Jackson and States
Attorney Searle for the defendants.
The jury is composed of Frank Ball
niger. Ed Luckinbiehl. Oscar Barth,
John Mcmahon, F. Berry, j. Kelly. D.
r. Bergen, Gus johnson. Lee Walker,
j. n. Huntoon, w. ii. Crawlev. H. +
Foster.
Trial of the cases agar st William
Davis, alias Julius Linn bach. for riot,
carrying concealed weapons and be-
ing in possession of burglars tools.
was continued until the next term of
court.