Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-13
TOM cox ON TRIAL
Before Jury on Charge of Aiding
and Abetting illegal
Voting.
SAYS BE IS NOT GUILTY
Other Gases Receive Attention in
the Circuit
Court.

Thomas Cox, under Indictment for
aiding and abctting illegal voting, is
on trial before jury in the circuit
court. His alleged offense was in
making it possible for Nelson Erricks,
Il colored boy not yet of legal age, to
cast his vote at the municipal spring
election.
a motion was made to quash the in
dictment against Cox yesterday after
noon. but Judge Gest gave an adverse
ruling. Cox is represented 10y Searle
& Marshall and States Attorney Weld
| is prosecuting.
Erricks, when arraigned yesterday
| afternoon, announced through his at
torney his desire to enter a plea of
guilty. but when Intercepted by the
court stated that he was net guilty of
willfully voting Illegally, and he was
remanded to Jail. He will again be
arraigned at a future date.
Patrick Kane, alias William Lyons,
under Indictment for burglary and
larceny. was arraigned today. He
pleaded not guilty.
Orders I'm Chaneery.
The following orders have been en-
| JcTcO III the cDdnceEN docket:
William o. Smith vs.. John y. Stro-
snider bill; stricken.
Eliza j. Denrose vs.. William Z. Ste
vens, foreclosure; stricken.
Moline Elevator company vs.. c. w.
Smith, ct al, bill; stricken.
Andrew o. Olson vs. Gustav Swens-
son, foreclosure; stricken.
Henry Fluegel vs.. Frank c. Reese.
bill; stricken.
Jennie Mills vs.. Amos Mills, divorce;
stricken.
f. II. Bowman vs.. Sarah Annette
Bowman, bill to set aside Will; strick
en-.
Robert J. McGee vs.. Matthias
Schnell, bill; stricken.
Mary COyne VS.. Alfred Coyne. bin
for Injunction; stricken.
Mary Strang vs.. William Strang. di-
vorCe and iniunction; stricken.
Henry Il. Stoddard ". Henry Davis.
ct al, foreclosure; stricken.
Albert c. Dart vs.. Agnes o. Dart, ct
al, partition; stricken.
wife Sues for Divorce.
Mrs. Minnie Andrews. of this city,
yesterday filed suit for divorce charg-
ing her husband. William Andrews,
with cruelty and drunkenness. They
were married April -, 1895. The com
plainant AYERS she was obliged to
leave the defendant last May. that on
one occasion he attacked her with a
knife, and another time he struck her
with poker. An injunction restrain
ing Andrews from interfering with
Mrs. Andrews and her two children
pending hearing of the divorce suit
was granted by Judge Gest.
Dispute Over Insurance.
The Ancient Order of United Work
men deposited with the court a check
for 1000. the amount of the policy
on the life of Fred Ploog, who suicid-
ed by hanging at the poo farm two
years ago. He was member Of Ger
mania lodge, of this city. The bene-
ficiaries named in the policy were
Mrs. Emma Shield. and William and
Otto Ploog, the latter two minors. and
all three children by Ploog's second
marriage. Carl Ploog, Il son of PIoogs
first wife, held his fathers policy and
refused to surrender it to those nam
ed as the beneficiaries. claiming he
had kept up the assessments for his
father and was entitled to the insur-
ance. The order. not wishing to be
come u party to the suit. filed a bill
of interpleader, allowing it to pay the
money in court and be released. This
bill was granted. Now the heirs will
have to fight it out among themselves.
RamskIII ArraIgned.
y motion to quash an indictment
for forgery against Charles j. Rams
kill was heard and overruIed Rams
kill was then arraigned and pleaded
not guilty. He was represented by
Attorney j. F. Witter.