Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-29
DAVENPORT DoTs


Michael Sweeney. an employee of the
Davenport Water company, was injur-
ed fatally by being knocked from the
platform of train on the Rock ISL
and road at the Harrison street cross
ing at o'clock last night Mr.. Swee-
ney had gone to the depot to see a rel
atiye, Miss Emma Case, of Emmetts-
burg, away on the train and he had
remained on the car to say parting
word till the train was in motion He
attempted to alight at the Harrison
street crossing, but before he could
do so he was struck in the darkness
bya steel post which holds up the street
crossing and was knocked directly
under the wheels. His left leg was
cut off and his right one fractured
at the ankle and above the knee. He
sustained other injuries also. He was
removed in the ambulance to ST.
Luke's hospital. where he was given
surgical attention. From the first
there was little hope of saving his
life, and he passed away at > o'clock
this morning. He leaves a family
Cy Brown, the man who is being
held for being implicated in the rob
berry of Peter Pearson, and Annie
Monk, the girl who turned states evil
dence, faced each other in the police
court yesterday and the girl stated
that Brown was the other man who
helped to commit the robbery with
Smith. Brown is part Indian and has
the long black hair peculiar to the
unprecedented race. He has a scar
on his left cheek and is man that
could easily be identified. The girl
claimed that she remembered the
scar and seemed to be in no doubt
about the identity of the man. Brown
was taken over to Judge Fingers
court for Il preliminary hearing. but
u change of venue was taken and the
man was transferred to Justice Halls
court, where he was bound over in
the afternoon. Browns real name is
Strong. and he claims to be an old
college man and football player.
Mrs. John Calm passed away Thurs
day afternoon at / o'clock at her
home in lie Claire after being i'll with
paralysis for some time. Mrs. Calm
was well-known in lie Claire. as She
had lived in that town. for many years.
and she will be mOurned by many
friends. Deceased is survived by two
daughters and one son.
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An unannounced visitor in Daven-
port during the past few days and a
welcome one also. has been Maj. II. Il.
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the United States weather bureau.
During the late Spanish war Mr.. Her
>cN was a major in President Roose-
Velt'S regiment of rough riders and
did valiant service in fighting for his
country He is "A native Keutuckian.
of fine physique. pleasing appearance
ana an interesting cCuversatioualist.
y suit for S25.O was filed against
the Davenport Gas n Electric com
pany Yesterday by Emma Cornwall.
wife of Lawrence Barry Cornwall.
who was killed at Second and Scott
streets some two months ago. Corn
wall was a lineman working on one
of the poles. when he fell TO the
ground and received injuries which
resulted! in his death in Il few mo-
ments. The wife claims that the Dav-
export Gas II Electric company has
four wires running on the cross bar
of the pole ON which he was and that
the insulation was defective on the
incandescent wires carrying 100 volts.
1t is claimed. however, that distance
from the pole this wire was crossed
by another carrying 1000 volts and
that on account of defective insula-
ton the wire received the current of
the cross wire. making the wire over