Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-23

morning, occurred the death of Mrs.
Margaret j. Giliiland, native of
Charleston, Ind, in the send year of
her age. Deceased had resided here
with her daughter, Jennie Il. Marker,
wife of James H.. MankeF, of the 4. W.
.McClelland company, for the past
four years, and her death was due to
old age. The funeral took place at
4 o'clock this afternoon from the
Marker home, 1886 Grand avenue, DR..
j. 3. Donaldson conducting the serv-
ice. The burial will take place at
Ripley, Ohio.
News of the death of Roderick Rose
has been heard here with sincere sor-
row by the many friends and admir-
ers of that former Davenport citizen.
Mr.. Rose died at his home at James
town, \. D.. the afternoon of Thurs
day, Sept. TO- His illness lasted sew
eral weeks, an aiIment of the heart.
and was very painful. He was buried
at jamestown the following Sunday,
with services that were highly inn
pressive because of the manner i'm
which the bar and the citizenship
generally manifested sorrow in at
tendance. Mr.. Rose was for years a
prominent man in this city.
Tired of leading a life of sin and
ldespondent over her struggle for eX-
istence. Grace Nelson attempted to
take her own life last night at 10: 80
and drank the contents of bottle of
chloroform in her room in the Putnam
l.. 4, AnI Aulr I,
| liquid she laid down on the bed.
but In few minutes her struggles
I.aroused the attention of other oeeu-
lpants of the building and they went
to her room. AS soon as they found
out the trouble they telephoned to the
police station and Officer Phelan was
tsent to the room. DIR. o. p. Sala. who
Hives in the Putnam building, was nOti-
fled and he hurried to the room and
after some time succeeded in placing
the girl out of danger. The tale of the
girl is the usual one of a fallen wo-
man, one rash act leading to another
tin wearied and tired of her life and
sick of the world and its sin she de-
ftermined to take her life.
George Lee and William Cannon are
at the police station ON suspicion OF
stealing coat from a man named
Bailey. The coat was taken some
time yesterday morning at Front AM
Perry streets and Lee and Cannon
were seen to be surreptitiously carry
ing large bundle and went TO Rock
Island on the Winona, returning later
on the ferry minus the bundle, They
were arrested on suspicion and are
being held pending an investigation.
The ques ton. who killed Leo Linn
popOolis, is still a mystery. Coroner
Lambach does not know, Oscar Wiley
and his wife. both of whom were Oh
the scene and who were participant:
in the struggle which led up to thu
death blow delivered the unfortunate
Greek, do not know, and in conse
lquence of this, the eoroner's jury las
evening. after celebrating on thu
case, rendered a verdict which exon
crates H. John Montgomery from an!
guilt The evidence offered showed
almost conclusively that Montgomer!
Ibid not strike the fatal blow. 1t goe'
further than this, and shows tina
theEe was Hpe- INC SAiShtSSb HiOtiN'
which could have prompted Montgom
cry to the commission of the crime
In the midst of a melee, in whicl
there were no less than six person
interested and all more or less active
lin which bricks, clubs and knives ar
! alleged to have been used, some per
son. TO the coroner's jury unknown
crept quietly to the scene of actor
and dealt blow to the hapless Greel
which laid him cold on the brick pave
ment of the alley on Scott street, be
tween Third and Fourth, and from
2 which blow he never recovered.