Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-16
Declares He Was Solicited to
Swear in Vote of Nelson
ErrickS.
DID NOT GIVE HIM MONEY
COlOred Man Testifies He Was of
Age When He Cast His
Ballot.

Cox was on the witness stand in
his own behalf late yesterday after
noon. He said that Erricks made
overtures to him at the first precinct
voting place in the Fifth ward, stat
that he had not registered and desir-
ed to cast his ballot. Cox had seen
the young man about the city, but de
clined to make an affidavit as to his
residence and age until Erricks salts
fled him on both points. Erricks told
him he was p years of age, had lived
in the state several years, and had
been making his home in the Fifth
ward for eight months. He declared
he did not give any money to Erricks,
neither did he make him any prom
Uses.
Attorney F. II. Kelly, who was at
the polls when ETricks came there,
corrobOrated the testimony of Cox,
having himself Intercepted the col
ored man as to his right to vote
Neither Cox nor Kelly asked Erricks
for whom he was going to cast his
ballot. They never learned who he
voted for.
Erricks, in concluding his testimony
y CSlCIOdN dIItIuOOll. III the course OF
which he stated Cox had given him
25 cents for voting, said that he was
now % years of age and was past q
when he cast his ballot Erricks'
statement that he was 81 when he
voted appears to have broken down
the main point of the prosecution,
which had been cOntending that Er-
ricks had not attained legal age.
Officer Gus Kirsch. who was present
during the conversation between Cox,
Kelly and Erriclls, corroborated the
testimony of Cox. Officer Brinn stat
ed he saw Erricks about the city 1T
different times or five months prior
to election. ii. l.. Wheelan and John
c. Finnegan testified to having been
in the company of the defendant the
most of the morning of election day,
and during that time he was looking
after private matters. This evidence
was introduced to prove that Cox was
not acting as poll worker.
The ROsenthaI VIII.
1t should have been stated in YES
terday's story of the filing by Mrs.
Sophia Steitz of Il bill Of exceptions
to the adoption of the masters report
on the will of the late Peter Rosen-
thai that the latter bequeathed the
bulk of his $500 estate to st. An
thongs hospital and not to the Bloch
fingers. The only requests aside from
that TO the hospital are 500 each to
the two children of Aid Frank Bloch
linger. 800 to Charles Rosenthal.
boy raised by the decedent. and 5000
to st. Mary's German Catholic church,
of which the testator was a commune
cant.
Three Cases Stricken.
Chancery orders:
Hiram Riley, trustee, VS.. o. NJ.
Grinnell, ct al, foreclosure; receiver
discharged and cause stricken.
George w. Aster vs.. William L. As
ter, bill to dissolve partnership; dis
missed at plaintiffs cost.
Minerva Morey VS.. William Morey,
divorce; stricken.
Arthur b. Chapman vs.. William
Coyle, foreclosure; stricken.
Three Panels Drawn,
Three panels of petit jurors for
service in the circuit court were
drawn yesterday afternoon. The first
panel will report Oct. 20, the second
panel Nov. Q, and the third panel Nov.
%. They are composed as follows:
First Panel - Black Hawk, Henry
Hurley, Andrew Cushman; Buffalo
Prairie, John Eckhardt; Coal Valley,
John 0. Johnson, John T. Patterson;
Edgington, Frank Venable, Peter Dan
iels. Jr.; Hampton, Henry Behnl<s,
Jerry Skies, Hans Schaye, August L.
johnson, Jacob Hermes; Moline, Ed
Davis, F. o. Wilson, F. II. Cooper,
Olof Anderson, y. \. Carlson, F. A.
Peterson, William Pinneo. J. Bergen
dahl, Gust a. Lyons, Emil Brown,
John Seaholm, Gus Berglund. Nels
Carlson. Oscar Anderson; Rock Isl
and, L. +. Burke, a. C.. Dale, Ernest
Ritz, j. p. Sexton, Fred Brunswick,
Henry Clock, H. Munster. William
Hubble, j. II. Koch, Jr., George Lam
bert, james Hampson; Rural. Gus
Samuelson; South Moline, Andrew
South Rock Island, Will
liam Shoemaker.
Second Panel - Black Hawk, Roy
Goble; Buffalo Prairie, H. E. Brubak-
err; Coal Valley, Burrell Smell; Cordo-
va, Moses Williams, Robert Stocum.
Edward Cool; Moline, Albert Buse. o.
+. Falk, II. X. Chapman, Emil Helm
beck, August Gullberg, Joseph w.
Long, j.. a. Godehn, Earl Tarbox, a.
p. Johnson, Anton Holm, OIof Fegelin.
Fred Day, A. G. Douglas, J. A. Ali, f.
III. Long, Gust Holm; Rock Island, \.
L. Tabor, James Cavanaugh, William
Fink, Max Leidike, James Given, James
Toliver, p. J. Carlson. John Gaffey,
.Jr., Fl. Kakert. f. F. Dorm. Frank Col
Inns, G. c. Blakesley; Rural, Fred
Love; South Moline, +. A. Anderson,
Herbert Benson; Yuma. Frank Daley.
Third PaneLBuffalo Prairie. George
E11hr ErnnL PRO rtn,. RInnL, Haul,