Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-24
More Witnesses to Shooting That
Resulted in Death of
Arthur Bradley.
"Go WAY AND LET ME ALONE
Remark One of Men Was Heard to
Make After Second Shot
in Street.

court this morning. He, in company
with c. w. Whalley. had an engage
ment at the Moline Industrial home,
where there was a dance in progress,
on the Saturday night of the shoot
ing. He arrived at the hall between
II and / o'clock. and was standing on
the east side Of the building when
mUfTied shot was heard in the distance,
the report coming from the north.
Then there was a second shot fired.
which was more plain than the pre-
yiOus one. and three men. running
isOuth on Fourteenth street, came into
view. At Ullman's saloon. at Fifth
avenue. there was another shot, and
one Of the trio disappeared. the two
who were closest together continuing
south to the alley al the rear of the
Industrial home. when there was a
fourth shot fired TIE witness did
not recognize the men. When the lat
ter were crossing Fifth avenue wit
ness noticed that the second one was
partly bent over. Whalley corrobora-
ted Lakin's testimony.
Another Eye Witness.
| Fred Jenlinscn, Il Moline painter.
was across the street from Decker's
saloon when the first shot was fired.
He was walking west on Fourth ave-
nue. IN his way home. in passing
Decker's he saw four men emerge
through a side door. They were hav-
ling an animated conversation. but |
whether they were quarreling he |
could not say. He paused to watch |
the proceedings, and probably five |
minutes passed before he heard the |
second shot-the first on the outside |
of the saloon.
Two of the men started to run |
south. and when they reached the
middle of the block the gun was fired |
again. the flash from the pistol being
visible to witness. Then he heard one
of the men say: Go away. or stay
away. and let me alone" Who made
the remark he could not state. The
men were still running when they
disappeared from his view in he dark
ness at the rear of the Industrial
home where still another shot was
fired. Jenkinson then went home. He
testified that he was acquainted with
Bradley. but not with Findley.
Il. f. Knox, cN-mayor Of this ethyl
was next called by the defense and
testified that he had known FindIey
for Is years. ana knew him to he ii
peaceab!e and law-abiding citizen :
prior to the occurrence of March
last
Findley went on the stand to testi-
fy in his own behalf at o'clock this
afternoon.
State Rests it's Case
The prosecution rested at ) o'clock
Yesterday afternoon with the offering
in evidence Of the ante-mortem State- .
ment of Bradley taken at the Moline
city hospital an hour before dissolu- T
ton. The defense objected to its adj
mission. but was overruled. the court c
acting similarly on motions of the de v
Tense TO compel the state to call a Wit a
ness who had testified before the cor t
Dner's jury, and who. it was repre-
,ented. was an eye witness. and an T
other to have the jury instructed. to
return a verdict finding the defendant
not guilty The dying statement of
Bradley was taken i'll shorthand at =
his bedside by II. ID. Biakemore. the
court reporter. in the presence of
States Attorney II. \. Weld, by whom I
Bradley was Intercepted. Chief of II
Police Ed Kittilsen and Miss Margaret y
Peterborough. the nurse. 1t differs ma +
teriaIly from the version of Joseph t
Feeley, the only eye witness offered |
Dy the prosecution. and who was Il ;
hort distance behind the unfortunate o
man when he received the fatal bull
ct wound. Bradley stated he was n
in Davenport and every Sat
Irday evening would come 10 Moline
@ look after affairs i'm connection with
he military organization (presuma bly,
he Naval Reserves with which he
MAS officially Identified. He had sup i
Der at a Moline restaurant. then went
10 tliesTuTncT hall to see If there was
dance there. There was not. and he
made calls at different places in the q
,ity. but had not been in Decker's sa-
oon until after the first shooting had \
occurred. When nearby be heard two
Instinct revolver shots. In going into
he saloon re passed a strange man
standing leaning against a gate or
fence. He inquired of Decker who had
been causing the excitement and was
told the man had gene outside
Did Not Know FIndIey.
Bradley did not know him. and be-
lore he got close enough to him to get 4
good look at him he was fred on
Dut was not hit. The man with the
yum then turned and ran south on
street. with Bradley in !
pursuit Perhaps moment ensuel
when the stranger turned on Bradley
and fired again. This bullet i the one
Bradley stated took effect. Despite
ne was wounded Bradley continued !
after his assailant. and caught up with t
aim in the alley at the north end Of '
the Industrial Home building on Fifth
avenue. He gTaPpIed with him and
TO wTest the revolver from
him. but had lost practically all his
strength. and the man got loose from
him. Bradley then called for the pa I
troll and ambulance. He said he did q