Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-29
JEALOUS HUSBAND
Henri Van ZeVVren Takes Shot at
ter's Attentions to Wife.
ONE BULLET HITS TWO MEN
Ugly Row Last Night at the Home of
Emil Van motreI, on Twenty
Seventh Street.

Two were wounded. but not serious.
| ly, in fight at the home of Emil Van
Mortel, Twenty street between
Sixth and Seventh avenues. at 8
o'clock last night, when Henri Van
ZeVyren, jealous of his wife. fired a
revolver at Felix Toghon. whom he
suspected of seeking TO break up his
home, the bullet hitting both Toghon
| and Van Mortel. Toghon is a boarder
at the residence of Van MorteI. When
capt. Lawrence Kramer and Detective
| Richard Carnes reached the Van Nor
tel nome with the patrol wagon Van
Zevvren was not to be found. A sur
Seon was called to. dress the wounds
| of Toshon and Van MorteL.
ZeVvren, later in the night, surren-
dered at police headquarters. After
the shooting in his excitement he
thought of running away. but on ar
irving in Davenport he changed his
mind and returned. Van Zevvren is
employed as barn boss for the Rock
Island Brewing company, and has been
looked upon as one of the leaders in
the Belgian settlement of the city.
He has not the reputation of a trou-
DleSOIle man.
Two Warrants Against Him.
TWO warrants charging assault with
intent to commit murder were sworn
out against him by Toghon and Van
Mortel and the hearing set for 10
O'Clock this morning before Police
Magistrate q. a. Johnson. An inter
prefer had to be called-i in order to
draw out the story of the shooting
Two hours were occupied in an effort
TO arrive at a clear understanding of
the trouble, and then it was decided
to continue the hearing till 8 o'clock
tomorrow morning to allow both sides
to refresh their memories on the hap
penings at the Van Mortel domicile.
While it has not been established
who was the aggressor there is little
doubt that Mrs. Van Zevyren is the
cause of the whole mixup She and
TOghOn were friends in the old coun-
try. TOghon came here three years
ago. He called frequently at the Van
Zevvren home. Last Monday he was
there when Van Zevvren returned
from Barnum e Baileys circus. Tog-
hon had been in Minnesota, but was
not satisfied with the country. and
returned TO Rock Island. Mrs. Van
Zevvren was one of those that he
called on first. After he had been put
out by Van ZevvTen he applied for
board and room at Van Mortels, who
reside in the same neighborhood with
Van ZevvrenS.
Van ZcVVrens Have Quarrel.
Last evening Van Zevvren and his
wife had Il quarrel. and she was in
tears when she rushed into the Van
MOrtel home about O'Clock. Shortly
afterward Van Zevvren followed her.
TOghOn had been down town. On the
way home he stopped in a couple of
saloons and drank four glasses of beer |
He declared that he was sober whel |
he arrived at his boarding place. find |
ing Van Zevvren and his wife there |
visiting the Van Mortels. What words |
passed between Van Zcvvren and TOg- |
hon could not be brought out at the |
hearing. but presumably the latter was |
taken to task by the husband for his |
toward Mrs. Van ZeVVren. |
ToghOn said that he was invited into |
the yard by Van Zevvren, and he ac-
him, not thinking that |
there was 4 fight in prospect. They
were talking loudly when Van Mortel
came out and told TOghon to go to bed !
and Van Zevvren to return to his own
home with his wife. Van Zevvren
pulled his revolver. and as Toghon
and Van MOrtel weYa struggling with
him 10 disarm him he discharged the
gun. injuring both with the one bullet.