Rock Island Argus., 1906-08-13
TW0ARE WOUNDED
Jacob Fink and Jay Morrison at
Hospital as Result of Cut.
ting Scraps.
Jesse TURNER is HELD
Coiored Man Who Welded Pocket
Knife Pleads Self Defense-Fink's
Condition is Very Critical.

AS a result of a cutting scrape on
First avenue near Eighteenth street
| about 1 o'clock Sunday morning, Jacob
Fink and Jay Morrison, two river men,
are at st. Anthony's hospital suffering
from knife wounds, and Jesse Turner.
colored man who claims to hail from
Arizona. is in Jail, charged with assault
with deadly weapon. The two men
at the hospital will also be held by
the police pending an investigation of
the affair. Fink Is in very critical
condition, and may not recover He re-
ceived wound in the abdomen, and
strangulation of the organs resulted
Pleads SeIf-Defense.
The men at the hospital claim that
Turner assaulted them and tried to
hold them up, while Turner pleads self
defense. and charges Fink and Morri-
son with attempting to rob him. Wheth-
er in defending himself or not Turner
effectively used a large pocket knife
Fink and Morrison were removed to
the hospital, and the physician called
to attend them found an operation ne
cessary to relieve Fink. His condition
is reported as more favorable to recov-
cry today, but is still critical. Morri-
son escaped with several flesh wounds
The preliminary hearing of the case
against Turner was continued 10 days
by Magistrate Elliott this morning, Tur-
ner's bail being fixed at $500, in de-
fault of which he is still confined. The
continuance was taken to await the
outcome of the operation which Fink
underwent
Let Prisoner Escape.
Because he refused to obey the oral
order of the justice of the peace, John
Patterson, Joseph Connolly, marshal of
Coal Valley, was bound over to the
grand jury this morning under 800
bond. The complaint was made by
Mr.. Paterson. who charges Patterson
with allowing prisoner to escape. It
seems that Patterson witnessed a fight
at Coal Valley July 4. and orally in
structed the officer to make the arrest.
This Mr.. Connolly refused to do. He
waived the preliminary examination be
fore Magistrate Elliott.
Plea of Guilty.
Charles Carter, colored, pleade
guilty in the county court this morning
to a charge of larceny and was fined 81
and costs and sentenced to 10 days
N Jail by Judge E E. Parmenter. Car
ter was charged with the theft of the
bar towel of Rock Island saloon.
In Police Court.
Magistrate Elliott this morning fined
Charles Alexander, Lucian Bloss, and
Andrew Lander 81 and costs each for
drunkenness, and Frank George and
Frank Williams 81 and costs each for
disturbing the peace. Williams and
George engaged in a fight on the owl
car from Davenport last night.
John Payne, arrested on peace war
rant sworn out by his wife, Hilda, took |
change of venue today from Justice
Johnson to Justice Cleland, and the
case was continued until Wednesday. |
G. c. Wenger is prosecuting, and c. B.
Marshall and j. F. Witter represent
Mr.. Payne.
Louis Grimes is to be given hearing |
before Justice Johnson tomorrow even |
ing on a peace warrant sworn out by
his wife, Lulu Grimes.
Anna Jamison is having hearing
this afternoon before Justice Johnson
on a peace warrant, W. F. Andrews
being the complainant.