Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-17
BLOW INTENDED FOR ANOTHER
CAUSES DEATH OF ANDREW PARKS

Lets drop this and all go home" The
colored man took off his coat, and in
sisted on a fight. He put his coat on
again, and stepped back a few feet
Then he returned. and after few
more heated words, aimed powerful
blow at Janssens head with his right
hand Jansen warded the blow OF
with his left arm, and it struck Parks
on the head. knocking him backwards
to the sidewalk. Terry then turned
and walked down the street. and was
joined by the other colored man, who.
lquarrel and instead had endeavored 10
get Terry TO leave the saloon quietly.
Seen Across street.
Victor Bradt. 800 Twenty-second
street, was the first witness heard by
the coroner's jury yesterday morning
| +. II. Kelly, assistant states attorney
conducted the examination of the wit
nesses, the testimony being taken YER
batim for use in the prosecution of the
case against Terry.
Victor Bradt said that he saw the |
men arguing on the corner, while he
with his sister was passing on the OPP !
pOsite side. He saw the colored man, |
whom the recognized as Terry by his |
voice. remove his coat and invite the |
others to fight. and saw Terry replace
the garment The men were about |
seven feet from the saloon door. Bradt
says Terry. after putting on his coat
again. walked away about four feet.
then returned and continued the argn-
ment with Jansen. He saw Terry
strike the blow, and saw Parks fall
He then walked on with his sister. who
did not see the trouble He said no
one did any violence TO Terry.
Blow Aimed at Him.
Herman Jansen, at whom Terry's
blow was aimed. told of the beginning
of the trouble in the saloon. and said
he told Terry in the building that he
and Parks were not looking for trou-
Bile Parks. he said. had not taken any
part in the affair. On the sidewalk,
he said. he saw that Terry was very
angry. and he tried to pacify the man.
Jansen and Parks were standing in
the middle of the sidewalk, and when
Terry struck at Jansen. he hit Parks,
who was at Janssen's side Jansen
tried to raise Parks. and found in a
lew minutes lIldt He was utdu. jams
sen said that Terry's blow was so quick :
and with such force that he could not
tell where it hit Parks. Two officers n
were on the scene with
the patrol wagon, and the remains T
were removed first 10 the police sta
ton. and then to the Knox undertaking :
rooms.
Looked Over Curtain.
Edward Elliott was in the saloon,
and when the others were ordered out
and the saloon closed. he remained in II
side. He stood on a chair. and was
the controversy on the side c
walk The saloon keeper told him to n
get down, some one might see him.
and just as he turned he saw Terry Il
strike. He glanced back over his 81
shoulder and saw Parks fall e.
Did Not See Finish.
.Seryis Verieskx and his son, Prosper A
verieskx, both testified at the inquest. W
Their account of the affair had to deal E
1nly with the beginning of the trou- C,
Die in the saloon. and neither was very
clear as to exactly what started the o.
quarrel though both agreed that Terry T
vas the aggTessor throughout, and 81
hat the quarrel was entirely between W
Terry and Jansen, and that Parks to
ook no part in it whatever Neither
:ould give the name of the friend Of
Ianssens over whom the trouble arose.
ior could Elliott or Jansen tell the
mans name. He boarded with Ed
ward Verbiest. former proprietor of the fl,
aloOn, and. became acquainted with 20
IauSSen there
Autopsy Shows Fracture.
While the inquest was in progress,
N autopsy over the remains was con- -
Iucted by Drs. G. c. Craig, c. ]. F. 81
tochow, and ]. c. Souders. Their ex-
animation showed that the skull had
een fractured, the bone at the back al
f the head being broken. This frac tr
ure resulted in rupture of the longi-
udinal sinus, causing the hemorrhage
f the brain. 1t was the opinion of tn
he surgeons that the fracture was CT
aused by the fall to the sidewalk, the re
ractured bone being one of the thick ed
st of the skull. 1t would be practic- Iof
lily impossible, the surgeons said. for
man to break this bone with his fist.
nl6ss he held some heavy instrument
n his hand. 81
The jury, composed of Charles Goff Ia
J. G. Pearson, Louis Huss, Jacob Van Ia
born, Fred r. Pollard and Henry l.. ~
'oyne, returned verdict that Mr.. CT
'arks came to his death by being 81
truck a blow by one Henry Terry. and o.
hat Terry should be dealt with ac-
ording to law
Long Resided Here. ",
Andrew Parks was about So years of M
ge, and a native of Scotland. He On
'as brought to the United States by in
is parents when 2 years of age, and Ia
-om the time he was years old had fo
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