Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-14
IS BADLY SLASHEO
Bert Golf May Die From Injuries
inflicted by Olaf Loren
sen in a Melee.
DETAILSARE NOT MADECLEAR
Frank Quinn Also at ST. Anthony's
Hospital Nursing Wounds Made
With Same Knife.

night on Ninth street near the Center
station, Bert Golf and Frank Quinn,
both of South Rock Island, are at ST. |
AnthOny's hospital suffering from
knife wounds. Golf is i'll a serious con
dition and his injuries may prove IA
| tai. The wounds were inflicted b.
Olaf Lorensen, who resides in the west |
| end of the city along the river noar
| the Standard Oil company's plant |
Young Golf was cut across the aldo |
men, the wound being deep enough >
allow the organs to prOtrude. He was |
! also cut cross the back, and his hand
and arm were also lacerated. Quinn |
was cut across the right leg, deep
cash being made just above the knee. |
story Not Clear.
The beginning of the trouble is not
clear, but will probably be straighten |
ed out Aug. 81, when Magistrate Ell
| lott will give LOrenSen a preliminarE
| hearing on a charge of assault with
intent to commit murder. Lorensen
was arraigned this morning, and thu
case continued until the injured men
can appear to testify against him. He
was held under 81, 800 bonds to appear
| for the hearing.
| According to Golf, he had been
spending the evening with a young
lady living on Ninth street. AboI'
midnight he left the house, and when
| he reached the sidewalk ne found LD-
rensen lying asleep. He says that h.
slapped the sleeping man, and sum
moned the young lady to bring a laa
tern and assist him in getting Loren
sen into his wagon. When the girl APP
peared. Golf states to the police, Loren
sen began calling her vile names, ami
when Golf protested Lorensen drew =
knife and attacked him. Guinn's part
in the affair does not appear, and he
says that he had nothing to do with it
at all.
Was Pulled From Wagon.
Lorensen had been UP town during
the evening. and was seen about $50
driving out Ninth street with his team
of mules. He had been drinking, but
is said not to have been intoxicated
He does not seem to have a clear r
collection of the quarrel, but says that
not having anything particular To do
drove out Ninth street instead of re-
turning home. He claims that he was
= stopped and pulled from his wagon.
= and that Golf and two others and 4
woman attacked him. knocking him
down, and beating and kicking him Sc
verely When he regained his feet he
pulled out his knife to protect himself,
! and that he welded the little weapUa
successfully is attested by the nature
, of the injuries of his opponents.
, Taken to Hospital.
The police were notified of the AZ
fair. and the patrol was promptly hur-
ried to the scene and the two wounded
men removed to ST Anthony's hos
pital. The authorities state that Golf
- was more seriously wounded than any
man who ever survived cutting al
fair long enough to be removed to that
: institution. He was attended by three
II physicians, who spent couple oi
}. hours in sewing up the gashes across
5 his abdomen and back. Guinn's III
jury, while of a very painful character
:; is not likely to prove serious.
Il Sheriff Kittilsen was notified, ano
e with Deputy Sheriff Wiggers and De
" tective Cox of the police department
drove to the scene of the affair TO ar
n rest LOrensen They found him only
81 short distance from the spot where tn
Il fight occurred, and brought him bacl
e; to town and locked him in jail Lorer
q sen still had in his possession the poe
ket knife with which he did the stao
bling. The weapon is an ordinar!
: black handled pocket knife, with
+ blade of medium length but of YER
- keen edge.
Eyes Were BIackened.
Lorensen did not escape from tn
affair uninjured, for both his eyes wer
Il, bruised. and under one is an ugt
" black bTuise.
Iorensen is a man of about 40. Got
= is in the 20s George w. McCaskri
" has been retained to defend Lorenser
- and Assistant States Attorney F. +
Kelly represents the prosecution.
W The case against Chester Miller, VIII
III is charged with malicious mischief. i
he breaking open a door at the DeSme
Il saloon some time ago, was continue
), for 10 days this morning by Magistrat
u Elliott.