Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-22

in the yard, and according to her
story, she was called names by Ms
Cowan. Hattie picked up a brick to
throw at her neighbor, but her father
ordered her to drop the missile.
Bystander Gets n Brick.
John Grigsby then crossed the street
to talk with Mr.. Kelly, and as they
were shaking hands a brick hit him
on the head, and he took the count.
About this time Mrs. Cowan seems to
have been using a stove poker in IN
attack on Miss Hattie
Then the Cowan forces were il
creased by the arrival of Mrs Cowan's
sister, Mrs. Simon MILFORD, and he:
husband Mrs MILFORD became active
at once and started after William
Kelly. a boy of 10. with Il razor. IN
the meantime a brick thrown from the
onemy's camp had put Miss Hattie
Kelly out of the game. Mrs. Wilfori
cut a cash in the boys shirt, and sec
ond pass with the razor scraped the
lads breast.
Interferes; Gets Cut.
Mr.. Kelly interviewed i'll the skirmish
between Mrs MILFORD and his son, AMI
was himself slashed with the razor
enc swing cutting him on the arm, and
another cutting off the top of his
trousers.
a minute later Lee Cowan and 81
mon MILFORD entered into the fun, and
two bricks flew from their direction
toward Mr.. Kelly. He lodged thu
first. but stopped the second on his
head, and dropped to the ground.
Police Interfere.
The victOrs then retired, and the
police arrived to take a hand i'll the
affair Mr.. and Mrs. Cowan and Mr.
and Mrs. MILFORD were arrested for
assault. They were up before Magis-
trate Elliott this morning, and took 4
change of venue to Justice Johnson.
who continued the case until Monday
in order that Miss Hattie Kelly, who
was injured so that she could not az
pear today, might give her testimony.
the police not put an end to it might
have been serious, for matters were
taking desperate turn when the Of
flcers arrived
ii. y. Weld represents Mr.. and Mrs
Cowan, and ]. f. Murphy appears for
Mr.. and Mrs. MILFORD States Attur-
ney Scott will prosecute the cases.
knifcs Her Husband.
Annie Dudley, colored, was arrested
yesterday morning for assault with a
deadly weapon and held to the grand
jury under $1,000 bail. 1t seems that
the woman and her husband engaged
Ill row about 5 O'Clock yesterday
morning, at their home at Twenty-sev-
Cnth street and Fourth avenue. She
accused him with being with another
woman at HubeT'S garden on Saturday
night. She threw beer mug at him,
but missed him, and then took a razor
and drove him from the house She
inflicted very bad wound across the
right arm with the weapon, and a deep
cash across the abdomen.
Quarrel Over Coffee.
George Bouling, employed as day
cook at the Nelson restaurant. Tween
tieth street and Fourth avenue, was
arrested this morning for assault with
intent to commit bodily injury, on com
plant of Patrick DOwd, employed as
Gay cook at the restaurant. Nelson
went on duty this morning at Z o'clock.
and he and BOuling engaged i'll a dis
pute over the way the coffee was made
yesterday. Bouling struck Dowd on
the forehead with a large vegetable
dish, cutting a deep cash OH his nose
and right temple. Nelson claims that
Bouling hit him three times before he
could get away. The case was heard
before Police Magistrate Elliott this
morning, and Bouling was bound ovel
to the grand jury under $500 bond,