Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-05
RUN DOWN AND KILLED WHILE
DEFENDING HIMSELF IN A FIGHT


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l.. l.. Hance, s. r. Wright, and A. N
LOBBY.
sister Gives Ciew.
The first clew as to the other young
men interested in the affair was given
By a sister of Mr.. Mardis, Mrs. Frank
Oline. who was the first to testify.
She resides at 1915 Twenty-seventh
street. She explained that her brother
had made his home on the southwest
corner of Twenty-ninth street and
statement of his age and the length of
time he had resided here. Mrs. Oline
|stated that she had learned of some
trouble that her brother had had sew
eral weeks ago with Andrew Duberg.
The encounter took place in the yard
street and. according to the informa-
ton of Mrs. Oline, Duberg had at that
time a revolver. Mardis had stated
later that he had struck at Duberg and
that the younger boy had then drop
ped his revolver, departing with the
threat. IN get you yet" The trouble.
Mrs. Oline explained. was something
involving Duberg's sister, with whom
Mardis was on very friendly terms and
with whom he had been keeping COM
Ipany. Young Duberg seems to have
resented the attentions OF Mardis to
Miss Duberg.
Had Been Swimming.
Jacob Brandmeyer, 1880 Thirty sec
ond street. testified that last evening
he and Mardis had been swimming.
He stated that he had heard of the
trouble between Duberg and Mardis,
and that he understood that it was
over the attentions of Mardis to Du-
berg's sister for the last two or three
months. He recited the statements of
both Duberg and Mardis relative to
the encounter about two weeks ago.
Brandmeyer stated that he left Mardis
at Fifteenth avenue and Thirtieth
street and did not see him again. This
was about 10 o'clock
~ pttttHEs
Matthias Steinle. lad who resides
in that neighborhood, gave the most
important testimony in solving the
Imystery~of the accident He stated
that Duberg, while with Eddie Ander-
son, about 8 O'Clock, at the corner of
Fourteenth avenue and Thirtieth street,
had stated that they were going to lie
in wait for Mardis and give him a
beating, They invited the Steinle lad
to assist them, but he declined. Young
lSteinle also told of the reports he had
heard concerning the encounter be
tween Duberg and Mardis a few weeks
iagO.
Evidence of n Fight.
Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Fulmer, 17OG
Thirtieth street, and Ward Hussey,
who resides on the opposite side OF
the street from the Mardis home, ana
but a short distance from the scene OF
the tragedy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fulmer were sitting
on their porch, and about 10 O'Clock
| they saw two men running south. and
direction. They were about 10 feet
apart, and were running rapidly Mr.
and Mrs Fulmer both came to the con
clusion that there was trouble on, ant
| they started toward the rear of theiI
lot. A few minutes later they heard
the crash of the accident, and the
screams that followed. An instant la
ter they saw some ole running north
| through the weeds in the rear of theil
| lot, and soon second man ran past
The first man was running very rap
idly Mr.. Fulmer went to.the scene OF
had been killed. he found the body
while the trainmen notified the author
| tiles and the street car company's of
flee and Dr. ]. p Comegys.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fulmer stated that
neither of the two men they saw run
was about four minutes from the time
the men ran through the yard and tbs
time they heard the sounds of the &C
lcident
Thought Two Were Hit.
Up to this point in the inquest the
mystery had been deepened rathe
than cleared. and the testimony of Mr.
Hussey did not greatly help in thu
lsolution of the problem, but he CAV,
lsome very important facts. He ha,
returned from down town at 1905, ant
had been sitting in swing in hi
yard. When the next car passed a
1920 hemheard the screams following
the accident, and hurried to the scene
He saw some one running through tn
weeds north of the track, and hear
groans apparently coming from tn
fleeing man. Mr.. Hussey started bac
for a lantern, and on the way steppe
on coat, which proved to be that c
the dead man. The coat was agains
the fence, on the south side of tn
road, about 40 feet from the allie.
When he returned, Mr.. Hussey foun
that the weeds had been trampled an