Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-05

between Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth
streets.
MotOrman Saw Two.
The testimony of Jacob Lefstone,
S05 Seventh avenue, the motorman,
showed that there had been at least
two men scuffling near the track, and
that the car hit two men, instead of
one. In fact. when the. accident first
occurred, Mr.. Lefstone was convinced
He was running east on Eighteenth
avenue. and some distance away no
ticed great cloud of dust on the
south side of the road, near Twenty
ninth street. He thought it was caus-
ed by team, and slowed the car down.
He could see no team, so he turned on
the power again. Just as he showed
the controller handle over on the last
notch, he was startled to see two men
dash directly against the car They
were not two feet apart. and both were
struck by the front end, but in such a
way that neither touched the fender.
Mr.. Lefstone at once dropped the fen
der and stopped the car, calling to the
conductor, Frank c. Weeks. The con-
ductor ran and telephoned to the car
barn and the physician. The conduc-
tor was the second man seen by Mr..
and Mrs. Fulmer after the accident.
Mr. Weeks, who resides at 1928
fth-and-a-half avenue. testified that
he was counting transfers at the time
the accident occurred and had not
noticed anything until the motorman
shouted to him.
Injuries Described.
DR.. j. P. Comegys testified, describ-
ing the injuries received by Mardis.
The young mans left foot was Ell
tirely severed from the body, and
The right leg was terribly crushed
ara cut and nearly ground in two be
tween the ankle and the knee His
right arm was broken near the Shout
der. The left side of the chest was
entirely crushed in, every rib being
broken. There were a dozen ugly
bruises and cuts about the head and
face. DR.. Comegys said the injuries
we're such as would cause instant
death. in his opinion.
Get the Two Men.
While the facts were being tedi
,Usly unravelled by the coroner's jury
Chief Eckhart of the police depart
nent had officers securing about gath
ling in the witnesses needed, and
when it became evident that the facts
could be learned probably from Ander
/ son and Duberg, he set out to find
hem. Anderson was found not far
| rom the scene of the accident, and
JubeTg was located at the Cooper
| 5addlery works in Moline. Duberg
| efused at first to come to Rock Is
land for the inquest, but he was
placed under arrest by the Moline po
zee, and brought to Rock Island.
Before either of the young men ties
| flied, an adjournment was taken un
il this afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Tell of the Fight.
Duberg was the first witness on the
| stand this afternoon. He told of his
| dislike for Mardis. and the inciden
| which caused it. He said he had pro
| ested to his sister against allowing
/ Iardis to come to the home, but tina
| she had replied, "Oh, he's all right.
| He had told his father and mother o
he incident, which took place at the
| lone on Thirty-first street and Thir
zenith avenue He had also told it t.
/ anderson. They waited last night fol
Hardis to return, and when they saw
lin approaching on Thirtieth, stree
| With another man. they went on ahead
| md cut through Mr. Fulmers yard, anc
| waited at Twenty ninth street. Wher
Mardis approached on the south side
| IF the avenue. they crossed over, ant
| Mardis. seeing them coming, threw of
lis coat, and the fight was on The
| swo managed to throw Mardis down
md Duberg hit him three times. Mar
| lis was the strongest, however, anC
lie soon had Anderson down. Ander
ION broke away and started across the
| tracks. Mardis after him. Then tn,
;ar struck them.
Did Not Know Result.
| According to the stories of both Du
berg and Anderson. neither knew las
night that Mardis had been seriousl,
hurt or killed. Anderson thought tina
Mardis had been brushed aside, as h,
was. and Duberg, who was about fou
feet away from the two, did not sto]
10 see whether either of the others wa
hurt, but hurried to Anderson's home
Anderson soon met him there, and the
decided to say nothing of the affair
and tAgo home at once.
Y Stories of the two lads tailed i
levery particular, though they had nc
been allowed to see each other toda,
Both agreed that had it not been fo
the fight Mardis would probably neye
have been killed.
, This afternoon Assistant States A
8 torney F. H. Kelly assumed charge {
, the inquest, as the facts began to d.
tvelop the possibility of criminal pr
Iceedings.
WINS Fl Years Old.