Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-03
HIT IN The HEAD
BY FLYING BRICK
WHILE ON STREET
Harley CLANCY Is Felled by
Missile Evidently Intended
for Another.
ASSAILANT GETS AWAY
Exclaimed There He Is" and Beat
It-Scalp Wound Is Severe
A Fight.

between Twenty-frst and Twenty-sec-
ond streets, at late hour last night,
Harley CLANCY was felled to the walk
when a brickbat, evidently intended
for someone else, struck his head. He
was walking with his brother, who
managed to convey him to the office of
physician. 1t was necessary to take
several stitches in his head as the
brick had cut open the scalp. CLANCY
is unable to name his assailant and at
loss to know of anyone who would
proceed to such severe measures, he is
inclined to believe that the brick was
meant for some one else.
The fellow who threw it, rushed
from behind a building and after ex-
claiming. There he is threw the
brick. He then fed. The uninjured
CLANCY would have gone after him
but for the fact that his brothers
wound was too serious.
A SLAP AND A FIGHT.
Evidence submitted in the police
court in the cases against w. ]. Surr
and Edmond Verbiest, both of whom
are charged with assault and battery,
showed that the former was to blame
for the disturbance that took place in
front of the old Verbiest saloon at
1924 Fifth avenue late yesterday aft
ernoon. However, there was INSULT
cient evidence and the cases were both
continued till this afternoon. The
quarrel started outside of the saloon
and according to a witness, Surr iEvit-
ed Verbiest out. Verbiest. expecting
TO n
of liquor that had been bought by
Surr, readily accepted the invitation.
He asserts that he was not looking
for the slap in the face that felled him
to the ground, or the story would have
been different.
He claims that Surf grabbed him
when he came from the barroom and
without warning, struck him. He man.
aged to get on top of his assailant but
before he could administer sleeping
blow, officer John Johnson arrested
the pair. Surf says that he was kick
ed and beaten by Verbiest and another
fellow. He claims that he refused to
pay 20 cents for whiskey that is sold
half the amount He barred his body
10 Try 10 SHO" Wu6IS lie Hdt
blows, but there were no marks of vi
olence.
WHERE FRIENDSHIP CEASED.
There was great friendship between
pair of Moline residents this morn-
ing at the police station till it came
time for the payment of fines that
were placed over the heads of each at
the rate of 81 and costs. One of the
fellows, Gus Nelson, had just S32 in
his roll when arrested last night by Of
fcer Banker The other fellow, Charles
Anderson, was broke. This morning
both were charged with disorderly
conduct and drunkenness. After adj
hitting their guilt. Magistrate Smith
fined them each 50 and. That was the
point where the protested friendship
ceased, for Nelson refused absolutely
to come across with more than the
amount of his own fine. AS result
Anderson had to go back to his cell
and he will work on the rock breaking
crew for a couple of days.
PARENTS HAVE son ARRESTED.
Tired of the action OF their son.
John Peterson, his parents last eve
ming lodged complaint with the police
and as a result. John, a big, burly
youngster, was locked up at the police
station. He had been indulging rather
freely and when he returned home late |
at night, raised a rumpus. Unable to /
curb his spirits, his folnks set the call !
to the police station. AS John has Of |
Tended before, his fine this morning |
was SO and costs. He will be a will |
ing worker for several days on the
chain gang.
sLUGGED AND ARRESTED.
A sentence of 80 days on the chain .
gang didn't look so bad to Louis Blair,
a little bit of a fellow who was Slug
ged last night and later arrested. He
halls from the farm and when the
magistrate asked him how he would
ike to work for a month, he said it
was up to the boss" He was just
himself to the diet of the
station when the magistrate nearly
him senseless by telling him
% get his belongings and skiddoo.
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