Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-03
FIGHT ON STREET
OVER CAMPAIGN
John McMann, McCaskrin Lieu
tenant, Assaults A. A.
Rounds.
LIVELY EXCHANGE ENSUES
As Result Assailant Pulls Gun, Es-
capes and Is Put Under
Arrest.

John McMann, a former policeman
under the McCaskrin administration,
who has been employed during the
present campaign in distributing Nc
Caskrin dodgers on the corner of Sew
enteenth street and Second avenue and
various other places. and who has also
served as megaphone artist for the
| McCaskrin meetings at the Illinois the
atre, assaulted A. A. Rounds Saturday
evening when the latter branded as
false one Of the statements appearing
in the dodger which McMann handed
him. A fight took place in which the
ex-policeman drew a revolver after bit
ing his opponent in the face in several
places. McMann escaped and ran up
stairs in the Bengston building TO the
office OF H. NJ. McCaskrin. An angry
crowd started to pursue him up the
steps but turned back under counsel
from Dick Carnes, an ex-deputy sheriff,
who advised that the proper thing 10
do was to swear out a warrant for Nc
Mann.
Is ARRESTED LATER.
Rounds Immediately went before JUS
tice George P. Nissen and swore out a
warrant against McMann charging him
with assault and battery. The warrant
was given into the hands of Sheriff o.
L. Bruner. who sent Deputies George
III. Siemon and Jake Wiggers to make
the arrest. They hunted around until
after 8 o'clock before finding McMann
at the Illinois theatre. He was placed
under arrest and taken to the office OF
the justice. Deputy Wiggers searched
him and found black jack or sap on
his person, but the gun was not I'm evi
dence. When asked as to the where
abouts of the latter ,McMann replied
in the hearing of the searchers and the
justice that he had gotten rid of Il be
fore being arrested.
MORE CHARGES FILED.
Deputy WiGgers swore out an addi-
tional warrant charging McMann with
carrying concealed weapons. Assistant
States Attorney George c. Wenger ap-
peared to prosecute the charges, and
upon learning the details had Deputy
Siemon swear out still another charge
it being assault with intent to commit
murder McMann secured Harry NJ
McCaskrin to defend him, and the lat
ter asked al once for a continuance
until Wednesday, claiming that the
swearing out of the warrants was a
mere political move. The mo-
ton was refused and the hear
ing was set for today Attorney Wenger
asked the court to impose bonds of
$4,000 upon the defendant, but Attor-
ney McCaskrin succeeded in getting
them fixed at $500 on the assault with
intent to murder charge and at 800
on the charge of carrying concealed
weapons. Alderman John Holzhammer
and Harry McCaskrin then went on
McMann's bonds and the ex-policeman
was released.
CASE rs CONTINUED.
This morning the case was continued
until next Monday morning because of
the inability of either of the principals
to be on hand at the hearing Attor-
ney McCaskrin claimed that McMann
and Rounds have been on the outs for
some time, and that the fight was the
result of this more than anything else.
He also claimed that McMann is con.
from an attack of typhoid
fever. and that the excitement OF Sat
urday has resulted in a relapse. De
spite McMann's admission to the depu-
ties and before Justice Nissen. all OF
whom were interviewed this morning
by representative of The Argus. Nc
Caskrin denies that McMann had a
gun or produced one during the fight.
He says that 1t was nothing but tack
hammer.
II was reported today from the
Rounds home that Mr. Rounds was I'm
bed and in serious condition az the
'esult OF the attack made upon him bv
hcMann. II is also reported that he
intends to add the charge Of mayhem
o those already filed against McMann.
DODGER STARTS TROUBLE.
Mr.. Rounds. who is well known
throughout the city as a house mover.
cached the corner OF Seventeenth
.treet and Second avenue shortly be-
ore 8 o'clock. As he passed along
icMann thrust a McCaskrin campajgu
Iodger into his hand and he STONED
nd started to read il to several friends
With whom he was walking. One OF
he statements in the dodger, attacking
ar. Schriver drew comment from him
s being utterly false. McMann heard
i'm so brand the article, whereupon. Il
Claimed, he struck Rounds before the
after knew he was to be assaulted
he blow knocked Rounds partly TO the
round. but he arose at once and
iinched with his assailant. A rough
nd tumble fight followed. during which
icMann bit Rounds in the face and
1hicted other cuts and bruises. from
mich the blood flowed freely. Finally
leMann broke away from Rounds and
rev revolver by the aid Of which he
iade his way through a threatening
nd angry crowd to the stairway mn
hitch he ran.
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