Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-06
DAVENPORT

40 lava SAN
Cuts Foot With Axe.-While chop
ping some boards near Fourth and
Division streets yesterday afternoon,
Patrick A. HennIng struck his foot
with bis axe and severed a blood YES
sci He was taken 10 his home in
Rock Island by the city ambulance.
His injury is not serious.
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Prefer Murder Charpe~A charge of
FIRST degree murder was fled today
against Fred Clifton. the negro who
shot and killed Mrs. Ellen Mudd and
wounded Mrs. Matte Hale as the re-
suit OF domestic troubles. Clifton is
still at st. Johns hospital under
guard. His broken leg will require
several days 10 heal sufficiently for
him TO be transferred TO the county
jail. He has not made any additional
confession as 10 the crime and pre-
fers to remain silent. At St. Luke's
hospital. Mrs. Matte Hale is slowly re-
covering from the two bullet wounds
in her chest. She will be out OF the
hospital In about ten days unless com.
plications set in. The coroner's Jury,
at a short session. met and in view of
the fact that the principal witness is
new in the hospital. decided to ad-
Journ TO a later date TO hold the in
quest. The body OF Mrs. Mudd was
shipped TO Louisiana, No. yesterday
for burial.
Hold Homeless Glrl.-With only
ragged old wrapper and an old pair of
shoes covering her body and suffering
from want of proper food, 17-year-old
Winona TanSey, Muscatine girl, was
picked up on the streets Wednesday
night by the police. Yesterday she
was little bit cleaner, after spending
night at the house OF detention, but
her clothing still evidenced the sad
plight into which the girl had fallen.
AZ the police station she told her story
Of misfortune and privation. The girls
parents are dead and OF late she has
been working at restaurants and other
places where she could secure employ
ment enough 70 keep body and soul
together. She has been in Davenport
two or three days, sleeping in parks
and in doOrways. After failing TO earn
livelihood in Muscatine, she started
out TO seek shelter and food elsewhere.
BY walking and securing rides on
farmer wagons. she managed to reach
davenport. The lights OF the carnival
now in progress attracted her and
when the police discovered the ragged
and uncouth little figure in the big
crowd they Immediately placed her I'M
der arrest. Efforts are now being
made TO place her in a home in Mus
cetine and communication has been
entered into with several parties who
know the girl and with whom it is
thought a home can be found.
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Obituary Record.-Mrs Mary Smith.
aged so years, died at 7:45 O'Clock
Wednesday evening at 1I16 West
Fifth street, after a lingering Illness
She was born March %. 1882, in New
York. coming TO Davenport when a
young woman. She is survived by
two sons. NJ. l. and w. NJ. Smith, both
OF this city. The funeral services
were held at 2 o'clock yesterday after.
noon from 1116 West Sixth street, with
interment in Paramount cemetery
At the age OF 81 years, John Rath
jen passed away az 80 o'clock yes
terday morning at his home in Wal
colt. after an Illness OF only FIVE days
Death was due TO the ailments of old
age. He leaves a wife Ss years old
Deceased was born in Hohwestehdt
near Renzburg. Germany, in the veal
1921, coming 10 the United States In
1867 and 35 years ago moving TO Wal
colt and locating on a farm. A few
years ago he retired from active farm
Ing and turned over the land TO one
OF his sons Since that time he has
been living IN Welcott with his wife
lie is survived in addition TO his wife
by FIVE children, Charles OF PlaiI
View. Iowa; John and Emma OF Elk
ton, ~ d: August OF Luverne MINI
and Hanna of San Francisco On,
brother Jochim Rathjen, OF Walcott
also survives.