Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-23

lot write Lnem, anu LndI ne "d5 HO1
He protested ignorance
ss to some of the items, and Mayor
5chriver offered dates and the items,
should Looney desire, to prove his
assertion. Spurning Looney's offer
to issue another edition, MAJOR
SchTiver again repeated his statement
IN regard to any future scandalous
attack upon him.
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL.
Looney was allowed to walk to the
ambulance, in which he was conveyed
to st. Anthony's hospital. A large
crowd which had gathered witnessed
ais progress to the vehicle. Blood
Sill covered his head and face, CIV
ing evidence of the punishment which
mad been inflicted.
MAYORS STATEMENT.
Mayor Schriver continued to direct
the officers in further conduct of the
case. In answer to all questions con-
corning the affair, he replied: "All
! have to say is this. / have been
driven beyond the limit of human
endurance. That's all. Looney has
said he would get even for my prose-
cution of Billburg and my determine
ton to rid the town of evil. This is
his method. / do not care to say
any more, except that 1 will not
stand for any more of these personal,
uEwarranted, Matchmaking attacks
which have occurred with great fire.
suency.
"Looney's animus toward me, dat
! ing back to the time became mayor,
is DE to the fact that he can not
control or command me. 1t is mere
| II another evidence of his attitude
toward any one whom he can not use.
The city is full of people who have
been the victims of his onslaughts.
For my own part, 1t has gone as far
as il can. Looney understands
that
BOYS FINED AND RELEASED.
The IS newsboys, who were ush-
cred into the magistrates court
plead guilty before Magistrate c. ]
Smith to the charge of offering for
sale an indecent newspaper, to-wit
the Rock Island News. Fines of $25
and costs, the recommendation oil
City Attorney J F. Witter, we're sus-
pended over the heads OF each one
and instructions that further viola,
ton of the city ordinance governing
the case in question would mean ar
rest and enforcement of punishment
provided. Thereupon the boys were
allowed to go. In the list was in
cluded almost every Rock Island
newsboy. After O'Clock the sheet
was carried around under the coats
OF some OF the Looney henchmen Il
saloons, but the efforts of the polio,
soon caused the stopping of tina
practice.
AFTER JORDAN, TOO.
Myron Jordan, alleged writer o
the greater portion of the New
stuff, was wanted as well as tn
others, but when officers looked TO
him this morning he was not to b.
found.
From the time of the first arres
this morning the scene about the pc
lice station was a busy one. Peopl
WHO had heard of the affair hurriet
there and many of them heard tn
sounds of the battle issuing from tn
room where it occurred. Long afte
Looney had been taken away in tn
Ambulance the crowd fingered. TIL
night officers were relieved from dut
"a noon till 10 o'clock tonight
CUTS FINGER.
When he heard of the article, Mayo
Schriver was beside himself with il
! dignation. Strung to a high nervou
? tension, it is scarcely to be marvelle
: at that the outcome OF the affair wa
not more serious. Early this morning
. he paced the floor OF the station, direc
ing officers, and awaiting for the tim
, when he could confront Looney for tn
article Except for a cut on the finge
OF his left hand, the result of his rim
), forcing itself into the flesh, he was III
injured.
Mayor H. NJ Schriver sa'
. to it that Health Commission
er DR.. c. G. Craig and DR..
A DeSilva attended to Looney's wounds
. They attended him to the hosDit;
n where they dressed the wounds an
= then turned him over TO his famil
n physician, DIR. E. Bradford. Loone
: has four wounds on the top of his heal
,s each several inches in length. HI
nose Is badly injured-possibly broke
and blood was coming from his rigl
ear.
WHAT PROVOKED 1T.
. The article Of which the mayor
!, the chief subject is, the mayor d
~ clares, without foundation, fact or wa
,s rant. 1t is entirely obscene in chara
20 ter, and suggests some of the lowe
&c thoughts imaginable. Further, it proI
"A ises more disclosures within the ne,
A. week.
, Aggravated by all this, beyond e
n durance, together with the boastf
10 promises of Looney in regard to
v Mayor II. NJ. Schriver while not 81
prised at the article this morning, w
shocked at the character Of il.
=, Few copies Of the sheet got out
90 Rock Island with the exception
:, those which went through the mail. I
a. effort TO stop the papers passil
a. through the mail will be made, 1t is u
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