Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-26
P0ULASHACCARD;
FOOD is REFUSED
AssnfIant OF Davenport Doctor DE.
cllnes Nourishment as He Waits
In His Lonely Cell.
DEFENSE ADMITS ARGUS STORY
Tale of Assault as Related BY DIR.
POmroy Approved by j. K. Scott,
Attorney for Defendant

Growing thin and pale, with his
dark eyes, typical of the Grecian race,
taking on the expression OF a person
resigned to his fate, James Poulas sits
in his little cell at the Rock Island po-
lice station, with an air of indiffer-
ence to his surrounding and to what
time may have in store for him.
Continuing to complain of his neck,
reiteFating the statements previously
made by him that it is broken, Poula3
also says his chest is troubling him
and he experiences sharp pains in thu
lower part of it. Contrary to his con-
duct on the day following the attempt
ed murder, when he displayed an un-
usual appetite, he now practically re-
fuses any kind of nourishment what
ever, taking barely enough to keep him
alive.
He passes his time quietly IN his
cell, standing most of the time and APP
pearing uncomfortable in a sitting
posture The lack OF food and contin-
ual brOoding over his situation. shown
by his repeated remarks that he lis
going to die and don't care what be-
comes of him." has resulted in his al
ready thin and haggard appearance.
Defense Admits POmrOy Story.
Attorney ]. K. Scott, who has been
retained to represent PouIas at the
preliminary hearing set for Tuesday
before Magistrate c. J. Smith, today
admitted the story told by DR.. w. B.
POmrOy, who was shot by the Greek,
as published in The Argus last even
ing, that II was a case of mistaken
identity" Attorney Scott said that his
client POulas today reiterated his for
mer story that he had taken a chiro-
practic treatment for his neck, and ii
was his belief that in afterward hav-
ing an X-ray picture taken by DR..
PomrOy in the office of Dr. Berwald in
Davenport, that Poulas had confused
DR.. Pomroy with the person who had
given him the adjustment. Poulas,
thinking DR.. POmroy the chiropractor
who had given him the treatment, said
Mr.. Scott, followed him around for the
opportunity to shoot him.
According to Mr.. Scott Poulas in
telling his story says that he was in
the dry cleaning business in Daven-
port, conducted by himself; that he
sold his business with the intention or
going back to Greece, as he was not
feeling we'll. AS his condition rapidly
grew worse some of his friends adj
vised him to go to a chirOpractor and
he did. Poulas asserts tfat he went to
d CuiIopIdCllC SCHOOL, ATTENDED one OIL
the clinics and there a student gave
him an adjustment. Thus far, Mr..
Scott says, he has made no effort TO
locate the man who gave the adjust
ment, or the school, but 1t is the Opin-
ion of the attorney that it is this stu
dent that POulas has confused with
DR.. PomrOy, who he blamed for the
condition of his neck and back.
To Take Insanity Plea.
Mr.. Scott definitely stated today that
insanity would be the defense plea and
that he might ask a commission to
examine the defendant, whom he be-
lieves is not of sound mind and whose
condition is bordering on a state of
acute insanity.
He said he has made no effort or
will make none toward securing bond
for his clients release from Jail until
time of the preliminary hearing, as he
believes a man in Poulas' condition
should be kept under guard or at least
secure as a safeguard to the public in
general.
POmrOy Sleeps Well.
DR.. W. A. Pomroy, the victim of
Poulas' mad assault, continued today
to show signs Of improvement, hav-
ing spent a restful night and suffer
ing very little pain from the wound in
his back.
When he will be taken from st. An
thongs hospital or an X-ray examfna-
ton made of him to locate the bullet
depends largely on condition in the
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