Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-25
DOUBLE BLAMED
FOR HIS ATTACK
DR.. W. n. POmroy, Wounded When
Shot by Greek. Believes He Was
Taken for Another.
NEVER WAS A CHIROPRACTOR
Denies That He Ever Did Any Adjust
ing of Amy Kind Merely Took Pic
ture of His AssaiIant.

Blaming a double for his unfortun-
ate experience as the victim of an as
sault that was made upon his life
Wednesday afternoon by James Pou-
las, a Greek, at the Rock Island South
ern station, DR.. W. b. Pomroy is lying
in St Anthony's hospital with bullet
lodged somewhere in his chest. the eX-
act location not having been definitely
established. DR.. Pomroy's condition
IS regarded as still showing signs of
improvement. he having spent a much
more restful night and suffering very
little pain.
Attempting to find a motive for the
murderous assault made upon, DR.
POmroy has gained the theory that his
double, if he has one, or some person
who resembles him, and who practices
chiropractiC, is responsible for his own
sad plight In giving his side of the
story to an Argus reporter DR.. Pom
roy said:
Il had never in my life seen this man
Poulas until several weeks ago when
he walked into the Offices used by DR..
Berwald and myself, 44-46 Schmidt
building, Davenport. He came in the
reception room and sat down and
asked him what he desired. He said
his neck was broken.-that he had Wis
tied a chirOpractOr, taken adjustments
and his neck had been broken and he
wanted me to feel of his neck. l of
course complied with the request. but
not having any knowledge as a physi
clan could not detect anything wrong
with his neck and did not say anything
10 him one way or another. He asked
TO have an Xray picture taken and
told him that Dr. Berwald was busy
with a patient IN the X-ray room and
that he would have TO wait until the
doctor was through.
shortly DR.. Berwald came out and
said he could now use the X-ray and
Poulas and I entered the room. Poulas
was placed in the customary position
on the table, while I operated the ma
chine. taking three pictures of him.
then turned Poulas over to DR.. Ber-
valid, while | developed the pictures.
taking them one by one as they were
finished out TO DR.. Berwald and Pou
las, where they were placed in the Ian
! tern that shows the picture.
Does Not Hear Conversation.
81 heard nothing whatever of DR..
Berwald and Poulas conversation
other than the concluding remarks of
DR.. Berwald which were TO the effect
that he could detect nothing wrong
with the patients neck and if there
was any trouble it was surely nothing
more than the nerves, adding that he
could give him some medicine to take
for that and advising him to return
later to let him know how he was COM
ing along.
"Poulas came back-two or three
different times. and being busy with
my own patients-and 1 am only an
! optometrist and treat only the eyes
/ told him to be seated and Dr. Ber-
valid would see him shortly Each
time when DR.. Berwald came or was
ready for him POulas hurried out, but
/ that did not arouse any suspicion in
me. Always when / met PouIas on
the street he would speak to me and 1
always returned the greeting.
my little niece had been visiting me
and as she was going to return home
l accompanied her to the Rock Island
| Southern station. l carried her trav-
cling bag. We went down to the ferry
boat, crossed the river and at the cor
ner of Seventeenth street and Second
avenue we got on an Elm street car
for the Rock Island Southern station.
Reaching the end of the line l got off
and turned to help my niece down and
had no more than done it than heard
a sharp explosion and felt something
strike me in the back l had supposed
that something about the street car
! had exploded and turned to look and
saw the m0tOrman, c. G. Nelson just
putting the trolley pole up to the wire.
l turned instantly in the other direc-
ton and saw this man Poulas standing
not 40 feet away holding a revolver
leveled at me, with the barrel still
smoking.
VIII Try to Locate Bullet.
Il said: What did you shoot me for?
and he replied: i guess you know who
am. l then hoIlered somebody get
him, and fell to my knees 1t was
then | heard the voice of my niece call
my name. l rallied and regained nv
feet, in my weakened state. | had no
more than done so than l lost CON
sciousness and do not remember any
more until | was placed in the shade of
a nearby house. l there regained CON
sciOusness and told somebody to call
DR.. Berwald and summon some helm
in Rock Island, and l was taken to the
hospital"
1t is expected that an attempt will
be made TO locate the h,IIIat &c eoo,