Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-24
NIGHT OF GAMING
ENDS IN 4 FIGHT
Andy Ware, Baseball Pitcher for the
Rock Island Team, is Stabbed in
the Back by Negro Porter.
JOHN HENRY AND PAIR NABBED
Hotel Engineer Pays Fine for Disturb
ing Peace and Also for Selling
Liquor Without License.

Andy Ware, pitcher for the Rock
Island baseball team. was stabbed in
the back when poker game in the
basement of the Hotel Harms ended
in a row at 4 O'Clock this morning.
Ware accuses John King, negro por-
ter a the hotel, of knitting him while
John Henry engineer at the hosiery,
held him. The fight was precipitated
by Ware when he accused King of tip
ping Wares hand off to Henry.
Night Captain KittiIsen, who made
the arrests, preferred charges Of dis
turbing the peace against each of the
three. Each was fined $40 and costs.
Henry was later fined $50 and costs
on a charge of selling liquor without
a license.
poker party and sale of beer was in
the hotel knowing of it.
Henry, the engineer, gave the most
extensive story of the fight and what
led up to it, of the three He said:
4 don't know whether l won any
thing Of not. 1t was just a sociablc
little game of penny ante. Ware got
sore in the game. He dealt the cards
once and gave me four aces. He had
four jacks, but l wouldn't bet. l was
afraid of those aces. Later he dealt
again. He slipped me three lousy
trays. l opens the pot for 10 cents.
He bets 20. l raised the rest of my
stack and he called me. l won. King
was asleep. Without a doubt Ware
thought King was stalling that he was
asleep. He accused him of tipping
Wares hand off to me-"
Chased Upstairs.
l had a scuffle with the colored man.
Henry stepped between US and caught
hold of me. He asked me to quit |
said l would. Then King knitted me
l saw the knife. He chased me up to
the head of the steps"
King declared that he was sleeping
and was attacked by Ware, who said
that he had tipped off Wares hand to
Henry. King denied using a knife on
Ware. He said Ware must have been
cut when he fell in the scuffIe. King
plead guilty to the charge of disturb
ing the peace. Henry and Ware plead
not guilty. All were given a similar
fine, however.
Captain Kittilsen Immediately pre-
ferred charges against Henry of sell
ing liquor without a license in the
basement of the Harms.
Wal was ClOStIy questioned Dy the
captain. He was not inclined TO talk
very freely. He said first that some
friends brought the beer to the hotel
al Z o'clock in the evening and that
the party went to the basement
Did Henry sell you any beer?" the
captain asked him.
Am l forced TO answer that?" the
pitcher said
Certainly you are. 1t does not in
criminate you. You are compelled to
enswer every question that does not
incriminate you"
Yes, ] did"
How many bottles?"
Il don't know"
What did you pay for them?"
Fifteen cents apiece"
Thought 1t Was Whisky.
King gave little evidence of import
ance further than to say he saw Ware
drinking and he thought he had whfs-
~. King said he drank, but he haG
laid in supply solely for himself and
had not bought any.
Henry denied that he sold any beer,
He denied laying in a supply Satur-
cay night. He paid the two fines. as
scssed, however.
Wares injury is not thought serious
4 further examination was made this
afternoon by DR.. Joseph De Silva, who