Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-04
$4,000 DAMAGES
ASKED FOR DEATH
Robert Rank, Administrator, Seeking
to Recover for Killing of
ThilO Knabe.
AT EAST MOLINE CROSSING
Rock Island Road is the Defendant
Suit Over Lost Deed is Filed In
Court.
AT EAST MOLINE CROSSING

Suit for $4,000 damages was filed
in circuit court this morning by
Robert Rank, administrator Of the
estate of Thilo Knabe, deceased,
against the Rock Island road for the
death of Mr.. Knabe which occurred
on March 8, 1915. H. A. Weld is the
attorney.
Declaration states that Mr.. Knabe
while exercising due care and eau
ton for his own safety, was killed on
the Thirteenth street crossing, East
Moline. through negligence of the
company in handling its engine. It
is stated that no whistle was blown or
bell sounded or any other warning
given at the crossing. 1t is further
stated that Fritz Knabe, son, and
Frieda Kaiser, daughter, are deprived
of their means of support through the
death.
Suit Over Lot.
Mrs. Matilda ]. Robson started
suit in circuit court this morning
against William H. Weaver, in an at
tempt to have conveyed to her a lot
in East Moline, which the defendant
| is claiming as her own. She is also
seeking to have restored a lost deed
to the property which she claims was
given to her by her mother, Mrs.
Martha A. Weaver, and stepfather, J.
D. Weaver. J. T. & S. R. kenworthy
are counsel.
The bill recites that the complain
ant is a resident of Sac City, Iowa, and
that her stepfather, in whose family
she was reared from childhood, died
June 25, 1913, leaving a will which left
his property to his wife and at her
death was to go to his three children
John A. Weaver. W. H. Weaver and
Mrs. Scisley Johnson; that letters
were issued to W. H. Weaver, and that
Mrs. Martha Weaver died May 81
1914.
1t is averred that on May 20, 1910
]. D. Weaver was seized for real
estate in Rock Island county valued
at $4,000 and that although the legal
title vested in ]. D. Weaver, that IL
was the Joint property Of both Mr.
Weaver and his wife, since it was Dur.
chased through their joint earnings
1t Is shown that in 1912, J. D. Weaver
being DESTROYS of making a gift to his
children, sought to secure Mrs. Weav-
er's signature to deeds conveying valu-
able property to the testatrix's three
children but that she refused to do Sc
until she secured his consent to give
lot 8, block 1888, East Moline, to his
stepdaughter, the complainant. 1t Ii
alleged that the three children secured
their share Of the property, and deed
transferring the East Moline lot te
the complainant was drawn but thai
because of the advanced age and pool
health Of Mrs. Martha Weaver, she ne
elected to record it and that later W
H. Weaver, in charge of his father,
estate, inventoried it as part of tn,
latter's property and also secured from
Mrs. Weaver, waiver Of widows aware
and request no appraisement of prop
erty be taken. for the purpose, it il
alleged, to show that Mrs. Weave
left no estate, thereby depriving tn
complainant of her share of the lat
ter's property. 1t is charged that W
II. Weaver induced Mrs. Weaver +
Ioin in quit claim deed which wa
filed for record for the East Moline 10
In controversy for the purpose o
clouding the title and making it ap
pear that it Is his, which the com
plainant states is not a fact.