Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-24
Beer SCOOPS ARE
HURLED IN SCRAP
Police Called to 0uell Lively Fight IN
DeSmet Saloon in East
Moline.

Beer glasses and bottles we're hurl-
ed with some effect in lively battle
staged in the DeSmet saloon, Thar-
tsen6h street and Fifteenth avenue. East
Moline. Saturday afternoon. and 20
Iicemen were called to duell the dis
turbance. They took Sylvio Dominic
and Tony PoIito in custody and the
former is now serving a six-day term
in the county jail and Tony this
morning paid s1205 in police court to
settle 6ne Of $40 and costs, on a
charge of disturbing the peace.
It appears that the two sons Of
italy went into DeSmet's place and
ordered q drink A cofored man with
whom Svlvio had been quite friendly
came IN. and Sylvio Immediately call
ed to the proprietor to serve the coll
ored man a drink The saloon man
was busy at the time. and did not
promptly set out the drink for Sylvi0' 5
friend
This delay. Il appears, aroused the
ire 81 the Italian, and he upbraided
Mr.. DeSmet for his inattention- There
were some not words. and the two
Italians we're elected from the place by
Mr. DeSmet, who closed the door after
them
They went around to another door
and went in again. They claim they
left some Of their drink standing on
the bar, and meant TO finish drinking
it, When they went in Mr. DeSmet
called To them with a remark TO the
effect that he thought he had put them
otu and told them 20 stay out, adding
some uncomplimentary name for
them.
Al once the battle was on. and
glasses and bottles were soon flying
Ii is said one man was hit on the head
with d heavy glass.
In police court Saturday afternoon
SyIvio waived q jury hearing but Tony
would do nothing He would not sign
a jury waiver, nor say anything about
the case except that the authorities
could do what they pleased, that he
had done nothing improper. His wife
furnished bail during the evening and
his case was set for hearing today
Slivio was fined SO and costs on the
evidence of the saloon man and his
bartender. He angriIy informed Mag
istrate Niles that he would lay in Jail
10 years before he would pay any such
fine and h 2 added some further COM
ment about the disposition OF the case.
The magistrate then made the fine
S25 and costs and made out papers TO
commit Sylvio 20 Jail.
Tony appeared this morning. still in
2 surIy mood He was asked if ne
was ready for trial You can do
what sou want he replied The
court informed him he could do moth
ing TIL he knew whether the defend
ant wanted jury bearing Then the
jury waiver was signed Asked Il he
pleaded guilty or not guilty, TOay re-
piled that ne would plead guilty The
fine was made $40 and costs
Before he left the court room the
defendant took occa sion TO declare
that he was SORRY the affair had not
taken place outside the saloon, for
then he would have fixed him" and
he srowIed that he was Just paying
$40 Tor nothing here" He was ordered
10 be quiet and warned that his con
duct had already been expensive and
might cost him 4 further fine il ne was
not careful
Robert Scott. arrested because he
was found in q barn of the Abraham
Porter Construction company. was
given a hearing on a vagrancy charge
He was fined $50 and costs, and upon
his promise 10 90 TO work and behave
himself the fine was suspended on
payment Of costs. o. A Abraham paid
the costs upon SCOTS promise 70 go
to work for the company Immediately
and quit drinking