Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-04

Selection of the Jury in the case of
VIII Carter. the Negro charged with
tine murder of Peter Jelvek in the
Ebcrbart departments, 1924 Fourth
avenue. the morning Of Nov. a, was
made FOO record time, the work be-
.rg completed by 1890 this morning
Examination Of the witnesses is also
rrogresslug rapidly and when the
court adjourned at noon today, most of
the Important witnesses for the state
had been examined 1t is expected
chat tine work Of examining all of the
witnesses Will he completed this aft
oruoou and that the state and attor-
new for the defense will be ready with
their closing arguments by tomorrow
morning Practically no new facts
we're brought out in the proceedings
today
Hellvard Bangstod, fellow roomer
of the murdered man, who was sleep
ing 100 bed with Jelvik the morning of
the tragedy, was the chief witness for
tine state He again identified Carter
as the Negro who entered the room,
pointing a revolver at Jelvek and fired
without saying a word.
Haugstod spoke with a Scandina-
Wan accent. The substance of his tes-
tmouy was that about 4:30 on the
morning Of Nov 4 Jelvek got up and
went TO the bathroom and then re-
turned to bed He was awakened by
Iolve5 They heard someone walking
in the hall and a moment later saw
the door open and the Negro enter In
answer to questions Bangstod said:
"I said, Get out Of here and Jel-
yok said. Get out Of here Then came
the shot The Negro did not say any
thing that I heard lie came on in
after We spoke to him. The light was
about two feet from the Negro. I
could see what he looked like"
I'm answer to the question as to
whether the defendant was the man
who fired the shot, Bangstod said
"les. he is"
BanEstod said further that he spoke
to Ielvek and receiving no answer
rushed into the hall and told others
that Jelyek had been killed Bangstod
said he had known Jelvek six weeks
before they came to Rock Island from
Minneapolis. The occupied the south
east room on the second floor of the
Eberhart apartments. Both were EN-.
ployed az carpenters at Rock Island
arsenal
Z. c. Eberhart, IN whose apartment
The tragedy occurred and Mrs. Eber
hart both testified as TO hearing lout
talking in the room above them. Later
they both heard the report Of the gun
Eherhart then called the police. Thel
described in detail the location of thu
ROOM HAN lights and furnishings o
the room where the murder occurred
Dr. A. r. Mueller, the first witness
TO be examined. told Of being called
10 attend a man. He explained tn
nature OF the wound and was closet.
cross-eXamined by the attorneys 70
the defense at this point If he wa
certain that bullet wound really caus
o1 Jelyeks death. The defense evi
IDENTIFY attempted to bring out tn
point that Jelvek may have had
weak heart and that the shock nigh
have caused his death Dr. Muelle
was firm, however. that the bulle
wound and subsequent hemorrhag
caused Jelvek's death.
Interest Lays.
contrary 10 the general expectation
there were but a few on hand t
hear the trial today This apparen
apathy may be attributed to the fac
that the trial was well under way be
fore the time anticipated Carter too
close interest in the testimony of th
Witnesses and did not appear as
man lahoriuE under any great strait
States Attorney Floyd H. Thompso
examined for the state, Judge f.
and 70 c. Willis Of Davenport, ar
defending Carter
Following the testimony of the Ell
erharts and Dr. Mueller the attornes
for the defendant asked that all othC
Witnesses be excluded from the coul
Toom There being no obiectlu
raised by the states attorney Tie o
der for exclusion was granted |
Judge Ramsay