Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-16
THIRD PARTY is
CAUSE SHOOTING
WIFE'S PART
Rnd.Headed Woman Reason for
NurderOuS Assault Made on
Man by Former Mate.
Hundreds Hear Shots Peal Forth In
tended 10 Relieve Jealousy
OF EX-SpOuse.


..-loo shot her divorced husband.
80 -. ~ downtown allow
Hi4-I'--'
il Davenport SATURDAY a1Iel nooh-
COIN was not badly wounded.
ri, r,-,1ra+ entered his right knee
s-aa,.,.5 ,,,,,,-.r5 or5.
cap =
lodged IN MS 1A''S'i' J0S1 oil'1el INC
skin He is at Mercy hospltaI ana
sill recover.
NJ robn is under arrest She
made a complete confession Miss
Annta Gan, Muscatine, the red
haired woman" is being held as a
witness. She was with Cohn at the
time.
The shooting took place shortly
before 3 O'Clock in an alley at the
rear Of the postoihce. Fourth and
Perry streets. in Davenport
After she had fred twice, MIS-
Coin threw the gun away and
walked 10 Third and Perry streets,
where she surrendered herself TO
officer kuehl and Detective Ester.
She told them OF the shooting.
E1ALAAA'-As1--
dTed persons within nearing OF the
shots. the police have been able TO
find 10 eye-witnesses except the
three parties concerned.
The shooting was done with 30
caEbre revolver which Mrs. Coin
purchased at a second hand store
in Rock Island at noon Saturday.
She bought three bullets for 10
cents in a hardware store in this
city, she said.
Divorced in 1917,
r,h.- .o,4.ssio,, 7rrs Cobr eaid
- ~ ~. - diTo-co5 rom = +be ~
.io - 80 - loo Ions sgga,lI+ ejnca Ian
- 90 M Ii1-,1 !, yTra.+a-I,r
20 - - - - 80
tosslileI -o- go 60 $50 "a - - 80 .
me- 1l-l --'I ia rfves Win -- Ccbn's notbe-
49, -,
y-;4L - -;-4or NJ ro4+;. y-o-
- --el W ? lloe'lG
u Il.,,-ot -t., a. 49,
~. vo-LaclI 80 - To- 90 80
tho cbiI5rar Tbo ara a+ tho or
nL.rs, 800
Friday morning Mrs. Cobn met
her divorced husband IN front OF
Crook Bros laundry. where he is
employed as a chauffeur. They
talked together and then he took
her and her sister to lunch.
In the afternoon Mrs. Cohn and
her sister went to the Orphans
home and at o'clock that night
the former met COhn at Fourth and
Main streets. They went to a
show and then 10 his room at ZIG
West Sixth street. where they STAY
ed for two and half hours.
~ saw a picture Of a woman on
the dresser" Mrs. COIN told the no.
lice. Il tore il up. Then we had
a fight. He struck me in the eye
and pinched the back Of his neck.
Then I left"
They had evidently forgotten
their difficulties by 8 O'Clock Satur-
day morning. for they met again by
appointment on Main street, be
tween Fourth and Fifth streets.
She was with her sister. and the
two women rode around the city
Tor about an hour II. Conn.s wagon
Saw Ret-ueodad 1yor,sp
-.
49, 49, tL7 IluS' G Gun ieII Mrs
M n At ne ~ t'-.I'ii9 ii''iIIe M
- a. -' IL w. 1" ne me- u Va Il
CO. ne ,i- a ',,S 20, Nj :;
fo- ~ - - 60 49,
her ~ - '''----- .
- - 81
and 49,. , - - % - 10 -
~ fr-- 90 - l-It sliiey De,l,1o
hot words we're EXCHANGED. Mrs,
COIN claims her former husband
tainted her with his alleged rela-
tons with Miss Gaf. They parted
il anger.
About noon Mrs. VOrbeck and her
children appeared, and Mrs. COhn
F, went with them TO Rock Island,
T where she bought the gun for $3.50
and three bullets for a dime while
the rest Of the party were in an
ice cream parIor.
Mrs. Vorbeck came back with the
children while Mrs. Coin was buy
ing the cartridges Il told her
intended TO use the gun on Bill, -
Mrs, Conn said.
They came back to Davenport
and separated, Mrs. VOrbeck taking
me children back TO the Orphans
home. Mrs. COIN went to Perry
tween Fourth and Third streets.
Conn drove up shortly before 5
o'clock in his laundry wagon, and
she becEoned him into the aIlev