Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-10
CORONER JURY
VERDICT HOLDS
J.POLK GUILTY
Negro VIII Be Brought From Camp
To Stand Trial for Shooting
Harvey.
NOMINATED IN EVIDENCE
Two Witnesses Say They Saw Fa-
tai Shot Fired On Afternoon
OF July 81.

A cOrOneT'S jury. after hearing
evidence in an inquest held yester-
fsy afternoon over the body of Will
liam Harvey. negro, brought in a
verdict OF death due to a gunshot
wound inflicted by James Polk"
The inquest was held at the
FodCs0n ., Buhl undertaking estab-
ushmeut Seven witnesses testi-
fed. James Polk. who is charged
with shooting Harvey. Wednesday
afternoon July 81, viii be brought
here from Camp Grant by a mem
her of the Rock Island police de-
partrlent who left for the camp
this morning.
Dr. 4. +. Williams was the first
witness to be called to testify at
the inquest He stated that he aid
Cd in dressing the wound inflicted,
aiding that the bullet had pene-
!. ated the intestines in three diff
terent places.
Dr. }. {. Souders testified to the
effect that he did not see the in
;Ured man until after the wound
had been attended by DR.. Williams
and Dr. B. J. Lachner. He, how
ever. stated that he had attended
Harvey from that time until his
death. Dr.. Souders said he made
10 attempt 20 question Harvey as
70 his aSsailaut as the man was de-
Irl0us most Of the time.
Ordered To Leave.
Jane Ebarra, negress. stated that
she lived at 2502 Fourth avenue,
sad that Harvey had roomed at her
house She said that she was in
the front rooms Of the house when
the trouble first started, and that
after she was informed by another
woman that the men were quarrel
ing in the kitchen she Immediately
ordered the men from the house.
She said she saw Harvey holding
al opened pocket knife. She testi-
fed that four men, Harvey, Polk,
shorty" jackson and Casper KEEL
soc. we're in the room. The Ebarra
woman said that she did not see
the shooting. but saw Polk walk
ing through the yard just after the
affair She said she did not see
him carrying a gun
Christine White. living at the
game house as the Ebarra woman,
stated that she was the one who
had informed the rooming house
keeper OF the trouble in the kitchen.
Saw Fight.
Lydia Jackson, nesress, living at
a504 Fourth avenue, stated that
Polk had rOomed at her house for
about three weeks. She said that
she went 10 the neighboring house
and had seen the men fighting, but
had then Immediately gone back TO
her own home. She claimed that
she did not see the shooting, but
that she had later seen Polk walk
ing through the ward. She said she
did not see him carrying a gun
Carrie White, negress, living at
400 Twenty-ffth street, stated that
she saw the shooting, and claims
that Polk is the man who shot
Harvey. She said she saw Harvey
standing in the alley and saw Polk
raise the gun and fire She then
went into the house and called the
police. She said she heard but one
shot
Sees Shooting.
Cora Smith. negress, living at
407 Twenty-ffth street, stated that
Carrie White is her sister, and thai
while at her sisters house on
visit. she saw Polk shoot Harvey.
She said she heard two shots fired.
She stated that Polk told Harvey
TO stop, then shot him.
Dr. A f. Williams testified that
wound on the negro's head seemed
to have been inflicted by knife,
rather than by a gun.
Immediately following the YER
DICT Of the jury the coroner issued a
warrant for the arrest of Polk.
Members Of the jury were: B. f.
Wheeler. ". A. Frewert. William
Trefz. Charles f. Davis, II. H. In
yerforth and Oliver Beck
"Besco" sweeping compound.
D.