Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-31
INSANITY To Be
PLEA OF CREEK
AT COURT TRIAL
Attorneys for Nick Ziekos, Who
Tried to Take Wifcss Life, Says
He IL Jealous.
BOUND OVER TO GRAND JURY
He Sneers and Pleads Not Guilty
When Charge Is Read to Him
by Police Magistrate.

Insanity VIII probably be the de-
tense made IN circuit court when
Nick ZickOS, Davenport Greek, who
attempted TO murder his wife
Thursday afternoon, ia placed on
trial on chafgs Of assault 18th
inte1t TO commit murder.
He was bound rver to the grand
fury in police c0u { Saturday after
noon by Magistrate C. j. Smith an
der bonds amounting TO 5000.
Zickos plead not guilty when the
charge was read To him by Magis-
trate Smith. He had a scoring
su1Ils on his face throughout the
time testimony WIS being taken
Assistant States Attorney Z. l.,
Eagle prosecuted.
II. NJ. McCaskrin, attorney for
Mrs. Minnie Zickos, had barely
completed telling his story OF the
shooting that occurred or the Sec
ond floor Of the Bengston Iblock,
when Zickos jumped to his feet and
demanded that he be permitted to
see the revolver that Mr.. McCask-
rim lad used.
He continued. TO talk when the
court laughed at his request and
started 10 tell of what happened
Just before he fred tho first shot,
but his attorneys, Harold Metcalf
and Andrew Chszem, both of Dav-
export quieted him.
Zickoa Is msdly IN love with hts
wife, according to his attorneys.
''ffe did the shooting through In
sane jealousy Mr.. Chezem told
an Argus representative. NE still
loves his wife.
TIN couple was married on May
i, 1918, and lived together Just I2
days, when Mrs. zickos lett him.
She then proceeded to seek divorce
and recently the circuit court
granted her $40 q mcAth alinoay,
over which Ziekce 10 said 10 have
complained, claiming 1t was too
much.
Tells Story.
Mrs. Zickos, a remarkably pretty
girl, nov living at the Campbell
hotel In Moline, told in q simple
way her story OF the entire AFFAIR
from the time that she received
note from her hutband requesting
q meeting. She bid OF her hus-
bands visit to the ONCE OF her as
tornay and how the attorney had
secured 2, room for them when
zickns' Attorney failed to appear.
81 went into the room across
from Mr.. McCaskr4n's Office with
my husband" Mrs. Zickos testi- j
fed, I'VE were In there for a few
minutes and then g maid came to
the door, knocked ard told, me thai !
Mr.. MeCaSkrin wanted ms. He
must have heard as quarreling.
II went 20 MIR. McCaskrin's Of
fee, but my husband stayed in the
room. / didn't want him to stay |
the5R all afternoon, 80 went back |
f9f him. He was sprawled ON the
bed and complained that he was III. |
] told him to come to hIr. McCask-
rims Office with me.
Saw Revolver.
II saw MIN start 20 pull revolt
yer from his pocket. l ran down |
the hall. / heard the first shot
and it must have stunned me, for
] don't know how many more he
tired. / threw up my hands while /
] ran and the bullet must have
just grazed my little finger. 1T
passed through the bow of the
on my hat" she continued,
rs she leaned over so that the
court could see the riddled rib
bon.
When came to the stairway In
The back / ran down and towards
me bottom OF the flight jumped
Ind then fell. While I was lying
% the ground just outside of the
ioor, ne (Zickos) fired at me, but
missed. Then he threw himself
Alongside OF me. I got myself to-
sether and ran back up the stairs"
Fired One Shot.
Mr.. McCaskrin withdrew his
statement OF Friday and admitted
hat he fired one shot from his re-
Tolver.
I did 1t to frighten Zickos and
an show the marks on the wall
ghere the bullet landed" he told
ne court. When Zickos was
handing at the head Of the stairs
own which his wife had fed. e
'nai!enged him, but he disappear
"a down the stat and then IL
Ieard another shot. II
He showed his VI lIowness when
e refused TO me- a man and
gnen he deliberatel. proceeded to
gam IRE at his vii -
ELECTION n TICE.