The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-12
HAMMERED
PULP DURING
|l|||D|lIeAT FIGHT
- 6arrssnds Shocking Mutt
II ~ Robbery Occurring Ut
sss WaEneF's Crossing.

INK Muilery, Silvis YARD mas
and Ralph Jacobs. cashier at
= Greer hotel. East Moline. are
1ir death at the Moline city hos
~ today as the result of injuries
ceived late last night in a bat
\ wtth an unknown advisory. Both
~ were found lying near a clump
bushes one block south of War
'a crossing, Nineteenth street
~ Eighteenth avenue, after hav-
~ been robbed and brutally
aten.
Mua1ery had one of his eyes
onged out In the ARRAY, his jaw
n11e broken and several deep
ashes cut on his head. Jacobs, a
ripple, with one leg paralyzed.
|eAs badly beaten with his own
me, his left arm broken, the right
truised and two cuts inflicted on
~ Head. When found about 2:30
Ms morning, Jacobs was still con-
bcious and had wrapped his shirt
bout the head Of his companion
II an effort to stop the flow of
Hood. The trousers. coats and
ITS Of both men had been stolen,
together with what money and val
tables each had on his person. Null
Try claims to have lost 500 and
Xannhn ahnut S25
Three In Party.
& According to the story told by the
bird member of the attacked party,
Harry Ward, waiter at the Greer
Yunch counter, the three were
sanding at Warmers crossing
sbout 1880 o'clock awaiting a Sill
Fls car to take them to East Mo-
lne. He states that a man whom
v describes as being about five
toet, eight inches tall and weigh
nc about $50 pounds, dark skinned
Ind supposedly an Italian, drove
b In Ford automobile and start
u an argument. During the pro-
Eress of the discussion Ward
tlaims he was struck over the head
" the Italian and knocked to the
Sround. He got up and ran, stop
bing q passing taxi driven by Nick
eolos and asked the driver to no.
w the police that he had been
bpbbed.
n Polos FASTENED to the police sta
Son and told Of the affair to Buck
J nsgfnsen and Tom Pomeroy. The
mcers went directly to Warmers
rossing but could find no trace of
Ward or his companions. They re-
oRned to the station.
X Two hours later the officers were
lgain summoned to the vicinity of
lhe crossing by Glare Brumley.
teighb0r. who had been aroused by
~ cries Of Jacobs and Mullery.
\ he two were found in the bushes
Youth Of the crossing with a half
Imply bottle Of whisky lying near
". There was no trace Of the man
Who had robbed and beaten them.
y II supposed to have made his
SDcape In the automobile.
n Nd Larkin, a Silvis resident,
aims to have seen Jacobs and
I&ullery enter Ford car driven by
FEtall dark man at Warmers cross
pg earlier in the evening. Jacobs
then questioned as to the identity
N the supposed foreigner. declares
y was a stranger. He gave no
( oason for entering the car or for
ne strangers attack upon himself
tnd his companion.
Woman Sees Fight.
Mrs. Swanson, wife of the pro-
! lrietor OF grocery store near the
lSossing. told Chief Tom Schafer
1 nday that she witnessed the fight
rom an upstairs window and states
! = occurred about 12:45. She says
40 auto driver attacked the three
h1n but that one ran away and hid
aofusing to come to the succor OF
~ companions. She later heard
IN tell the taxi driver to get the
Solice.
Police are searching for the darl
1tnned man who staged the at
Ack. Ward and Jacobs declare
hey would be able to identify him
Although Ward declares none o.
he party had been drinking, it i.
j1sumed the affair was an out
;rcwth Of q drunken brawl started
Earlier In the evening.