The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-14
lTTEMP TO
Use MONEY In
WEAvERS CASE
,.,euse Attorneys Start on MUIR
Aer Case With Bomb; Repeat
Violence Threats.

rhat money had been offered to
.-saerce testimony against John
and william Weaver, on trial in
a's.c,,it court for the murder of
ssrrv Mueller, was charged by
- 49, T. Dietz, attorney for the
s.sstandants, in his statement to the
ssry yesterday afternoon
mis-. he said, would be proved
:, evidence to be introduced
Tina defense will rely upon its
aims that nothing more than an
s-dtnary fist fight occurred be-
.rsen Mueller and the weavers,
I'm in 20. at an auction of livestock
:. the farm of Mrs. George Weaver,
!. South Moline township. Ii will
: contended that William Weaver
.sceiyed as much physical punish
..ant as the state charges was in
sieted on Mueller ana later caused
death
vitnesses called yesterday after
noon. was an eye witness to the
Struggle. He said John Weaver
ssld Mueller while William admin
istered blows upon his head. He
aid he saw Harry fall to his hands
and knees after receiving several
hIovs in the face, and that then
i was kicked in the face by
william.
Pressed for details as to num-
her of blows William struck Harry,
Flick said probably three.
When questioned as to the num-
her of times William kicked the
fallen man, he said at first: Il
can't tell the exact number of
times" Later he placed it at four.
Cross examination of Flick was
proceeding when Judge w. T.
Church called attention of counsel
for the defense to the time, 5:45
o'clock. Attorney Dietz halted the
examination to permit an adjourn
nent Of court. but announced Flick
would be recalled for further cross
examination. The case was con-
tinued to Monday morning.
Had Made Threats.
& Herbert Kroeger, laborer on a
farm in South Moline. was first
witness summoned. He declared
be had heard John Weaver say at
the Eagles club, Moline, prior to
Jan. 20, that he was going to get
Harry at the sale" He said this
was a week or 10 days before the
day Of the sale.
Charles J. King, a farmer, living
at Twenty-third avenue and Thirty
sixth street. Moline, had talked with
William Weaver before the trouble
at the auction. He met William in
the horse barn about noon, he said,
and the talk between them at first
vas commonplace. William had
recently returned from California
and his trip was the subject. This
led up to a declaration from Weav-
er that he was ready to vent his
wrath on someone, the witness
said.
What was said between you ??''
he was asked.
Finally Bill said someone had
lied about him but that he can't
get away with it.
What was it?' I asked Bill.
Someone sQuealed that / made
hooeh.'
Il asked Bill if he had been
pinched,' and he said no, but that
he was going to give someone a
he'll Of a good beating. 1 told Bill
be was worth from $4,000 to S25,-
900, and that if he started a quarrel
he was liable to be fined heavily
They didn't find anything on
you did they 1 asked him.
No. he replied.
What are you kicking about,
tnen.' l asked. My advice to you
is to drop it"
John Talked About Hogs.
King said he met John Weaver
later, but the two talked briefly
about hogs, only. He also saw
harry Mueller when the sale was
ABOUT over. Mueller was standing
near the east side of the barn and
d greeting was exchanged between
nm and King as King passed out
me gate. About Is or 20 minutes
lsler, while King was talking to a
group OF. men he heard a cry go
up There's a fight" Everybody
rushed east, he said, but before
anyone got to the scuffle someone
zane out leading Mueller. Mueller
vas bleeding and in a dazed con-
gnon, King declared. At the same
lIe The Viewers appeared, John
Holuing William. he said.