The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-27

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ocloSe una tOOk place. and Ia thu
the pool Of blood frpr
Burns wound grew fast.
Burns vas conscious, sand ha6
With failing strength, repeatedlv
ordered the dog away. realisins
that Doc" must leave il medical
was to reach him. sHs,
finally lapsed into unconsciopsness
before the dog left him. Their n
Paul wrapped the wound in Is
emergency dressing and officer,
took the negro TO ST. Anthouy's
hospital.
. The shooting was the cuImiia.
ton OF several attempts. Mrs.. rs.
VIC said later. in the women's ouxr.
tiers at the city Jail. on Burns nan
to attack her.
Said He'd Get Her.
He vented me-" she said. sapd
when I wouldn't have anything "a
do with him he swore he wcuM
make me do what he said Il he ha1
to kill me. He wasn't that way an
the time-just once in while when
he seemed TO have crazy streaf
l don't think he was drunk la.
night" No liquor was found in he
place.
Monday nigio." she went on. he
was the worst he had ever Ten
He had razor and said he wa NJ
ing TO cut me With it. / talked him
out Of il. though, and finally, rot
him claimed ASd quieted. sTouisht
/ decided / had better move isto
the other room. as il had loci On
the door. He came 10 the doe At
about 2-15 O'Clock and asked ma
to let him il / said l wouidnt'
Then he began beating on the,doce
and humping against il. ho,lesed
that Id shoot him if he cams n
Finally heard the lock crack and
almost give way Then | pointed
my gun about where thought he'd
be and fired three times. | heard
him fall. and ran 10 the window
and hollered-"
Mira Davis Contributed the fact
that the negro's Lane was John
Burns, and that L. L Familiarity
called shorty" He IS As years Of
age and has the reputation of be.
ing bad" He Ezs paroIed to
Rock Island three years ago. police
records show. after serving some
years of a life sentence i, the STATE
penitenuary at Joliet
He had been confined in Joiia
when convicted OF a murder i
Centralia, Ill. For a long time b
has been an employe OF EmeaI d.
Wis. and since the closing OF The
Third avenue underworld ressgts
he has been permitted 10 make his
home in one of TIE rooEss over D.
Wis saloon. 20
Says Visit Friendly.
During this time ne has hsu
friendly with the dog. Doc" wh1a
served as watchdog at the plan,
and was evidently regarded b.
Doc" as member OF the family
Burns told different version d
the tracas of last night, as he ~
apparently bleeding 70 death .
front Of the door of the roen-s
the woman he desired.
She said she wanted ne 10 gHe
her my razor" he gasped. Vel
l went and knocked on the door %
give itsto her. and she up and sha
me
This statement was characterize
by the woman as a lie when she
was speaking about il later in the
jail. she was held By the police,
though no formal charge vas en-
tered against her last night
Although al her ROOMS Mrs. d.
VS. had seemed On The vs-gs Il q
nervous breakdown and zppearsd
10 be almost unable 10 stand up,
she had recovered her spirits usen
interviewed later az tie AL. She
asked for d cigare; and calmly
talked over details o. tie s.sir.
i was afraid OF tia, man. any.
way for he was bad nam she
said Told that he appeared TO Be
dying. she expressed ~ regret, bat
merely asked, what else could |
have done"
RseMer ARRESTED.
Marshall Brow. : reoner 1t
the Davis place Uzs s-ssted early
this morning altar ,Es shooting.
He was taken into eUsto6y by Pp
lice Officer Wil.z- Epperson
when he was crossing re street 70
go over to the BeE1 II Prez place
TO gel some waIe- EgSa SAID
that ne had been G---g . little
last night. but kEew zsS1AEag Of the
shooting. When asked Eh7Zt i, be
said. who sol sho. He sah
that the water sg9rlg lad beea
cut OF al tie DAVIS Flzc@ AID tes5
had been getting SzlsE - The u
Pre- place sine B-uz1 Is e.
pioyed at the Se;EszSari s1Qps-.
Mrs. Edna Davss ms Eo-r@
said thai Bzras Azd -oozst ~ tef
home four years Ste said VA
her husband E2sz} lad .1s9
Burns logger than 5A&. AttefsN
vas pzroieG 1-o- IRE psatsn'ns.
Burns hs5 Zee. 4 cork - lie n
taara1s zS.o-uIas -ts Dzs-s 5af =
fore TIE place vzs rs1s -.
Mrs Davis azE BTS~Z 4Ea -
being helG by Re polsse Thsy "a
be questioned b. CA5st Nlslsz.. Z.
ERzsi-r,ozS ens eeSrIEs Ess y
held probably SoEs TIRE Golstses;
Assistant States ArTozEsr .tsste
L Eagle <ho VII y F-sseE =
he hearing vas a1sr s.-- Cases =
the circsit c0zr7 today 81 as sH
able % be prsse1i q Tso-scs c's.A
E-esI Davis. kEosE - ~ 1saa
world character and aszeh--zss =
John Lcu1sy. ~Ss az2Aaa % u
nssh bond zzssr Is I23.crz2szE- sna
las been n tae eoG-sx ~ zs.
ing q hearing n eiESzs.s Ge2-.- ss.s
Davis Is - years O. age