The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-17

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Five lives were endangered and
two automobiles were extensively
damaged In . crash at the corner
Of Thirteenth street and Nineteenth
avenue 1t tbs last night. One car,
. velie coupe, was driven by Ever
EFT Temple, . member Of the police
force, who WAS alone; the other, a
recently purchased Moon. was driv-
en- by II. w. Campbell. 1410 Seven
teenth avenue, proprietor OF the
Moline Ice Cream company. Inc
crash attracted large crowd anu
in the excitement and as result
OF the alteration In which Temple
and Campbell became involved, the
arrival Of the police patrol and the
removal OF the officer gave rise TO
the rumor that Temple had been
placed under arrest. This 10 not
true. Chief DeJaeger stated this
morning that the patrol was
brought into play merely to get
Temple away from the scene, as
both he and Campbell were angry
and more trouble was feared. Tenn
ple was on his beat last night as
usual. Citizens living near the
scene of the accident allege that
Temple was drunk. This he denies
Chief DeJaeger expresses the opin-
ion that he was not.
The Campbell car, which was
damaged to the extent OF $500 and
which will have to be sent to st
Louis for repairs. contained. be
sides Mr.. Campbell, Mrs. Campbell
their daughter-in-law, Mrs. H. W
Campbell, Jr., and her 9-year-old
son, Herbert. Mrs. Campbell, Sr.
was slightly cut on the head and
also incurred some bruises. Nc
one else was injured.
The stories told by the parties
to the accident and witnesses dt
not entirely coincide. Both Temple
and Campbell allege that the othel
struck him. A. w. Friskey, 1873!
Thirteenth street, declares that thu
Temple car hit the other. Al
agree, however, that the impact o
the collision was so great that botf
cars were thrown up on the boule
ward on Nineteenth avenue. Temple
was headed west on the avenue
He had, he said. been to visit hi
parents. The Campbell car wa
going north on Thirteenth and was
according to witnesses, IN the mid
die of the intersection at the TIM
OF the collision.
So large a crowd gathered afte
the accident that 1t is said that |
would have taken 10 minutes to g
two blocks in the vicinity of tn
accident
The argument between Tempt
and Campbell attracted much at
tention. 1t is stated by Mr.. Friskey
Harry E. Terry, 1917 Nineteent
avenue, and Chalmers ]. Seymour
1897 Thirteenth street, that the pc
licenan used loud, profane an
abusive language to Mr.. Campbell
Several women we're present in tn
crowd and Mr.. Friskey went up
Temple and told him that was nc
the proper sort Of language to us
n the presence of ladies. At thi
said Mr.. Friskey, Temple trans
ferred his abuse to him and 1t wa
My with difficulty that he wa
Dacifie1.
Campbell stated this morning tn:
the Velie hit his car with sue
force that 1t was turned aside ont
Nineteenth avenue where it ra
upon the curb and did not stop VI
til it struck a tree. The Velie |
self, he says. swerved over on
Thirteenth where it also struck
tree.
Chief DeJaeger said this morl
ing that he understood that Temp
and Officer Peterhotf had been
The Elks' picnic on Rock river ye
terday. but that the latter hs
probably left the car before acc
dent, as he arrived on the seer
with the patrol. The chief told M
Campbell, the latter declares, tn
he believes the two men had bee
drinking. Members of the force
central fire station say that tn,
saw Temple at $50 and again
about 1890 and that at neither tin
did he appear to them to have bee
drinking. Mr.. Campbell says tn
he did not smell liquor on the p
liceman's breath and could mot te
whether he was staggering or NJ
but that his other actions indicat,
drunkenness.
The chief stated this morning tn
the matter would be referred
the police and fire commissions
for investigation.
Temple admits that he quarrel
with the other man. Il am h
tempered" he declared this NOR
ing, land am liable to lose my ter
per when l am wronged. But
wasn't drunk. I couldn't have be,
on the job last night If I had been
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