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THE ROCK 1ST, AND AROT7S. FRIDAY, JULY 10, 1914. BRUNER-MAGILL TRIAL GOES ON; STARTOMA JURY Jnde Graves Overrules Motion of the Defense for a Continuance. SCAN VENIREMEN CLOSELY j"la " the State Up to 3 O Clock .n the Afternoon. to rp -o - cror o'clock th"s :vrp"n nJ -ted by -x'l -1 Sides :h four I bad been ai-crr the Judge, he will have sufficient Cms ti reach .here before the witness meaning Vander BecVc) U put en the stsnd. Cad Jury. Immediately on rendering the decis ion at 10:2i. Judge Craven called for the pysence in the court room for the first time since Monday morning of the men called for Jury service. Cir cuit Clerk Gamble called for the fol low ins men to constitute the first doz m for examination: Henry Sindt ard Charles Ydeen of Mohne; William Montgomery, V. H. Hurley, J. K. Keidy. John Cowden. W. Si hillinger. Wiliam Trefz. Andrew del, all of Hock Island: and 1. R. S'.amm. W, Harnet' and A. M. God dard. all of South Rock Inland. Attorney S. K. Kenworthy, for the defense, moved the court for the ap pearance of the court reporter to take such testimony in the examina'ion of the jurynvn as the defense might de sire. Judge Graves said he had no au thority to order the reporter to take ..... T 7 r- 1 I '1 3 tse cruii-' .r-- I anytning but the evidence of the wit , u 11 liifsyrs, and denied the mo-ion. jkd teen favorably pas Ctarlft tailcr. 'i:i:im .Montgomery -Ificer and dyer. Carl Hintz, -Moi.ne, waterworks em V. V. Reev.s fnr.e; During He said th? counsel might arrange with the repor'er to take the testimony, and h hoped they would do so. The de fense made no effort to call in the re porter. Special State s A'toruey G. W. Wood carefully examined jurors for the state and dismissed the first four called, as ! fillcws: he afternoon four men ere j W. P. Harnett, South Rock Island. Yrfeon. !o!:.je, ir.errhat.t Kock l-'.aml. Rixk Isl.-ind. retirtd ! dfmised hy the .-t.ve. v m. ii h.. ,. j E. Reidv. John Cowden and Henry 'isd an of Rock Island, th- two first oame'd for cause ar..i the oths per emptory. Judge E. C. Graves this morn.ng in circuit court overruled -h motion tV th defense in tbe Magtll-Bniner ion tpirary case, for a continuance. The jarors. who have been lat ently wait ing for -something to turn up." were called into court and the trial was tarted without further delay. Tbe work of selecting the jury is proceed ing slowly because of the wide inter est tbe public has taken in the inves t'gation. Five of the "4 men sum moned had been dismissed by the state h?n court 'ook a recess at noon. At 2 o'clock the examination of prospec tive jurors was continued. "For personal reasons I would like to see this trial put oft until another season cf the year," s'ared Judge Graves, "but I cannot eonsis'ently do it because of the lark of s'atutory rea sons m in? amaavii presenieu ny i:ie ccucsel for the defense for such a continuance. The motion is therefore denied. " Tbe court, speaking particularly on the defense's alleged fnahility to secure Dr. G. F. Johnson here as a w itness in the case for ar least 30 days, said he did no; yiink dilieence so far has been ihown in getting Johnson hre from California. 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Grape Xuts or Shred ded Vbeat 25c 1 lb. 3c bulk rocoanut for 19c boxes Noiseless matcu.-a " 2 5C " rolls toilet paper for 2 5c 10 bars Lennox soap for...33c Jersey Cream flour, per SI 33 Goldrim, GoH Medal cr North western flour, per sack. Jl 39 29 'Is. best cane sugar tor -51,00 Ue carry a full line of dry oods. shoes arid f Mrnishinss at lowest prices. Brady Sells for Less. Pbone. R. I. 44? or S63. Delivery to any p3rt of city. Kor cause. Had formed a fixed opin ion as to the guilt or innocence of the deft ndants. Andrew Bladel. Kor cause. More than T'l years of age. A. M. Goddard. bar'ender. South Rock Island. Peremptorily. William Trefz. expressman and su pervisor. Peremptorily. In addition to these four, before noon, the court excused H. Detjens o Rock Island, because of illness. Mr. Detjens confessed to being a sufferer with nervous trouble and would not have strength to 6erve as a Juror in such a long drawn out case as this undoubtedly will be. He is a bro'her-in-law of W. II. Brounh, deputy sher iff under indictment in another case. In his examination of the venire men Prosecutor Wood was careful to trace the fraternal affiliation of the men in the box to ascertain if they belonged to orders in which either Bruner or Maglll held membership, and if the obligatiqns so taken would prevent an unbiased opinion in decid ing such a case against a fellow tra ternalist. Wood asked for connec tions with the Masons. Elks. Kagles, Odd Fellows and Knight of Pythias. Questioned Closely. The j-rosecution was also solicitous about the acquaintanceship of the prospective juror with a long list of Kock Island and Moline men. consid ered, it is supposed, advisers and friends of the defendants, and proba b'e witnesses in the case. Among the men mentioned in this way were Attor neys J. T. Kenworthy, S. R. Kenwor- j thy, C. K. Die.z, W. A. Meese, J. K. I Sco t. Mayor If. M. Schriver. Ben j Schriver, ChWf James Brinn, Thomas j Cox. James Darnell. Magistrate C. J. 1 Smith. Commissioner Archie Hart. Wallace Treichler. W. E. Bailey. Hen J ry Wheelan. Jchn Ixwney. Phil Miller, I Henry Vierich. J. B. Oakleaf. William I Rice. Anthony Billburg, Jack Tighe. A. ;J. Hines. Tim Collins. William Mc j Eniry. Floyd E. Thompson, and others, j Only once during the forenoon did the defense cbject to a question put j by the prosecution to a wi.ness. Jndgs j Graves sustained the objec'ion to the j question put by Wood to John Cow dn, a bartender: "Did ycu ever work ! in a saloon in Rock Island that was I kept oppn on Sunday?' j Under Advisement. On adjourning court yesterday after ' noon at 4:30 Judge E. C. Graves took the matter of continuance under ad visement. He called for original cop- ies of the joint affidavit for contin ' nance of the indictment charging con spiracy returned by the January grand jury of the bill of particulars in its finally amended state, amplifying the indictment and the authorities cited by ' the opposing counsels in support of their arguments. Special State's At ! tornev Wood in the one Illinois ise ; he cited had set up that an affidavit j 'in support of a motion for a contiu- j I uanee in a criminal case where the j I ground was taken that additional wit-; ! nesses were necessary the affidavit i should state who the w itnesses were j and what they were to testify to. This. 1 he aliened, had not been done in this t instance. On the other hand. Attorney Ken ' worthy for the defense referred the 1 court to three casts covering three es- j i sential points of argument for a grant ! tof their motion for a continuance for 1 i REGALIA CONCERN ADDS TO FACTORY Mt. Pleasant, - Iowa, Business and Machinery -Comes to Rock Island. The Regalia Manufacturing com pany, whose factory is located in the Illinois Oil company building, on Sec ond avenue, yesterday took over the regalia business of E. G. Staats & Co. of Mt. Pleasant. Iowa, the latter con cern in future to devote itself to sup plying the pennant trade. The local company has been enjoying a steady growth, and with the acquisition of the Mt. Pleasant business, together with tl e additional machinery fhat It se cures through the deal, takes on in creased importance as a local industry. That the Rock Island factory Is gain, ing fame for the q'-ality of its goods w as further demonstrated by an or-1 der for badges Manager T. P. Eieh elsdorfer received today from Coomas sie. South Africa. Mr. Eichelsdorfer said that the company had never had ai.y previous business from that coun try, and had not sent its catalogues there. The only explanation Is that one or the price lists of the company accidentally fell into the hands of the South African folks, and they decided to give the Rock Island concern s. trial. 2Z T3 F. Johnson, former mayor of East Mo line, now a resident of l.os Angeles. Cal., were without the jurisdiction of this court, and it would require time to secure their presence here. "We are entirely surprised at the nature of the charge specified in the bill of particulars." declares the affi davit, "and it Is believed If the court will grant a continuance for 30 days, necessary witnesses and public docu ments centering on this case and which thus far have not been procurable, can be secured. This application is not made for delay, but that justice can be done.'' Want Dr. Johnson. For the first time in the present pro ceedings the name of Dr. Johnson was brought fcrth prominently. His was the only name mentioned in the affida vits, as witness that the defense in tended to secure in successfully plan ning the case. He is wanted here, it was clearly inferred, to Impeach the probable evidence of Adolph Vander Beke, East Moline saloon keeper, who is alleged by the Ftate in the indict ment and again in the bill of particu lars as being a "go-between" in the alleged transactions whereby 515 a ntonth was collected from East Mo line saloonkeepers for a "slush fund" to permit them to keep open Sun days. This money was paid to Bru ner and Magill. it is charged, and in consideration for his efforts Magill, in the capacity of state's attornej-, is al leged to have dismissed certain infor mation pending against Vander Beke in the courts of Rock Island county. To Impeach Vander Beke. In the affidavit for continuance re turned by the defense, it is boldly set out that the testimony and evidence which Vander Beke will introduce at the coming trial will be false, that the state will compel him to testify falsely regarding the alleged collect ing of a "slush' fund." The influence of Joseph I-. Haas, appearing as assist ant to Wood In behalf of the state, on Vander Beke as a witness, was set out in the affidavit. Haas was attorney for Vander Beke in cases pending against him for perjury. " The defense expressed its confidence that Dr. Johnson will, of his own voli tion, return to Rock Island county and give evidence that will impeach the probable testimony Of Vander Beke. He Is wanted to cite a conversation between Vander Beke and Johnson, w hen mayor of East Moline, in the lat ter's cffice. The statement would be 1 "ii e L o in d 0 11 FOR ONE DAY ONLY SATURDAY, jULY ll 25. 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It was set up in the affida- vit that no knowledge had been gained until yesterday of th? charges which ! the people had set "P "Kainst Bruner j and Magill, and not un'il the filing of )tbe bill of particulars was It known i that at least five overt acts. In addl- tion to those mentioned in the Indict 1 ment, were :o be made a part of the i state's case. J In order to prepare for these charges. I Jt was declared. It would be necessary to locate, interview and examine at; Iraet 2j to 30 witnesses rot needed if i all the- acts alleged in h indictment . had been trictly adhered to. It a (further stated thai sore of the most; i important witnesses, especially Dr. For Saturday and Monday We Offer Highest Grade Creamery Butter 26c lb. Carnation coffee 27c Our own special Blend. 30c value 25c Halligan's Golden Rod coffee 25c Pet milk, 6 cans for 25c Fine salmon, tall cans, 3 for 25c Tomatoes, corn and peas, 2 cans for 25c fork and beans, large cans 3 for 25c Sweet potatoes, per can...lfjc Good Luck Bjjlfer Co. 2020 Fourth Avenue to the effect that the saloonkeeper had denied in confidence to Johnson on several occasions that he hnd not col lected such money to be paid over, either to Bruner or Magill. A small bomb exploded in the court room when Prosecutor 'NVtvod, in thfe course of his arguments to refute the sufficiency of the motion for a con tinuance, declared he would see to it himself that Johnson would be brought here from California and that he would come on a writ as a prisoner and not as a free citizen. Johnson is under indictment jointly with .Magill In another case. Wood declared that Johnson was aware of the particulars in the present case two months ago when the indictment against Bruner ami Magill for conspiracy was re turned and that it could not be set up by the defense that "his necessary presence was a complete surprise un til today." The prosecutor expressed his doubt as to the worth of any testi mony Johnson would be able to offer. Verbal War. Prosecutor Wood denied absolutely that he had refused counsel for the defense copies of public records and court documents touching on this case w hich he had in his possession, as was alleged in the affidavit. Then he start ed on another line, attacking the statement that Attorney C. E. Dietz, appearing for Magill, had only been retained since the indictment against his client had been returned, and so had not full opportunity to sufficiently nreDare his case for trial. This led I to a tilt between the lawyers on me opposite side or the table. I "As a matter of fact," said Wood, I . 1 1 HI.. "Mr. Dietz has been reiainea u; gill for the last year and a half." "What's that?: exclaimed Attorney I)iez. "Who said so?" "You did so yourself," answered -the prosecutor. "You have been attorney for Magill ever since the investigation began." "That certainly is news to me, was the response. "Where did you ever get hold of that idea. Mr. Wood? When did I ever make such a statement? It is absolutely false." Keep Your Temper. Which of all the domestic virtues Is most essential to a happy married life? The ability to keep one's temper, be vond all question. There is nothing which lnds more to misery, not only Vor Its possessor, but also for those about him, than an ungovernable and unreasonable tem per. No one Is worse to live with than an ill tempered man, except perhaps an Hi tempered woman. Bad tempered people completely spoil the lives of those who associate with them. The feeling or strain is ever present. One never knows just when the storm will brea kalthough ap parently the weather, metaphorically, is "set fair." Life in these circum stances is a burden ' almost beyond bearing. Celebrate 50th Year of IMarried Happiness r I i i. " I 8 , A J8 7 N, - - ifc x ss-' FIVE MORE DUCKS HATCHED AT PARK Officer Lyle Hopes for More Success With These Than 4 With Others Killed. U John F. Moeller. Mrs. John F. Moeller. A Monstrosity Among Newspapers. Those who object to the widespread I newspaper may ee W.he apotheosis of their bete noire lu the museum at AJx- Mr, and Mrs. John F. Moeller, 1000 Sixteenth street, are today celebrat ing their golden wedding, their childen residing out of the city being here to participate in the observance of the happy event. Miss Augusta Fathauer and John F.- Moeller were united in marriage at Cleveland, Ohio, July 10, 1SG4, the Rev. Mr. IJndemann officiating at the service. Shortly after the ceremony tbey came to this city, which has been their home since and where they are well known and highly respected. Mr. Moeller was born in Hanover, Germany, Dec. 20, 1840, and when 12 years of age came to American with his parents and settled in Cleveland. In 1S62 he came to Rock Island and for 40 years was a teacher in the pa rochial school of the German Immanuel's Lutheran church, retiring in 1902. Since that time he has been township assessor or a deputy assessor, hold ing the former position at this time. Mrs. Moeller was also born in Hanover, in 1S42, and as children she and Mr. Moeller played together. She came to America with her parents when a child of 10 and settled in Cleveland and it was here that she and Mr. Moeller again met after many years. They are parents of 11 children, all of whom are living and are here with their families to participate in the celebration: Rev. Fred Moeller of Malcolm, Neb.; Rev. George Moeller of Corder, Mo.; Dr. Charles Moeller of St. Louis; Mrs. William Ferguson of Charlotte, N. C, and Miss Lily, August, Edward, Miss Anna, William, Louis and Miss Emily, all of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Moeller are keeping open house today, and their many friends are calling to wish them many more happy years. Five fmore ducklings pecked thenv selves out of their shells, stretched their wings and gazed into the world for the first time yesterday afternoon at Long View park. ' , Not one of the score of little ducks hatched about a month ago survived. sewer rats having killed off all of them. Park Officer Lyle, who Is stationed at the park, has taken precautions to pre vent similar fate to the present hatch ing, having screened the mouth of the sewer. The last ducklings were the delight of the kiddies, but lived for such a short time that not many little boys and girls had a chance to watch them. Now that the playgrounds has been established at Long View park it is ex pected that more of the boys and girls will see the new arrivals and enjoy watching their capers about the water. Strike Pickets Withdrawn. Pittsburg, Pa., July 10. Westing house strike pickets were withdrawn today and the state constabulary will break camp and march out this after noon. The strikers last night voted to return to work Monday. . ? Colonial Theatre The Cream of Photo Plays. Today v i THE PERILS- OF PAULINE Episode No. 8 Tomorrow THE LION'S BRIDE In Three Parts Monday, 13th, KATHLYN NO. 13 " The Last Part. la-Chapelle. the only existing copy of the Illuminated Quatrupie Constella tion, published in New York in 1S59. Happily this monstrosity did not sur vive its first Issue, for Its pages meas ure S feet by 6 feet, and each con tains 13 columns 4S inches long. By way of comparison it may be mentioned that the smallest newspaper in the world Is the Mexican Et Tele grama, with pages 4 inches square. 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