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THE ARGUS. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1908. 5 GOODMAN ON THE STAND RELATES THE FIGHT STORY Man Who Alleged He Was De frauded Out of $2,000 is Witness AGAINST WEIL, NOW IN JAIL Newspaper Man Pointed to Where to Get Facts and Then Made a Witness Of. Judge Graves, sitting as a commit ting magistrate in the circuit court this afternoon, opened the preliminary hearing of Joseph R. Well, accused of $2,000 in a fake prize fight near the Watch Tower Feb. 4. Goodman was the principal witness for the prosecution. He went into details of the manner in which he al leged he had been worked up to the' point of betting his money against that of the "millionaires' club" .mem bers. Cully Flannigan, according Jo his story, being, used as ""come on," Luicortinc to be himself nuttine un the greater part of the cash and get- ting Goodman in to supply the bal-' ance, for a big cleaning. ! 'i Goodman soemed a trifle hazy about 1 the exact location of the scene of the fight, but it was gathered that it was somewhere in South Rock Island. The promoters, principals and gamblers went to the place in squads of fours to avert suspicion. ! A ring was prepared and the jocks cleared away, so that if either of the principals fell then? would not be any serious results, and the fight began. (iootlnian'M Man Stiowrd I'p ll. Gorman, on whom Goodman's money was placed, seemed to have the better rI it-in the opening rounds, according to Goodman. Up to the end of the third lie looked a winner. In the fourth be was knocked down, and Goodman noticed something red was running from his mouth. Whetaer it was blood or not, in the light of later developments he was disposed to doubt. Gorman seemed unable to go on, and was counted out. His seconds then crowded into the ring, and sud denly someone shouted that Gorman was dying. Then there was ta stam- referee and stakeholder, handed the money over to the other fellows, and with Kauffman, the other "pugilist," headed ..the- tlight.. . . .. Goodman told of bringing Gorman around finally, and detailed the tribu lations of the losers and the manner TO TT TTT" T W we've got some dandies at these prices) or whether you want the elegantly hand tailored, silk lined garments, ranging up to $32, you'll find an assortment of modish outer garments here that are properly fashioned, and economically priced. cial attention to the exceptional values we are showing at $15, $18 and $20. You'll have to admit whn you see them tuat there is a substan tial saving for those who purchase here. The very best manufacturers are represented fn the garments we have to offer, and we give a guar antee of satisfaction with every purchase.- 1 '''rf in which they finally got back to Chi cago. At 3:45 Attorney Julius Urn bach, attorney for the defense had just started the ' cross examination. i..e state is represented by ' State's Attorney J. K. Scott, while II. A. Weld appears for Goodman. - Bait' to Da w Reporter Oat. In connection with today's de velopments in the case, one of the attorneysthls morning tele phoned to The Argus that if a re porter went at once to the sheriff's office he might get a good account of the fake prize fight affair from Good man, the complainant in the case now in court, and from another man claim ing to have been fleeced of a fabulous sum. The Argus representative went accordingly to the sheriff's office, and there found the sheriff, the attorney, Mr. Goodmap, and another man. But the interview was in vain, so far as securing any information on the matter was concerned. The new man in the case woulu not talk. His name could not" be learned. He declined to answer any queries of the newspaper man. Mr. Goodman simply said that the whole story would be told this afternoon in court. Then it developed that the "inter view" was turned into an effort to se cure from The Argus representative the sources of its information on which statements relative to the case have been published from time to time. When the reporter declined to reveal his sources of information he was charged with all sorts of evil things. The attorney and Mr. Good man admitted, however, that no mis statement has been published by The Argus. The peculiar phase of the whole case is that -The Argus, after laboring vainly for weeks to "gain from legitimate sources of -informa tion the actual facts in the case, and . every avenue being closed against It, i; now by means of a ruse called uiion to divnlire the snurres nf such ' information as it has been able to learn, and at the same time the facts which The Argus has presented are ad mitted to be true. The Argus, as a newspaper, entirely disinterested and seeking merely to discharge its duty as a newspaper, has diligently labored to gain from those who know the en tire story of the Goodman affair, and notwithstanding all these facts the very people who most realize that the paper has been for reasons discrim inated against, have not hesitated to malign it and to misrepresent its mo tives. This afternoon just before the hear ing of the Goodman case was taken up in court the city editor of The Argus whom it was sought to pump this morning was subpoenaed as a witness, and later all the witnesses were ex cluded from court while the hearing was on. It therefore became neces sary -for The Argus to send another representative to the court house to report the testimony for publication. Get DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Ha zel Salve it Is good for piles. Sold by all druggists. JjfSni rfcurtHCRAFr T'V'i V . w !m trow a Ill' P COATS E'RE awfully anxious to show you the new models and colorings in Top Coats; and it don't matter wheth- er you want the inexpensive coat at $10 or $12 (and -"We wish STOP AN ACTION Elwell Suit Againsttho City and National Bank Building Compromised. PLAINTIFF IS GIVEN $750 Robinson Estate Pays Henry Scholl Fails in Effort to Collect Damages , from Deere &. Mansur. The catse of John Harold Ell well, by next friend, against the city of Rock Island, the Rock Island National I bank and " Mts. Mary Robinson fori lamnCTXIC fnw tin 4a Jnn KuntnlnnJ In n uMiiiujc) iui iiijui ico ousiaiucu in ail accident in front of the bank build ing In 19A.1. was brought to Ir1.il thta morning in the circuit court, arid set tied by agreement at $750. The ver dict and the judgment for this amount were returned against the city, but! the- payment is to be made by the Robinson estate, which owns the 1 pioperty involved. The accident for which the suit was brought occurred July 14. 1905. The boy fell into a tele when the sidewalk collapsed. Kenworthy & Kenworthy and M. E. Sweeney appeared for the plaintiff in! the case and City Attorney J. F. Witter, represented the city . and Sweeney & Walker the bank and the Robinson estate. Suit In DlttnilMaed. The suit of Henry Scholl against the Deere & Mansur company of Mo line for $5,000 for personal injuries. was ended in the circuit court y ester-' day when Judge E. C. Graves allowed a motion to instruct the jury for the defense. It was claimed that the plain-' tiff gave a release from liability. P. R. Ingleson and W. R. Moore appeared tor the plaintiff and W. A. Meese for the defense: TrylnR noHM Cane Again. The trial of the Ross case against the Rock Island for $25,000 was be gun in the circuit court this morning. This is the second trial of the case, the first hearing having been in March, 190C. The verdict then was for nC.OOO. The suit is for the death of George Ross, who was killed in the lower Rock Island -yards near Twentieth street a stormy night in November, 1905. The accident indi rectly resulted from the fact that the glass of a headlight on a switch en gine was broken. It was claimed that a report of the condition of the glass had been made by the switching crew, v ' The appellate court reversed the decision of the circuit court in the case. OBITUARY. Deal Funeral. lie remains of Mrs. Sarah Deal, who died at her home in this city Feb. BUDDY to call spe 4. will be removed from tlu vault nti Chlppiannock cemetery Friday and In terred at Beulah cemetery in Rural. The cortege will leave the cemetery at 8:30 in the morning. Short ser vices will -be held at the grave. Burgh Funeral. The remains of Irving D. Burgh, who died at Minneapolis, arrived this morn ing and the funeral will be held to morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home of Mrs.' Clara B. Lyford, 1024 Second avenue. Funeral of Mrs. William Swartout. The remains of Mrs. William Swart out of Reynolds, who died at St. Luke's hospital in Davenport yesterday, were taken to Reynolds today for burial. Mrs. Swartout was the wife of the well known farmer who resides about two miles from Reynolds. About a week ago she was taken to St. Luke's hospital to undergo an operation for the removal of a tumor. Almost. Im mediately after the operation it was seen that the patient would not sur vive and she died yesterday morning at 5 o'clock, fahe is survived by her husband and nine children.- Tiie fu neral took place today from the Meth odist church at Reynolds. Rev. T. J. Wood conducted the services. COUPLE PATCH DIFFICULTIES Arthur E. Godfrey and Wife of Boston Are Reconciled. Word has come from Boston of the reconciliation of Arthur E. Godfrey and Beatrice Blanche Bruner Godfrey, the former Davenport young woman, who was married to the young eastern millionaire after a brief but romantic courtship. The couple's matrimonial troubles," growing, It is said, out of anonymous letters written to the hus- ( sympathy is-naturally with the little band from Davenport, have been fellow. givtell. much publicity. It is said ai Telephone ler Aroaned. former: maid of Mrs. Godfrey- is sus-i Telephone users all over the city pected of w;riting the letters. iare conmlaiuine nf the new turn in Serious Charges Preferred. Leonard Hoffman and Minnie Crouch, both employes of a local restaurant, were arrested yesterday afternoon on the charge of adultery. Sheriff Kittil scn serving the warrant. Mrs. Ivy Hoffman, wife of the man, is complain ing witness. , The case was brought before Justice Wells yesterday after noon and continued till Hoffman was bound over to the grand jury. Call for Meeting of Democrats. A meeting of the democratic city township committee of Rock Island, together with the candidates, is hereby called at Turner hall, Thursday even ing, March 2C, at 8 p. m. JOSEPH GROTEGUT, Chairman. Ralph Lamont, Secretary. $200 Reward Offered. As mayor of the city of Rock Island, I hereby offer a reward of $200 for the arrest and conviction, of the party or parties responsible for the explosion in the Looney building. H. C. SCHAFFER. TUCKER ITH the same eye for good ness and exclusiveness that selected our men's and young men's wear ables, we chose the celebrated BUDDY TUCKER suits for boys and children. No other line of children's suits possess the same degree of elegance and style. It is always a pleasure for us to show them. w v 1 . n COUNCIL'S ACT STIRS INTEREST IN TELEPHONE Defeat of Independent Relief Franchise Again Arouses the Public. , ALL ARE AGAINST MONOPOLY Which Strangling of Struggling Union Electric Will Surely - Mean.' The attitude of the city council of Monday evening in defeating the Union Electric relief ordinance, has awakened the people once more to the telephone subject. Unless the council either retraces its steps, or' adopts other action that will be In ef fect otherwise than destructive to the only obstacle that stands in the way of the Bell monopoly in Rock Island, there is likely to be concerted action on the part of telephone users. Monopoly'M Aim to Throttle Competition People generally realize that with the independent telephone . company strangled through the influence of the Bell monopoly it would be but an in stant until the monster corporation would have the city of Rock Island ;Ly the throat. It is a fight between i David and Goliath and the nublie events and the aldermen sooner or later will hear from them. No Use to Die. "I have found out that there Is no use to die of lung trouble as long as you can get Dr. King's New' Discov ery," says Mrs. J. P. White of Rush boro, Pa. "I would not be alive today onlv for that wonderful medicine. ' It today, when loosens up a cough quicker than any- n (tin man nil... . thing else, and cures lung disease even after the case is pronounced helpless." This most reliable femedy for coughs and colds, lag'rip, asthma, bronchitis and hoarseness, is sold under guaran tee at all druggists. . 50 cents and $1. Trial bottle free. ' Beer That Is Beer. If you want to drink good beer, order the. Davenport Malting company's pale export. Delivered anywhere in Rock Island. Both phones, north 1CD. What Causes Headache. From October to May, colds are the most frequent cause of headache. Lax atlve bromo quinine removes cause E. W. Grove on box. 25 cents. SUITS rains, because they serve . ' , - RA W in Rain Coats is much larger than usual. The fabrics are principally worsteds, in the all wool qualities (not mercerized cottont in neat patterns, medium, light and dark colorings. The prices for the better, ali worsted, hand-tailored lines, $18 to $25 lower priced garments as well, but not all worsted, at $10. Where the finest biscuit, cake, hot-breads, cruSts or puddings are required oyal is indispensable. Balang Powder Absolutely Pure Not only for rich or fine food or for special times or service. Royal is equally valuable in the preparation of plain, substantial, every-day foods, for all occa sions. It makes the food more , taity, nutritious and wholesome. PERSONAL POINTS. E. V. Ramser returned last night from a visit in Chicago. Howard McCandless left this noon for Chicago to spend a few days. J. H. Trimble is home from a seven weeks' business trip in the south. George Sheldon returned to resume iis studies at Chicago university last night. - Miss Nina Munger ' returned last evening from a visit with relatives near Rochford. ' Miss Marie Barton of Galesburg is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Temple. " Captain John Killeen. superinten dent of the Diamond Jo line, was in the city yesterday on business con nected with the packets. Hon. E. W. Hurst arrived home last night from Asheville, B. C.. Washing ton, and Atlantic, City. Mrs. Hurst re mained to visit in the east. v Mrs. A.. J. -McPherrin of 1,6s An geles, Cal., who- was recently operated upon at St. Anthony's hospital, is im proving nicely and yesterday' after N GOATS E promise many surprises for that a Rain Coat cannot be presentable as well as de pendable. Should it rain every day or even if it never a man can find splendid as Top Coat as well. ' ' . . . - - Our spring showing noon was able to be removed to the home of her sister, Mrs. A. W. Tan ner, on Twelfth street and Fourth avenue. ; ' Rev. J. M. Maxon, pastor of Grace Episcopal church at Galesburg, is in the city and will preach this evening at 7:S0-at the Lenten services at Trin ity Episcopal church. Charles McCallum and Matthew Wodrow of Red Lodge, Mont., arrived in the city this morning for a visit to the family of William Eckermaun. They are en route to Ireland and Scotland for a visit and may return to make their home in Illinois. Mr.. McCallum is a brother of Mrs. Ecker niann. yet he saw her in Rock Island today for the first time in his life, she having left the native home in Ire land before he was born.-' The Lucky Quarter. , Is the one you pay out for a box of Dr. King's New Life Pills. They bring you the healih thatu more precious than jewels. Try them Tor headache biliousness, constipation and malaria. If they disappoint you the price will be cheerfully refunded at all druggists All the news all the time TheArgns. the man who believes use for one of these coats, ' . .