Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-24
CROOKS ON TRIAL.
Interesting Case Begun in the
Circuit Court.
CIRCUS DAY P1cKPoCKETs ARE UP.
Hardest Fought Legal Battle Which the
Authorities Hero Have Had For . Long
Time to BE Wsged,. the Defendnnts
Having Engaged Foreign Counsel.

Having Engaged Foreign Counsel.
The case against Ed Williams,
alias Ed Shevlin; John Rice. alias
Thomas Clark. and James Wilson.
alias Thomas Duffy, for attempting
to take a diamond stud from the
shirt of G. T. Walker. of Davenport,
on show day, was called in the cir
cult court yesterday afternoon. This
is the case of the so-called Chicago
pickpockets and is likely to be the
cause ceiebre of the term. Many
witnesses, sheriffs, police officers,
detectives. and other peace officers
from abroad are here to add their
links to the chain of evidence which
it is claimed will connect the defend
ants, not only with this particular
crime. but with numerous other like
offenses on show day.
On the other hand the defendant
Williams, alias Shevlin, is supported
| by his mother, two brothers and
other friends, and every influence is
being urged to save at least the
..kid'' from confinement in the re.
formatory.
The examination of the jury was
begun last evening and in a short
time all the regular panel was ex-
hausted, and a special venire of -
was soon excused, and at the ad journ-
ment of court not a single juror was
chosen. In the morning second
special venire of II jurors was ex-
amined and was exhausted without
| ho lnA
sion K. A. Wade, an attorney of Chi
cago, appeared as an associate of
Maj. Beardsley in the defense of Will
liams, and certainly if abundance
OF counsel is much wisdom, the de-
PENDANTS are amply supplied.
At 11:3O third venire for
four jurors was issued, 10 Jurors
having been accepted by both par
ties as follows: L. +. La Velle, Clar-
ence Pratt, Fred Dorman, William
Hause, +. l.. Currier, Andy Holman,
NJ. Lane. James Norton, w. Dickson
and G. N. Brown. Upon the return
of the third venire the two additional
I. jurors in the persons of A. w.
Nichols and James Van Horn were
, secured.
The joint trial of Frank Harvey,
| William McNeal and Harry Hines,
the young men indicted for entering
the residence of A. Boro one night
several weeks ago, came to an end in
the circuit court last evening, the
jury returning verdict finding
Hines and Parker guilty as charged
. and acquitting McNeal.
New Jurors Drawn.
Another panel of petit jurors, who
| are to report for duty Monday after.
noon. was drawn last night, the tern
. OF the ones serving at present ex.
} piring this week. The new Jurors
, are:
; Rock Island-William Rettich
! John Anthony, Charles Brindle, Mel:
l Swanson, j. II. ladders. W. Is. Fer.
) guson, George Jones. Charles Lind.
blom, Joseph Gieger, c. l.. Williams,
7. O'Connor.
Moline-J. c. H. Read, T. L. East.
4 man. c. j. Cronander, Charles Albert.
, son. H. c. Wheelock, c. F. Calkins,
! &. S. Downing, John Cooper, N. A.
= Marsellas, Henry Clausen, Frank
, Frisk. j. P. Swenson. Dennis Kelly.
South Moline-James Roam.
} South Rock Island-Byron Patter
son.
E Black Hawk-George Tenges, Viii
, liam Bushart.
Hampton-Richard O'Donnell, Wal
e ter Corbin.
Cordova-Riley Gilpin, W. H
+ Durant.
Andalusia-M. B. Meyers.
Zuma-William G.. Shepard.
Buffalo Prairie-Isaac Roberts.
Port BvrOn-Lem Kari