Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-09
CASES ARE UP
Grand Jury Devotes Much Time
to Investigating Affairs
of J. w. War;.
ALSO LOOKS INTO MoLDERs' RIOT
Report Expected Thursday of Next
Week-Divorce Granted
Robert Carlton.

II i expected the grand jury Will
return its report to the circuit court
Thursday OF the coming week There
has been vast amount of work be-
fore the jury. the greater part of the
present week having been. devoted TO
an inyeS ti@aticn Of the case Of j. w.
War;. the defaulting Moline publisher
and building association official, who
ha~ been held on an enlightenment
charge. The affairs of War; have been
gone into a. thoroughly "a possible in
an effort to gain an insight into the
manner in which he made away with
the large sums Of money belonging to
others that il j. alleged he appropria-
ted to his own Use.
Another case that may terminate
seriously for those involved i the riot
that occurred two months ago in Mo
line between union and non-union
mol,!er~. in which George Claus,en.
one Of the strikers. was shot and Seri-
ou>ly wounded. For weeks Claussen
lowered between life and death. and
il i said he j. not Vet out of danger.
Four Of the non-uniun moIGers and
two special policemen employed by
Williams. White 4 Co.. are under bond
to- the grand jury for assault with in
tent To do bodily injury.
The jury this afternoon made par
tiaL report. returning an Indictment
against William AlIars and his wife,
Carrie. who are charged with barber
ING. for immoral purposes. Il female
under the age Of Il years. in their sa-
loon. the Blue Goose. First avenue. he
tween Nineteenth and Twentieth
streets. Mabel Wright. aged -. is the
girl in question. NllarS and his wife
were arrested this afternoon and their
bond fixed at $1.5OO each.
Want to Get Dat of JaiI
IIaE"a~ corpus proceedings have
been begun by Attorney j. f. Wittcr
To secure the freedom of John Nag
uer. Henry Kir~chhotf. James Murray.
y. {. NHrhcl>. William Bellmond, !. j.
O'Ericn AMI W. +. Phillips. the su>pi-
ciouS characters arrested 10y the Rock
Island police Monday. 1t i held in
the petition that the mittimuS on
which the men were committed to the
county Jail i insufficient. They were
found hudfled together in one room
in the Baker lodging house on Fourth
avenue near TwrntN-fuurth street. II
il tn" belief of the police that they
had come here from Chicago to carry
out Il series If rubhcrieS they were
rlanrin" when taken into camp by
the police.
Robert Carlton Granted Divorce.
Robert Carlton. Noliuc dentist.
wa~ divorced from Frank" Carlton.
to whom he was married in 1N9S while
he was Il student mt Il Chicago dental
college. lie alleged that ~he deserted
him in 1901 and cloped with man
named Roger. with whom. ii j. claim
eel. she il now Twin" in Milwaukee. g.
\. ShaIlbcrg Was Cartoons attorney.
\ decree was given in the suit of
Mrs Mary Van Hcecl>e. of Moline.
against Camille Van Hoecke. Mrs. Van
Hoecke alleged cruelty.
sues to Recover Insurance
Mr.. Emily Peck j. piaintitt in suits
started against the New York Life In
,uraucc company and the Modern
Noudmeu society en- policies held in
both by her late husband. The New
York Life policy was for $1,000 and
the NCJcru Wuodmcn $1,000.