Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-05
Carl Grady Killed and
Buried on Lonely ISL
and on This Side.
.NAGLE so CONFESSES
Josephine C0IIett Confessed
the Crime and Body
Found.

Will Maggie. arrested on Island B in
the Mississippi about four miles above
MGscatine, on a charge of having
knowledge of the murder of Carl Ora
dy, confessed last night after a six
hour sweat box treatment. and when
he went back to the cell at the Musca-
tine jail the officers had a positive
statement from him that the woman ar
rested with him, Josephine Collect. had
committed the murder during the lat
ter part of May. He claimed that she
murdered Grady, and that the body is
buried on Geneva island. which lies
nearer the Illinois shore. opposite Isl
and B. Deputy Sheriff E +. REYNOLDS
of Rock Island, with Muscatine officers
went to Geneva island this morning. in
an effort 10 locate the buried body from
the directions given by Maggie. The Of
ficers returned to FairpOrt. near Mus
catine this afternoon, having been sue
cessful in their search for the body.
Body is Found.
Sheriff Heider and Coroner Eckhart
departed this afternoon for Muscatine
county where they viii take charge of
the body. The body was located where
Nagle stated. and there seems little
doubt now that either the Collect wo-
man. or Nagle or both of them. muir
dered Grady 10 gain possession of his
cabin and property.
Maggie insisted to the officers that the
first knowledge he had of the crime
was about two weeks ago. when the
woman told him she had murdered
Grady. and told him where the body
was buried. For several weeks it has
been whispered around that Grady.
who resided on Island b. had mysteri-
ously disappeared. and that his cabin
boat and the piece of ground which he
occupied was in possession of Maggie
and his woman companion. who is now
charged with the murder.
Work of Rock Island County.
There had been considerable CORE
spondence between the authorities of
Rock Island and Muscatine counties on
the subject, and Thursday morning
Deputy Sheriff f. f. Reynolds, in com
pany with Officer McElravy and Jim
Lewis. of MUscatine. the latter of
whom lives on Geneva island. went to
Island b. They returned TO Muscatinc
with Maggie and the woman in their Gus
tody. and the two were at once locked
up. pending investigation. On reaching
the island the officers had found no
signs of life about the boat and both
doors of the boat were locked on the
inside After attempting to arouse the
two. the officers broke down the door,
and found Maggie and the woman in
bed. They claimed to have been up I'M
til 4 O'Clock in the morning. and had
not heard the noise the officers made
The Murdered Man.
Carl Grady, the murdered man, was
well known in Muscatine and the lower
end of the two counties. He was about
- wears of age. weight 125 pounds. He
had been living on Island b, and had
purchased small piece OF ground,
where he had a neat wen kept garden.
1t is said that Maggie and the woman
made proposition to him some time
ago for the use of the place. but that
Grady refused. The fact that Grady
was missing was discovered by Jim
Lewis and Charles Fisch, who went To
collect a Dill, and lOuHu inc bi"SS 4'oiN
d up.
The First suspicion.
AS they were leaving they saw Jose
,bine Collect. and asked her about Ora
~. she said Grady had gone TO Cincin-
lati This aroused suspicious, and on
Investigation facts were discovered
hat gave a different aspect to the mat
er. Nagle. when questioned. said era
~ was in Muscatine, and that he had
bought Gradys outfit for $40. This
vas doubted. since Maggie had pawned a
watch in FairpOrt a few days before
or 81 and had not redeemed II.
The Question of Jurisdiction.
The case will probably fall into the
Jurisdiction of Rock Island county, as
;eneva island lies well 10 the Illinois
,ide Of the channel The prisoner was
custody of Deputy Sheriff Reynolds
last evening. but after the confession
il was thought the crime was commit
ted on the Muscatine island and hence
he officer deferred retaining until TINS
morning when the geographical phase
# the case changed.
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