Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-22
Gamblers and Other Defiant
violators to be Given oppor-
tunity to Show Rights"
to September Court.
MAGILL PREPARED TO ACT
Law and Order League Investigators,
Both Beaten I'm Broad Daylight,
Are Held on Charges of As
sault and Battery.

Cognizance Of the shocking condi-
tions revealed by the Investigations
conducted by the Rock Island Law
and Order league has been taken by
the September grand jury.
81 want the decent people Of the
city OF Rock Island and the county
to know that am on their side and
against the lawlessness in this city"
States Attorney L. NJ. Magill said
today. II must confess that / have
been amazed at the attitude and
manifest strength Of the lawless ele-
ment here. / want to assure the
people that will do my full duty in
the premises, and that the crook will
not receive quarter from me. II
should be understood, however, that
am not a detective, and am not
supposed to personally gather evil
dence. / am here to uphold and en-
force the laws of the state Of I'LL
nois, and to act upon information
supplied my office by the people. 1
am here and ready at all times to
act for the people"
Investigators In jail All Might.
w. w. Scott and Frank Hulse, in
vestfgators in the employ of the Law
and Order league, after lying in the
city Jail all night, were released on
bond at noon today by Magistrate
c. ]. Smith. Their bonds, In the
sum OF $500 each, were signed b.
G. w. Reddig and 8. G. Taylor. The
Investigators are charged by the po-
lice department with assault and battery
because apparently they were unable TO
successfully resist an attack by three
thugs at Eighteenth street and Third
avenue at o'clock yesterday after
noon. Both Scott and Hulse were
mercilessly beaten and kicked in the
face after they had been felled by
their assailants. Scott lay uncon-
scious on the sidewalk for several
minutes. A citizen who saw Scott ly-
ing on the walk, summoned the city
ambulance. supposing the man to be
almost dead.
The Investigators at this time de-
cline to offer any comment on the
treatment they have received at the
hands Of the authorities. However,
they wish the statement made that
they expect to remain in the city u1-
til their work is finished, and that
at the proper time they will supply
the public with information bearing
on yesterdays assault upon them.
The preliminary hearing of Scott and
Hulse on charges of assault and bat
terry was continued until Oct. L.
Asked for an explanation Of the ba-
sis of the charges against the two
investigators, the police department
answer today was that they were
fighting among themselves"
Change of Venue TnIen.
This morning, upon a motion filed by
John Looney, attorney for the gam
blers, the cases of the three attaches
of the Billburg resort arrested in the
raid of last Saturday, were trans
ferred for hearing from the court Of
Justice ]. H. Cleland to that OF Justice
P. H. Wells. Looney asked Justice
Wells If he would not dismiss the
charges in the event of the non-ap-
pearance of the states attorney. JUS
tice Wells replied that he would take
no such action unless recommended to
do SO by the states attorney. The
cases have not yet been heard.