Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-04
FRED REINNARDT
A STRIKE VICTIM
Former Rock Islander, Serving
as Policeman in Chicago,
Shot Down.
ASSAILANT GETS AWAY
Attacked While Escorting Two Nom
union WOrkmen From Place
OF Employment.
GETS AWAY

Fred Reinhardt, a former member OF
the Rock Island police department.
was shot and killed in Chicago yes
terday while escorting two nonunion
garment workers from their place OF
employment 10 their homes. He was
employed as a special policeman by
Hart, Schaffner and Marx. Reinhart
who was 80 years OF age. was born in
this city, leaving here five years ago
to make HIS home in Chicago.
Reinhardt was escorting two strike
breakers, Sol Horwitz and Abe Field
man, from work to their residence,
1914 South Spaulding avenue. when
they were attacked by two men in a
passageway within a few feet Of the
residence. One OF the assailants
struck Feldman on the head with a
billy. An attack on Reinhardt was
made by the other man. Relnhardt
ran back TO the alley with the slugger
close at his heals. Seeing he was cor
nered, Reinhardt fired three shots,
which were answered by two shots
from his assailant. both OF which took
effect. Reinhardt's shots. is Is believed,
went wild.
AssAILANTs FLEE.
After running several feet down the
alley Reinhardt dropped. crying 81 am
shot" The lassailants ran west I'm the
alley between Douglas boulevard and
Thirteenth street and fled down Tur-
ner avenue, where they disappeared
around a corner.
Intense excitement reigned in the
neighborhood as a result OF the shoot.
ing. Horwitz broke away from his as
sailants and ran into the house, crying
out that Feldman was being beaten.
Mrs. Feldman seized a revolver and
rushed downstairs. prepared to defend
her husband. Before she got down
stairs, five shots we're exchanged be-
tween Reinhardt and the assaiIant I'm
the alley. and before she reached the
passageway the sluggers had disap-
peared.
A description OF the two alleged
pickets was obtained from the dying
man by Mrs. Rebecca Roderick, 1928
South Spaulding avenue. an eye wit
ness of the shooting and one OF the
first to reach the victims side as he
lay in the alley.
He told me he was shot by strikers
and that he was a special policeman
employed by Hart Schaffner e. Marx"
she said.
BOTH ARE DESCRIBED.
The description OF the assailants Civ.
en- by neighbors who saw the fight
tallies in every particular with that
given by Reinhardt TO Mrs. Roderick.
ThaNr
30 and 20 and % years old respective
ly, of dark complexion, and between
feet ) inches and feet Z inches in
height.
The man who shot Reinhardt was dc.
scribed to be OF stocky build. wearing
a dark peaked cap with ear flaps tied
under the chin and a long dark over.
coat His companion was described as
slim, clean shaver. and wearing sim
lar kind OF cap and long dark over-
coat
Reinhardt was shot in the back.
above the hip. He was detailed TO
Hart Schaffner e. Marx by the Nc.
iuire & White detective agency. He
eft a widow and baby. who went Co
last Wednesday TO visit
Mrs. Reinhardts sister
Horwitz and Feldman said they had
'een followed every night for a week.
ind they obtained the services OF Rein
lardt as an escort because they feared
{ was only a question OF time when -
hey would be slugged.
A general alarm was sent out TO ev-
Try police station in Chicago ordering
he police to be on the lookout for the
escaped pair