The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-30
ROCK ISLAND PAPER
MAY BE SUPPRESSED
Federal Officers Looking for
Evidence Against Editor
John Looney.
GRAND JURY IS CALLED
Coroner Begins Inquest on
Bodies of the Two Victims
of Tuesdays Rioting.
GRAND JURY IS CALLED
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ROCK ISLAND. H.. March e9--Fed-
erai intervention In the Rock Island sit
uatlon. Ia be followed by tho prosecution
~ John Looncy. editor OF the Rock Island
News. on the charge OF sending improper
matter through the mails is the climax
10 which the rioting has been brought
tonight
Following numerous appeals TO Post
master General Hitchcock al Washing
ton and 10 Chief Inspector Stewart of
Chicago. Postofice Inspector Hadsel or
Chicago has been instructed 10 examine
copies of the News which are TO be put
into he United States mails at midnight
tonight.
Tusnector Hadsc, arrived IN Rock Island
shortly after O'Clock tonight and i'm
Wcdiatelv had conference with II. a
!. Mcdonald. postmaster ~ Rock Island.
contained matter which he thought I'm
proper. he would immedla tely refuse the
use of tho mails FOR transmission and
'iie charges against T.ooney.
Ia case tie postothce Inspector does
re'us. tho mails Mayor Schrver will
suppress the sale % the paper in tho
streets Of Rock Island and confscate
The Injection uf this Issue into the
situation brings Rock Island In the
unlqu" position OF being under the city,
Cause of Trouble.
Efforts arc also being made to have
federal charges brought against Looney
f"r sending last Saturdays issue or the
News '>rough the malls. This is the pa
rer which carried the now famous story
~ NnNcr Schriver's alleged dehauch with
Tie woman o; the big hat, called
Ethel" following which publication
tho rsv1r from which he is now slowly
recovcrinc IN 81. Authonys hospital,
Iob1 i.oonev announced 10 an lnterns
The presses would begin hummng to-
night usual and that the usual papers
would he sent 70 the postoffce for trans
mission through the mails.
The judiciary machinery OF the county
began lis work in the Investigation of
TUESDAYS riotine this afternoon. when at
inarcSt into the deaths of Frank Kcl
logf who MAS killed instantly, and Ray
rnoud Swingle. who died late last night
from wounds received In the riot, and at
the same hour upstairs in the county
courthouse q grand jury OF twenty three |
men was charged for tho sweeping in
vestigation which. is To be conducted
After hearing nine witnesses. the coro- |
ner's jury adjourned until Q o'clock Sat
urday morning.
Mayor schrlyer and his bitter enemy.
Harry McCaskrn. the lawyer who ad- |
dressed the crowd Immediately before the |
riotiug, are both subpoenaed TO appear |
before the coroner's jury tomorrow morn |
Ing
Expectation OF startling statements has
arisen from the meaSeT part of the ex- |
amina tiun conducted today
The most important witness OF the af- |
iernoon was Fred Sporrey. representative !
OF the Swedish Post. a Rockford news |
paper. who was at the public squire |
meeting and who followed the mob to i
tho city hall Tuesday.
The crowd said. Let's go down 10 the |
city hall and get Schriver.'" " said Spor-
rev They marched down by two diff |
lerent routes
Tho crowd halted on the opposite side |
~ the street from the city hall. 7 did |
not hear the police make command To |
the crowd 10 disperse before they shot
saw no bricks thrown by the crowd be- ,
fore the shooting.