Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-28
JEALOUSY SEEMS
ONLY MOTIVE IN
Double KILLING
Emil Sporrey Alleged to Have
Purchaser Revolver Prr-
posely to Kill Mixer.
WANTS TO KNOW PENALTY
Asks c. o. Larson TO Find Out What
He Would Receive if He Got"
Grace CampbeIrs Husband.

That bitter feeling existed between
Emil Sporrcy and George Mixer, which
eliminated in SpOrrey's killing Mixers
wife and then committing suicide, was
brought out al the double inquest held
Saturday afternoon at the Kent under
taking parlOrs. &. o. Larson, 722
Thirteenth street, Moline. told the
ccroncr's jury that Sporrey had pur-
chased his 32-calibre automatic sew
erai weeks ago and showed # TO him
and declared that he intended to get"
Mrs. Mixers iiisband Larson said he,
attempted to get Sporrey to give him
the weapon but the latter said that
h would part with anything else in
the world but the gun.
From the evidence introduced at the
inquest, Jealousy seemed to be the
primal cause for the tragedy. Sporrey
is known TO have been a man of quick
temper, especially when drinking and
It is presumed that the taunt of the
painted woman that he didn't have
nerve enough TO shoot" was too much
70 his self-control in mis- excited state
OF mind and the double killing re-
suited
THE yERDICTs.
Separate inquests were held. An in
qUisition over the remains of Mr..
Sporreyy was first conducted, the jury
finding that he came TO his death from
self-inhicted wounds and then an in
vestigation into the death OF Mrs Mar
garet Mixer. better known to her asso-
ciGtes as Grace Campbell, was held,
the jury finding that she died from
wounds received from a revolver fired
by Sporrey.
MORBID CURIOSITY.
That there is a morbid curiosity in
the average person which is easily
aroused, was emphasized TO the full
est extent at the inquest. Hundreds
crowded in the Kent undertaking par
Tors, many laughing and seemingly in
the best of humor, viewing the whole
proceeding as pleasing diversion All
during the day hundreds visited the
morgue 10 view the remains and fully
half Of tie spectators we're women and
young girls to whom the tragedy
seemed to mean nothing
PURCHASES GUN.
The first witness examined at the
inquest was &. O. Larson of Moline.
L. was he who testified that Sporrey
had tin for Grace Camp0ells hus-
band Larson said "Sporrey came to
me several weeks ago and showed me
"a gun he had bought" Identifying the
weapon which Coroner K. c. J. Meyer
held in his hand. and said he bought
ii to kill the husband of Grace Camp
bell. | told him to cut out his fool.
ishness and give me the revolver but
be said he would not part with it.
GET SOME ONE ELSE.
He also told me that he might get
someone else with it but who he meant
out how much a man would get if ne
killed a man and ! told him it would
be- as much as his life was worth.
met Grace and Sporrey in a saloon
and they wanted me- to call up at the
court house and find out when Grace's
trial was coming up and Judge Bel
said in about a week | told them
this and SpoTroy told me again that
he was going to get Grace's man"
MIR Larsons testimony developed
the fact that Mixer and Sporrey die
nave trouble some time ago and Mixer
is alleged 10 have drawn a gun OF
Sporrey which was responsible fol
Srorrey's eumity.
RECON- MIS- STORY.
+. II. Hare, Moline bartender whose
story was told in The Argus Satur
day, retold his version of the affail
to the jury. He told how he had gone
Saturday morning at ! O'Clock 20 tn,
Campbell home and had been there
about 10 minutes when Sporrey, whC
was intoxicated, came 70 the hous,
and asked Grace il she didn't want u
take a taxi ride. She replied that sh,
did and that when the couple got 4
the taxi Grace found a dark haire,
woman in the machine and refused Il
enter. Sporrey and Grace then re
turned 90 the house both Quarreling
Grace repeatedly charging that Spor