Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-17
SCHOESSEL NOT
KILLED BY GUN
FOUND IN YARD
Evidence at Coroner's Inquest
Tends to Show That Weapon
Had Been Planted.
WAS NOT USED RECENTLY
Little Light Is Thrown on Tragedy
Which Cost Life of Well
Known Resident.

That J. f. Schoessel was not muir
dered with the revolver which WAS
found in the yard of the Eugene Field
school across from his bone on Sow
enth avenue was the opinion De
tective Thomas Cox expressed at the
meeting of the coroner's Jury Satur-
day afternoon at the office of State $
Attorney F. Z. Thompson. The weap-
on had evidently been planted accord
ing TO the views of the sleuth.
Little new evidence was brought out
at the inquest and il was decided to
continue the investigation until FRI
day. Nov %. The theory that four
men committed the terrible deed was
strengthened by the testimony given
by neighbors. and it is believed that
Mrs. Sarah Prosser, Davenport, will
be able TO identify one, if not more, of
the gang which shot Schoessel.
COULD IDENTIFY THEM.
According to the story told at the
hearing, Mrs. Prosser had been visit
ing at the home of Mrs. Joseph 7. Bro
quist. 2s15 Seventh avenue, which is
night of the assault and when leaving
to take the street car at Twent< eighth
street, saw a man carrying an UNI
brella walking east on the south side
of Seventh avenue. Opposite him on
the north side of the street and walk
ing very rapidly were four well dress
ed young men. She thought that one
of them was the son of Mrs. Broquist
and was about to speak to him when
she noticed her mistake. Evidently
the man with the umbrella was Mr..
Schoessel ana the young men his as
sailants, since the tragedy occurred
within a few minutes after she board
ed the car Although it was raining
Mrs. Prosser is of the opinion that she
will be able to recognize at least one
of the group If she ever sees MIN
again. Mrs. Prosser is to be wit
ness when the jury convenes again.
HEARD MEN RUNNING.
Mrs Broquist and Mrs. Donald Cor
man, $40 Twenty-fourEl street, who
with her husband was also calling at
the formers home on the fatal FRI
day night, told of hearing shot fired
and within a few minutes the sound
of men running past the house Inc
report from the gun was so near that
Mrs. Broquist thought that her own
son had been killed at the doorstep
of her home. A groan was also heard
but when the men at the house IN ,
they were unable to dis
cover anything wrong.
Another man who heard the shot
and saw man running down the
street was Henry ]. Edwards, an :
other neighbor of Mr.. SchoesseIs. The
fellow went west on Seventh avenue ,
and turned north on Twenty-eightn
street. A fash light found in the yard
of II. c. Saunder, 2sO6 Seventh ave
nue.. was identified by the witness. IL
is presumed that 1t was pitched into
the ward by the fleeing man. Two
men ran across the street north ana
between the houses west
of the Eugene Field school, according !.
to the testimony of John p. Carnes' b
1888 Seventh avenue.
Gun PLANTED. -
Detective Thomas Cox identified 3
the revolver which was found in the
Eugene Field school yard and said T.
that in his opinion il had not been
fred recently, although one chamber p
was empty. The sleuih stated that =.
.hree men were now under arrest as
That the murdered man had no re- q
yolver with him on the night of the %
attack. WAS vouched for by Carl A. O.
Schoessel, son of the deceased. lie p
said his father had but one rAyolyer
which was not in working order and
VAS only used on the Fourth OF July.7,
He sssd that he knew OF no domestlc'
financial or other difficulties In which
las father might have been involved.
EFFECT CONFESSION.
II Is stated today by the police that
hey have secured what they consih-
pr reasonably good clews and con 4
ession within short time would o.
,agion no surprise. It is a question a.
O who will be the goat" II Is eX- T"
5ected that one Of the gang VIII
peach" on the rest before many days