Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-08

- - -'' men N ITOuL OF
his nome SIugged tnd shot through
the left side Of NE abdomen when
ne showed hBht' Jbhn u. SchoesseI.
2s2s Seventh ayenut al 10 o'clock last
night staggered a distance Of 30 feet
10 ne rear door OF mis- home. and gave
rant cTJ ior help. He died Is
minutes later OF an Internal hemor-
rhase' large artery f. the abdominal
SdE"y having been Titdled by the
bullet.
MIs- Schoessel' attracted by his cry,
cailed 70 her soh, arthur. and the
l"o went 10 Tie Tear door. where the
Iather "as taken into the house. on
the porch ne nun INJURED but two sen
tences- The hrsI'in reply to his wife's
question. Were You Ield up? What's
the natter JOINT ?" was, -Four men
1t the foot OF the stairs"
a second and fainter sentence was
the last ne SAID and was in warning
20 MS son' not 10 lean too far over
him.
ENiDENCE OF STRUGGLE.
u is presumed that his assaIlant
made an attempi to rob him OF his
money ana watch and that he at
tempted To deienf himself. a large
Druisc was FOUND on the crown OF
the mead ana kimilar one on the
muscle OF tie left arm, probably in
hicted with Dlant weapon BY the
hOlu-up men An umbrella. which Mr..
Schoessei hEd carried. was turned in
side out ana was badly bent. iudicat-
ing that lie had used il in trying to
beat on the Nilliaps and reach his
home in safety.
The assault occurred in the glare
Of two arc street tghts. one located
on seventh avenue Rear Twenty-eighth 4
street. ana the other at Twenty-ninth 1
street, both being about I25 feet from I.
the scene OF the mhrder.
This section OF the CITY was deserted I
AZ that hour and no pedestrian saw .
The scunle or heard the shot fred. ,
NeighOors heaTd tn shot. but differ .
as TO the number tred. some claim
ing but one. while, others say that .
there were two Several people resid-
ing nearby claim e. have seen men
running away iollohing the shooting
Mr.. Schoessel, M the happiest OF
spirits. departed ron the German
Lutheran church. coinsr Of Twentieth
street and Fifth Avenue where he
had been attending Choir practice. as
usual on Friday evenf..Rs. at $50.
None OF the other siI gers residing in
his vicinity. he usually made the trip
home alone, and last .vening was no
exception.
HOLDUP MEN SEJCUlxF, NOTHING.
That the men were laying in wait
for some pedestrian srd not for him
in particular. is the theory advanced
by members OF the ian Iy. as the af.
fair occurred in front Of his home. He
had but a little change on his person
and usually carried buts small amount.
Both his watch and mon ey were found
IN his pockets and II ~ believed that ,
the scnffle becoming toC warm for the
rutiians. one fired the shot and then !
the four made a getswav
After having been taken into his
home. three physicians, Drs. Joseph l
De Silva, w ID. SniVeiy and A Z !
Williams. were called. Tie doctors !
arrived quickly, but their services were ;
lf no avail
The bullet. thought 70 be from an :
automatic 81 calibre ren Oliver. pierced -,
the lower portion OF thu left side OF
the abdomen. Mr. SchoesseI wore
10 overcoat. but his crat had been /.
and the bullet passed through =
soat. pants. vest and Underwear.
HEMoRRHAGE CAUst:s DEATH.
That he died OF an Internal hem a
,rrhage is the theory Ot the attend Z
ng physicians There was but a !
slight stain OF blood on his undergar- :
nents.
Members of the family, interviewed
~ an Argus reporter. were satisfied
hat the affair was the result OF the /
work Of hold-up men for several rea- a
.ons. principal OF which EEas the fact Z
hat had the murder been Blamed, the Il
nurderers would have CHOSEN q spot G