Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-07
Orlie Gordon and Harry Mccoy
Kill Citizen When He Resists
Demand For Money.
DETAILS OVERHEARD IN LOCAL HOTEL
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Daley, Occupying a Room
On Market Square, Give Story
Officers and Arrests Follow.

had been in Peoria. since William
Strub. proprietor of the hotel here.
had left this spring.
She saw Gordon there several
times, but since the murder he had
asked her but once to keep the matter
a secret and showed no anxiety when
he met her in Peoria.
When the officers arrived in Peoria
they first located Mrs. Daley. They
had a tip that Gordon had gone to
Pekin. They had previously secured
the services of t~o Peoria police.
/ They made arrangements that night
to journey to Pekin early the next day
but Detective Cox held another inter
view with Mrs. Daley and learned
that Gordon was staying at the St
Nicholas hotel, 2261a North Adams
street
The officers went there shortly aft
er midnight Tuesday and found Cor
don on the porch of the hotel. They
! questioned him about Mccoy and then
/ took him TO the police station. The
next day they brought him to Rock
. Island
OaiIey's Story.
I In the presence of officials of city
and county. Jim Daley told the follow
! ing story in Commissioner Harris Of
I fee at noon today:
/ "On the night OF Nov. 7. 1913. | had
Ia room in the Volk building on Seven
| teenth street. The hotel was over the
chop suey restaurant. | was dis
[ turbed from my sleep by talking in
the hall. 1 was occupying a room in
/ the rear of the building on the right
hand side of the hall. Next to the
room was the toilet.
THE conversation l heard occurred
between IL and 1 o'clock I recog-
nized one voice. that of Doc Burton.
I did not know him by another name.
There was some one else with him. 7
I do rot know who il was. I do not
know how many were there. l only
heard two voices.
/ Il was asleep just previously. There
were no windows in the room but a
skylight. The door was ajar Then
Mrs. Daley awakened. A fellow we
know as Mike came along and asked
me if l wanted a drink. | said no.
Then these parties came along and
went by. After going TO the toilet
they stopped on their return in front
of our door. They probably had
bottle of whiskey for one of them said.
Let's kill it Anyway they talked
and Gordon cautioned the other fel-
low not to talk so loud.
Up Against It.
"One of them said: We're up against
it. ! don't know what 10 do. Harry
had no business TO kill him. They'll
find US in spite Of H. We are up
against il sure. They'll search every
rooming house in the city. l won't
stay here. I am going TO duck. I'm
going 10 take the next car for Daven- /
port
That was all heard that night I
saw Doc the next morning. ! had a
talk with him. He found out some 4
way that / heard the conversation. Z
He asked me if ! did and / told him 4
that I had He tried TO laugh il OFF
and said that he was drunk {
Il cussed him and said that ! ought .
TO turn him over Then he told me
about the case. He said that they had .
gone out on "A job 10 break into '
house on Ninth avenue and Twenty
seventh street He said they fell down
on the deal and then went away. They
needed the money. he said. and then
they pegged Schoessel and decided TO
stick him up. After failing 10 make
good on the house job they had
changed their plan. In the scuffle that
ensued with Schoessel. Mccoy shot
him and they ran.
Il saw Burton again after that He
was always drinking when | saw him.
/ guess ] must have met him at least
a dozen times after. A couple OF
nights before he left last spring saw
him and he pledged me TO secrecy in
the matter. ] guess IL must have
been about three months ago.
Il saw Gordon and Mccoy talk to-
gether repeatedly in saloons. Mccoy
works for the Rock Island Sand and
Gravel company. He is a teamster.
He lives the first house south or the
corner OF Twenty-third street and
Third avenue.
Il never talked with Mccoy. Mccoy
didn't know. as far as ! know. that
knew Of the AFFAIR at least he never
talked TO me about the matter.
AT the point of the story told by
DALEY. Detective Cox asked Daley II
Gordon ever promised to pay him to (
keep still. Daley said: He told me (
when he got his money that he would
make IL right with me"
Woman Hears Conversation.
Mrs. Daley then told what she knew |
1f the case:
II was staying with Mr. Daley In
he room in Shrubs place on the night