Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-07

JURY RETURNS IN
AUTO TIRE CASES
J. J. Cooney, Randolph Waugh
and Ray McGrath Must Go
to Penitentiary.
FRYER SUIT NEXT CALLED
Court Orders Venire for Ten More to
Serve on PsneI-WrsnsIe Over
Service Of Papers.

This afternoon at 2:S0 the jury in
he case OF J. J. Cooney, Randolph
waugh and Ray McGrath returned a
verdict in circuit court, finding all
three defendants guilty of larceny. The
value OF the property taken was fixed
a. $50 and the ages OF the defendants
we're given as follows: McGrath. IS:
Waugh. .. and CoOney, 30.
Verdict in the case was not reached
until the jury had deliberated some -
hours. The jury got the issues shortly
after u o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The men were charged with stealing
automobile tires from the machine OF
? II Lorenz. Moline.
Sentence has not been pronounced
but will be the first of the week. The
men will go 10 Joliet under the indeter-
inmate act. TO serve from one TO ten
years.
Affecting Scene.
When the jury reported in court this
afternoon. there was an affecting scene.
After the verdict had been read and
the jury polled on request Of !. X.
Scott for the defense, Mrs. McGrath,
mother Of one OF the defendants. broke
into tears and 1t was with difficulty
that she recovered composure. After
she had kissed the boy goodbye as he
vas being taken back to the county
iail. she approached Judge Olmsted.
and with tears streaming down her
face. appealed to the court for clemen-
c. in behalf Of her boy. I have seven
children. judge. and have tried 10
raise them properly. and / just can't
let Ray 90 TO the penitentiary,' sob
bed the mother. Can you do some
thing for him. judge
TIE court informed Mrs. McGrath
that the matter was practically out CT
his hands now and that the only thing
be could do in the premises would be
IN the nature OF reports to the parole
tCsrd
Wrsngle Over Venire.
When the sam Fryer cases were
called yesterday afternoon there was
considerable wrangling among the at
torneys over the serving OF sub
Foenas for jury service After the de-
PENDANT aad been given copy Of his
Indictment, :. r Kenworthy for the
defense. objected TO proceeding with
the case until the jury panel was com
pleted, there being but l. acting in
this CAPACITY. II was claimed that the
fIIl "A should be in the box
States Attorney F. F.. Thompson OBJ
5ec-ed 10 the sheriffs Office serving
the papers on the ground that that
Official was interested in the outcome
Of the case. ]. r. Brooks. appointed
g al 81 tn rafrt- !
Up talesmen from the court room The (
defense objected 10 Mr.. Brooks serv- !
ing papers and States Attorney /
Thompson also objected, claiming that I
the prospective jurors should be Sc
lected from the jury box by the circuit /
clerk in the regular way. Judge Ohm /
sted then ordered this done. the l.
Jurors 70 report Monday at o'clock.
Special Venire.
Those summoned for jury service
we're.
Black Hawk-Harry Fisher
South Rock IsIand-Win Teademan. !
Rock Isiand-K. T. Anderson. Fred /
Ely, s. A Lavaaway. Gustav A
Lohse.
Moline-J. J. Rathburn, L. II. Viii /
son, Joe Ed. G. Z Ostrom
Zuma-Edward Wainwright.
Canoe Creek-C. G. TrOwbridge
There are seven indictments against |
Mr. Fryer. six Of which charge re
eeiving stolen property and one con-
sViracy. II Is alleged BY Silas Bender,
Nno has already plead guilty, that he
Used Fryer as q fence" the second
hand man purchasing at ridicuIously
low prices goods which Bender and !