Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-07

! Oonn .. SCnOeSSel.
/ of Nov. Z, 1913. 1 remember the oc-
/ casion of the murder of Schoessel. |
/ recall reading of it in the papers. ]
I remember the night before l read it.
1t was a stormy night and father and
l Il always call Mr.. Daley father
I had gone to bed early.
Il remember hearing the men talk
/ in the hall. We had room No. 6. The
toilet room was next door west. l
/ knew this man Burton as Doc Gordon
, His first name is Orlie. have seen
him write his name as 'Orlie' He
claims to be 80 years old. although 1
think that he is much older.
Il heard him talking. l didn't
know the other man. / heard the talk
say it was accidental and
heard the other man ask Cor
said: We did not mean to do it. We
ought not to have done it. It's over
now though Gordon said that he
didn't want the other fellow to do it.
He said: 4 didn't want him to shoot
/. Gordon suggested that the two go
to bed. but the other fellow said he
was afraid. He said that the police
would be searching every room in the
city. He said that he was going across
the river.
Il saw Gordon the next day. It was
about O'Clock in the morning. guess
he never liked work. He met me in
the hall. He always called me Mrs.
ID. He asked me If had heard what
was said the night before. 1 told him
yes. He smiled and told me not to
say anything about it. He asked: You
are not going to tell on me-?
Tells of Reward.
81 said that | would wait until there
was a regard out for him and then
would claim it. l said that l would
give father half and keep half my
self. But was only joking with him.
He didn't exactly threaten me af-
ter that, but said in way that / knew
he would do me bodily harm if |
squealed. / never mentioned it after
wards.
He seems to be heir to a lot of mon
ey from his parents or aunt. He SEEM
ed TO be expecting this money every
day. He told me that morning that
when he got this money he would give
me half if / didn't say anything about
it. He did not make any excuses to
me with the exception that he was
drunk When they came in that nig-f
| awakened and l said to my husband,
Do you hear the people talking?'
Doc asked me the next morning if
Jim had heard anything. l told him
he had. He asked me to influence Jim
not 20 tell. He told me to square ii
with him.
Il saw him a number of times az
forwards. but he never mentioned the
subject. He has been living in Peoria. !
/ have been visiting relatives there. ]
saw him a number of times there, but 7
he never expressed any anxiety
\. the conclusion of her statements !
Mrs. Daley and her husband went
away from the Office and promised TO
be az the inquest tomorrow morning.
Il is expected that the information
as given by the pair to the jury. coup /
led with the testimony of the officials, 4
will be sufficient TO hold the two to /
the grand jury.
The jury which has heard the evil /
dence thus far and which will tomor-
row hear the completion of the evil
dence. follows:
H. d. Mack. Gus Fisher, Hugh A. ].
Mcdonald. W. III Schillinger, II. X.
Walker and II. X. Collins.
Police Theory Correct.
The police were right at the start
when they interpreted the killing as
one for the purpose of holding mp Mr..
Rock Island people will
easily recall the circumstances of the
murder. which occurred in front of Mr..
home at $50 o'clock in
the evening when he was returning To
his home from choir practice at the
German Lutheran church While II
was at first thought that four men
had held him up and shot him, the evil
ience the police now have does not
mpIicate a quartet in the affair.
The work of Detective Cox is deserv-
ne OF the reward of $1,000, $500 of
which had been offered by the city and
he other $500 by the county. Neither
Mccoy. who it is claimed shot the
nan in the scuffie. or Gordan. has
aid n word TO the police. What the
officers will do in the way of securing
, confession from the pair Is not
,nown, but IL Is thought that Gordon
will tell all he knows of the case. The
ulcers believe that Mccoy will be very
backward in giving any Information OF
he murder.
Detective Cox stated this afternoon