Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-31
ALL RECORDS FOR
CONVICTIONS FOR
FELONIES BROKEN
States Attorney F. Z. Thompson Wins
II Important Criminal Cases
This Year.
wrRDERERs FIGURE IN LIST
romestic Relations and Juvenile Vel.
fare Given Special Attention
BIZ Prosecutor.

Tbom Dson during the past year has
established one OF the highest records
FIR convictions In the history Of Rock
island county. Opposed to the states
attorney IN the cases tried we're many
able lawyers. and the defense put up
3 strong and stubborn fight. SO Mr..
Thompson's remarkable success as a
0ubrc prosecutor is no empty honor,
but the resutt of sRiIlfuI genera7ship
in the conduct Of bis Office.
During the year 30 criminals were
sent to the Joliet peuitentiary to serve
terms varying from one year to life
Imprisonment. in a number of other
cases the convicted persons were ad-
mitted to probation, This follows a
line Of procedure in which young of
tenders are given o chance to wipe out
the stigma attaching TO their names
by reason Of the court conviction.
The convictions in the past year that
are best remembered as claiming much
local attention, we're those arising out
of the murder Of John B. Schoessel
and the conviction Of Diego Chiarenza
for the killing of Salvador Scire.
F0rfeits Bond.
The case of Rose Stanley. alias Mad
am Media. indicted for obtaining 3d.
500 from William H. Ballard by means
Of confidence game, holds a unique
place in the years calendar, The wom-
an was released on a cash bond Of
$4,000, but never appeared In court.
and so the bond was forfeited and the
$4,000 were collected and turned into
the treasury. In the meantime the
$1,000 in money that had been taken
from Mr. Ballard by the Stanley WON
an and which was found on her per
son. was returned to the man, This
Is believed to be the only instance in
this county jn which a large cash bond
was allowed to 10 by default into the
public treasury
Important Victories.
While there were a great many i'm
portant convictions Tor this year.
those that have attracted the most at
teption are probably the ones arising
out of the murder of John B. Schoes-
sci. As will he remembered. James
DALEY Is now serving a year in
the peuitentiarv for conspiracy with
Orley Gordon and Anna Warnock in
an attempt to obtain by false pretenses
tie rewards offered for the apprehen-
sion Of the murderers. Gordon and
Anna Warnock were sent to the peni-
tertiary last year Tor perjury in the
same matter After this false infoTma-
ton was cleared away and while the
officers We're almost despairing Of ever
securing the arrest and conviction Of
the real murderers, information came
10 the officers that Verne Madden of
Davenport Iowa, was one Of the muir
derers. He was arrested and made a
complete confession, duplicating
George Johnson. who was then serv-
ing time in the relormatory at Ana
mosa Iowa. Johnson also confessed
and both Madden and Johnson were
sentenced tG 20 years in the peniten-
tiary for murder This penalty was
inflicted because they were not the
ones who fred the shot, hut were ac-
complies of the real murderer.
Another notable victory was the con
vcrioo Of Charles Darlington for muir.
der with verdict Of IS years in the
qeai'aodary Though this verdict was
setss-]c ay he Judge, it shows that the
jurors and the people OF this county
are 1eg.aaing 10 realize the serious
ness Ct "zua-touug" Darlington wa,
eonrir-ed Of the murder of Lester e
Aesbi-j by shooting. The case was bit.
'2rly foHgat every inch of the way
lasting OYER two weeks.
Other Important convictions during
the year are as follows
\. H. Hamilton, convicted OF obtain
ias JeHelrg fran Erik a. Okerberg. G
j2Teler 1f Moline, by means Of a con
H3eace same: sentenced to the peni
ealary f1- 4 term Of from one 10 four.
teen seass.
William Bates. convicted Of a crime
against nature with William Cressey
sentenced tor 4 term Of two years.
her.Gaa Anderson and Henry Jones
oarglGgy OF II T. SHELLS tailor shop
sentenced for "a Germ Of from one II
twenty Years
Harry Fmparees. convicted Of as
Sadlt unoR bis II year-oId daughter
sentenced Id a.ne wears.
Alfred Sage1. ccuvicyed OF the burg
AIRY ct tne dwelling house Of William
0aiwslIer; given sentence OF from
one to twenty years.
Charles Nelson. Clarence Tunberg
James Hanson and William Hoitz. con.
victed Of the larceny of $50 from the
person of John A. Atkins. These were
arst offenders and were admitted Il
probation.
Eugene Stone. convicted of burglary
at the Harms hotel; sentenced to tht
penitentiary from one to twenty years
Charles REIN, convicted of forger,
os check on Frank Chinberg and pass
ca At the Manufacturers State bank o