Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-01

Upon removing the clothing OF the
injured man the physician found the
lesden pellet of destruction inside the
mans coat 1t had passed through the
chest from the front, coming out just
below the shoulder blade.
The nose of the bullet had been fat
tened against some hard substance in
the mans wearing apparel. Il was a
38-calibre bullet
Offered No Resistance.
That the murder was the most das-
tardly ever perpetrated in this section
was indicated by the story told by
Gallagher before his death. II had
been evident that the men had shot
him as he had tried to escape them,
and that he had offered no resistance
whatever to them
Gallagher was returning to the home
Of his sister. Mrs, e. Malone, 1402
West Second street. and was within
the shadow of her house when he fell
to the street The sister was notified
soon after the shooting and she fol
lowed her brother to Mercy hospital
where she went into Mysteries and re-
fused to be consoled by friends and
neighbors. Another sister, whose
name was not learned, and Gallagher's
aged mother, who was also here, had
| also come out TO the hospital later,
Is But q Years Old.
Gallagher, it was stated by his sis
| ter. is 27 years Of age. 1t is presumed
he had been working at the trade OF
machinist and for the past week has
been visiting with his sister here. So
far as could be learned he was unmar-
ried. He was member in good stand
ing in the Ottumwa aerie of the Fra
ternal Order of Eagles, His travelling
card, found on his clothing, indicated
that his dues had been paid up to
Nov. /.
The place where Gallagher had fall
len is 1347 West Second street, imme
diately adjacent to the mating COM
panys property. Mr. Buzzard resid-
ed directly across the street from this
place,
Murderers Run West.
That the men went west was stated
by the dying man, according TO Mr..
Buzzard. Other persons in the neigh
borhood had seen them during the
evening. though they had not attempt
ed to hold any of them up in that sec
ton
Within half an hour before Gala
CHER was shot TO the ground police
/ received a telephone cali from q Mr..
Risler, residing within six blocks Of
/ the place wherein Gallagher met his
death. Risler did not resist the hold
up men and they got a small amount
of change from him,
Ran Through Alley.
They confronted me near the Nick
Boy saloon" said Risley, who added it
was about 1t:55 2, NJ. They told
me to hold up my hands and did so.
/ The small man poked the gun at me
and the other one went through my
pockets. They did not wear masks
and I could see them pretty good. I
I had never seen either of them before,
so far as | know.
J When they mad finished looking
through my pockets they turned me
| loose and ran across the street and
| through the alley to the west | came
home and notified the police Of the
! robbery
/ Leonard Knaack was another victim
of the holdup men, believed to be
identicalIy the same who fred the
death shot at Gallagher. He was held
up on Oak street, near Locust, early
Friday night
Willis Heidel ami c. Smith, roomers
at the house al 1861 West Second
street, where Buzzard also is quar-
tered, followed the latter to the street
when he went oat in response to the
alarm,
They notified police and Acting Ser
geant LaGrange Immediately sent the
alarm to Rock Island and Moline po-
lice departments and surrounding
towns to be on the lookout for the
two men, All outgoing trains we're
watched, but up to a late hour this
morning the guilty parties had not
been apprehended il is thought by the
police, although eight suspects are un-
der arrest.
Il is learned that at O'Clock Sun
day morning, the youths thought to
he guilty Of the crime, stopped at the
State Soldiers Orphans home and
asked for drink. They were slightly
intoxicated and this is the last that
has been seen Of them