Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-25

secret body rendered Judge r. ID. KAN
say IN circuit court this afternoon at
O'Clock. Five of the indictments were
suppressed for service and % no true
| bills were found. The session has
proven an unusually busy one and the
| Jurors completed their work for the
present Saturday at noon but Judge
| Ramsay had left the court house en-
| route to his home in Morrison and the
report could not be submitted until
this afternoon.
The killing of Nicholas Cracraft on
the evening of June 90 last, in the Sill
Wis yards resulted in an Indictment be-
| ing brought against Gorge Pinon, alias
Gabino Basquez, on a charge of muir
der Pinon called at the bunk car
where Cracraft slept and after some
time spent in drinking, Cracraft and
the defendant left together. Two hours
later Cracraft was found with a bullet
in his head, death resulting June 26,
last.
The Cracraft murder furnished quite
a mystery for the authorities and was
/ the direct cause. so it is said for Juar.
Fernandez making a severe attack
with a razor on Gilberto NuneZ, Sept.
Z. last, in Moline. Fernandez, who is
indicted on a charge of assault with
intent to commit murder, claims that
Nunez circulated reports in the Mexi-
can colony in Silvis and East Moline,
that he had killed Cracraft. Wild with
rage at the false accusation, he slashed
Nunez across the head. face and throat
with a razor and for a time 1t was
thought his victim would die. Nunez
was on his way to the coroner when
the attack occurred. it is said.
Other Indictments.
Peter Van SEVERN and Richard Smis.
larceny Charged with stealing SIS
worth of brass from the Borg & Beck
Auto company, Moline, Oct. l, last.
Felix Grove, robbery. Charged with
stealing gold watch and chain and Sc
in cash from Walter E. Brooks, Mo-
line. in Rock Island, May %, last.
Clarence Beatty, rape. Charged with
crime against Nettie Findlay, 14-year-
old girl. in Rock Island, July IT, last.
George Kahida, assault with deadly
weapon. Charged with attacking AL
bert A Rounds, July 6, in Rock Island,
with a board in the end of which was
a large spike which cut the jaw Of his
victim.
Andrew Bowen, crime against ma
ture. Crime alleged to have been COM
| mitted in Rock Island, July IA, last,
| Ambrose Horton, aged s, being the
| complaining witness.
! Henry Huyvaert, selling liquor in
anti-saloon territory. Alleged to have
! sold liquor at his place, 527 Fourteenth
| street, Moline, June 6, last.
/ Frank Henderson and Thomas Hen
! derson, robbery. Charged with hold
/ ing up Frank Alderman, Muscatine, on
| the evening of Sept 4. last, in Rock Is
! land, and relieving him of watch, keys.
| $40 in money and bottle of whisky.
| Ed Van Hamene, burglary. Charged
with breaking into freight cars in the
| Silvis yards, Aug. IS, last. and stealing
! $4S7. so worth of brass, part of the loot
| being found buried in the ground near
| the tracks.
| Rudolph Ebeling and August Horst
man, rape. Charged with attack on
| Anna Anderson, Moline, aged 80, May
| %, last, in a camp on Rock river.
Peter FOntenay, mayhem. Charged
with attempting to bite off the finger Of
| Frank Won Overbecke. in a fight which
occurred in East Moline, Aug. 4. last
Defendants is also said to have bitten
the top of the victims head.
James Poulas, assault with attempt
to commit murder. Charged with at
tack on DR.. w. B. POmerOy, Davenport
Aug. %, last, in this city.
Albert keene. burglary. Charged
with breaking into the room of Oscar
Carlson. Moline, and stealing liquor
which the complaining witness had
stored there.
Edward Whalen and Joseph Downey,
robbery. Charged with holding up
William Poster, July IS. in this city
and taking from him $3.50 diamond
ring, a gold watch and chain and a
wedding ring.
Melvin Furlong. Edward Wyrtz,
EIa1O
burglary and larceny. Charged with
breaking into the store of John F.
Giles, Moline, and stealing SIG worth
Of goods of breaking into the garage
of ". B. Walters, Milan and taking
articles valued at Soils; and entering
the store of w. G. Kahlke in this CITY
and taking goods valued at S415. Sept.
2, last, is the date all of the crimes are
said to have been committed. This is
the first offense for Jennisch, it is
claimed. but all three of the other bows
were under parole of the county court
at the time Of the alleged crimes and
Wyrtz was under parole from the Iowa
state training school.
Complaints Ignored.
Complaints against the following
were ignored:
William Leyman, alias Ben ". Dean,
robbery.
Walter Decker and Walter Johnson,
assault with intent TO rob.
Roy Gresham, larceny
Jasper Bassett, assault with a dead !
" weapon.
W. D. Barnes, larceny.
F. L. Daniels, larceny.
Wallace Reid, forgery.
Robert CarIin, forgery
Noah Kulp, horse stealing.
Hays Howard, assault with a deadly |
weapon.
Johnson Lowe. assault with intent to !
commit murder.
Frank LOvett, assault with deadly |
weapon.
Felko Bobitz, horse stealing.
Bert BeneIl, burglary and larceny.
Dick Besse, larceny.