Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-09
GEORGE TINON l.
HELD AS SLAYER
SHvis Mexican Is Named bv -
His COuntrymen as Murderer !, "
Nicholas Cracraf.
is LOCKED IN THE COTyTy IA,
Juan Fernandez and Miguel ym.,.
eva Give Up Details Of Box a.
Tragedy TO Coroner.

DR.. K. c. J. Meyer. coroner ga.
asserted that the murderer NJ ~,
las Cracraft, the American sbo, !.
death by a member of a gang On "
leans in or near a shack near y.
Silvis yards several months ago 4, 4
custody. He is George Tinon Of snv,.
Not only is he in custody, but tba 49,.
authorities have in Jail two raer 49, ~
say there were eye witnesses " ,s'
murder.
One Of them is Juan or jun Farm.
DEE, who Thursday evening IN MoiI-.
nearly decapitated Gilbert Nuns1 y n,ss
a dull razor blade The other q ~.
uel Villanueva, arrested in the ST..
yards last evening.
Fernandez, according TO aufhori4,..
opened up yesterday a few mlnr,a.
after arriving in the county fan 49,
told the whole story Of the killing !,
the American. =
His statement is said to have bas,
corroborated by admissions made ~
Villanueva. Both statements nar,s.
Tinon as the murderer. That MeTie,,
is now in Jail.
One more witness Is being so,,s.
by the authorities and IL Ia honaS ].
secure him before the grand iury cor.
Venes, when it is probable an indie.
ment for murder will be returns
against Tinon. The man now bsl,r
sought is understood TO have been ~
other eye witness to the shooting
Mexicans in Silvis have feared n,
weeks that Jim Fernandez WON'T
w 90
ed him Of committing the murder
probably in the hope Of friehteping
him into silence. In this they were
apparently successful, he did not 70.
veal much of importance while in ian
Immediately after the murder
When he was released from fail bs
left this vicinity, as did Villanueva
When he returned the fear OF ths
Mexicans that he would suuawk was
Immediately revived Since his return.
according to Fernandez, he has beer
bounded and threatened continually
Through the offices Of DIR. E. A. Souh
OF East Moline, TO whom Fernandez
feels debt of gratitude for treatments
the physician has given him, IL was
arranged that Fernandez should NEE,
DIR. Meyer, coroner, at 1880 Thursday
evening, when Fernandez had prom.
ised to tell the complete story Of the
shooting.
Whether or not the other Mexicans
got wind of the proposed conference
is question, but at any rate their al.
tempt at intimidation reached a Gilman
during the day Thursday, and at 5:55
that evening resulted in a clash be-
tween Fernandez and Nunez, whom be
declares was one of his prosecutors
AT that time Fernandez turned on
ms prosecutors and, using the dull
blade OF razor without a handle, Gu.
Nunez's throat and slashed him on The
face and head.
Oners to Uncover Secret.
When the time came for the confer.
ance with the coroner. Fernandez was
n jail, awaiting a hearing on a charge
of assault with intent to kill. When
irraigned in Moline police court yes
-erday he indicated that he was about
'eady to reveal the story OF the killing
)t the American in Silvis, telling Mag
strate Frank Gustafson that he knew
ne identity OF the murderer, and say
hg further that the killer was already
JAIL. Later, at the county jail, he
old the whole story OF the crime.
Nillanueva. who also left this VI
unity soon after the murder, returned
yesterday or the day before, and was
in the Slyis yards last even
ng as material witness
In view of the story OF being hound
d by other Mexicans. told by Fernal-
ez, 1t becomes more and more GER
ain that Domingo Castro, murdered
4 East Moline several weeks after
he killing of Cracraft, was killed be-
ause he knew too much concerning
he murder of the American, and be-
ause the other Mexicans feared be
'ould squawk.
Authorities did not say whether he
tory told by Fernandez tallies with
nat told by Cracraft on his death
ed. At that time it was said Cracrah
lentif1ed the man who shot him.
le man he named is the same named
Fernandez and Villanueya the stare
Ill have a complete case II not
us point will be a big factor IN us
efense.