Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-31
States Attorney Y. Il. Thompson Wins
Death Penalty Verdict In Case
VI william Carter.
NOT DUPLICATED SINCE iss2,
Out of 81 FeIonies County Prosecutor
Gains GO Victories, Establish.
ing New STANDARD.

ton OF securing . death penalty find
irR IN one instance. the FIRST TO be
recorded since the Heiiwagon case iu Il
1882.
william Carter, colOred, is the man
who was given the extreme penalty II
Of the law for the murder OF Peter
Jelvek in q Fourth avenue rooming
holfse in Rock Island So coldbloOd-
ed and atrocious was the crime that
the brilliant young prosecutor
had ample grounds for the inhic-
tion OF the death penalty and 80
ably did he present the states side
OF the matter he was successful, the
jury decreeing the defendant should
be hanged. lie IL now awaiting I'M
position Of sentence T.
Although 1915 established q record .
for this county when 20 convictions .
were secured, the total this year IS
double that figure Out Of 81 felony /.
convictions only one acqutttal re-
suited.
Among the important cases which !
States Attorney Thompson tried were
those Of John Makris convicted OF
manslaughter in staying Jim Vase
Lou; Jake Falkogitch. iitney driver,
convicted OF manslaughter in run
3
and Juan Fernandez assault 70 MUIR
der. which case was won without the
prosecuting witness, Gilbert0 Nunez,
being present.
States Attorney Thompson was also
able 70 send a woman TO the peni-
Tertiary which has not been duDli-
Gated in this county for many years.
a Dollie Wickmann was the defendant
and she was given d term OF from
one to five years in the peniteluary
on a charge OF bigamy
Record OF Convictions.
"a list OF the years convictions is
given:
Frank Ramsey, alias Doe Ram
sey Burglary and larceny Con-
victed Jan. G. sentenced to penlten-
tary ] to 20 years He had served
TWO previous terms Ia the Joliet pen
itentiary
Leo Paulln. Forgery. Convicted
Nan. 6. sentenced 20 reformatory
10 ~ years.
Harry stork. Larceny Convicted
March 90 sentenced TO reformatory
10 10 years.
George Martin. Burglary and lar
ceny, second offense Convicted
March %, sentenced uuder hahitual
criminal act 20 penitentiary for 20
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Jaek ran8e-s Lam NJ Convicte,
= Aprl m admitted h, Drohation Anri
n
George Stone Robbery. Convicta
March %. sci need 10 penitenuar
one wear 10 Tie.
Charles barnes Receiving stole
properiv Convicted April II. sen
fenced 10 penitentiary to 10 wear.
Row W King. Burglary. Conyicte
March 90 sentenced peuitentiary
TO ~ years.
William Barnes. Burglary. Cor
victed April 6. admitted to probatio
April IL Arrested Nov. IA for vic
lation OF terms of probation. ser
fenced TO penltentiary 1 10 10 year
RAYMOND GRAY. Confidence gam
Convicted March e6. sentenced 10 per
itentiary to 10 years.
Joe Smith, alias William Paaun
Forgery. Convicted March is. ser
fenced TO refornatory TO "A years
James A. Andrews Burglary an
larceny Convicted March 26. ser
fenced 10 penitentfary / to 20 wears
Henry Noble. Burglary and Ia,
N ceny. Convicted March l6. sentence
10 peuitentlarv ] 10 90 wears.
sidney Davey. Burglary. Convic
ed March %. sentenced 10 penltential
70 20 years.
Fred Kirkhert and James Kirkbar
Burglary. Convicted March 16. SCI
fenced 10 peniteutiary l TO 20 wears
Herbert Beatty. Larceny. Convic
ed March 81, sentenced to reform.
tory l TO 10 years
John Makris. Manslauebter. Coz
victed March II. sentenced March
10 penitentlary for life or any nun
Der OF years. Makris shot and kill,
Jim Yasehou IN a fight over a gan
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