Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-23
WAITRESS is
.UELLED;MATE
leaves CITY
LifeIeSs Body Of Mrs Rose Dudley
Found in Her Home by
NeiGilbOrS.
HUSBAND LEAVES A NOTE
sit Is All Roses Fault That I Did
This Letter COnfeSses-
No Arrests

Dudley. COS Fourth avenue, between
ii O'Clock and 11:15 this morning
by a bullet alleged to have been
fred by her husband
Her Hfeless body was found by
AIRS. Celia Wulhite, 512 Fourth ave
--e and MIS-. Nellie Roe, 605E
Fourth avenue. at Il so. after they
had returned to the house OF the
murder. which is also the residence
of Mrs Roe, before departing on a
shopping trip.
Mrs. Dudley was last seen alive
BY a sister Of Mrs. Hazel Huffman,
Who lives near the Dudley resi-
Ce-ce- II II O'Clock She was stand
i-r in tile window Of her home.
HRS. Huffman said that she saw
Dudley running west on Fourth
avenue. Il was believed at the time
that Dudley was heading for the
Rock Island Southern road to make
bis escape by rail, but no one could
DE found who had seen a man an
srariug to Dudley's description,
board a train
Hrs. Roe and Mrs Wi1lhite on
EN- oring the house were the first to
see the body. Blood still streaming
from the wound in her head made
the sight too CHASTITY for the women
and they ran to the street scream
INK for help. They attracted the
at antion Of a passing fireman who
entered the building and found that
1--s. Dudley was dead. He notified
1ae police.
Leaves Note
A bIoodstained note discovered
by the police in a drawer of
small writing table in the room,
evidently written by the slayer fol
loving his deed reads:
please let Mrs. George
Murray know and tell her that
fl is all Roses fault that ! did
this. She has broken up my
home. She has some other man
On the staff.
~JOE DUDLEY"
Cursorv examination of the slain
woman indicated that she had been
shot in the neck, the bullet enter
5u- the body on the left side just
below the ear and level with the
lire Of the jaw. Powder burns
were visible on the neck, tending to
show that she was shot at close
range. 1t is estimated that pow
der from discharge Of a revolver
VIII SINCE and discoIOr flesh at a
distance of from four TO five feet
In Chair.
When discovered by Mrs. Will
lite and Mrs. Roe at 1850, Mrs.
Dudley lay IN a rocker with her
La d hanging to one side. The gap
ping wound could be seen from the
door. 4 pool of blood on the floor
surrounded the low rocker.
Between a dresser, about five
fact away from where the body was
c-ud, the floor was spattered with
Te9d. Il is thought probable that
at the time Of the shooting Mrs.
Dudley was standing before mir
g--, and when the shot was fired,
ft zgered back to the low rocker
into which she fell
Her attire seems to bear out this
--pOsitiOn. She was dressed in a
Ia arobe, evidently slipped on over
E working dress, while the re-
uaval Of one shoe indicates that
she was preparing to retire at the
time Of the shooting; while the 9TH
ar shoe was partly unlaced. Her
hair was partially taken down.
No Struggle.
That the slayer had dined pre-
Uaratory to going to his work On
THE arsenal was indicated by I'M
he'd dishes upon the kitchen
table. which had been set for one.
I'D the room where the shooting oc-
Cured there were no evidences of
% struggle, and it is thought that
Tho shot was fired without warning.
According TO the story ~tOld by
r= WiIhite to q representative
OF The Argus, who in company with
FL ster. Mrs Roe, discovered the
crime. Mrs. Dudley returned home
a usual from her work this morn
tur at O'Clock. She appeared in
good spirits and cOnversed cheer
fully with Mrs. Roe.
Joe Dudley is employed at the
an enal at-uight. his hours on Sat
7. ay being from Il to I o'clock in
rss afternoon
Hrs Dudley was employed by J.
James as a waitress and also
worked nights She left James res
-agrant at g O'Clock this morning
Quarreled Often.
Il knew they had been having
trouble. but never suspected il was
. serious" declared Mrs. Roe
ey quarreled frequently and
d. Dudley told me several times
= she did not love him and in
1ed To leave him as soon as fur
l.Ire upon which she was making
-a ue1ts was paid for He seemed
I'D love her intensely and was in
ueIy jealous. Frequently when
-ay quarreIed he accused her Of
caring for another man ] never
rd him threaten her life. how
over"
theory Of suicide is secuted at
Gr Coroner Miller. The bullet is
q. re3 fiji the neck. entering just
-a-oqT the LEFT ear. From the guam
r-- Of blood on the floor it Is
thought that the jUgular vein in the
neck was severed and death result
al Instantly.
Planned!
Evidence that me deed might have
h prameditated was disclosed