Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-31
EXPECT MONROE
TO Be HELD BY
FEDERAL AGENT
Self Accused "SIayer" OF Chicago
Woman May Be Arrested for
Mann Act Violation.
CERTAIN or HIS INSANITY
Operation Performed at Chester
Institution and Is Known as
Fantastic Story Teller.

Chicago. Jan. 31.-James r
.onroe's confession Of ne killing
ID Miss Josephine Mcdonald was
-roven untrue yesterday. The
mystery remains no nearer solu
on than it was two days ago.
The Rock Island sensationalist
a-as not in Chicago last Thursday
ipht. when Miss Mcdonald appar-
entity was struck by an automobile,
killed, and taken TO the lake shore
by her SLAYER Monroe was in Sa
wanna, Ill. on that night tie hal
been travelling through Illinois anu
Indiana with young woman who
had left her husband. PrOsecu-
lon under the Mann act may ba
one OF the afteTmaths of his story.
We have no doubt left about
Monroe" said Chief OF Detectives
Mooney He told a good story
and we had to investigate it, bat
there is nothing to il. He is
wrong in the head
Two witnesses in the case were
taken to see Monroe at detective
headquarters last night. They de
clared he did not resemble in the
least the chauffeur they saw in
the car that bore Miss McDonald's
body away
The witnesses then were taken
10 the auto show to pick out the
type of car they sew. The search
narrowed to black limousine
with air vents in the radiator.
Lawrence Ryan, chief deputy
warden at Joliet prison and for
merIy stationed at the Chester re-
formaTory, said Monroe has been
in Chester, as ne related in his sec
ond story. Ryan said Monroe had
an operation on his head while in
prison and that he was always
telling fantastic stories.
Evidence which has been gath
cred. which absolutely proves Mon
roe could not have had a hand in
the killing of Miss Mcdonald, came
during the day from MS. Edna
Jochum. the 19-year-old wife of
Peter Jochum of Dubuque, Iowa.
and the daughter Of Mrs. Jennie
Grouse, who accompanied Monroe
from Savannah, Ill, to Chicago.
According to the girl wife's
story. Monroe went 70 Dubuque
last Wednesday. the day before the
automobile murder. She claims he
represented himself as a special
agent of her mother ard wanted
her to leave JOchum AMI accom-
pany Monroe TO Rockford. With
her 1-year-Old barry boy Mrs JO-
chum slipped away from her hus-
band She Travelled with Monroe
as his wife to East Dubuque. Sa-
vannah, Marion, Iowa and Cedar
Rapids, Iowa. where Monroe lett
her penniless a the Hotel Allison.
Faces [. 5. Charges.
81 shall institute criminal pro
ceedings against Monroe under the
Mann act, United tSates District
Attorney F A O'ConnCr said in
Dubuque 4 am having Mrs. Jo-
chum brought on here from Cedar
fapids We have found that
Monroe Travelled through various
towns in Illinois and iowa with
the young woman He went under
the name of James r. Love during
this pilgrimage
He represented tn the young
wife that they would visit her
mother and that he was taking her
10 Mrs. Grouse. He also told he-
that Mrs. Grouse was with another
man whom she intended 20 marry"
II was also learned that Mon
roe. while in Rock Is.-nd. called
himself J g. Darling, representa-
tive of the investigation board Of
the United States railway admin
istration lie told returned sol
diers that this board was employ
ing men in Chicago and they
could obtain positions here
through him.
Whom a pair % reporters, n
l.EACsome mood. impersorated wit
ncsaes and pointed accusing fin
gers at Monroe, with the charge.