The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-25
ITALIAN IS
SHOT DOWN
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on the right side OF the body. one
centered the left ear and one struck
the man below the right eye near
the nose.
Lust for Kill
In fact, the location OF the
wounds leads the police to believe
that the murderer intended that
his work should be done completely
and even took aim to fire at var
ious vital spots in the lust for the
kill. The murdered man was
about 30 years old.
Beneath him was found q white
handkerchief and about so feet
down the track was found plaid
cap, which Mrs. Francisville says
did not belong to her husband, and
which offers the only clew OF real
significance that the police have.
Interviews Widow.
Mrs. Francisville, widow OF the
dead man, was almost overcome
by the tragedy which had SO sud
denly fallen upon the little house
hold. In broken Anglo-Italian and
between sobs she told Of her fears
for her husbands life and her ex-
periences of last night, in an inter-
view with newspaper men today.
"My husband was born near Pal
ermo, Italy," she said. Il was
born near there, too. He was 80
years old. He came to this country
about eleven years ago.
after he had been in the United
States about three years he came
back to Italy where we were mar
ried. Then he came back to Amer
lea and he found work in Silvis.
Laughed at Wife's Fears.
He had many friends there. One
day one of them was shot and ]
told him you'll have trouble like
that some day." He only laughed
and said there was nobody to both
er. Here Mrs. Francisville broke
down for while.
you have some children" she
was asked.
She, smiled a little, trying hard
/ not to let the youngsters playing on
the floor see how badly she felt
She laid her hand on the head of &
dark-eyed baby seated on her lap.
This is Josephine" she said
land she is year old. Dominick,
pointing to a lad on the floor, sis
years old, and John. who is no
here, is Z. There is" she hesitat
ed and broke out crying again
there is to be another baby, too
Oh, it's hard. so hard"
| Tells Of Night.
| Mrs. Francisville tried to sa,
more, but she would break of int
Italian, which was hard to under
stand. At last she came to tn
story of the night.
"My husband, he leaves for worl
about l in the afternoon. He come
back at II at night. When he doe
not come back last night, I am s
worried. When it is midnight an
he is not here, l go to house an
have maka talk over telephone. A
plant they say he is not there an
:: know not where he is.
Then I ask men to go find hin
They come back. They have foun
him, but he is hurt. go. There i
blood" She held up a handker
chief, covered with blood.
HE is dead"
. Is Very Polite.
!: Mrs. Francisville was very polit,
She insisted that the reporter s
: down, and busted a chair for hin
: although the chair appeared pei
. fectly clean before she wiped it oil
:: During the interview she was holt
: ing herself in all the time, an
3 maintained her composure exec,
!: at one or two points in the stor
Z She kept trying to smile, and VIZ
!: especially careful to avoid cryir
!: when she spoke to the children.
= The plaid cap found near Il
): body of the dead man and bearir
!: no Identification marks other ths
= Belmont label, is the only visib
: clue that might lead to the identi
. cation of the murderer. Chief D
= Jaeger. however, stated that the p
= lice were in possession of very de
3 mite clues none of which could
: announced for publication.
Fl Perhaps Feud.
81 He intimated that the affair W
3 the probable outgrowth of a fe,
q possibly of many years standin
z He stated that the actions of Il
Z wife prior to the finding of her hu
!: bands dead body would lead to t
: the belief that she entertained fea
8 for his life and that she must ha
e suspected he had enemies.
Fl According to the story told
!: Pegara, the neighbor to who
q house Mrs. Francisville ran VIII
!: her husband failed to return fro
= work, Mrs. Francisville was cryil
!: and appeared very much excited
: fore her husbands body was four
q, 1t seems doubtful to me that t
= woman would become brighten
z over her husbands hardness b
4 she not suspected foul play" Chi
q DeJaeger said.
!: Charles Pegara, who found Fra
!: cisville's body, said that he kns
= the dead man had been employed
= Silvis for some time before movi
: to Rock Island. He told his sto
|: Of the affair to four different poll
!: officers, and did not deviate frc
!: the account in any case. He is el
!: ployed in the forge shop at the N