The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-25
ARREST TWO
FOR MURDER
OF ITALIAN
Catch Alleged Slayers Of
Moline Workman at
Beloit, Wis.


81, and Jim DeLOrenzO, aged
g, brothers, were arrested at
Beloit, Wis, this noon for the
murder Of Angeles Francisvflle,
4ss9 Fifth avenue. Rock Island,
Late last night.
A cap found about fifty feet
from the scene Of the staying,
has been identified as belonging
to one Of the two brothers. and
police have evidence that Dom.
inico DeLOrenzo a fellow work.
man OF Francisville, until he
was discharged last Monday.
threatened at that time, to take
the Life OF the man whose bul.
let-riddled body was found on
the railroad track on Second
street, Moline, ut 2 o'clock this
morning.
Investigation showed that
Jim DeLOrenxO was u labOrer
at the Silvis rOundhOuse and
that he had obtained q pass to
Beloit last week.
Police wired descriptions and
orders to arrest the men to Be-
lott authorities. Word was re-
turned at 1881 this afternoon
that the two men had been ar.
rested and are being held. At
the time, q knife and 50 calfbre
revolver was found upon the
men. Seven shot wounds on the
slain man are said to have been
made by bullets OF that caIibre.
Police have ordered that the
pellets shall be removed and
kept rs evidence.
Angeles Francisville, Italian, 452.
Fifth avenue, Rock Island, wa;
murdered in Moline Tuesday nigh
by being literally riddled with bull
lets from q revolver in the hand
Of an unknown assailant. At leas
seven bullets were fired into tn
body.
1t is believed that the shooting
took place at about 10:45 o'clock a.
Francisville was on his way hom'
from his work at the Peoples Pow
er company plant at Fourth street
The body was not found unit
about 2 o'clock this morning whel
q neighbor Of the family. bein,
called up by Francisville's wife
went out in search for him.
The murdered man worked unit
1880 O'Clock at night AS tn
hours wore on and he failed to ar
rive home his wife became fright
ened, and called a neighbor, Charlie
Pegara, 328 Forty-fifth street, t,
go in search of her husband.
Finds Body on Railroad Tracks
Pegara went to the power plan
and learned that Francisville la
left at the usual time. He starte
west down the railroad tracks. Il
the rear Of the Moline Iron works
plant and about one hundred fift,
feet east from Second street, Mo
line, Pegara stumbled onto the bod
Of Francisville.
The body was lying in the middl
Of the track with the head to tn
east.
Flashing a light Pegara 500
found that Francisville was dead
and Immediately put in a call I
the police at 2::20 o'clock this morn
ing.
Friends Gather.
They found the body lying on tn
switch track farthest south an
gathered around the body wer
Mrs. Francisville and three or fou
Italian acquaintances Of the mul
dered man
Coroner John F. Maberry set th
inquest for 1 o'clock
WatcAmaA Hears Woman Scream,
]. A Thorp. watchman at th
Moline Iron works, says that 8
about 1880 o'clock last night
man came down the railroad track
and said Good evening" in GOO
Engltsh. walked to Second sire.
and turned north. Shortly aftel
ward . freight train came by an
Thorp heard . woman scream an
then . revolver shot He was pu,
sled. but found nothing wrong i
his immediate vicinity, and hear
only the one shot, although not les
than seven were fred at Franci.
Vile 1t probably about the san
time and only = short distant
away.
First Shot In Back.
According to the opinion OF p,
lice Sergeant Stewart the ar
shot was fred into Franctsyflle
back Tho wound is near Il
right shoulder. The other sho
are believed to have been fired /,
much closer range. and evident