The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-16
THREE DAVENPORT LADS
BARE GANG ORGANIZATION
TO ROCK ISLAND POLICE
Russell, Reputed Head.
Escapes-In Marble
stone Assault.
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morning made separate and Joint
confessions to Rock Island police
,f the shooting OF Oscar w. Ander-
son in his store. 613 Seventeenth
street, the night OF May 8. and the
assault upon Morris Marblestone in
his pawnshop, 800 Twentieth street.
5n the morning of April l3.
The fourth man of the gang has
escaped. but will soon be incarece-
lted, the police say. He is VIII
liam Russell. residing on Hancock
avenue. Davenport. Those under
arrest are: k
Harry Schroeder. 2lo4 Tele-@
graph road, Davenport.
william Conwell, 712 Le
Claire street, Davenport.
Morris Costello. 1917 Es-
planade avenue, Davenport. ie.s,.9
The work Of the Rock Island po-
lice in rounding up three of the
gang was completed Saturday afs-
ernoon. but written confession WAS
not obtained until this morning.
Chief Tom Cox and Detectives
Herman Sehnert and Charles Gin
name who arrested these say that
the net is out for Russell.
Suspicion had been directed to
Schroeder ever since the attempt
of the daylight robbery Of the pawn
shop of Morris Marblestone. $50
Twentieth street, at $3.50 O'Clock
.he morning Of April 13. However.
the police did not arrest him, his
actions furnishing knowledge OF
other members Of the gang.
They were still at work on this
when the Anderson & Co. grocery
and confectionery store, 6i3 seven
teenth street. was entered by hold
ND men a week ago last night and
Oscar ". Anderson, proprietor, vas
shot by one Of the bandits. De-
scription given by Anderson OF the
man who had shot him Tailed
closely with that given BY Marble
.,tone OF one OF the men who had
entered his place and who almost
killed him. Marblestone was beat
en- with guns and saps.
The police learned that Schroe-
der's picture was in the Daven.
port police gallery, and Mr.. Ander-
t son Immediately identified the pic
ture as that of the man who had
shot him. The Davenport police
were called on. and arres.ed
Schroeder Saturday noon. The man
was brought to Rock Island. Chief
Cox then asked the Davenport po'
lice to pick up CCnwell. Costello
and Russell. Irte in the afternoon
the Davenport authorities succeed.
ed in rounding up Conwell and
Costello. who were found in pool
halls. but no trace OF Russell couli
be found. The two additiona
prisoners we're brought to Rock Is
land Saturday night and this morn
| ing all three joined in a confess
sion.
They were confronted by police
evidence of their guilt so strong
that Chief Cox was able to gei the
men to talk freely. The confession
was taken by Assistant States At
torney Edward l.. Eagle.
Played Eesperate Cane.
i The police confession indicates
that Russell and Conwell we're the
nucleus Of the gang and Costello
and Schroeder we're required to
show their daring before being
taken in as partners. Russell is
supposed to have been the brains
of the gang. as two Of the other
members said "he had had expert
ence."
In confessing to the first jo'i
staged in Rock Island the three
men said that Schroeder and=Cor-
tello had hired Ford car at tn ;
American Auto Rental garage u
Davenport. Schroeder signed uD