The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-08
LARGE LIST OF
INDICTMENTS
AT MORRISON
Thirty True Bills are Returned in
Circuit Court on Variety of
Charges.
Especial Correspondence

Sterling, ILL.,, Oct S.-The grand
jury reported yesterday afternoon
in the circuit court at Morrison,
returning 80 true bills which in
Guided forgery, larceny, assault,
rape, sale of intoxicating liquor,
adultery, wife abandonment, CON
fidence game, conspiracy to defraud.
carrying concealed weapons and
embezzlement. A number of the
indictments carried more than one
count. The grand jury has had 4
very strenuous session and a great
many witnesses were examined.
States Attorney R. w. Besse had
the witnesses all lined up and the
work progressed quite rapidly con-
sidering the large number of in
dictments returned. Today the
prisoners will be arraigned and
dates set for the trials of those who
intend to plead not guilty.
FIVE indictments were returned
against Robert Williams of this
city. three for assault with deadly
weapons and two for carrying con-
cealed weapons. Williams was ar
rested here in June charged with
assault on Frank Maier
One indictment Was returned
against Alphonse DeGedar. Anil
Bylo. Hules DeMuer and Gust Quay.
all of Moline. who were arrested
by Chief J. G. Haglcch IN this city
July -. and charged with selling
intoxicating liquor.
Three indictments were returned
against John Haspells of this city
on charge of passing worthless
checks on several local merchants.
Haspell was sent up from here sew
eral years ago on a similar charge.
Three indictments were returned
against Jack Winner Of Chicago on
charge of confidence gam, and two
against David Snowwhite, also of
Chicago, on charge of conspiracy
to defraud. These men were ar
rested in Chicago. They purchased
some wool and hides in Morrison
and gave worthless checks for
them.
Thomas Kalb of Rock Falls was
indicted on charge OF larceny
of the property of William Bishop
of Rock Falls.
George DeFur Of Rock Falls was
indicted On a charge of selling in
toxicating liquor to William How
ard of Rock Falls.
William House and George Var
ner of this city were indicted on a
charge of larceny of a MOTORCYCLE
from Morrison during the early
part of July.
Henry Hendricks of this city was
indicted on a charge CT rape. The
offe2s2 is said to have been COM
mitted last winter.
Carl Broers of Deer Grove was
indicted on a charge of selling in
toxicating liquor.
Joseph Capriote!i Of Rock Falls
was indicted on a charge of selling
intoxicating liquor.
Arthur Temple OF Fulton was in
dicte1 on charge of wife abandon
ment
Two indictments were returned
against Hugh f. Paddock OF Propn-
etstown on d charge of embezzle-
ment and enc On a charge of con-
spiracy to defraud. and one indic5-
ment was returned against George
E. Paddock on charge of con-
spiTacy to defraud All OF the in
ulCIHeHlS are III connection Win
the failure of the Bank of Proph-
etstown. The whereabouts of
George Z. Paddock are unknown -
the officers.
Marshal Parker of this city was
indicted on a charge of adultery,
he having married his wife before
the expiration of two year period
following her divorce from George
Jones of this city Two other in
dictments were returned but as the
parties indicted have not been ap-
pretended as yet, their names have
not been divulged.