The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-17
De .eREvE IS
SHOT; RIVAL
IN TRIANGLE
(Continusd from First Pass.l

he warned and took DsGrsve b.
the arm and helped him down the
steps. Because OF his arti6ciaa leg
DeGreve VAS unable to run He
had hobhled . few yards from the
porch when Van Goethem rushed
out With the shotxun. Huygaert
Was behind him and two Of the
shots nearly struck him.
Shst t. FrighteA.
According to Van Goetham. hc
did not intend to kill DeGreye. Il
just wanted to scare him. he said.
x shot twice in the air and twice
on the ground. am q good shot
and l could have shot them all to
pieces" -
Van Goetham vas abeuk thrse
yards from DeGfeve when no dred
the shot DeGreve dropped to- the
sidewalk. He was picked MP by
Maurice Wayaert, q neighbor. and
was removed to the city hospital
/ by . passing motorist
Van Goethem then ran south to
the side Of the Huggaert residence.
He turned east, ran between houses
until he reached the alley between
Tenth and Eleventh streets, where
he sped south toward the woods in
which he was later captured.
The shooting was witnessed by
| q number Of persons among which
were R Williams, 1901 Tenth
street. and Horace Dewey, 10l6
Eightsenth avenue. A. Williams is
the man who found Van Goethem's
gun in the woods.
Dewey Boy Scout and member
Of the Sacred Heart troop, picked
up brick and started after Van
Goethem, in spite of the fact that
the latter carried a powerful shot
gun. Dewey kept up the chase and
was there when the police arrived.
The police came a few moments
after the shooting and after learn
ing that Van Goethem had started
toward the woods drove to Seventh
street to head the fugitive off to
the south. Arriving at the end Of
the Stephens park car line the Of
fcers left their car and turned to
the woods on the east side Of Sew
enth street. They found their man
after searching about in the wood
ed ravines for a few minutes.
Van Goethem offered no resist
ance. He appeared to be tired out
and listless when the police caught
him and had little to say. He con-
tinued in a semi-daze after arriv-
ing at police station.
But this morning he talked free
lly. II knew Mrs. Huygaert In Bel
! gum" he said. 81 knew her be-
fore she was married. but I wasn't
intimate with her until after she
was married to Philemon. I lived
with them in Minnesota"
Father Had Been Threatened.
Maurice Huygaert. eldest son o.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philemon Huygaert
said Van Goethem had threatened
his father with death while they
were still residing in Minnesota
Van Goethem, according to Maurice
| 0CIcu pCNuiloA ~ at t4AACo oAu wa
subject to violent displays o.
temper.
/ Van Goethem is a years old and
claims to be an ex-soldier.> De
Greve is 80 years old. He has beer
residing at the home Of Mr.. am
Mrs. Charles Franaseur. Az broth
er, Emil DeGreve, lives at Mint
street and Twenty-frst avenue
Moline.
The prisoner was arraigned be
fore Magistrate Gustafson thi
morning. The charge, as it nov
stands. is assault with attempt t
commit murder. Ban has been sc
at $4,000. Magistrate Gustafson
; at request OF Chief DeJaeger, con
tinued the case for 10 days Val
Goethem went to Jail.
Dr.. T. A. Leopold, who arrived q
the hospital almost as soon as d
Greve, reported late last night tina
DeGreve had an excellent chanc
of recovery.
Hospital reports this morning
however, indicated that DeGrev
had spent restless night. It
probable that several days wi!
elapse before a definite statemen
.. can be made on the outcome Of tn
shooting.