The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-07
DENIAL
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INeABEL CASE
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up in the local Jail. Chief Ben De-
Jaeger of the Moline police depart
ment said( he had received orders
from Sheriff Edwards to hold Cox
incumnicado.
Not slightest Connection.
An attempt to obtain permission
to interview Cox met with failure,
Edwards declaring he had orders
from Assistant Attorney-&eneral
Dixon to let no one except Attorney
Dietz talk to the prisoner.
H. 8. .Mosher, chief investigator
for Acknowledgement Brundage,
declined to give an order permit
ting Cox to be interviewed. Mosh-
er, however. said he was willing il
Sheriff Edwards vas COx's state
ment, as made public by Attorney
pietz, follows:
Il am not in the slightest way
connected with the Gabel murder.
Nobody should know that better
than those who claim to have made
an investigation of the case. / am
anxious for an immediate hearing
in court so that the real facts can
be brought out and the police will
know what is the truth in the
natter
Attorney Dietz indicated that an
attempt will be made to- obtain
Cox's release on bail. He did not
anticipate that any results along
that line would be obtained today.
IF the state fights an attempt
for bail the prosecution will virtu-
ally have to try its ase at the bond
hearing" said the attorney. And
he intimated that he did not antici-
pate the prosecution would care to
present its evidence at this time.
Cox's entry in the Moline police
statiOn-as a prisoner-created
somewhat of a sensation yesterday
afternoon. The former chief is
we'll known to Moline police Off
Gals, having cooperated with local
policemen on many criminal cases.
Chief Ben DeJaeger, who has
worked with Cox for years when
ever police activity involved the
departments of both Moline and
Rock Island, was in his Office when
Cox was led into the city hall by
Sheriff Edwards and Deputy Nor.
rison.
The door to the office was open.
Cox saw DeJaeger and called a
greeting.
Hello Ben," he said.
Hello, Tom" replied the Moline
chief.
Buys His Dinner.
That was the shortest converse
. ton which ever occurred in Moline
police station between Cox and De-
] Jaeger. After a brief conversation
between Sergeant Grell and Chiel
DeJaeger, Grell led Cox to the sec.
ond floor of the city Jail.
j How do you like this?" Grell
asked Cox. as he locked the former
Rock Island chief in a cell in the
woman's department of the Jail.
This is all right, Charlie" saiG
Cox.
Cox paid for his own dinner las
night. He is reported to have re,
tired Immediately after eating
Attorney Dietz said Cox went Il
sleep at 7:30 last night and did no
awaken until 9 this morning.
Cox has not yet seen the news.
papers describing his arrest as al
alleged murderer. Attorney Diet
says the prisoner shows no anxiet,
over the indictment.
Professional courtesy is believed
to have caused Moline officials t.
give Cox a room in the woman.
ward, rather than lock him up il
the cell room or bull pen" II
which ordinary prisoners r con.
fined.
There was some comment on this
alleged preference at the city hall
Cox himself is said rarely to have
shown much consideration for pris.
oners arrested by him.