The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-06

- AAU1tS 49, 49,
butsyGstsrday uuRains ~ ansWsFet
never . woad. hat turned Away to-
ward HIS home.
Alndtea - Cox
lffss KetlJ. aunt q Detective Sin
name, states that her nephew had
for some time been In poor spirits,
and had complained Of inability to
sleep. He had been constantly an
noEsd, she says. BY Thomas Cox, his
former superior, who called him
repeatedly at home over the tele-i
phone requesting him to carry out
msAoIders.
Cox wanted Charles to get some
letter for him." Miss Kelly stated.
Il never understood what the let
ter was about until I read the auto
mobile story In The Argus telling
OF . letter that Cox had given to
Fred THIN. the negro who drove q
car from Rock Island to New Mex
leo for John Looney. That must
have been the letter he was trying
to- have Charles recover. I had
been trying for weeks to induce
Charles to break with Cox in order
to save himself, In case there was
anything weighing heavily on his
mind. He stood by Cox as long as
he could, possibly in the belief that
Cox would in time be INDICATED OF
the charges against him. OF course
Cox had been his superior officer,
but l saw no reason for Charles
sacrificing his own position in order
to shield q man who was not able
to shield himself. The resignation
Of Cox as chief of police seems to
have been a severe blow to Charles,
for it was taken by him as an adj
mission by his former chief that he
could not defend the charges Of Of
fetal misconduct that had been
made against him. Charles was q
good home man. I was both mother
and sister to him. and remained
with him in order to furnish him q
home of his own. He vas a good
provider and a man who had no
enemies as far as 1 knew. He was
sensitive, and there is no doubt that
the events Of recent months in the
city preyed heavily on his mind.
Charles Ginnane was not a coward.
He simply destroyed himself in q
moment of mental alteration"
1nn. hv.
Inc suicioe .! De.ec.i'e uinlan
the Rock Island police department
within a few months. The first
happened Oct. 10, Wnen Onlcers
James r. Green' o4i Wenty-iouasi
street, and Edward n. Miner, 1z1zs
Tweifth street, were Killed IN q gun
battle with Robert Scott, a dope
crazed negro, at the negro's shack
at 307 Twenty-second street.
Native OF Rock Island.
Charles w. Glnnane was born IN
Rock Island Nov. IL. 1876, and had
lived here his entire life. He was
the son of the late Mr.. and Mrs,
Thomas Ginnane. who were pioneer
residents OF Rock Island. Before
joining the Rock Island police
force Mr.. Ginnane was employed
as a steel worker IN the Moiine
steei MUS.
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no,;,, IF ~ tr,th ~ ...+o.
mon, hot be h.d aided in the
search for an incnminat;np letter
nnder orders from Thomas COY
former chief of nolice was made r.
The Arens TO-DAY bv defective Her.
man Sehnert of the notice denart.
ment
Fred Tiff;p MORO emn,ove n,
John Inonev told state investieat.
ors YESTERDAY That Detective
Charles Cinnane and Herman Sch.
merit were keeninp a watch On him
IN ON attornnt re ohto;p q Lotto,
s s9its ss1 sy Co. TO ss aid is': shipment rs ~ 3!