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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-20

guyer. = stranger, and DAN Drost.
were wounded
Oct. SIX arrests were made.
Investigation discloses John Loo
ney. r., carried \ gun and special
police star. Another underworld
murder occurred when James G..
Bowen. a negro. was shot and killed
in pistol hattie on Ninth street.
Oct. 9-Police become active sun-
der the direction OF acting Chief
of Police Fitzsimmons and start d
series Of raids on all vice in the city
which in the course of following
three weeks ribs city of prostitu-
ton. bootlegging and gambling. A.
D. R0denberg of the attorney gem
erals staff, goes before the grand
jury to assist in the investigation
Of the Gabel murder.
Oct. ia Mexican is shot by ne
gro in Fifth avenue Give George
Buckley. Dan Drost, A. w. Billburg
are held by the coroner's jury at
the inquest into the death OF Con-
nor Looney.
Oct. ia. D. Rodenberg of the
attorney generals staff leaves city
after testimony is given grand jury
in Gabel murder.
Oct. 12-Preliminary step for a
change from the form Of the city
government to the aldermanic. is
proposed at a mass meeting of cit
liens.
Oct. 13-Funeral of John Conner
Looney is held.
Oct. 15ePatrolmen James F.
Green and Edward Miner, and Rob-
ert Scott, a negro. killed when the
officers attempt to arrest the ne
gro.
Oct. 16-Federal grand jury con-
vening in Peoria takes up consid-
Grafton of conditions OF vice in
Rock Island
Oct. 23-Attorney General Ed
ward ]. Brundage arrives with H.
A. Mosher to start investigation of
vice conditions here.
Oct. 24-Grand jury adjourns
subject to recall by Attorney Cen
eral Brundage pending investiga-
ton by special detectives of the
Gabel murder and vice conditions.
Lawrence Pedigo indicted for car
rying concealed weapons. John
Looney indicted on three counts for
stealing an automobile in Musca-
tine.
Oct. Reorganization Of Rock Is
land citizens formed to back up
Brundage probe of Gabei murder
and vice conditions.
Oct. 3O-Pedigo quits Sherman
hotel on distressed for rent war
rant.
Nov. 0-Indications were that
an eyewitness to the Gabel murder
had been found, according to legal
counsel for Mrs. Gabel.
Nov. 11-Rock Island News, OIL
cial organ of the underworld. an
nounces its permanent suspension.
Nov. 17-Attorney General Brun-
dage asks local authorities to call
the grand jury for Tuesday. Nov.
q, to take evidence developed by
investigation.
Nov 1S-Lawrence Tedigo. Locn-
ey henchman, arrested on a state
warrant charging first degree muir
der of William Gabel. .
Nov. 19-Dozen characters under
suspicion for connections with Ga
bel murder and vice and graft deal
ings with John Looney, arrested
by police on the order Of Investiga-
tor MoShar for prjlling
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-20

Albert ]. Allguyer. shot down II
Market Square Oct 6, when John
Looney, Jr.. was slain. has retained
an attorney and announces hts In
tention Of bringing a. $4,000 dam
age suit against those Responsible
for his, injury.
Aiiguyer, who claims he wass an
innocent bystander, has employed
Walter A. Newport. Davenport. as
sistant Scott county attorney. rs
his counsel According to- Mr..
Newport. action will probably be
directed against John Looney, Sr.
or Lawrence Pedigo, or both.ss
"Allguyer has good 6lean rec
ord as far as can learn" ssidsthe
attorney. Naturally he objects to
being branded as a professional
gunman and thug and is seeking to
clear himself Of these chargeA'
Continuing his remarks. Mr..
Newport said: HE believes either
Pedigo or Looney fired the shot
that wounded him. We will inyes-
tigate this point carefully before
filing our action. There is posi-
billty that the shot might have
come from the automobiles. which
were involved in the battle in
front of the Sherman house. IL
the shot came from the automobiles
our suit will be directed against
these men and not against Looney
or Pedigo. SO
Allguyer believes Pedigo was the
man who shot him, for the reason
that he glanced up just as the bui-
let struck him and saw a man
standing in the hotel window
shooting down into the street. He
says this mans gun was pointed in
his direction" 1852
According to the attorney. ALL
guyer, who is in st. Anthony's hos
pital. Rock Island. recovering from
the effects of the bullet wound, has
resided in the tri-cities about FIVE
years. He was in the army and
recently finished his course in
government vocational training
school. and came to Rock Island to
look for job at the time of the
shooting. Allguyer is under guard
at the hospital.
The elder Looney, IL is claimed,
asserted that Allguyer was a pro-
fessional gunman brought to Rock
Island to get him." According to
Allguyer, the elder LOoney pointed
to him when he was on the operat-
ing table and declared ttatA~ehe
tAllguyer) was the man who had
murdered Looneys son.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-20
History Of Vice Investigation
william G. oabea mar

Ang. l-wnliam G. Gabei nar-
dered.
Aug. Chise Of Police Tom Coz
says out Of town gunmen commit
tod the murder. Coroner's Jury re
turns verdict Gabel came to death
from gunshot wounds BY unknown
parties.
Aug. Mrs. Gabel, the widow,
retains legal counsel and plans "a
investigate murder.
Aug. 4-State's Attorney Bell
said that II his Office undertook to
obtain evidence 1t would be through
= private detective agency.
Aug. 5.-The now famous state
ment Of City Attorney J. K. Scot,
and Sheriff John G. Miller was
made to the public promising the
cleanup Of vice which the Gabel
murder exposed as having q ire
mendous hold on the city.
Aug. 6-Mrs. Gabel returns from
Marshallt0wn. Iowa. where Mr.. Ga
bel was buried and confers with
her attorneys ON the Investigation
she proposes to make.
Aug. Petitions for signatures
for . meeting Of board Of super
visors on matters arising out of the
Gabel murder.
Aug. sInvestigation shows that
tool gambling continues to exist in
spite OF promised vice cleanup.
Aug. 1S-County board Of SUPER
visors offers a reward of 5000 for
the arrest and conviction of the
slayers of Bill Gabel.
Aug. 29-The board of directors
Of the Chamber of Commerce passes
resolution condemning conditions
of vice in city.
Sept. limited States Commits
sioner A. G. Bush takes under ad-
visement federal liquor law cases
against Lawrence Pedigo and Con-
nor Looney.
Sept. 6-Lawrence Pedigo and
Conner Looney held upder $500
bonds for violation of the prohihi-
bition law to appear in United
States court.
Sept 1S-Tacit denial that there
was any vice in Rock Island made
by Chief of Police Cox.
Sept. 1S-Rock Island county
grand jury convenes with the Ca
bel murder as the principal mat
ter for investigation.
Sept. 21-A special Argus inves-
tigator reveals that the patrolman
on the beat on which Gabel was
murdered was pulled off the beat
early on the evening preceding the
murder.
Sept. 25-Chief Of Police Tom
Cox is suspended for 80 days by the
police and fire board on his admis-
sion that department had been de-
moralized for six months.
Sept. 26-By a vote of to 2 the
fire board was ousted by the city
commission and new members ap-
pointed
Sept. 27-New police board meets
and organizes and hears a lengthy
discourse on local conditions BY
City Attorney J. X. Scott.
Oct. 1.-Two members of newly
appointed polNc board resign and
mayor appoints one to fill vacancy
leaving one vacancy on board
Oct 6-Remaining two members
of police board resign. John Loo
ney. Jr., fatally wounded i'll Mar
ket Square gun battle between I'M
derworld factions. dying sever
hours afterwards. Albert J. All.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-20
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-20

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The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1922-08-16
81. MARV'S COLLEGE
&75O.0O0 BUILDING FUND


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committee III charse Oh the url'e'
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the general chaIrMa"S"IP' ana Is se-
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The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1922-08-16
MISSES SPALDING WE'D AT
HOOSIER GRETNA GREEN

Two south side girls, sisters. who
were married secretly in Valparaiso,
Ind, last June to two young men,
both members of well known south
side families, were indignant last
night because of the belated entry
of the issuance of the marriage IL
censes in the records of the Indiana
city.
"The clerk promised to keep our
secret until January" said Sue
Wayland Spalding. 55i Oakwood
boulevard. whose fellow conspira-
tor and husband is Earl Vernon
Beattie, 6O32 Eberhart avenue.
Ruth Alexander Spalding is the
wife of Charles wellington Mckee,
.445S Sidney street. Mckee is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. John yelling
ton Mckee. and Beattie's parents
are Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Beattie.
None of the parents knew of the
marriages.
According to the young couples
the marriages resulted from a low
ers' spat between Sue ana Beattie.
Bcattie told Sue that just for tha;
he was going to drive her to Crown
Point and marry her"
Later both marriages were per
formed in Valparaiso because the
clerk in Crown Point refused TO get
out OF bed and issue the licenses for
less than $50 The clerk N Val
paraiso came to the aid vi the lovers
Tor 50 couple. .--Ch!cagO Tribune.
The former Misses Spaldirg are
granGdaughters OF the late Dr.. Way
land Alexander. one of ,he foremost
educators of this section, and were
born and reared In Hartford where
they have many friends. Personally
and on behalf OF the remainder oi
the "home folks" we extend 20 the
newly welded young ladies and their
fortunate husbands. the most sincere
felicilation.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1922-08-16
District Number Two

Miss Ella .......... z,eo,
Miss Nina Payne, i,
Roger Tweddel,
Fordsvile, oe'ooo
..55
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Miss Oaton Ri, zoo
Leslie Shultz,
Duncan, -oao,
Mrs Falls r.
HorseBr ooo
Mrs Cummings, White
RI, too
Hartford, Sno
j. 0oo
Miss R-2 eoo
Al
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Olaton 49,.
Gilbert Hartford, 500
j
Loubele Williams
johnson,
Clough, Falls =. .....196 600
.5l70O
374OO.
Narrows $500. -. ,... ,... $4,000
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Mr.. Charles Miller. Of Now Mexi-
co, arrived in me county a few days
ago TO spend several weeks with his
mother, Mrs. John Miller, near Dun
dee, and other friends and rc,a ives.
Mr.. Miller motored the entire dis
tance, covering about seventeen
hundred miles.
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