The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-10
FIND A WITNESS
OF The MURDER
WILLIAM CAbEL
Clause of Insurance Policy Salts
fled, Claim Paid and Suit Of
Widow Dismissed.

Suit begun by Vivian A. Gabel in
circuit court yesterday afternoon
to collect $1,000 accident insurance
carried by her husband, William
Gable, Rock Island saloOnkeeper,
who was slain the night OF July 81,
will be dropped.
{. E. Dletz of Moline, attorney
for Mrs. Gabel, stated this morning
that the Interstate Business Mems
Accident Insurance company OF DeS
Moines, defendant i'll the case, had
today settled for the full face value
of the policy.
That the insurance company be-
fore agreeing to settle had to be
satisfied that an eyewitness Of the
murder OF Gabel could be produced
was indicated by Mr.. Dietz.
"A clause in Gabel's accident pol
ICY" stated Mr.. Dietz, protected
the insurance company to the ex-
tent that it renourced liability in
case OF death by gun or firearm
discharge unless the discharge was
proved by an eyewitness.
The company refused to settle
on the grounds that no eyewitness
had been produced. We started
suit. Today the company has set
tied for $4,000, the face of the pol
icy. You can draw your own COIL
clusions as to the eyewitness. l
will say that the insurance COM
pany has been satisfied that the
terms Of the policy were complied
with"
H. S. Mosher, who is actively d.
recting the gathering of evidence
against the murder Of Gabel and of
vice and graft conditions in Rock
Island county in general. to SUBJ
nit TO the Rock Island county
grand jury when it reconvenes at
the call of Attorney-General E. ].
Brundage. was non-committal when
told about this feature of the case.
Mr.. Mosher declared that he was
in no way familiar with the story
Of the insurance policy; in fact. it
had never been brought to his at
tention. He neither affirmed nor
denied. the claims that there was
an eyewitness to the killing OF
Gabel. He did. however, express
the opinion that perhaps all the
evidence the insurance company
demanded was proof that Gabel did
not commit suicide, and this fact,
he said, could readily be estab-
lished
Many Witnesses Heard.
Mr.. Mosher unIuestionably has
gone deeply into the investigation,
not only of the killing Of Gabel. but
of the riot in Market square, Oct 8.
which claimed the life OF John
Looney, Jr., and OF all the vice
conditions which have aroused the
citizens of the county. He has TAX
en- the testimony of hundreds OF
witnesses since establishing his
headquarters in the states attor-
ney's Office at the court house. Mr..
Mosher has advised the more i'm
portant witnesses to remain in the
city and keep themselves in readi-
ness to answer any further calls,
particularly to testify before the
grand jury
Mr.. Mosher has no idea when the
grand jury will De needed again.
He plans to have all the facts well
established before indicating to At
torney-General Brundage that he is
ready to present to the grand jury
the results Of his investigation.
Mr. Mosher says he is not famil-
lar with the plans of the attorney
general with respect 6 prosecut-
ing the defendants against whom
indictments may be returned He
points out that news dispatches oi
last night indicated the attorney
general was going to Herrin to take
charge Of. the prosecution OF min.
ers charged with murder Of strike.
breakers and the chances are he
will be tied up with that task in.
definitely: It is probable, however
Mr.. Mosher admits, that the attor
neygeneral will send Thoma.
Marshall. noted Chicago lawyer
here to assume the Luties OF thu
prosecution.