The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-20
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as Moline, is held in the city Jail.
He was the subject of interroga-
ton by the state investigator yes
terday afternoon and is believed to
be more valuable witness than
boswell. He mas been d MEMBER
uf the LOOney plant garrison for
some time.
Slight Importance is attached to
the papers ana documents taken.
Police gave them cursory exami-
nation in appropriating them and
found little uf Importance in them,
but the more minute examination
wnicn Mosher will make OF them
may yield more or less important
facts.
At daXbreak the raiding squad
left the police station and went d.
rectly to the Looney stronghold.
Surrounding the place, the Officers
placed themselves in strategic po-
sitions to besiege it, Detectives
Bennett and Shannon demanded ad-
mittance at the front door, but re-
ceived nOsanswer from within. The
white face OF TIE old man had been
seen at an upstairs window as the
cars drove up, however, and it was
then known that the house held oc-
cupants.
With guns drawn, the two detec-
tives battered the door open,
smashing the lock, and entered.
The negro youth was found sitting
on couch, where he had appar-
emily been sleeping. just inside the
door. A loaded shotgun stood at
the head of the bed and a loaded
rifle leaned against the foot Of it. On
nearby table lay the big revolver,
also full OF cartridges.
Holton. however, was in no
moral condition to resist an at
tack of any kind. His black face as
nearly white as it could ever be, he
sat shivering in fright at the sight
of such a gathering Of the law.
He and the old man, who then came
downstairs. we're put under guard
while a thorough search of the
place was made.
Find Auto Evidence.
Dies which had been used to
stamp the fake engine number on
the automobile Looney and his dead
son are alleged to have stolen in
Muscatine, Iowa, some months ago,
were regarded by the officers as
the most important single find in
the raid. They we're located in y
secret place behind some furniture
by Detectives Bennett and Shannon
after the rest of the force had left
the place.
Through the place from cellar to
garnet were photographs-from lit
tie snapshots to cabinet pictures
OF underworld characters, mostly
women, and Of others who had been
marked for Rock Island News lin
vestigations" Hundreds of these
pictures formed the interesting il
scattered gallery OF the resort.
Though thorough job of ran
sacking was accomplished by the
raiding squad. their efforts failed
to make the place less of a chaos
inside than 1t was when they ar
rived. For it was a typical "bache-
lor Quartefs"-of obviously far
from neat bachelors. Apparently
unswept for weeks. and with house
hold articles and mems clothing
and dirty linen strewn broadcast
about the rooms. the interior was
clutter which was repelling.
The house contains six rooms,
with three bedrooms and q bath
opening on OF a central hall up
stairs and two rooms Joined by a
big doorway and~4 kitchen down
stairs. Cheap furniture filled the
rooms. Access to the second floor
is gained by a two-landing stair
case beginning inst behind the
front door.
Sman PrinteFy.
In . separate structure opening
from. tho furnace room in the base
ment, on the west side Of the place,
Ii the small printery in which for
|yeaxs- the insanity ring prupa-