The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-22
Sheriff Miller Ving to
Locate John LooEsy in
Rochester, MINI.

The sheriff's force and
state investigators working
under the direction of Attor-
ney General Edward j.
Brundage at noon today
were securing Rock Island
county for traces of men
named in an indictment re-
ported to Judge N. A. Lar
son in circuit court at 9
o'clock this morning. charg-
ing the defendants with con-
spiracy to commit murder.
The indictment names seven men.
Their identity is being withheld
pending the arrests. The state
forces have not divulged the names
of the indicted men, but it is un-
derstood that all are well known
characters of Rock Islands UNDER
world.
1t is a matter of conjecture as to
whom the conspiracy is alleged to
have been directed against. 1t is
understood that the indictment has
no connection with the Gabel mur-
der.
1t was rumored about the court
house this morning that Sheriff
John G. Miller was following up .
tip that John RP.LooRey, wanted by
federal authorities, was in Roches-
ter. Mimi, and that the sheriff was
planning to wire the Rochester DO
lice to arrest him.
Rochester is the most recent citv
in which Looney is reported to
have been seen. Rumor connects
his presence there with the report
that his daughter, Mrs. Frank
Hamblin, is in Mayo brothers hos
pital. undergoing an operation.
United States Marshal John Muir
ray. who holds the warrant for
Looney's arrest, today said he hal
no idea where the fugitive is. afur-
ray is inclined to discredit the re-
port that Rochester is harborkns
him at this time, favoring more the
rumor that LoOney is hiding on his
ranch in New Mexico.
Investigation Speeded.
The presentation OF evidence to
the Rock Island grand jury Of mur-
der, vice and other crime speeded
up this morning. 1t was said that
Attorney General Brundage has
ordered the daily sessions Of the
jury to last seven hours, from
O'Clock to noon and from / o'clock
to o'clock. Even at this rate J.
is believed that at least two weeks
will be consumed before the entire
investigation has been threshed
over and all indictments returned
This morning witnessed the ar
rival Of Assistant Attorney General
George Dixon, VINO was ordered
here from Springfield. Mr.. Dixoa
is said to be an expert in criminal
law procedure. Attorney General
Brundage will remain in Rock Is
land until summoned elsewhere in
the state. where there are demands
for his services. When he leaves,
however, Thomas Marshall OF Chi
cago will assume charge and will!
be assisted by Mr.. Dixon.
The Gabel murder case today was
still the chief subject before the
grand jury. There have been in
however. to permit in
PRODUCTION Of evidence said to savor
OF graft and Official protection OF
vice in Rock Island.
Tuesday afternoon the grand
jury heard the testimony Of r. &.
Gosse, Cy Hazlitt. Mrs. william Ga
bel and Frank Eckstrom, relative
to the murder OF Bill Gabel. Gosse
and Hazlitt are prohibition agents
who were operating in Rock Island
when Gabel was killed, July 81,
and who are said to have received
important revelations from Gabe1
about protection for vice and liquor
selling. Mrs. Gabel is the widow
Of the murdered saloonkeeper ami
Eckstrom was formerly proprietor
of the 1884 bar ON Second ave.
nue. and Fifteenth street.
But the grand jury also took oc-