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

ficers to the police station, where
he is being held.
In Pedigo's car was found suit
case, said to be owned by Sinclair
which contained As calibre re-
vOlver, several clean shirts, collars
and ties. Extra bullets for the gun
were joined together with a metal
strip so that three could be.loaded
at one time.
PedigO's car was taken to the po-
lice station and was later taken to
"a garage, where garage men were
given strict orders by Chief Fitz-
simmons not to let the car out un-
til orders were given by him.
No warrant was served on Sim
clair, but he is beng held on or
Gers of Investigator Mosher. Sin
clair was non-committal at the
city Jail. He apparently took his
arrest as if he had been expecting
something of the kind and he made
no attempt to seek to obtain his
release with the assistance of at
torneys. y
Witnesses Rounded Up.
sRoundup of persons thought to
know facts about the murder OF
William Gabel resulted in six ar
rests Saturday afternoon and night.
Those taken were:
Robert st. Clair, comp0sitOr for
Looney's News. ~
Ray Hillard, chauffeur for Emeal
Davis.
Frank Spangler, one of Looney'S
underworld agents. credited with
being a cocaine user.
Virginia Spangler, his wife. -
oliver Boswell, former Sherman
Hotel clerk.
Thomas Holton. negro youth
member of the Looney plant gar
rison
Other persons we're examined,
but were not held by the police.
The Spanglers and Boswell were
released after being interviewed
by H. S. Mosher, state investigator
leading the Gabel murder investi-
CATION here. The other three are
in cells in the city. Jail, being held
in safe keeping. thodghSt is under
stood that the greater part of the
evidence they have to !. give has
been related. 49,
For eight hours Saturday night
and Sunday morning, Investigator
Mosher griiled the four witnesses
then in custody INCREASINGLY one by
one Hillard was first given an ex-
animation which lasted more than
an hour. st. Clair answered the
state, mans flow of questions for
more than three hours and emery
ed from the third degree room
Chief William H. Fitzsimmons' pri-
waite Office in the police station-in
an obviously shaken condition.
Frank and Virginia Spanglef
were also accorded Methodical in
terviews. They are said to have
been the most willing witnesses,
and from Spangler. as from the
other two. It is believed that Mosh-
er secured important affidavits.
sIfs Evidence.
Questions of press representa-.
tives as to whether the four wit
nesses afforded any angles of i'm
portance on the Gabel murder
ELECTED but one statement from
M9sher. .,.,...,
some is important and much is less
so:s can make NO further state
ment in regard to it," was what he
said.
Significance is attached. how.
ever, to the fact that three of the
witnesses are being held in Jail.
Mosher's interrogation OF the two
men taken from the Looney News
plant yesterday was. brief. He
talked to them singly during little
more than an hour last evening
and then gave orders that Boswell
be allowed to 60 free and that the
negro, Holton be held in Jail.
Spaagiers Near Home.
The Spanglers were arrested al
midnight Saturday night ON Fourth
avenue. near Eighteenth street
when they were on their way &c
their rooms at 1621h Fourth ave
nue.. st. Clair had been taken into
custody at the time Of Pedigo's m.
rest. outside the courthouse, ~ be
waited in Pedigot automobile. Hill
lard, alias Gallagher, was taken al
3 O'Clock Id the Industrial Home
building. and Boswell and HOleor
were arrested yesterday morning
in ! raid on the Looney Sfxtsenth
avenue News plant. the two being
the only persons found in the place
All Of the arrests were made By
City Detectives Dennis Bennstt and
Earl Shannoa.