Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 88, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 April 1918 — LONG USEFUL LIFE ENDS [ARTICLE]

LONG USEFUL LIFE ENDS

GILLAM TOWNSHIP PIONEER SUCCUMBS AFTER LONG ACTIVE CAREER.

Had William F. Stevens lived until April 26 he would’have been ninety years of age, having been born in Champaign county, Ohio, April 26, 1828. He has lived in Jasper county since the fall of 1864, he and his wife having moved here at that time. His death occured Sunday, April 21 and funeral services will be held at Independence church in Gillam township Tuesday, April 23, at 2:30 .p. m. i The deceased is survived by his daughter, Mrs. William E. Culp, of Lee, White county and his son, James Stevens, the trustee of Gillam township. William Stevens was a man of loveable character and was one of the character one was always happy to be with. He will long be remembered for the splendid life he lived among his friends and neighbors.

ibeen induced to go to confer with members of the gang as to the trial of cases pending against them. Guild’s cake became mere dough 'when Detective Sergeants Sullivan and Carton arrested Ross Hardesty and a man named Massey at Lake Parke avenue and 51st street Aug. 17. They had been watching the home of Julius Zimmerman, former policeman, who was known to have handled a number of cars believed to have been stolen. On the date the detectives saw the two men leaving Zimmerman’s home on the west side in two cars. Each detective followed a car until they came together again on the south side on the road to Medaryville. There they were arrested. One of the men “squealed” and the trial led to Medaryville. Sullivan and Carton went to Indiana. They learned that Zimmerman - was paid S3OO each for every car he sent there. They picked up Harry Ferrill driving a stolen car near Medaryville and brought him back to Chicago. He “squawked,” implicating Karl Rohrer, who confessed, Zimmerman, Elmer Farmer, John Ryan, John Brisboy and a man known only as “Bluie.” Farmer and Gannon were convicted on Rohrer’s testimony and are now in the penitentiary; Brisboy is in the army and “Bluie” has never been apprehended? Raymond’s entry into the game came after Ferrill, who had worked for Zimmerman, conceived the idea that he could make mor® money by operating for himself. Ferril, it was testified, made a deal with Guild to take all the cars he could steal. Then he went to Raymond to finance the first operation. The testimony showed further that Raymond agreed to pay $75 to Rohrer and the others who stole the cars. Ferrill delivered them to Guild in Medaryville. Guild wrote out a check for each car, payable to Raymond,\for S3OO to insure Raymond that he was not being double-crossed by Ferrill, and Raymond cashed the checks in west side saloons, splitting the money with Ferrill. But Ferrill insisted upon having newer cars. He declared they must be cars run only a short time, fully equipped with self-starters, electric lights and all the usual trimmings. The gang stole them faster than he could sell and he tried to call a halt, according to the state’s evidence. Then followed the arrests of Farmer, Ryan and Rohrer, after a pistol battle on the west side with Policemen Woodrich and Miller, which was followed by more confessions to be used in the trial against Guild. Ferrill and Rohrer

probably will receive light sentences when they are brought before Judge Crowe soon.