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Illinois History Bloody Williamson Chapters 12 – 16 Answer Sheet

Illinois History Bloody Williamson Chapters 12 - 16

Ch. 12 1 The gang war starts with________ _______________, his wife and a friend being attacked outside of a roadhouse. They were shot and driven to ____________Hospital and left.

Ch 12 -2 • Pulliam was being transported from Herrin Hospital to ____________ Hospital. • The ambulance was stopped and the assailants boarded the ambulance. • Pulliam’s mother laid across her son to save his life. • He was hit in the head by a ___________.

Ch 12 -3 • ______ ___________ and his wife were driving from Harrisburg to Marion. • The _____________ Gang did a drive-by firing at the Newmans. Art Newman

The Shady Rest • Charlie Birger’s hideout

Ch 12 – 7 & 8 • Birger was a ____________-_________ from outside the southern Illinois area. • Birger was loved in Harrisburg. • He would take care of the poor and children in Harrisburg. • Would not let people of _______________ gamble at his roadhouses.

Ch 12 - 9 • ______________ met the Sheltons while he was in Herrin Hospital in the Fall of 1923.

12-10 • The Sheltons stole a diamond ring from a dealer in __________________. • Birger forced the Sheltons to return the diamond ring. • This led to a riff between the two.

12-11 • The _____________ were local boys from Harrisburg who got involved in bootlegging.

12-12 &13 • Joe Adams was the mayor _________________. • He was friends with the Sheltons. • He helped keep the Tanker Truck for the Sheltons.

12-15 • A nearby farmer said he heard 5 or 6 shots and then a________ ___________.

Lory Price • He was a state patrolman who was working with Birger. • Birger would steal cars and then when a reward would be posted Price would “find” the car. • Price and Birger would split the reward money. • Nicknamed ____________.

12-18 • Price and his wife, ______________, were both found to be missing.

Chapter 13 – 1-3 • Birger turned in the Sheltons for stealing the __________ payroll on Jan. 27, 1925. • They got away with $21,000. • The key witnesses against the Sheltons were Art Newman and Harvey Dungey. • The Sheltons were found guilty and sentenced to ______ years.

13 - 5 • _________ Price’s body was found in a field near DuBois, IL.

13-7 & 8 • Harry Thomasson was a 19 year old member of the ________________ gang. • He and his brother shot and killed _____________________.

13-9 • He plead guilty because he thought Birger had killed Elmo in the Shady Rest explosion.

13-10 • Elmo Thomasson was burned up in the Shady Rest.

13-11 • __________________ was the driver of the get away car when Adams was killed.

13-12 • The conviction of the Sheltons was dropped because Harvey Dungey had perjured himself. • __________ threatened to kill Dungey if he did not lie against the Sheltons.

13-13 • 4 of Birger’s men killed Ward Casey Jones • Rado Millich, Clarence Rone, Ural Gowen, and no-name.

13-14 • Art Newman was found in ________________, CA. and brought back to IL.

13-15 • Birger suspected Price of spying so he kidnapped Lory and Ethel. • Ethel was shot and dumped down a ______________ mine shaft. • Lory was taken to the BarBQ stand by the S.R. He was shot 3 times and then they dumped him at DuBois.

13-17 • Ural Gowen got 25 years. • Rado Millich was hanged.

13-18 • Birger was in jail while the trial was taking place.

Chapter 14 – 1 & 2 • Birger was charged with the murder of ____________________. • Art Newman was the one who turned against Birger.

14-3 • Rone said he saw the preparation of the killing of Adams. • Ritter wrote the note. • Hyland dipped the bullets in __________. • Elmo was given the gun and the letter.

14-4 • Birger told the Thomassons the law would not suspect anything.

14-5 • The states attorney emphasized the fact that Birger used ________ to kill for him.

14-6 • Newman and Hyland were sentenced to life. • Charlie Birger was sentenced to… _________________

14-7 • Birger’s attorney said the verdict was contrary to the law and evidence. • He appealed to the _________________ Supreme court.

14-8 • Birger would have been tried for the murder of________________________.

14-9 • Birger tried to act like he was insane during his insanity trial. • Rolled his head, cursed, yelled at witnesses and the judge. • It took the jury 12 minutes to find him _____________________.

14-10 • Birger was able to get drugs, and even have “special” visits with his wife.

14-11 • Charlie Birger was calm and gracious toward his executioners. • He refused to take the ______________ offered by the jailers. • “It’s a beautiful world.”

15 - 1&2 • Oldham Paisley was the editor of the Marion Republican Newspaper. • Paisley was concerned about the murders of the Prices.

15-3 • Leslie Simpson was found guilty of killing Lory Price. • Arrested in New York • Paroled in 1951 • Connie Ritter was arrested in Gulf Port, Miss. and guilty of the murders of Adams, Price, & Price. Died in Menard in1948

Ernest _______ was never arrested. His body was found. • _____________________ was convicted of violating the Ntl. Proh. Law and was sentenced to two years. • Art Newman got life imprisonment for killing Lory Price.

Conclusion-1 • By the end: • Newman, Simmons, and Wooten were still in jail serving life in prison. • Ritter died in Menard. • Simpson was paroled in 1950. • Gowen was released in 1941.

C-2 The Sheltons • They never returned to Williamson Co. • They moved to _____________________ to set up their bootlegging and gambling. Eventually they were driven out by an honest sheriff. • Carl was killed on his Wayne Co. farm in the Fall of 1947. • Bernie was killed in a tavern near ________ in 1948.

C-3 • Herrin’s bad reputation began to dissipate after Sangamo Electric, and Norge moved in along with the development of the Ordill area.

Birger’s Gang • Charlie Birger • Art Newman • High Pockets McQuay • Ward Casey Jones • Steve George

The Shelton Gang • Earl • Carl • Bernie • Ray Walker • Harry Walker • Blackie Armes • Wild Bill Holland • Max Pulliam • Joe Adams

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