McLean County IL, Obituary of J. V. Powderly ***************************************************************** File contributed to the McLean County ILGenWeb Project Copyright © 2007 to present, all rights reserved. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format without the written consent of the author, ilmcleanvcc@gmail.com. File Submitted by: Deb Haines, ddhaines@gmail.com Date Submitted: April 29, 2007 Source: Cook County Herald, Mar 15, 1907 ***************************************************************** Cook County Herald, Arlington Heights IL Mar 15, 1907 J. V. Powderly, a member of the Bloomington city police force, was found dead in an alley in the rear of the Hills hotel with a bullet through his heart. It is supposed that Powderly committed suicide, as his revolver, with one cartridge fired, lay near by.