Editing Hodgkins, Illinois (section)

===Patrick Crowley murder===
Modesto Lenzi was unsuccessful in his 1909 reelection bid. Lenzi was defeated by L. E. Thatcher in an election that contemporary newspaper accounts called "a political feud between the prohibition and liquor interests".<ref>''Fort Wayne News'', Ft. Wayne, IN, Tuesday, June 15, 1909</ref> The election campaign raged hotly for several months, culminating in Lenzi's ouster. On the night of June 14, 1909, the crowd gathered in Hodgkins during and after the election became unruly. Village marshal Patrick Crowley, in an attempt to restore order, placed Modesto Lenzi, who was allegedly inciting the crowd, under arrest for disturbing the peace. As Crowley was bringing Lenzi to the jail: "A shot was fired in to his breast by some person in a crowd of alleged Lenzi sympathizers gathered about."{{citation needed|date=January 2015}}

The ''[[The News-Sentinel|Fort Wayne News]]'' reported the following on June 14, 1909:

::Modesto Lenzi, an Italian, was defeated for re-election as president of the village, after a hot anti-liquor fight at the last election...the man started peacefully to the village lock-up, but when half way there suddenly offered resistance. As Crowley as remonstrating with him, an unknown man suddenly appeared, drew a revolver and shot Crowley dead. In the excitement the slayer fled.<ref>''Fort Wayne News'', Fort Wayne, IN, Monday, June 14, 1909</ref>

On June 22, 1909, a grand jury concluded:

::The said Patrick Crowley now lying dead...in said village of LaGrange...came to his death...from shock and hemorrhage due to a bullet wound in the right breast, said bullet fired from a revolver held in the hand of one Harry Lenzi, on the road at Gary [Hodgkins], Ill. on June 13, 1909. And from the evidence presented, we the jury recommend that Harry Lenzi, as principal and now at large, be apprehended, and that Modesto Lenzi and John May, as accessories before the fact, be held to the Grand Jury on the charge of murder, until released by due process of law. We the jury further believe that if one Frank Meno, had not interfered, the above named Harry Lenzi would now be in custody. We therefore recommend that Frank Meno be apprehended and held as an accessory after the fact.<ref>Cook County death inquest #50075, June 22, 1909</ref>

On December 23, 1909, it was reported by the ''[[Pharos-Tribune|Logansport Pharos]]'' newspaper that the charges of murder against Modesto Lenzi and John May had been dropped. The paper reported that Assistant State's Attorney Benedict J. Short told Judge Kersten's court that the state had no evidence against the defendants.<ref>''Logansport Pharos'' Newspaper (Indiana), Thursday, December 23, 1909</ref>

Marshall Crowley was buried at [[Mount Olivet Cemetery (Chicago)|Mount Olivet Cemetery]]<ref>Grave 2, Lot 173, section 45; 2755 West 111th Street</ref> in Chicago.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mount+Olivet+Catholic+Cemetery/@41.6912276,-87.6908225,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x6c58b70fe1c8986b!8m2!3d41.6912276!4d-87.6908225|title = Mount Olivet Catholic Cemetery · 2755 W 111th St, Chicago, IL 60655}}</ref>