The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-22
BURGLARS IN MILAN.
One. Harvester in the County Jail.


Last night, the restaurant of E. S.
Clough, in Milan, was broken into and
robbed of cigars, nickels, canned fruit,
sardines, pair of boots, tobacco pouches,
etc, to the value of some $50 or more.
Entrance to Clough' $ was made by breaking
"a large light Of glass in the front door
through which the burglar or burglars en-
tered
Both railroad depots were broken into,
through windows, coat being taken from
the Coal Valley depot, tickets destroyed in
the Peoria depot, etc. etc.
Henry Haislips agricultural warehouse
was also entered, by breaking the back
windows, but nothing was missed, the ag-
ricultural machines not being easily car
red off
Yesterday, during the day, stranger
was about Milan, drinking and carousing.
At about 4 o'clock he hadn't money
enough to procue a drink and was broke.
This morning he breakfasted at Hay
denis hotel and paid in nckels, and seemed
to have plenty of them, paying for drinks
at Tom Fishers with nickels also. This
caused his arrest, and on searching him
there was found on his person good many
nickels, one of which Clough Unidentified
as being in his drawer yesterday, having
some popularity easily remembered. Mr..
Hayford also identified two keys belonging
to the Coal Valley depot.
The fellow was taken before John Dick
son esq, j. p. and on examination held
in $500 ball. for the crime of burglary, in
default of which he was sent to jail. He
gave his name as George England, and it
transpired that he was a rowing harvester
he having been employed by John
Brashier last week, where he quit on
Monday. He was afterwards hired by
VIM. Connolly, in Bowling, but did not go
there, as he was in Milan all day Tues
day and committed the robberies Tuesday
night.
The man is apparently some % years old,
and is good looking smart, fellow. When
Constable Pete Heverling arrested him he
commenced to read the warrant, but made
such bungling work of it that the fellow
said hand that to me and will read it
for you, your education has been sadly
neglected and you ought to take an early
to improve yourself by attend
ing some good commercial college"
Among the articles lost were the keys
to the switch from the Coal Valley depot,
and they have not been found. 1t is be-
lieyed that the fellow has coniederates,
but no other arrests have yet been made.
Since the above was in type, the facts
being related to us by a gentleman from
Milan, we have received the following COM
MILAN, July %.
To the Editors Of the Argus;
Last evening the Peoria Il Rock Island
K. Cos. depot, the &. v Mining Cos,
depot, CLOVIS restaurant, and Ii. Haislip |
agricultural Office. were each entered by
burglars From the Z. Il r. |. they took
he ticket case, broke it open and appro-
)riated or destroyed some of the tickets,
Ilso took small amounts of change. The
;. V. NJ. lost in value, including switch !
,evs. about fifteen dollars. Mr.. Glow lost
.bout $50, in small change, boxes of cigars
and other goods.
A young man who had been seenin town
,alled al the Milan House for breakfast
md on paying his BILL displayed an I'M
Usual amount OF nickles and pennies which
attracted the attention Of the landlord,
Who, on hearing of the burglary, at once
lottied the interested parties OF the occur
ence Complaints being made the sus.
,ected individual was taken before Justice
dickson aud search being made several
tolen articles were found upon his person
md identified by their owners, In de
auIt of $500 bail he was committed for
rial at the Circuit Court. NoX.
MILAN, July %.
Last night the warehouse Of II. W. Hais-
ip & Co. was entered by the south win
ow by burglars, who took cash account
or Henry by abstracting what change
here was in the drawer. Then then visit
d the restaurant of +. 5. Glow, etfecting
n entrance by breaking light Of glass in
be front door They relieved Mr.. Glow
f about $50 or 500 worth of goods, mostly
ears. and a small sack Of nickles The
ents about this time showed some DISPOSE
on to travel, as they called at the Office
f &. NJ. Dickson, in the Z. x Il. |. depot,
nd relieved him of his entire ticket case,
ickets and all oyerhauling all the papers
I'D scattering them over the floor. They
Dok the ticket case to an empty car, broke
n pieces, scattering the tickets around, /;
nd burning up some OF the coupon tick
Is. For all this labor they got about a
oxen tickets and a ragged % cent piece
Il the change that had been left in the
ase They paid Mr. Haytord, of the e.
=. NJ Co depot, visit at his office, and
lok his keys and some nickles, and coat
t Mr.. l. H. W hitehead's,
About eight clock this morning Mar
hal Heverling arrested man on suspicion,
1 Gus Stengel's saloon, aud took him be-
,re Police Magistrate Dickson, who had
in searched, aud found property On his
crsOn that was recognized as belonging TO
ieo. VI. Dickson, Il. Hayiord aud +. 5.
low. The fellow gave his name as Geo.
.ngland. lie was committed to Jail IN
onds OF $500 to await the next term of
ircuit Court. c..
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