The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-26
Held For Trial.

Friday, the 25th, THE ARGUS gave an
account of the arrest, in this city, by Mar
shall Halves and Policeman ADkrum, of two
men for highway robbery in Davenport,
and their transfer to the custody of Daven-
port officials. The same afternoon they
were examined before Justice Kaufman.
They gave their names as Geo. j. Jones
and John Wilson alias Ringwald and were
required to answer to the charge of high
way robbery committed on the person of
Thos. Abrems, of Oxford, johnson county,
Iowa. The robbery occurred on Thursday
evening the Oath, near the Pennsylvania
House, Davenport. Jones lone of the pri-
soners) subpened two witnesses, and then
requested an attorney, naming Mr.. Foster.
An officer accompanied the defendant to
Fosters office, but that gentleman not be-
ing there the services of Jno. W. Green,
Esq, were finally procured and the preli-
minary examination proceeded with.
Thos. Abrems was the first witness for
the prosecution. He testified that while
walking along Third street with Ringwald
between s and 9 o'clock, he was struck
from behind and thrown to the ground
Ringwald then held him down and checked
him, while the party who knocked hin
down, robbed him. He could not identify
Jones as one of the parties, had no recollec
ton of having seen him before; coulC
not swear he helped commit the robbery
1t was dark and could not see the face o.
the party who knocked him down.
Cross Examined by Atty. Green. Was
not intoxicated. did not gamble with defen
dant, Ringwald. never plays cards. Me-
Ringwald first at Iowa City. two years
ago; met him in Jail; was there for three
days on whisky case; keep q saloon a
Oxford, Iowa.
G. W. Halves, city marshal, Of Rock Is
land, sworn, testified to the arrest. Foun(
the watch on Ringwald. Brought tn,
prisoners to Davenport, was present whel
Officer Ankrum searched Jones, saw Ank
rum take the pistol from j. also a set o
keys, and knife.
Officer Ankrum (sworn) merely zorro
borated the testimony of the previous wit
nesses and did not change the evidence.
Chief Martens was called and testi6e,
as to the the time of complaint entered b.
Abrems, and their subsequent arrest Q
defendants. Nothing material.
At this point the attorney for defens
moved for the discharge of the prisoner
! Geo. j. Jones, on the ground that the ev
o dence did not show him to be party t
the robbery, that he was clearly, under tn
law, entitled to be discharged. TIL
motion was overruled. Mrs. Dillon, steI
mother of Jones, was called by the defens
and testified that her son 1.-THE prisoner
was home at 8 o'clock, that he went t
# bed soon after and did not 60 out durin
8 the evening.
q The defendants were then sworn sepa
ately and said they did not know th
e plaintiff, that the reason they offered til
is watch and pistol for sale was to rails
o funds, that they we're hard up. They di
- not give an account of how the stole
. property came into their possession, how
e ever.
After argument by counsel for defel
dants Justice Kaufman held them
bonds of 81 900 each, in default of whio
Ie they were committed. Ringwald, it
stated,is now under 800 bonds for cuttir
- a man in Iowa City.