The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-05
Our streets need cleaning up badly.
Where is Shallbergs brigade?

Our streets need cleaning up badly.
Where is Shallberg's brigade?
Prayer meeting in all the churches
every evening until further notice.
The board of directors of Riverside
cemetery are talking of appointing A. Toll
ner as superintendent 10 place of E. W.
Scheibner, resigned.
Parsons, at the Congregational church, on
Saturday evening. He Is one of the
ablest Lecturers in the field aud will no
doubt attract a large audience on that
occasion.
Patrick Consadine paid S. to Police
Magistrate Swander for having tried to
destroy the rear portion Of boy S trousers
with the toe Of his boot. Pat Mcclellan, the
boys parent, objected to the unusual pro-
eeeding and caused Consadine's arrest as
above.
The attendance at the schools is very
full at present; the scholars appearing to
be imbued with renewed interest after the
holiday vacation. The discipline of our
Moline school is perfect, due to the
superior executive ability of Prof. L. III.
Gregory, the efficient Superintendent
| Frank johnson was up before Magis-
trate Swander on Friday evening of last
week for insulting VIM. Calentzky, and
was released on his personal recognizance
to appear on Saturday morning, The ar
rest was made by Officer Teller, on com
plant Of Calentzky. johnson did not
appear, according to promise. bat was
hauled in to-day, by Officer Teller. in Rock
Island, and brought to Moline, The wit
nesses not being ready, Police Magistrate
Swander set the case for O'Clock this at
ternaon. johnson was then released, but
not, however, until he had left watch and
chain as security, the magistrate not feel
ing willing to accept his word this time.
The trial was not concluded at time of 60
ing to press.
Stolen Articles Recovered.
On Monday night Officer VIM. Teller
arrested a man who gave his name as FL
ward A, Lafferty, for being drunk and
noisy, and lodged him 10 the calabocse,
where he was searched and several articles
found On his person that awakened sus
picion that he was thief The articles IA
new 1876 dairy and fine pocket album
we're taken possession of by the officer aud
search made for the owner, who proved to
be r. Champion, of Rock Island The
prisoner was detained until this morning,
when he was brought before Police Magis-
trate Swander and claimed that he had
bought the articles in question from Gipsy
!, Jack" for 81 %; that Jack" had TOLD
him that they were sent from Chicago BY
his Jack sl daughter; that they were the
last OF the lot. and that he might have
them for the sum named, etc. The pris
oner further stated that he was a miner
:
going to work for Joseph Ramsey, Ill
operator there; that Gypsy Jack wa
not a friend of his; that the dairy ant
album were bought from "Jack" il
5 Mueller's saloon, Rock Island that h,
: had only SEGA Jack once before,et
5 The Magistrate, after hearing his stor
and knowing the reputation of Gypsy Jacl
] as a common thief was inclined to Civ
the prisoner the benefit of a doubt an,
therefore ordered his release, Subsequent
. " Officer Teller went to Rock Island wit
the stolen articles aud lodged information
with Marshal HAYES. Policeman Breu
+ nan subsequently arrested Gypsy Jack,
and IN company with Lafferty and Office
, Teller, went to Champions book store
= where the goods were identified. Her
: JACK said that he had bought the good
- I0f another man, ana at once patu LaHGft
4 part OF his money back. There is n
! question but what Jack stole the goods, q
was disposing of them for some one VIII
did steal them, as his stories a, TO the
> possession are mixed and contradictory
y Champion was not able to swear tha
the articles were stolen, and Gypsy Jack wa
z released
It Gypsy Jack is a hard case, an
e although he is universally believed to be
common thief, yet he has always bee
t, keen enough to evade direct implicatio
IS Its hoped the officers have got clue oil
S him at last, as he is a dangerous chara,
X ter to be running at large