The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-07-21
BURGLARY IN Hl1LsDALz.
ARREST OF RICHARD HILL, HIS
SON EDWARD AND JACOB
SNYDER.
They are Suspected of Being the
Burglars.

For the past two years numerous rob-
berries and various other crimes have been
committed in the vicinity of Hillsdale, in
Canoe Creek township, this county, but
the officers have always been bafled in
ferreting out the guilty parties though
suspicion has frequently pointed to parties
in Hillsdale.
On Sunday night, the 18th, the store Of
VIM. Ennis, at Hillsdale, was entered by
burglars, who succeeded in getting 1920
in money. MIR. Ennis, for numerous
reasons, suspected that Richard Hill, his
sons, Jacob and Edward, and man named
Jacob Snyder, knew who the guilty par
ties were-that in fact they were the
ones themselves and, on Monday, the
10th, he came to this city and procured
warrant for their arrest from Justice
Halves. The papers were given to Mar
shall Halves, who commenced to work up
the case. He employed Ben Stemple.
sending him to Hillsdale to act as detec
tive. While there Stemple stopped at
Hills house-as he keeps hotel-and
he must have succeeded admirably
in finding out that they were the
burglars, for last evening Marshal Halves
received telegram to come up and make
the arrests. Halves, accompanied by Con-
stable Ankrum and DR.. Craig, 1.-THE latter
went along for SPORTY left about 9 o'clock
for Hillsdale in carriage. On the way
they stopped at the residence of Constable
Duane Nicholson, in Coe township, and he
accompanied them. They arrived at the
village about 8 o'clock this morning and
put us" at VIM. Schroeder's hotel.
About 8 o'clock, Snyder and Stemple
walked into Schroeder's to get drink.
Snyder was Immediately arrested and
handcufed by HAYES and Ankrum. Then,
while Halves guarded the prisoner.
Ankrum, Nicholson and Craig proceeded
across the street and arrested Hill and his
two sons, Ed. and Jake. Dick was found
in bed, but the two boys we're in the yard.
Jake was afterwards released, as Stemple
said there was no evidence that he was
one of burglars.
Ankrum and Craig took charge of Dick
and Ed. Hill, and they came down on the
IL o'clock train-leaving Halves, Nichol
son, Stemple and Snyder to come down il
the carriage.
! Marshal HAYES and his party arrived
about l:30 o'clock, and Snyder was locked
up in Jail The prisoners are confined il
separate cells, and are not allowed to con
verse with one another. Snyder is about
IS years old; has been working for Hill
as he says for so cents per day; he, how,
ever, spends most of his time hunting, fish.
ing and 10 idleness. His father is farm
er and lives short distance this side o.
Port Byron. When arrested, Snyder haC
| $25 in his pockets. Halves says that pub
lie opinion at Hilsdale is strongly agains
the men arrested. The grounds foC sus
pecting them are that Snyder and Hill
were seen on the steps Of the store just be
, fore the burglary was discovered. Mr.
! Ennis left and locked bis store at o'clocl
on Sunday evening, and when he returue'
| half hour later he found the store ha,
= been robbed-and they we're the only par
ties seen near it during that time.
The arrest OF Dick Hill will be a sur
prise to many people in this county VIII
r have known him for many years. He is
son of the late James Hill. one of the old
est and most respected residents Of th
county 1t was well known that he wa
addicted TO an excessive use of intoxicetin
beverages, but few, if any, ever though
e he would be gully Of the crime of whic
he is charged.
The examination has been set for /
o'clock Monday forenoon, before Justic
Hawes-when additional facts will probs
big be brought to light.
The voice of reform is heard throug
y the land, and speaks of the good tim
= coming" So too the spirit of reform
working in nurseries of the land to banis
those dangerous Opium and Morphia pre-
6 paratious, and establish useful and harm
less remedies, Of which DR.. Bulls Bah
n Syrup is acknowledged as the very bes
= for all The disorders of Babyhood an
= early Childhood. Sold everywhere at
D cents a bottle.
= Cement--The Western Cement Coz