The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-02


GRAND JURY
The grand jury met yesterday afternoon
and elected G. w. Lloyd of Ellington, fore
man. and John Schaffer Jr., of Port Byron
as clerk. The witnesses in the different
cases were sent for, and the. jurors ad-
iourned until this morning at 9 o'clock,
when the examination of witnesses will be
commenced.
The members of the present grand jury
are as follows:
Andalusia-B. Dill.
Black Hawk G. Johnston.
Bowling Edmund Cropper.
Buffalo Prairie-Henry Miller.
Canoe Creek-Alex. Ashdown.
Coe-Jesse S. Daley.
Cordova-James Sexton.
Coal Valley Robert Patterson.
Drury-J. A. Sewer.
Edgington-J. w Lloyd.
Hampton-R. S. Silvis.
Moline-H j. Hull, Lars Larson, and
c. f. Rider.
Port Byron-John Schaffer.
Rock Island-John Albrecht, F. c. Coss,
John Lalliff, Jr., NJ Ell. Mccarthy, G. L.
German, and E. W Boynton.
Rural. G. Baily.
Zuma-Clark n Searles.
THE CASES
to be examined by the grand jury are sub
joined Those in Jail are:
j. j. Schmidt, arrested for carrying con-
cealed weapons, and held in $500 bonds
by Justice McMechan of Milan He was
imprisoned on the 18th of January. Since
his imprisonment he set fire to the jail, al
though no official charge of that character
has yet been made against him.
Edward Woods, held in $500 bonds by
Justice Chopper for drawing deadly wea-
pom on Edward Thode, on the Both day of
April. He was committed on the 1st of
May.
George Jones. burglary of Hall & vii
sons store in Moline, on the 25th. He was
held in $500 bonds by Justice Grover of
Moline, and was committed on the 25th of
January.
George Harris, burglary of John May
er's store in this city. He was committed
by Justice Chopper in default of $500 bonds
on January s1st.
Dorsey Potter, burglary. He is charged
with entering G. w. S. Joblud's residence
Justice Chopper sent him to Jail on the
2eth of February in default of $500 bail
T. Martin, charged with entering Mr..
Hayes sleeping room and taking silver
watch. His bond was fixed at $500, and
he entered jail on the 25th of March.
Eli Hoffman. boy. is held for an assault
to commit rape on Myrtle E. Jackson. His
bail was fixed at $500 by Justice Halves,
and in default thereof he went to Jail on
the 9Th of April.
Lewis Ellzins, burglary of the Reese
House, Moline, committed by Justice
Grover on April 18th, in default of $500
bail
John Mcdonald, larceny of coat from
Alfred Harris, Charles Godfrey, burglary of
]. s. Wallace's barn, John Riley and John
WEIGH, larceny of flour. j. c. Schunlerman,
larceny of 1875 from John Peterson, T.
Barney, assault to commit manslaughter
on Joseph King, of the Halfway House.
OUT ON BAIL.
Those out on bail include p 0'Connell,
who assaulted Joseph King at the Halfway
House on the 9th of FEBRUARY. His bail
was made $500.
Minnie Klappenbach assaulted Julia
Kreekland, of Coal Valley, on March ss.
She was held in 800 bonds
Thomas WEIGH, malicious mischief in
tearing down a fence belonging to Mr.
Verschoot, of Moline. His bail was 80.
w Norfoclx, of Mr.. WalIace's barn at
Moline. His bail is 500.
cHRLEs PHUss
was held for the burglary of Judge Lyndes
residence on the 10th of January On this
count he was held in $500 bail; while for
the burglary of Charles Hangsen's grocery
store at the same time, he was
placed under bonds of an additional $500.
Pruss, however, tired of the monOtonous
life as enjoyed by the inmates of the jail,
on the Both of last March, he took his de-
parture from that institution without bid
ding the watchmen farewell. No trace Of
him has since been discovered, aud it is
not probable that the present Grand Jury
will be called upon to read his indictment
to him in person.