The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-04

Cattlesburg, KY, special says that crowd
ofmasked men at three o'clock this morn
ing came by rail from Ashland and took
George Ellis out of jail and returned with
him to Ashland near the scene of the muir
der and outrage of the Gibbons girls last
December and hanged him to tree Ellis
was convicted of manslaughter yesterday
1t was his testimony that convicted VIM.
Neal and Ellis craft who are now in that
Jail.
BURLINGTON BURGLARS.
BURLINGTON, June 3.-One of the bold
est and most daring robberies ever com
mitted in this city took place at the jew
elry store of G.. FL. Walden, on jefferson
street, about noon, or shortly after, to-day,
the thieves securing booty valued at be
tween 81. 600 and 5000. It appears that
there were three persons concerned in the
robbery. They chose very favorable
hour for their depreciation, when things on
the street were at an ebb and the help in
the store mostly absent at dinner. A
stranger entered the building at the hour
above named and asked Mr.. Walden to
show him some of his clocks, stating at
the same time that he was going into
the hotel and saloon business here in few
days and would need one of those useful
articles Not finding anything to please
his fancy dewn stairs, the obliging dealer
escorted his customer to the room above.
where greater assortment is held in re-
and finally descended to the ground floor
again without striking a bargain,
when the stranger took his departure
In the meanwhile, while Walden was oc-
cupied with a stranger upstairs, the rob,
berry had been committed by two accom-
plices that had entered the store, accosted
the watch repairer, who was alone, and
one of them consulting with him as to the
probable cost of repairing his time piece,
and handed it to him to examine, while
the other one leaned over the show case,
on the opposite side of the room, and lift
ed out tray containing sixty four fine
gold rings and four gold watches, and
safely secured the package under his coat,
they were out and gone before Walden
came back down stairs.
The son of Walden, returning from din
ner, on entering the store discovered the
loss. The value of the goods
fol-
about $2,0 600. The police were immedi
ately notified and the town secured in eve
ry direction in search of suspicious char
acters. Two strangers were arrested and
searched but none of the property was
found on their persons. A tray which had
contained jewelry was found in box cal
near Cedar Rapids depot. All incoming
and out going trains are carefully watched
likewise strangers touching here. Late in
the evening word was received that trace.
of the miscreants had been discovered at
point eight miles north. A force of officer.
went out on narrow gauge train and after
searching around awhile pressed hand Cal
into service and went on to Mediapolis.
D.
stone, ex-sheriff of Hancock county, Mis-
sissippi, was arrested here to-day, charged
with embezzlement while in office.
LAWRENCE, Kas., June 3.-The body o.
man was found in the river to-day. III,
had ring on his finger marked ID. B.
June 2S-72. A clew to the murder hal
been found. The officers are in pursuit,
CHARLESTON, June 3.-Caleb Campbell
colored, who attempted criminal assault
upon Mrs. Rams was taken from. jail al
Winnesboro last night by party of dis
guised men and hanged
DUBUQUE, June "a man named Mer
rill was arrested at Waterloo for burglar,
of Scaddens Office the first of this week
and box containing notes was found bu
the money had been distracted. No on.
appeared against Merrill and he was dis
| charged.