The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-18
POKER PLAYERS.
A Raid Made ON them last Night by
the Police.
Several Young Men give Assumed
Names and Escape with Fine
of Ten Dollars
An Old Man "HeId Up'' ON Railroad
Train.
IN THE TIGERS DEN.

For some time it has been known 10
the police that there was little game"
going on over Corcorans blacksmith shop
on Eighteenth street, so last night shortly
after o'clock, Marshal Miller with some
of his force, made raid on the place
Eight men were found in the room and
gobbled by the police and taken before
Squire Chopper on the charge of gam
bling. They gave the names of Frank
Howlan, T. j. Brown, G. c. Harrington
John West, VIM Morris, E. j. Crowley.
I'll. A. Kaufman and Thomas Brown,
which are mostly fictitious. They plead
ed guilty to the charge against them, and
were each fined $40. All paid with the
exception of Tom Brown, who was sent
to the Jug" for twenty four days
Mayor Mott and City Attorney Corbett
viewed the outfit at Marshal Miller's office
this morning. 1t consists Of about six
dozen eelleloid chips, red and white,
sweat cloth, five or six packs of cards,
dice box and dice policemans hiiey. a
dirk knife lotof keys and an old watch
All the articles. together wouitinot amount
to twenty five dollars
Frank Rowland, who was proprietor of
the establishment, called on Mayor Mott
this morning. and asked to have his prop
erty returned to him, as it was all he had
in the world. The mayor replied that
under the ordinance he did not see how il
could be done, and that they would most
likely have to be destroyed. Following
is the city ordinance in regard to the
matter. and comes under the head of
misdemeanors:
Section s. The mayor OF any alderman
the city marshal. police constsbles, or any
police officer of this city. may seIze or
direct to be seized, any instrument, device
or thing used for the purpose of gaming.
or by on or with which money or other
property, or anything representing prop
erty, may be lost or won; and ali such
instruments. devices or things shall be
demolished or destroyed under the direc-
ton of the mayor or who is hereby re-
quired to enforce such destruction. ANY
person resisting or obstructing the mayor
alderman, city marshal or police officer
in the performance of any act required or
authorized by tins section, shall be deem
ed and held guilty of a misdemeanor, and
on conviction thereof shall be fined in
sum not less than five dollars and not
exceeding five hundred dollars.
HIGHwAYMEN's WORK.
Among the passengers who arrived
from the North on the c., NJ 6 St Paul
train last night, were an old couple named
Mr.. and Mrs Daniel Grensen, hailing
from Darlington, Wis, on their way to
st. Louis. They were transferred to the
c., B. & Q. depot in good son, and
entered a car for the purpose of taking
rest, the train being nearly ready to start.
As they were walking along the aisle
three fellows jostled Mr.. Grensell roughly,
and grabbing his pocket-book, ran away
as fast as their legs could carry them
The pocket-book contained 5000 in cash,
and two drafts, for $500 on the First
National Bank of Darlington, and the
other Tor $500. The total amount lost
was about 81 200.
The police were at once notified of the
robbery and started out in search of the
thieves, but up to this morning had not
discovered any trace of them.
An ARGUS reporter called on the old
lady at the Taylor House this morning
and found her in bewailing state of
mind. What little money they had she
says. was the savings of many years of
hard work, and to lose it at this period
of life, when they are both too old to ia
Dor any more, is almost too hard to bear.
They have lived in Darlington, Wis, for
the last fourteen years, and We're on their
way to st. Louis, where they have rela
tives and friends, and where they intend
ed to reside the few declining years left
them. The rascal could be identified by
either Mr.. or Mrs Grensell, and also by
young lady who was sitting near them
at the time the robbery occurred They
will remain here few days and see if the
rascal will he caDturad