The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-18
And While on His Way to the Far West,
is Robbed of His Pocket Book
Containing His "Filthy
Lucre.'
IGNORANCE Is BLISS.

securing his money in checks. payable to
himself, he boarded the Rock Island &
Peoria train yesterday and came to this
city, and from here he went over across
the river to Davenport, where he pur
chased ticket for the west He waited
around the platform and in the depot at
Davenport, seeing the sights, looking
verdantly at everything that fell under
his observation, of course These fellows
from the country, when they get Tin
town. always DO, and especially YER
dant Swede 1t was by this means, no
doubt, that the fellows who ''pinched"
him. got onto their game. Last evening
he boarded the west bound tram. Ga the
train he got into conversation with three
men. and they invited him to go into an
other Cur. The Swedc vas ''tickled at
receiving such an invitation, and he
readily assented, and went out on the
platform with the men. On the platform
they relieved him of his pocket book and
be didn't know it. However, it was not
long before he discovered his loss, and he
left the train and told the Davenport
police Of his loss The polio, set to work
al once. They got a description of the
men as soon as the granger could tell
then. They secured the city looking for
them. No trace Of them could be found.
1t was thought. however. that they would
go east, and Officers Faulkner and Hass,
of the Davenport police, boarded the
Ills train last night, going east. When
! the train reached this city, they informed
Officer Mecnan, Of our police force, of
what was up. The Davenport officers
| went through tde train just as the three
were getting ready to get off, two of them
Were nabhed Officer Meenan grabbed
! both men, but was soon assisted by the
Davenport officers. While the arrest OF
the two crooks was being made. the third
crook, little fellow, got away. He was
captured subsequently in Davenport, and
is there now. The other two fellows were
taken to the armory building and
searched. Between one Of the crooks
pantaloOns and outer clothing was found
two pocket books. Onc of the books was
large, the other quite small In the small
pocket book was found 5 cents The
large pocket book contained six bogus
checks and newspaper cut, taken from
the Police Gazette, of stolen Morris Il
Essex railway bond for $1,000. The
amount OF the six checks is Sl2.1S5, and
were drawn, three of them in favor of W
c. Morgan, and the others in favor of c.
II Mogan, P E Morgan and II. C.
Howe. Erickson's pocket book was not
found on them. The men were locked up
! until this morning when the matter could
be looked into further.
This morning, while officers Faulkner
and Hass were in the police station here,
a telegram was received stating that the
missing checks had been found They
were found early this morning on Fourth
street, near an old piano box Word was
sent to hold them. ct is quite funny
the Davenport fellows would telegraph
when they could telephone for nothing.
The officers from Davenport wanted Bar,
ton and Smith, that is the names they
| give, to so over to Davenport with them,
but they refused to go, unless they had to,
and n requisition from the governor will
have to be secured. The Davenport
officers are confident that they have The
right men, One of them, Smith, they say
they had Tin hoe" six years ago.
| AN INTERVIEW.
Determining TO get the crooks story
the ARGUS reporter paid visit to the
armory this afternoon. There the re
porter found Grandpa Feely, as the police
boys ali call him, in charge. Asking tc
see the prisoners Mr.. F. got down {
bunch of keys and led the way to an iror
cage on the right of the hallway. Tn
locking the first door of the cell and bid
ding the reporter enter, the man of news
stepped into the gilded cage and looking
westward beheld the prisoners. They wert
seated on bench eating dinner as we
entered. Here is reporter who wants
to talk to you, said the turnkey, which
caused the little fellow, red headed ant
red whiskered chap to drop his plate OF
meat, and come to the front part of til,
cage, wiping the grease off his chin will
a faded blue handkerchief
well, what do you want?" he asked
oh nothing much, replied the re-
porter; only you are in bad box ain
your
Bad box-what do you means" Gus
then we heard Feeley say, Don't give
anything away-')
"Well, what are you 10 there for2"
, eve don't know. We were arrested
last night on the train. They wouldn'
tell US what we are accused of. Yol
know, don't you, Mr.. Reporter? Ant
won't You please tell us?"
The newsman said that he didn't know
anything positive, but thought it was 70
some CROOKED work" "What is Won
name2 where are you from, and what d,
you do for living?' asked the reporter
My name is Frank Barton, and livt
at St Paul am a moulder by trade
"What is your Manner asked the re
t porter of the other fellow, a heavy built
square shouldered young man.