The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-29
PECK'S POINTER.
It Lead 70 the Capture of an
Eminent Grand Rascal.
AZ Exciting Episode in the Life OF
a Rather Noted Lady--Re-
coyery of Stolen
Bonds.

| NEW YORK, April 29-While Owen and
Edward McSorley, of West Brighton were
| out driving in September, 1882, young man
went to the house and asked Owen Brian the
gardener, to help him mend wagon. Brian
| hurried away, leaving the stranger in sole
| possession of the premises When the famil,
| returned S14, 900 in jewelry and 800, coo OF
Richmond county bonds were missing. The
| detectives at once commenced looking for the
| burglars In Philadelphia a man named
| Gardner and another named Jacques were
arrested for the robbery. In their possession
was found large number of the jewels
These men are now in the eastern peniten-
| tiary.
On the 18th inst Mrs. Ellen NJ Peck
wanted money and advertised for a
loan of 5000, offering jewels as
security. Mrs Peck first came into
| public notice as lady whose
friendship,for b. T. Babbitt, the soap manu-
facturer, cost that gentleman sum variously
estimated at from $780, 900 to $500, 600 In
answer to her advertisement she received
= note making an appointment at the Astor
| house. Here she met a good-looking elderly
man. After a long conversation which set
tied nothing they agreed to meet again on
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| he pohos are uptown, replied Colum-
pam Ooh'e along ana VIII let you nave
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es' sC,eeI Co'u'iioal'i anu mrs Fech eh
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ways carry them "oula no. hesitate 10
hiiA y"u anu hiyseli IL tnougut Uhat you
were pay ing me ldise' 'esIliied before tue
ASSEMBLY committee on prisons last year ana
VIII not go oack 10 sing sing
Inc woman assured Columbian that she
had no intention OF oetraylng him. They
lelt Tue car al Fourtn street ana went INTO
saloon Kept 10y Tom Murphy. Inc place Is
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mon IN pea jackets and hght-coiored neck
Ties were drinking ana chaIIlhs'
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