The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-26
POLICE POINTS.
A Tough Customer Arrested ut the City
Hotel After a Struggle...Genersl
News from the Cops.
A TOUGH ONE.

TOUGH ONE.
There was quite fracas at the City
hotel, corner of Second avenue and
Twentieth street last evening, the hero of
which was William Callen, an employe
on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
embankment. He had been at the house
over one night when yesterday afternoon
he entered the bar room in deliriOus
state of intoxication and proceeded into
the dining room, where he commenced
using abusive and insulting language to
the waiter girls. The bartender ordered
him out, but he refused to obey. The
bartender attempted to compel him to
leave and struggle ensued, wherein the
stranger seized the bartender's gold
watch. broke it from the chain
and trampled it on the floor.
The time piece was injured to the
extent of $40 at least. Marshal Eckhart
appeared upon the scene just as the
boisterous individual was thrown out
bodily by the bar tender. The marshal
attempted to arrest HIM but failed to do
so. The drunken Gus defeated the strong
arm of the law, and Marshal Eckhart.
pale and trembling, was in quandary to
know what to do. Finally he whipped
out his revolver, stop or I'll Shoot he
shouted.
Shoot and be d" was the reply.
But citizen came to the assistance of
the head of the police force and seized
the villain from behind. Marshal Eek,
hart then handcuffed the prisoner and
hurried off to the armory with him as
proud as boy with new tin wagon,
Callen was taken before Magistrate
Bennett this morning and fined $40 and
costs for assault which he paid, and was
released from custody.
WAS IT JUST?
Yesterday afternoon Marshal Philip
Mitsch was fined 50 and costs by Magis~
trate Bennett for usiug abusive language.
but the fine was suspended. From Mr..
Mitsch's story it would seem that his ar
rest was an illegal one. and MANY of his
friends are of the same opinion, as he has
been advised to test it in the courts. 1t
seems that on Monday evening Mr.. Mitsch
and Marshal Eckhart were talking over
the release from the city prison of a young
woman. in whom Mr.. MitSch was inter>
ested, and the ex>marshal told thepresent
marshal that he had acted Internationally
in allowing the prisoner to go, where r
upon Mr.. Eckhart put Mr. Mitsch under
arrest for abusive language, and locked
him up for one hour, with no other provs
ocation. Mr. Mitsch claims, than this
Mr.. Mitsch says that after being placed
under lock and key he did abuse Eek
hart called him coward who did not
know his business. etc. because he had
been Illegally torn away from his family
and place of business. Finally his wife
interceded and Mitsch went home Yes,
ter1ay he was summoned before Justice
Bennett with the result above given
/ Eckhart claims that Mitsch used insulting
language to him previous to his arrest
and thus led to it. If, however, Mitscl
follows the wishes of his friehds he will
sue Eckhart for illegal Imprisonment.
POINTERS.
The case of Teddy Kelly for assaultine
Ira D. Bender with a water pitcher 4
week ago Sunday evening, will be hearC
before Magistrate Bennett tomorrow
morning.
late yesterday afternoon Clarence Mari
plead guilty to assauting Frank Barnard
and was fined SEQ and costs-$36 20 il
sll-and the case closed 1t appears from
the evidence that there was a misunder-
standing all around which has been ami
cably settled.
A young man named R. C. Boysdon
claiming to be a telegraph operator ant
from Rock Island, broke the pane of I
glass case enclosing photographs at tn,
gallery in the building at the corner o
Fifth and Brady streets and extracted tn,
picture of handsome girl yesterda,
morning. He was arrested on IA charg,
of larceny and paid a fine of s. and costs
His companion was not taken in custod,
as he was not implicated in the theft -
Davenport Gazette.