The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-09
4 PECULIAR PAR.
Rich Mans Sen in Company with
his Fathers H0stIer Arrested in
the City fer Horse Ihieving.

This morning Marshal Eckhart re.
ceived the following postal card;
STOLEN.
Samuel Craig, colorei man about
forty years old. weighing about 1870 to
L 30 pounds. left here on the night OF
October 9th 1885, with rubber tor
single buggy, quite old and springs rattle
considerable, Gray. Norman mare six years
old. bay colt four years old and bay colt
four years old with black stripe on back,
old single harness, three lab robes,
A liberal reward will be paid for the
recovery of the above properly.
ISAAC EDWARDS,
Sheriff Lee Co, Ill
Amboy, ILL.,, Oct. 1885.
About an hour after the receipt of the
above the marshal discovered the colared
individual described approaching the gov
eminent bridge with the stolen prop .
erty accompanied by nicely dressed
and well appearing young man, about "a
years of age. Both were placed under ar
rest and conducted to the police station,
where the young man, who gave
his name AS Edward Ii. Little.
of Amboy, III, said the props
erty belonged partly to his father and
partly to himself, and they were going
with it, he knew not where. The young
man is tall in stature, conducts himself
well, and appears to come of good fam
lily,
When interviewed in his cell by an AR
GUS reporter this afternoon, he said; my
fathers name is J. Little; he is banker
as well as city treasurer at Amboy, and
man well known throughout Lee coun
ty"
what is the reason Of your present
circumstances said the reporter.
well, don't know, darned if do.
got reckless and don't care a copper what
becomes of me, my only regret is that the
disgrace of my arrest will fall upon my
parents"
Did you steal the horses from your
father"
II don't know as you could call it steal
ing; the horses belong partly to me and
partly to my father, and | know the old
gcntleu an would never have had he ar,
rested"
He did not know then that you were
with Craig?' p,,,,,.-, .--
mo, and it was not he who swore out
the warrant for Craig's arrest, it was u
have We hired it from him and lit out
with it. don't believe they can do any
thing with me, though l will stand by
him (meaning the negro to the
last. am, l suppose, respon>
sible for getting him into the scrape,
and will help get him out. 1t was reck>
less thoughtlessness ON my part, for I
have reached that point where care not
what becomes of me-"
"Iavc you any relatives in this city or
Il have a second cousin, John Deere, at
Moline, he being cousin of my father"
The young man has evidently led n life
of dissipation, resulting in his present de-
graded position. Whether he or his dusky
whom he says was his fathers
horse trainer, is responsible for the eXpe
dtion which has ended in Rock Island, is
not known. Little seems determined to
stand by the negro, no matter what
comes.
In Littlcs possession, when arrested,
was a check which is probably bogus, and
which was for $3.50, payable to Ned. II.
Little at the Merchants National bank
of Chicago and drawn by the First
National bank of Frankfort Geo. N.
Williams cashier. He had thirty five
cents in change and n number of letters
from brother in Chicago, who in each
one begged him to mend his crooked and
reckless ways for the love and good name
of his parents, and warning him
of the consequences If he did
not. An this goes to show that his
life has been n wild one, and notwith~
the entreaties of those who had
his interest at heart and the advantages
he had in life, he had fallen from grace
and entered into career of dissipation
and sin.