Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-24
POLICE POINTS.
and the Safe BursIarrxed---A Luna.
tic Taken In. Of Mtckedness

The store of W. A. Pilgrim Enter 2 d
and the Safe Bursiar,xed---AL Luna.
tic Taken in---Bits Of Wickedness.
The commission house of W. A. Pill
grim, 1910 AMI 1912 First avenue, was
broken into some time last night, the
burglar entering by smashing window
and then opened the safe By means of
apparent familiarity with the combina>
ton. He scattered papers about the
floor. took about $40 which was in 10 ose
change in a cigar box. and a silver watch
and made himself scarce. Expert Fiebig,
after examining the safe. expressed it as
his opinion that the safe was opened by
some one acquainted with the combina-
ton or a portion of it, and the job was
that of sneak thief. as no professional
burglar would have left without getting
into the cash hox, which was undis.
turbed.
A peculiar looking and strange acting
individual alighted from the early west-
bound G.. R. | & P. train this morning,
and he was Immediately espied by Dep>
uty Marshal Kramer and Officer McCar>
thy, who upon conversing with him came
to the conclusion that he was slightly
demented. They took him to the station
and he had not been there long when he
manifested symptoms which not only
confirmed the officers theory of his men,
tai condition. but demonstrated beyond
doubt that he was raving maniac. At
times he would become frantic and vi
cIous and again he would be silly and
idiotic. He appeared to be about twenty .
hve years OF age, was i'll clad and 81 was
the extent of his monetary possessions.
When asked his name he gave a variety
OF answers, calling himself Vice Presi-
dent kimball of the Rock Island road ;"
'Stonewall Jackson" Jesse James. p"
Napoleon Bonaparte,' "Michal BUS
gard, the priest eater, "."GoV. Marmaduke,"
and Capt. Anson." He said he came
from Philadelphia, but seemed to have
an ever present horror of being in that
city. He at first thought he had been
arrested by the Philadelphia police, but
70 bat h.
land he seemed to be greatly relieved.
After vainly attempting To get something
from him that would lead to the estab>
llshment of bis identity, Marshal Bren-
nan sent the stranger down to the county
jail to await possible future develop
ments.
Fiebig, the wizard, returned this
morning from Fulton, where yesterday he
opened the safe in the Office of W. J.
Collins marble shops. the combination of
which was recently ruined by burglars in
their fruitless attempt to get into it.
Fiebig was about five minutes in opening
the safe, even though locked and the
destroyed The liquor
house of Madden Il Co, at Fulton. was
opened the same night of the Collins at
tempted burglary.
At about II O'Clock last night a pair of
hoodlums drove up through the
east part of town yelling and making all
manner of unearthly noises and disturb
ing everybody within hearing distance of
them. They probably hailed from Mo-
line and were down in Rock Island paint,
ing things red
Chris. Olson was run in by Officer
Meenan last evening on general princi-
pies and was sent down to the county
Jail by Justice Halves this morning for
twenty days for vagrancy.
Officer Hetter arrested Arthur Young
who claims to hail from St. Louis, for
last night He was fined SIS
and costs by Justice Halves this morning
and bounced.