Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-19
POLICE POINTS.
A Yoathrai CrimBaai--Other Doings
ofthe department..

a street Car Conductor Assam ited---
Yoathrai CrimBaai--Other Doings
ofthe Department.
Levi Sharp. conductor on the Rock
Island & Milan street railroad. was as
saulted by VIM. Gardner, Of Milan. while
In the performance of his duty this morn
ing. Gardner had not paid his full! fare,
end the conductor after repeatedly de-
manding the difference. ordered Gardner
from the car. when the latter struck him
vicious blow in the face and then left
the car. The police were informed when
the car reached the city, and dcscrip.
ton Of Gardner given Officer Kramer. who
went out on the Milan road and arrested
the assailant a. he was coming to town in
a farmers wagon. He was taken before
Magistrate Wivill. who imposed fine OF
IS and costs and sent to jail in default.
Aid. j. f. Larkin. Of the Seventh ward.
brought youthful criminal into police
headquarters this morning, in the per-
son Of boy ten years old, who gave
his name as Geo. Tirby. and said
he had recently escaped from an
orphans home at Minneapolis. and
claimed he had beaten his way to
Rock Island. Last Friday he appeared
at Mr.. Larkins grocery store on Divi-
sion street and asked for food, saying he
was willing TO work for it. Being bare
footed and scsntily clad. Mr.. Lsrkin took
compassion on him and gave him an OPP
portunity to earn little more than his
living But to do right did not appear
in the boys blood. young as he is, and at
o'clock yesterday morning he arose.
and going to the store. stole all the
change Mr.. Larkin had not put under
lock-about fifty cents-took q goodly
supply OF tobacco. and fishing tackle.
and after going through the trousers of
Mr.. Arthur Hamilton. Of Oneida, who is
visiting Mr.. Lsrkin. but getting nothing,
started out to have day OF it. He Wis.,
tied the Watch tower, where he was seen
by Larkin's family daring the day. but
whom he avoided, and this morning
bright and early he turned up at Mr..
Larkin's house again, and that gentleman
thinking he would be better cared for by
the police department. brought him down.
He will be held pending an investigation
as to where he came from and where he
belongs.
Maggie p. Glass whose watch case has
received attention in the ARGUS before,
was taken before Magistrate Wivill by
Officer Cary Saturday evening on a charge
OF obtaining goods-to-wit her watch
under false pretenses on complaint OF J.
+. Atwill. OF Davenport, who stated she
had recovered her watch which she had
pawned to him under misrepresentation
OF man to whom he had entrusted it,
Mrs Glass gave the watch TO the Squire
10 return until she could properly redeem
IL. and was released.
Mr.. G. Ecklund. the Davenport
ieweler, met a number Of former Moline
friends in Northwest Davenport late
Saturday night and one of them asked
the time. When he took his ticker out
one Of his friends was struck with ad-
miration for it and took 1t from the
owner to examine it. He passed il to
another and when Mr. Ecklund asked Cor
II, it was gone. This morning Alex
johnson and Bullet Muluch were arrested
in Moline for the theft and taken to Dav-
export.
Henry Hoffman. Geo. johnson. Chas.
Bergstran. Thomas Young, Fred Woods
and John Woods were before Magistrate
Wivill this morning charged with disor-
derby conduct. Bergstron and Young
were fined IS AMI costs, and the others
SO and costs.
Squire Cook held Mrs. Merrill in bonds
OF $50 10 keep the peace for six months
Saturday towards her neighbor. Mrs.
Mary A. Horton.