Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-08
POLICE POINTS.
A servant Girls Experienee---Other
Iustane es or Evil Doing.

A servant eiIi's Experienee---Other
Instances OF EVIL Doing.
Agnes johnson, domestic in the fam,
lily of c. A Rose, 2215 Seventh avenue,
had peculiar experience this morning.
She was leaving the premises where she
was employed, with bundle and a cake
to 90 to Black Hawks watch tower to
spend the day, when a buggy drove up,
in which were seated two young men.
and who, informing her that they sur
missed she was going TO the tower. told
her it would be an hour before another
train went out and that they were going
out there and would be pleased to drive
her out. The girl thoughtlessly accepted
the invitation and entered the buggy,
which had not been driven far when she
observed that she was being driven east
on Seventh avenue instead of west in the
direction of the tower. She asked what
that meant and was told by one of the
males that they were going to the tower
BY new end shorter road. This aroused
the girls suspicious at last and she asked
to get cut. She was shocked at being
told that she could not and then becom-
ing desperate, she attempted to leap out.
One of the men seized her dress, but che
was determined. and though the garment
So, al - IA -
getting out, AMI breathlessly ran back to
Mr.. n. B. Su6low's mouse to give the
alarm. The men drove off with her cake
and bundle. The girl probably had a
narrow escape from being the victim of
some outrageous purpose on the part of
the men. They have not vet been cap-
tured.
The woods about Rock Island are full
of ugly tramps A few days ago a lady
from Davenport while driving to Big ISL
and where her family is camping. was at
tackled by big brute near the watch
tower. and he was about to throw sharp
pointed rock at her when she screamed
and assistance came to her relief The
villain fed
This morning Officer Brennan spotted
the mouse colored horse. road cart ant
two boys wanted in Princeton. They
were driving up Moline avenue and The
officer conducted them to the station Il
await sdvices from Princeton. The boy
gave their names as Fred Bryant ant
Eddie McDufiy. and stated that Bryant
brother. W. 4. Bryant. was the man wht
wanted them as they had taken his hors
and started west TO see the country
They had been to Muscatine and were oil
their way back to Moline. They hs'
left home Sunday night and had droppe'
note to Princeton here on their Wa,
down, saying they were enjoying them
selves and would eventually return
Bryant said his father was dead and hs
lived with lis brother on farm
and that McDuffy was his cousin whC
had come up from Alabama Il
visit him wheu they conceivedithe move
idea or trip by themselves, and they
started without telling anyone. Thel
had abundance of clothes. provisions snC
J cooking utensils. and about 81 in money
They don't LOOK like boys who would DC
anything very desperate or very wicked
Officer Kramer and Deputy Sheriff
Cavsnsugh carried H. Mathews, the bar
Der ST the corner of Tenth and Fourth
avenue, from The court house square &c
the armOry this morning and gave him d
| place TO rests nd sober up.
Officer Kramer disturbed the auie
| slumbers of a tramp, who was snoozins
In the front gard of Mr.. Geo. Schnei
| der's place on Fourth avenue this morn
ing. snd gave him quarters in the ar
| mory.