Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-11
FORGER ISE'S CASE.
Failure Of an Attempt to Take Him
to Omaha
More OF His Raseaily Transactions
Heard From...What He Did at ~.
Joseph.

This morning Capt. P. Mostyn, OF the
Omaha police force. arrived from Spring
field. where he had procured reauisition
from Governor Fifer, for the forger, Ed
ward Use. alias Thatcher. alias Adams,
who is wanted in Omaha on three
charges for forgery and one for
larceny. Capt. Mostyn had previously
notified Marshal Miller by wire of his
coming. and it was supposed there would
not be any grave objection to permitting
the prisoner to go to Omaha, where he
actually committed the crime, instead of
holding him here. Landlord Ne.
gus, who is the chief prosecuting
witness, had expressed willingness to
let Use go to Omaha. and thus save the
taxpayers the expense of keeping him
here without the assurance of convicting
him, whereas there is certainty in
Omaha.
But the governors requisition although
issued yesterday, and which Capt. Mos
t1h DtCu uUttuCu was Ou tuC od"O
train with him, did not arrive when the
Omaha officer did and its delay prevented
the latter getting his man.
After his arrival Sheriff Silvis took Ise
before Justice Halves, where papers had
been sworn out by Clerk Bloom, of the
Rock Island house, and where with VIM.
McEniry, representing the states attor-
ney. Ise was arraigned. He waived PEE
lIminary examination and the squire held
him in bonds of 50. 500 10 the May term
of the circuit court. In default of bail
the sheriff took him back to Jail.
This procedure caused considerable
feeling between the sheriff and the
marshal, the latter holding that the
prisoner was in his custody and that
he had written the Omaha officer to come
in reply TO inquiries as to whether he
could have the man. The sheriff on the
other hand maintains that the prisoner
should be held and tried for his offense
here before be is turned over to other
states, and that after the state of Illinois
has disposed of the case. the state of Me-
braska can present its claim.
The question is plainly one of author
ity over the prisoner as between the sher
If and the marshal In either case the
governors reauisition would have come
in for respect had it arrived before the
prisoner was bound over. Capt. Mos
tyn will remain in the city until this
evening. He said to q reporter: II don't
think have been treated right. The
governors requisltion arrived this after
noon at 1;30 and was really in the city
before the man was bound over, and had
it in my possession u few minutes be-
fore, could have claimed the prisoner.
As il is. | will return to Omaha and con-
suit with the county attorney there in the
matter"
Ise was tickled over the fact that he
did not have to go to Omaha at present,
as he doesn't look forward with fond an
ticipation to his treatment there.
This morning Marshal Miller received
the appended letter which reveals more
of Ise's rascality:
ST. JOSEPH. Mo Feb 9. $780,
Chief of Police, Rock Island:
DEAR SIR: see in the papers that you |
have under arrest one Edward Ise. Per |
haps it is the same Ise that confidenced |
me out of SIS. ga. / hold a state war;
rant for him, but he got away. This n an
is about thirty years old, little cross
eyed and has quite an impeachment in his
speech. He is also wanted in Kansas |
City. He beat quite number of parties |
at this place and at Kansas City. Il
would like to appear against him if neces-
sary. Yours very respectfully,
A. Casio.