Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-22
DARING ROBBEfY.
The House Of an Aged Couple
Robbed.

a Daring Criae saccessfs ny N.
Grated Near Cable-TAe ~ ,.aer.r.
Mind an In tho azsuse aae &c Away
With $1,000.
News comes from Cable OF mos,
daring, deliberate. cleverly plan ned
and successful robberies Which DC.
CURED within a mile sud bali
OF the Mercer county villsfe 6stur-
day night. MIR. and Mrs. Tho mas Par
ker ar. an sged couple living o. = farm.
Mr, Parker is an invalid. being sufferer
from paralysis complicated VI Ii kidney
troubles aud is unable to move He has
Tor years had the reputation OF being of q
misery disposition. boarding up his
money in his house and having no con-
hdence In banks. On this acct unit he has
oeen known to have a COOL deal of
money in his house at all times. Par.
kefs household consists OF b mseif. his
wife and sixteen year old boy
named Tslbert Young who oes chores
about the place. Saturd ~ night
at 10 o'clock after the family b I'D retired,
mr.. Parker as was his custo On sitting
upright in an easy chair, 1t be ing imp d.
sible owing to the nature OF til inflrrities
to rest comfortably in reclining position,
the door of the sitting room as battered
in by the burglars. who entere ! the room
IN which the old gentleman SIT helpless.
Mrs. Parker who slept in an adjoining
room was aroused by the entry OF tho
burglars who walking passed | or husband
ia apparent realization of hi, condition.
seized the cd lady and demsr ded the 10.
cation of the money. Mrs. Parker de.
MED that there was any in the house.
The burglars laughed at this assertion.
said they knew better and res serted their
demand. She then gave then the KEYS TO
a bureau drawer which one ransacked
while the other stood guard over
the two old people threatening to shoot the
first one that uttered sound. Four hun.
dred dollars was found In the bureau and
che rascal who had done the plundering
thereupon deliberately pulled q large
black trunk from under the b ed and after
attempting to open 1t with a pair of tonps
and breaking the same tried TO break 1t
open. Failing in this they dem anded
the keys OF the old gentleman who said
the boy. Young, had them up stairs. The
burglars compelled Mrs. Parker to call
the youth down. This she lid and the
terror stricken boy declared that Mr..
Parker had the keys. The old gentle
man then surrendered the keys. and the
burglars had no trouble in hslping Them
selves to 5000. which swell ed the total
amount of their plumber to Il, 600. Then
tying the hands of the old &c ntlemau. ana
making fast Mrs. Parker antl the boy and
warning all not to attempt to give an
alarm until morning the scoundrels
stirred up the fire. told their vic
Tins to be comfortable and decamped.
II was 5 o'clock yesterday morning be-
fore the alarm was given and the Gable
Vlgilant committee at once took the case
N hand. and the secretary, n. S. Merry,
man was in Rock Island today. acquainting
Sheriff Gordon and Marshal Mill r with
the facts. A reward of $500 is offered
Tor the apprehension OF The burglars.
They are described as follows: One Of the
men of average height and heavy, the
other tall and traight. Both wore dark
pantaloons and rubber coatt with caps and
masks OF the same material. The burg
lars were familiar with the premises and
are supposed to either live in the neigh
borhood or have received pointers from
people living in the neighb 1rhood.