Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-21

the supposed robbers, and this story
was, later in the day, supported by
visit of Mrs. Chandler to Detective
Holmes, to whom she related her
thrilling experience and hair breadth
escape of the previous night.
Found "a Log
That night. however - Friday
night - the trap was set as usual.
Detective Holmes drove up alone, as
Chief Sexton was engaged in running
down the assailants of Richard Nc
Sorley. On reaching the track Holmes
met Mrs. Chandler hurrying along
the road, and who greeted him with
the exclamation, My God, there is
a log on the track" Following her,
sure enough there he found a log on
the track, and he at once asked her
as to the whereabouts Of Cal.
''Oh, he's gone after the robbers. "
she explained; The chased them
through the woods yonder." Think
ing that his men in ambush had cap
tured Harson, Holmes removed the
obstacle and returned to Rock Isl
and bringing Mrs. Chandler with
him. Later his men returned and
reported having seen nothing of the
log or who put it on the track. This
was discouraging, but the officers
were determined to keep up the
search. Again Saturday night
the watch was set without results.
But yesterday the officers came into
possession of information that led
| them to believe an attempt would be
made without fail last night. Mrs.
Chandler was positive from a CONVEX
sation she reported to have had with
Mckinney that the 9:05 train would
be wrecked. The detectives re-
solved to abandon the hack bust
ness and to use every precaution to
make catch of somebody if logs
were placed on the track. So De
tectives Gray and Price were sent up
early in the afternoon. They did
not go together nor did they meet at
all. Each went his own way. In
Riyeryiew park Detective Price, who
by the way, is one of the best make
ups of 4 well-to-do tramp imagin-
able. met Mrs. Chandler and Harson.
He Swallowed them all the afternoon
and until nightfall when he went
into ambush. as Gray had also done.
Chief Sexton and Officer Crompton
went out by way of the Moline bluffs
in citizens clothes and came down
back of Riverside cemetery within
view OF the railroad track and river
at O'Clock. They hid in the ceme-
terry until dark. when they made
their way to a good place of conceal
ment near the tracks. About $50
they heard voices in the lane near the
tracks, and discovered Harson and
Mrs. Chandler approaching them.
They watched them 90 to the
tracks. saw Harson place two logs on
the westbound track in a V shape.
such as would surely have wrecked
train coming in contact with it.
They heard Mrs. Chandler tell him to
put more on while she kept a watch.
but just at that instant the headlight
OF 4 locomotive approaching from
the west illuminated the track and
the guilty pair sought cover until it
should pass. A freight train passed
going east, the officers keeping watch
under the ears of the retreat of Mrs.
Chandler and Harson, who went over
toward the c., B. Il Q. track on the
north of the Rock Island tracks.
Chief Sexton then headed for the
Burlington tracks and encountered
Mrs. Chandler. who, taking him for
Harson in the dark, seIzed him by the
arm with the Injunction:
Put more on the trackn
Put what on the track" was the
chiefs reply.
( Recognizing him then. she almost
swooned, but quickly recovering.
asked him what he was doing there.
Il am watching you" was Sex
tons reply, what are you doing
here?''
Watching the train robbers" she
responded recovering herself, .sthey
have placed some logs on the track.
/ Come with me and see
Il guess you had better stay here
said the chief as he placed the wom-
an in Officer Crompton's charge. d.
thought of being arrested. she gave
scream that made the woods ring.
Inc CnieI lneH SIdrIeu across the
field toward the river in which di-
rection Harson was running with
Gray and Price at his heels. The
chief headed him off and arrested
him, returning to the tracks in time
to meet Detective Holmes who had
driven up in Il buggy. and who, with
Detective Gray. went up and remov-
ed the logs. A tramp who gave his
name as William Riley. who happen
ed to be coming along the track, was
also arrested, the prisoners brought
down to the end of the Third avenue
street railway line where Staassen
was in waiting with hack and al
were driven to Rock Island, the pris-
oners being locked up the city prison.
The Woman and Her Object.