Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-11-01
HARMLESS CRANKS
The 'onoffensive' lunatic very
Much in Evidence.
THREE MORE MAD MEN AT GOTHAM.

THREE MORE MAD MEN AT GOTHAM.
One wG 1sis S~rgsssss-Is~sh vss,ss,v
1sehes rp-A ThssA Ylesrsshes . rssssl
Marrow Escape efs wheciIss Doctor
nss Assssisss . w~oss-ssayor l.ssrsl,e,
81 naitiss"se. Thressswrss.
NEW YOEx. Nov. The crank seem. "a
have been let loose in force Ivy the shot
that killed Mayor Harrison, Of Chi
eago. The boldest one had the temcrity to
"beard the lion in his den'-to visit Su.
perintendcnt Byrnes himself Mt police
headquarters. lie appeared . little after
noon.
u want to sec the superintendent" lie
said to SerSraa; Mangin.
~He b very busy, won't do," said the
sergeant.
$40; am after the superintendent. I
want the money he owes me WHY dom,
he pay ill.,
Oh said the sergeant. catching on:
all right. Come right ill.," aud he led
The man to the chiefs presence, taking
good Gaze to Keep close at his elbow. The
soperintsndent looked mp from behind his
Desk and took In ;he situation Mt n glance.
Wanted o:3. go In Revesues.
"What can ! do for your" he said.
lyon can pay INC the money you owe
me. Why doa't your I have waited
long enough"
let me see. how much IL IL uow.- said
Byrnes. looking his visitor over with
. searching glance. The fellow
never WINGED. Ee evidently knew his
cause was just and expected the ,uprr.
tntendent to come round.
Its s-5.oM." he said. IL told Mr.
bell 90 give them to you. You w.re one
man in thousand picked out to keen
the money for me; bat now you've had it
long enough. Two year, 10 q long time.
There Is scs.0o Interest on Il now.
want IL in pennies"
u the s'vsssa Ceu Ne sits Now.
Itnnie> are pretty scarce now, but
0ayhe We can manage 10. Frank, you
sake this man into the detective Office and
get him his el0O.t00 See that they give
him the s:i,0W in PENNIES and the rest in
bills'
The sergeant and the crank walked over
the bridge arm-in-arm. the crank l. in
IN iron cell now, waiting TO he paid, He
pat his name down n the book rs Thomas
Reilly. = painter by trade. ~ years old,
and his home ~ Is I'eil street.
a Visit - = rslses ssrvesss.
An hour before the superintendent
adventure sergeant Pagan. Of the en- {
Thirty nth street station, was sitting mt
his desk when wild looking man entered
aati In fierce voice demanded e5.OoD. Tpe
man. who was fairly we'll dressed, kept
eoeh hands in his over.oat pockets, aud
y looked rs u u revolver might be cx.
Aibised Ut any moment. Seeing that he
bad = crank 1T the violent order to con-
tend with the sergeant turned the matter
aside by saying that he did not have quite
- much money with him. lie promised.
however, that Il the; man would call again
later In the day his demand would be
sasislisd
He'd % 1ssssobss Aea,s.
The crank left after making threat that |
oniess the money was Forthcoming on hi. |
Seturu there would he trouble. At exactly |
I2:3 o'clock the man again made his an. !,
pea:auce and renewed his demand for |
y0.O0O. There was no one In the police s.a- !!
ZION save the sergeant, and in order TO 1
gain time he invited the man into the
waiting room. The two were talking bust. |
ness. the officer cycling his man suspiciously
oil the time. when i'atrolman John Rove
returned. Il owe this man e5.O0O," Pagan \
eaid with show Of relief -Officer, take
him down to the hank and see tina. lac
gsts It,"
Aaeshsr Crank In the Fen.
Rose realized the situation In a moment
and courteously invited the man out. The
crank, who was overjoyed 1t the prospcc,
pf getting the money so easily, followed. .
They boarded Fourth avenue car and he
talked quite nationally with the officer on
The way up town. AZ soon rs he came in
night Of the i0rkvillc police court, how.
ever, he realized that trick had been
played on him. He refused to enter the
building and then rough auu ..um.
bic fight resulted. the policeman bc.
ing victorious. Pending the arrival or
Judge Grady the fellow was put in the
prisoners pen.