Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-15
WATCH DID 1T.
Caught While Trying to Work Jeweler
WOltmann

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| woltmann
A man giving his name as Nj. NJ
Reidy and claiming to hail from
Rockford got beautifully called down
| on species of con game at Volt
| mann's jewelry store this morning.
The stranger entered the store and
| engaged Mr.. Ecklund the clerk in
conversation, saying that his mother
| would be in shortly to look for pair
of spectacles and that he would wait
there for her. Mr.. Ecklund was sit
ting facing the window engraving
some spoons, and the visitor who was
behind him inquired the price of the
spoons and while thus engaged he
| reached over show case and slid
the door back. 1t was pretty long
reach and he could only get one of
the watch cases that were inside. He
knew better than to oyerdo it, how
ever, so after taking one of the gold
cases he quietly closed the case
again. Clerk Ecklund though keep
ing up the conversation saw 4 retlec
tion OF his visitors movements and
as the stranger made some remark
about going over to get his mother
| Mr.. Ecklund walked around and in
tercepted him at the door. The
| would-be thief then showed fight and
as the two clinched Mr.. Woltmann
him self. who had been watching the
occurrence from the rear part of the
store, though unknown to either of
] the other two. came forward and in a
few moments the patrol wagon
stopped at the door and the fozey
! stranger was taken to police head
! quarters. He will. be given hear
| ING later.
Police Points
Complaint has been made to the
| police of chicken thieves on Twenty
| first street where for some time past
it is said unknown parties have had
weakness for poultry no matter
| where it comes from.
Colburg's jewelry store in Moline
was robbed of half dozen watches
| and as many rings last night. Pos
| sibly the man who tried ia rob Volt
| mann's jewelry store this morning
knows something of the matter.
A Second avenue business house
was burglarized early Sunday morn
! ing and some $27 taken from
drawer containing about $50. The
| manner in which the theft was COM
| mitted shows the familiarity of the
| burglars, and some one may vet get
| into trouble over the affair.
The residence of Mrs. Ben Harper
| on Eighteenth sl,eet was burglariZed
| on Monday night. a rear door hav-
| ing been broken open and the house
! thoroughly ransacked. Mrs Harper
has been visiting at the residence of
| Mrs. II. W. Dusinberre in South Rock
| Island which was probably known to
| the burglars. The amount secured
was $14 in cash that was in small
bank in one of the rooms.
Chief Miller returned this morning
from St. Louis with Robert Gregg,
who is wanted for embezzlement from
Fisher Bros. Mr.. Fisher had a con-
ference with Gregg at police head
quarters this morning. and a settle
! ment may be made. The Globe
Democrat says of Gregg's arrest in
st. Louis: Robert Gregg was ar
rested at Seventh and O'Fallon streets
last night by Detective Louis j.
Ziegler. Gregg is wanted in Rock
Island. H., for the alleged embez-
element of $500 from the Fisher
Brothers Fruit and Commission
Company. of that city. Gregg was a
salesman for the concern and skipped
out about two months ago. His de-
scription was telegraphed to this city
and his arrest followed. Gregg is 40
wears old and married -