Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-12
PROBABLY ESCAPED.
No Trace of the Swindlers of Supervisor
Case-WOrk Elsewhere.

NO trace OF the SWInulerS or supervisor |
Case-work Elsewhere.
The confidence men who swindle1 |
Supervisor Henry S. Case, of South
Rock Island, out of 81, 800 Tuesday
afternoon, have probably made good |
their escape, as all trace of them dis
appeared with the leaving of the rig |
belonging to Wadsworth's livery sta
Bile at Orion. The note from one the |
pair to Wadsworth stated that the
outfit would be found at the Orion |
livery stable, where 10-dollar note |
would also be found for the use of it,
and that if there were any more char
ges they would be paid when the wri
ter next visited Davenport. Mr..
Wadsworth left this morning on the
Peoria road for Orion.
Sheriff Gordon went to Orion today
to obtain. if possible, a trace of the
swindlers. Tonight he leaves for
Chicago, where it is hoped he will
run his men down.
worked il in McDonough County.
Chief Sexton has notice of reward
being offered for the apprehension
and detention of two confidence men.
| who on Oct. victimized John n.
Foster. 4 farmer OF Eldoradu town
| ship, McDonOugh county, out of 81
600, and The game described is the
| same real estate racket worked here.
while the men answer the same de
scriptions As those who played SUI
| pcrvisor Case. The men wanted are
undoubtedly the same who imposed
upon Mr.. Case to the tune of 81. 800.
and for whom Mr.. Foster offers half
the amount out of which he was
! swiudled.
Stole Money and Family.
Last evening Ben Scar, n Belgian
! from Milan. "a iaborer on the canal, no.
titled Chief Sexton that Leo De Waldo
aafellow countryman and workman,
had eloped with his wife and child
and $3.50 in money. The chief had
the night trains watched closely to
see if man of the description given,
boarded any of the trains here, but
without success. 1t is now learned
that De Waldo and his precious
Doodle are in Davenport.
Police Points.
O. F. Mclaughlin and William
Adams took contract to paint the
town n bright crimson hue last even
inc, but they did not get chance to
complete the contract before Officer
Mulqueen caught them and took
them to the police station. This
morning Magistrate Schroeder fined
each So and costs. and Mclaughlin,
being flush, paid both fines and the
men were released.
Robert Gregg, tri-city salesman OF
Fisher Bros. of Rock Island, who
mysteriously vanished some time
ago with S40O of the firms money
collected by him. was indicted some
time ago in Scott county. He has
Just been arrested and is in custody
at Davenport. Gregg, it will be re-
membered, was arrested in st. Louis
and brought to Rock Island for the
same offense. and punished and re.
leased. this it was supposed settling
the matter.
Thomas Ryan was arrested or
IuSSudN OiI ii Vi PAS l9H"Ct ~ q us
tice Halves on the application of 10
seph j. Froeliger, of Tiskilwa, in the
case as noted last night, Mr.. Froe.
! Tiger claiming that Ryan disposed O
his personal property in order to de
, fraud his creditors. Mr.. Froeligel
holds promisory note signed by
Ryan for $3.50 and interest at s pei
cent, the time being up on the note
and no money being paid on the
same. which. with the interest
amounts to $161.6S, he was arrested
, He made no defense, and the jury re
! turned verdict for the plaintiff
Then an execution was issued for hi
, body. and having no cash with which
; to redeem himself, Ryan was sent t.
the county Jail. Harold A. Weld APP
, peared for the plaintiff. 1t is nov
: understood that habeas corpus pro
ceedings have been begun by vii
, liam McEniry on behalf of the de
PENDANT.