Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-26
FRED HAS FLOWN,
And So Has 5000 Belonging to
Mrs. Christine Miller.
A STEAM FILTER GOES WITH CASH

a SIhAM tITTbR CUES WITH CASH,
lie l. Entrusted with a Check TO Get
Cashed and lie Does So But Forpets ,o
Come Back - Arrests by the Police -
The Record of the Local Courts.
Fred Ferguson is young steam
filter who has been working for
Davis ,Coompany for some months.
Mrs. Christine Miller. widow of Claus
Miller, runs q boarding house at
26lS Fourth Avenue. Freddie has
been boarding at Mrs. Miller's hos
telry, and evid emily she became quite
fond of him, for yesterday she gave
evidence of her confidence in him
by entrustinS him with check for
5000 to get caShed for her. With the
| proceeds trip was to be made to the
Worlds fair. Faithful to his duty,
Fred got the paper cashed at the
Peoples National bank-but Mrs.
Miller is still awaiting his return.
No doubt he is carrying out the part
of the program relating to the trip
to the fair, as well as he did the ret
ting of the check cashed, but the
fact that Mrs. Miller had any idea OF
going to Chicago has evidently es-
capped his mind. At any rate he is
gone.
| Ferguson i man on whom the
police have had their eve before
and couple Of months ago he was
arrested on suspicion of his having
some knowledge of where the couR.
terfeit coin then in circulation in the
three cities, was coming from, but
he was finally released.
Police Points.
Daniel Kane was held in bonds O.
$500 by Just ce Weld yesterday after
noon, for resisting an officer, anC
sent to Jail in default.
Patrick Dorney was arrested las
evening by Officer Ohlweiler FOL
raising disturbance at the Maucke1
house, and this morning Magistrat,
Schroeder fined him $40 and costs
which he was unable to pay.
Ole Larson lives in Moline. Nov
Moline IS not dry town by any
means, but Ole must have found i
so. for Yesterday he came to Rocl
Island to paint the town gloriou,
hue, with the result that he was ar
rested by Officer Brennan, and thi
morning he was find So and costs.
Henry Jansen. OF Davenport, tn,
driver Of one of Frahm's country bee
wagons. had rather an unpleasant
experience last night As he wa
driving into Davenport from Greer
Tree he overlook man and Offered
to give him lift into the city. Tn,
fellow accepted the offer. and whel
near Duck Greek, repaid the kindnes
by placing revolver at Jansen's ca
and demanding his money. Janscl
dug up 81 and watch. and the fel
low disappeared in the darkness
The robber was captured this after
noon in the lower end of Davenport
after Offering desperate resistance I,
the police
The patrol wagon was called Il
Twenty-secDnd street and Seventh
avenue Yesterday afternoon abou
4:15, and Officers Crompton and Oil
weller went up and brought down
Nels Paulson. When he was searche,
a very ugly looking sling shot wat
found in his right hand overcoa
pocket. but Ncls hardly knew he wa
alive, all he starch having beer
taken out Of him by an overdose o
bug-iuice. This morning Magistrate
Schroeder asked him what he re-
membered about yesterday, and he
said all he knew was that he woke VI
last night in the station. Wher
asked why he had made the sling
shot he replied. Il don't know, fol
fun, suppose is all" He claimed
he had never used it, and didn'
know he was violating the law by
carrying it The magistrate, never
theless, fined him so and costs. HI
has gone to Jail in default.