Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-09
FINE FELLOW THIS.
Robbed a Lady Friend of Her
Watch.
AND PUT 1T IN PAWN FOX So,

william Prizes, Who Has a Family I'm Dav-
export, Com mits a Gallant Act in Rock
Isiand-An Animated Family Row Down
Town-Record of Wrong Doing
William Prizes, of Davenport. was
arrested on the levee this morning by
Waterman Swain and Officer Cromp-
ton aftera little chase. for the larceny
OF gold watch from Miss Maude
Leigler. The young lady lives on
Third avenue between Seventeenth
and Eighteenth streets. and on Mon
! day evening she went for walk with
Mr.. Prizes. whom she had known for
a short time. While promenading,
the young lady states. she took out
her watch to observe the time, and
Prizes Immediately seized it, taking
it away from her despite that she Of
fered resistance. and breaking the
chain in so doing. The fellow then
deserted her, leaving her astounded
at his conduct. Today the watch was
found in pawn shop, where it
had been put up COR IS. Miss Zeigler's
brother saw Prizes in the city short
| ly after. and hastily notifying the
| police, Officer Crompton accompa-
MED him to First avenue, where
Prizes had been located. The latter
seeing the officer approaching
started to run. but Waterman
Swain at the Eighteenth street
! railway crossing gave chase,
| overhauled him and turned him over
to the officer. At the station few
dollars in money and some odd jew
elry was found in Pries's possession.
| L. II Man of Family
Prizes. il is learned, is a man of
! family. having wife aud child in
Davenport. Miss Zeigler did not
! know this until after his escapade of
Monday night, and states LOW that he
has two rings and chain belonging
to her as we'll as the watch he so UNI
/, tremendously took from her.
High old Family Row.
! The denizens in the vicinity of
| Seventh avenue. and Fourth street
We're entertained by an exciting fam
| lily row this morning, which might
have resulted in 4 case OF MAYHEM
but for the timely interference OF
! Officer Etzel. who arrested Emil
| Carney AMI took him to the station
for maliciously attacking and bit
inc his sor-in-law. Henry Joye. who
| runs the saloon at 40l Seventh ave-
nue.. Carney lives in the same
neighhorhood. and this morning he
! went over to his eon-in-law's house,
where discussion over domestic
differences led to n heated cOntrC-
versy. and it in turn to something
more serious. and all to the ediiica-
ton OF ncirhbor> who congregated tc
| witness the fun. The old man bill
Joye abou the face. ear and neck.
but ii is not thought he inflicted
anything in the way OF permanent
injury.
| Changed IIis Mind.
An apparently gentlemanly fellow
Yesterday stopped to look in Bamber-
gers clothing store window. and a
he started off he took Il shirt from !
|
thinking he was seen. put it back
He walkeI up the street. and the
next time he came back he took the
shirt and walked off with it. John
Ullemever saw him. and overhduled
him at Bengston's corner. and asked
him to paw for the shirt. At first he
emphatically denied having taken
anything. but Mr.. Ullemeyer opened
his coat and down dropped the shirt
Then he said he would 20 to the no
tel and return and pay for the shirt
And that ended it.
The Watermelon Thieves
At the preliminary hearing yester
dav afteri Don of the Il boys charged
with stealing watermelons from l.
Weckel's car in the Rock Island yard!
week ago Sunday. nine were dis
missed. while Thomas Anderson ant
| Albert Ro-enfield were bound over t,
the circuit court in 800. and FREQ
Stringer. Henry Raser and Thomas
Williams in $50 bonds each.
Police Points.
NORGE Mcdonald was fined s. an,
costs by Magistrate Schroeder for as
sault and battery on a charge pre-
ferred by stephen O'Connor.
In the county court today Ciauc
Dalvin and Thomas Edwards plead
puiltv to larceny. and the former
was fined 80 and costs, and sent t'
Jail for &c days. Edwards was tineC
SO and costs. and sent to Jail for five