Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-18
A DARK DEED.
Miss Lizzie Widner's Expert.
ence With a Negro.
ASSAULTED IN A LONELY SPOT.

The Lady b Followed by q Darkey for
Some Distsnce aud Attacked "A Des-
perste Struggle-The bastard Escapes.
The co!ored people are now fur
nishing the city with sensations and
bothering the police force considera-
bly,, and what is rore, it really
seems the offenders are as slippery
rs cells.
Miss Lizzie Widner,> a domestic.
had an experience last evening. the
effects of which she will not soon for
get. Miss Widner had been in the
upper end OF the city visiting friends,
and was returning about 1880, when
at the corner of Twenty-third street
and Fifth avenue, she noticed a ne
gro following her. She proceeded
down Fifth avenue, and when near
Nineteenth street was overtaken by
the cOlOred demon, who spoke to her
in m ost Insulting manner, making
an indecent proposal. The young
lady repulscd him. and he then Of
fered her money. The lady at
tempted to get away from him then,
but he caught her by the throat, and
knocked her down. She made des-
perate struggle, and shook him off
and screamed. whereupon he fled.
The young lady regaincd he feet. and
also her voice. and started down
Eighteenth street
Near Folk's planning mill she was
met by August fireman and Henry
fireman. Jr., and in disconnected
German told them her story. The
young gent emen went back to the
scene of the struggle, and recov-
cred the young woman's hat.
which had been knocked off
by the fiend. A hasty search for
the scoundrel was made in vain, and
the gentlemen accompanied the lady
to the police station, where Night
Capt. Kramer was made acquainted
with the facts and the police were at
once put to work on the case, but the
description. given by the Young
woman. is such that it will be hard
to lind the wretch.
The young lady's throat is fearful
~ swollen, and at the time she met
the gallant young men, the imprint
of the darkey's fingers were plainly
visible.
Police Points.
Jack Crowley got free brewery
atcd Saturday evening. and was fined
IS and costs this morning.
William Bratton evidently meant
to have house-warming at his resi-
dence Sunday. as he was caught Sat
urday evening in the act of stealing
coal from the c.. X. /. & p. railroad
company. and taken to the Ar
morv. This morning he was taken
before Magistrate Schroeder on the
charge of larceny, aud there he told
he was guilty, but he claimed to be
out of work and funds and gave that
as an excuse for stealing the coal.
He was bound over in $50 bonds to
the January term of court.
Hans Gibson and Aron Ryberg.
two men from Moline. came to Rock
Island and proceeded to fill them
selves with an unlimited amount of
booze. The result was that last eve
ming when the Salvation Army came
out on Market square the boys were
anxious to Join, and Ryberg who. Nv
the way. is about six feet tall. insisted
upon the army singing ..anoder
song" and in fact made himself SO
disagreeable that Officer Ryan. who
was passing. took the two to the sta
ton. When the station was reached
Ryberg insisted on going home. but
the officer wastoo much for him, and
he was put in mo. 81 This morn.
ing Magistrate Schroeder assessed
Gibson g aud costs for plain drunk
enness. and Ryberg s. and costs for
disorderly conduct. He had g. %,
and on his word he wished to be
allowed to go to Moline and get the
money. but this was refused him.
Then he made a most pitiful plea for
release on the ground of a sick wife.
but Chief Sexton has some stone in
the city yards now. and he wants the
hammers kept bright.