Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-02
POLICE POINTS.
Stabbed While Skating Fred g.
rested for Iarccnv.

50 vas ari oted
Sunday morning by Officer Etze Nor
stabbing Paul Teske, a little (, Nv
about or 10 pears old. Butler / I
member Of the Salvation Army L.,
still he has not had the gospel L.
GENTLY instillcd into his memory L.
prevent most furious outbreak Il
temper. On Saturday afternoon y
boys were skating in the vicinity III
Eleventh street, and while Bn,l, II
was engaged in liking YOUNG lad II
skates. young Tcske was stampin
on the ice. Butler. Teske aver
jumped up and pushed him over onN
the ice, and struck him in the lc,r
with knife. /. De. Berrhardi was
called and dressed the wound. INT
Ter swcars tina. he did not stick rim
bat the doctor says the wound WAS
inflicted with knife, and the evi.
dcnce is rather strong against the
Salyationist. The case was c,,utio-
ned until $ O'Clock Thursday morn
ing.
Arrested ON Ssspicinr
Fred Coss was arrested Saturday
evening by Chief Sexton and Capt
Kramer on suspicion of having stc,
en- Fred Staassen's gold watch. dia-
mond pin and ring. The watch was
found in bed in the barn. and
Coss was suspected of hiding The
watch in the bed. hence l,s arrest.
lie acted in n very queer manner nil
week. and especially when arrested.
He stout!y denies the CHAR, hut
will have a chance to prove his inno-
cence tomorrow afternoon before
Magistrate Schroeder.
Played the Mctarigic Act.
Last week a sheriff from Tex
arkana. Tex. came to Rock l>laad
after King Matthews, proprietor of
the Maxwell house, al Port Byron.
He staid with Sheriff Gordon a few
DAYS. Yesterday the two man-hunt-
crs went up to Port Byron after their
prey. and stopped at the Maxwell
, house for dinner. 1t had been pre-.
, arranged that when Matthews en-
tered the dining room the TeNa,
, sheriff. vas to give Gordon 9Th,
: wink" and the latter was TO arresi
him. Matthews sSon catered th
= dining room. aud our Texas shcri
: introduced him 20 Mr.. Gordon, hu
did not gSe him the aferesai,
wink. and after gossiping for som
time the hotel proprietor walked o.
Il of the dining room. and althoug :,
a Sheriff Gordon was told tina, he w,
: the man that was wanted, IL
side of half minute the bird h.
: flown. rs had the emincn
: Mctiarigle. in Chicago. few yea
ago. Matthews escaped TO the hill
back of Port Byron. Matthews
wanted to appear only to secure hi
bondsmen, he having been indicte
&c for unlawful disposition of goods i
his possession, while he. was en-
J. ployed Is station agent ut TeXa,
! kama. His ease there is all fixed NJ
q but he had a misapprchensi3
of the Texas shcriff's inteu
" ton. He was to have az
u peared at the September term G
4 court in TeNarkana. The circuu
I stances were communicated to Mat
: thew's wife and son. and they i
It turn will explain to him, and the a
10 fair in ali probability be settled in
, manner satisfactory to all.
Fired al Pecping Tom.
= Three pistol shots in rapid su,
! ccssion rang out from house o
10 Nineteenth street, not far from III
- business portion of the city. shortl
q after midnight. Officers RYAN an
e. Mulgueen who were in the vicinit,
u proceeded to the scene with all poss
r. Die haste to know.th cause, and We,
he old by the young lady who manipul.
i'll ID the fire arm that she was enterta;i
e. ~. and discovered man peepir
cc IN at the window. when she fired
X tighten him away.
ne Fincs Fixed.
u Charles Thornton. Robert Thor,
ed ten. Harry Swisher and Oscar Pete
tn son. the young boys convicted
he stcsling bananas some time ago. we
is on saturday in the county cour
he fincl s. and costs each by Jud,
as Adams. This. no doubt. viii pro,
he n lesson to the lads and stop furth,
ly actions in that line by Moline boy
.st Months Police BUSINESS.
~ Chief sections report of the wor
rg of the department during the la
montl Of the year is appended:
ArrestsADisorderiy conduct.
en- drunk, (; assault and battery. .: Ia
as ceny. O. fast driving, /; vagrancy.
Al malicious mischief, /: assault wi,
gh murderous weapon, /.
he Number Of state cases, IL: numb
va of city cases. ~.
ol. Amount Of fines and police fc
to collected by Magistrate Schroedc
nr 5000.
Jail bill. $4.40.
or Lights out. Is.
all Wagon busiuess Of run
IS. Ii: box calls. 8; Telephone calls
miles run, e9I; ambulance calls ?
Music the Kernel Of Welsh Na.r-
!, Music is tie very soul and l,cr,e,
" tina Welsh rnfIt-e A .n,-e;c., - .