Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-11
COULD NOT HOLD HIM.
Chief Sexton Releases Crosby, the Supposed
sHugger"


l.. Crosby. the man detained at the
police station yesterday afternoon on
suspicion of having frightened Miss
Edith Fitzpatrick while on her
way to church Sunday evening,
was released by Chief Sexton. who,
feeling that while Crosby was identi-
fled as the man who had frightened
the ladies, there was not evidence
sufficient to hold him. The facts as
conveyed TO The ARGUS Yesterday
were that Misses Edith and Grace
Fitzpatrick had rushed cxcitedlv
into a house on Seventh avenue Sun
day evening with the statement that
they had been pursued by man
whom they had seen watching them
ut the service in the morning. and
that they were afraid he was about to
attack them. when they fled While
Miss Grace identified Crosby at the
station as the man who had pursued
her the previous night. she did not
say that he had laid hands on her.
and this latter statement is corrobo-
rated by a note to The ARGCs from
Miss Edith Fitzpatrick, who states
that the man they encountered Sun
day night acted in suspicious man
ner and watched them very closely
and so frightened the ladies. but he
did not accost them, nor attempt to
touch them. Her sister did not
scream. but merely caught her arm
He Likes the Women
Although Crosby has past the Co.
year mark on LIES road. he still pos
scsses a warm affection for the gem
tier sex. which weakness he admits.
lie has been around here about two
weeks. His home is at Abba. Iowa.
where he claims he conducts an es-
tablishment for the manufacture of
artificial limbs, his mission in Rock
Island being in the interest OF said
business. But something besides his
professed vocation seemed TO have n
greater weight over him. as was evil
denced by his conversations with
Chief Sexton and other officers
at different times. His wife having
died eight years ago and being with
out anyone to care for him, he would
enquire as to the whereabouts OF a
woman DESTROYS of engaging with
him in matrimonial venture. This
aroused Chief Sections suspicious,
and he has been keeping an eve on
Crosby's maneuvers ever since,
thinking him the proba bic individual
who was causing such a turmoil
among the females who had occasion
to be out after dark. Chief SEXTON
view. too, had been shared by The
ARGUS, and others, who had learned
of the previous reports of Jack the
Hugger," who were anxious If posi-
bic to ferret out who the guilty
wretch was.
Crosby left his boarding house
early this morning. and the fact that
he has not been seen since. leads TO
the belief that he has made hims
| scarce.
Police Points
Someone entered the ward of NJ
Levy. on Eighteenth street. during
last night, and stole lot of clothes.
also taking the line on which they
were hanging.
John Storm. of Davenport. ar
rested on complaint of Jacob Pfafi
for disturbing the peace. was yester-
day afternoon fined So and costs by
Magistrate Schroeder.
Charles Haines plead guilty in the
county court yesterday to larceny.
and was fined so and costs. and
given one day in Jail. Haines stole
bar of soap sometime ago at tn,
police station. which he was leaving
after having been furnished night:
lodging.