Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-05-04
BY WHOLESALE.
Burglaries in South Park Last
Night.
FIVE HOUSES ARE ENTERED.
Evidently Money, Jewelr,
and Edibles Ta!Sen-John Lane Probabl,
the Biggest Loser.

Evidently Money, Jewelry
and Edibles Ta!Sen-John Lane Probably
the Biggest Loser.
South Park, at the head of Elm
street, one of the prettiest. as well
as one of the most quiet, localities in
this vicinity, has been disturbed by
the night marauder. There. no one.
as a rule, covets his neighbours
goods. and hence good will reigns.
In this confidential state man en- lows
his sleep, and no fear is entertained
that on the morrow he may awaken
to find that during the night he has
been robbed.
But new the tide has changed and
the community out on the bluff is in
iluttcr and excitement today; the
cause is one Of the most wholesale
and professional burglaries COM
mitted in Rock Island or vicinity.
Entered the South Park store.
The first place picked by the bur-
glars was the South Park grocery
store. Entrance was effected by
cutting the glass in the door with a
diamond, taking it out of place and
reaching in and opening the night
latch. After getting inside, the men
attempted to open the safe, but
failed. The cash register drawer
was then tried. but it proved too
much for the intruders. A small
money drawer under the register was
next attacked, and here they found
No htrt Il.
lace. ElGin movement. 'nIn the back
of the case was the monogram.
''Theo." This, of course, was taken.
and then the men looked to their
stomachs-cakcs, etc, disappeared
quickly. and a genersl good meal was
INDUCED in. Tobacco and cigars fol-
lowed and the midnight marauders
walked across the street to the resi-
dence of George Rohwedder, and after
eating custard pie and cold potatoes,
which they found in the refrigerator.
until their appetites were appeased,
they went to work. Gaining en-
trance through a back window, the
burglars passed through a room in
which several members of the FAM
lily were sleeping, and unlocked and
opened the front door, by which no
doubt they intended to make their
exit i'll case they were suddenly sur
prised. Securing quite an amount
OF clothing and carrying it to the
back yard, they thoroughly searched
the pockets and secured few watch
chains and some small change. Leav-
ing the clothes where they were
they went one block east and entered
the residence of W. +. Rogers. pur-
suing the same tactics. Taking Mr..
Rogers clothes outside and search
ing them, they secured a little change.
stole Jewclry Galore.
Going four blocks north. the bur-
glars entered the residence of John
Lane, on Eleventh avenue and THU
tieth streeth. Here entrance was
made through n window. and a Jewel
case, lying on the bureau, taken. In
the case was an amethyst ring, val
ued at Sz5. The case also contained
other rings to the value of S25. Mr..
Lanes clothes were taken outside and
searched, but he was what the vul-
gar term "broke." and so escaped
the loss of loose change.
The last house that was tried was
that of &. Dizotell. but nothing is
missed there, and it is evident that
they were frightened away.
No Protection.
There is not the proper protection
at night in the upper end of Rock
Island, and it is apparent that there
should be more night men. Officer
Weigand has 1876 blocks in his beat
to take care of, and the people of
South Park and Edgewood park and
the adjacent territory are about to
petition the city for at least one more
night patrolman.