Rock Island Argus., 1894-12-27
CRIME Is EPIDEMIC.
Startling Instance of Criminal
Infection.
CHICAGO MAN GOES INTO BURGLARY

and Loving Children, Himself Having .
First Glass Reputation, He Is Caught
bxsk Policeman Friend Robbing the
~ of Neighbor-Disgrace Proves
aIuch for Him.
CHICAGO, Dec 27-Blood trickled under
the door of the patrol box at Sixty-third
street and Ashland avenue, while police
man stood with his back to it keeping a
curious crowd at bay.
Look at that blood coming out?'' some
one shouted.
The officer turned around and almost
stepped into crimson stream that was
making its way to the gutter. Hastily
opening the patrol box he found his pris-
oner in heap, with two frightful gashes
in his neck. A common pocketknife,
| with the blade extended, was on the floor
of the little cell
| Just then the patrol wagon drove up.
"Well, Watson" said the driver, MOTTO
| ing the crowd, "what have you got here
! a tough customer?
81 am afraid he will never trouble the
police again." said Officer Watson. And
with this he lifted the prisoner into the
wagon. ''Drive to the Englewood hos
pitai as quick as you can
Lost Too Much Blood.
The doctors looked grave. "He has
lost too much blood one of them NUT
tered. II hardly believe he will live
through the night
This is all but the near climax in the
| life of Charles Junlack, who left happy
home, a smiling wife, and prattling chill
dren to break into a neighbor's house.
,,lx -l,at
called a moral man. He had regular po-
| sition with the Baltimore and Ohio road,
paid his bills, and seemed a useful MEM
Der of society. Nothing could be said that
would have amused his friends more than
| to intimate that he would ever turn
burglar, and especially choose Christmas
day TO break into a life of crime. All
this occurred to quite few of the crowd
who saw Officer Watson lead him TO the
patrol box.
For Junlack had been caught in the act
of burglary beyond all doubt. Officer
Watson was walking along Justine
street and CHANGED to see two men in
Abrahams Smiths house. Now Watson
lives in the neighborhood himself and he
knew that the Smith family was away.
Coupling this chance piece of information
with his police sagacity, he knew that
|
were.
The Policeman Surprised.
As he started to enter the house he at
tracted the attention of the Elarauders,
one of whom dropped bag of piunder
and jumped out of n window. His com,
panion had almost got away when Wat
son shouted: Move and ! will Kill you!
The burglar had no other alternative and
surrendered
As soon as the policeman clutched hi:
prisoner he gasped in surprise
What you. Charley. When did you
get into this kind of BUSINESS"
''Yes, it's me, john" said Junlack, ''and
for Gods sake shoot me right now.
deserve it. l would rather die than go to
; prison"
Impossible, Charley. l should like tC
let you go, but my duty as an officer
poevents it. You will have to go back
with me to the station"
Down Justine street they went arm-in
arm, officer and householder, now turned
houscbreaker. On their way to the patro
box the prisoner renewed his appeal I,
the policeman to kill him. This as they
were nearing Junlack's own home, wher'
u number of children We're romping rount
fir tree in the parlor.
Gashed His Own Throat.
p They passed it hurriedly, the unfortu
, nate man averting his head and quicken
ing his pace.
, My God this is terrible, he moancd
As they ncared Ashland avenue Jun
, lack was recognized by several resident
of the street as thcy met under the ligh
of the lamps at the crossings. All thi
. time Junlack had been medltating upol
the consequences of his crime. Home
position, friends, and himself lost. Ii
could not stand it.
Officer" he said as they arrived at tn
: box, ''let me stand inside the box unit
n the wagon comes. ] don't like to have al
a these people see me in this situation
, Certainly. Charley; step in and vii
; call the wagon right away"
The end came swiftly. Watson barrel
! had time to push some of the more cur
= Gus back when Junlack made two savag
: stabs ut his neck and started the cUrta
!, rolling down on the last act of his ca
recr.
Christmas y isit Ends in Murder.
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