Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-06-18
CRIMINALASSAULT.
Committed Upon a l4-year-old
Girl.
SALVATION ARMY CAPTAINS WORK

Nellie Skoglund Made n Victim of Cant
Anton Poulander's Lust-Dcn,ex Tn.
Charge' but Leaves Town-John st.
Johns Reckless Drivins-"K,t, Ruey,u
Death Mt Clinton.
Capt. Anton Poulander. formerly
OF the Salvation army, but now a
member OF the numerous fugitives
from Justice, was guilty last April of
one of the most dastardly crimes in
the history of criminality. During
the month stated Pouiander was
captain OF the Moline division of the
army, and one evening little ID
year-old girl named Nellie Skoglund
was sent to the army barracks by
her mother to clean them. Poul-
ander was there and it was then that
he committed his fiendish assault.
Left Moline.
Shortly afterward Poulander left
Moline, and did not return until last
Tuesday. Last evening the child's
father became aware of the fiend's
presence in Moline, and in company
with Capt. Eckholm, present captain
der's house, and attempted to make
him confess, but instead he stren-
uously denied the charge, and the
two men stayed with him until 5
O'Clock this morning. They left,
and the girls father went this morn
ing, rs soon as possible, and had n
warrant sworn out for his arrest,
but when the officer went to serve it.
the bird had flown. 1t is supposed
that he has gone to Chicago.
Reckless Driving.
John st. John. an expressman in
the employ of Updike & Nichols, is
without doubt one of the most reck-
less little demons that Rock Island
ever harbored. A few weeks ago St.
John did some careless driving here,
and nothing was done to him, but on
Saturday his continued recklessness
was outlawed by his employers and
he was given notice that his services
could be dispensed with. About $50
Saturday evening he stole one of the
express wagons belonging to his late
employers and started to drive into
every rig he saw. His first run-into
was on Nineteenth street in front of
the sanitarium. when he dashed into
horse there. and after giving both
driver and horse little rough exper-
fence. he wheeled the horse about and
dashed down Second avenue, driving
into several buggies on the way
down. In front of Young & Nc
Combs he dashed into n buggy owned
by Mrs. f. Jacobsen and took off one
of the wheels. He then drove into
the 90" yards and left the horse
standing there and made his escape
to Davenport.
Kit Eiley's Fate.
On Saturday evening Chief Sexton
received a telegram from Mayor Z.
ID. Hughes, of Clinton, to the effect
that Kit Riley had been struck by
lightning in that city late in the af-
ternoon. II will be remembered
that about two or three weeks ago
Kit was run out OF Rock Island, and
it seems she went to Clinton, where
she has been living since. With man
named, Norman Clark, of Clinton,
she was rowing up the river to Ly-
ons, and when the rain came
they landed and vent under a tree.
Clark had put his hat on the wo-
mans head and his coat on her.
just then lightning struck the tree,
the bolt descending. leaving the tree
and passing through the woman's
head from one side to the other,
burning hole through the side of
the hat. The bolt then struck Clark,
burning his breast some, and COM
pletely burning off a new pair of
shoes and his hose, otherwise not in
Juring him. The woman has no rel
atives here, and will be buried at
| Clinton