Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-07-20
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A subject of King Oscar, residing
in the lower portion of the city.
barely escaped being landed inside
the iron bars at police headquarters
short time ago through the assent
mindedness or lack of knowledge of
du ~ of one Of the officers who received
a memorable dressing down--but
nothing more than he deserved from
the night captain for his mistake.
1t was Fourth of July evening, and
the Swedish citizen had been observ-
ing the glorious event. not only by
discharging explosives. but by lay
ing in a supply OF ruction fluids.
The embers of friendship did not
burn very afrectiouately between his
and other neighborhood families.
So an argument and wing shaking
between his better-half and another
OF the tanner sex was commenced,
and bid fair to desecrate the patri-
otto purpose for which the day was
named. The women were laying it
down to one another in language
eligible for distance extending be-
yond that immediate vicinity. Fin
ally the neighboriug quarreler
drifted into an abusive trend, and
directed an epithet at the Swedish
mans vile which engendered his ire.
He interfered and stopped the game.
and babe his wife retreat to the
household. The days absorption
had begun to ferment, and he was
aggravated to such a pitch that
nothing bat legal redress would sat-
isfy him.
The policeman was found and
made the recipient of his grievances
The two proceeded to the alarm box
and summoned the patrol. When it
arrived the Swedish man directed
the officers TO the house wherein
dwelt the abuscr OF his wife. No
warrant had been issued and of
course the woman could not be given
an excursion to headquarters. the
driver so explaining to the enraged
man. who did not receive this fntor-
nation from the beat, policeman-he
seemingly not being thus far ad-
vanced in his business. The Swed-
ish man didn't seem satisfied and
concluded to go up to headquart-
Ners and confer with the captain. Ne
was given permission to ride in the
hurry-up.
The wagon was driven in front of
the station and the man emerged
therefrom and walked in.
what have you got?" INQUIRED
the captain, beginning the customary
search before retiring the prisoner
to the cell.
wall, mastar oaflicar-"
"Never mind now, you'll have a
chance to make explanations to the
squire in the morning."
Now, lat mai tall you. mai vaife
..Oh. didn't Itell you to keep
still?"
With this he shut up. A snuff box,
some change and other trinkcts were
removed from his pockets, and he
taken back to the coop, the beaten
policeman following the captain and
not once venturing to explain the
circumstances which the Swedish
man tried to, but was put off.
AS the captain was about to place
the man behind the iron door the
policeman awoke from his slumber
and explained that he was not under
arrest.
The captain nearly fell. Enraged
at his subordinate he gave him u 60
ing over not soon to be forgotten for
not explaining the situation before
the man had been subjected to SO
much humiliation. The officer
couldn't say anything to defend his
break. taking the calling down like
little man.
The captain felt rather sheep
ish for having treated the man
so, but it wasn't his fault.
The Snuff box, etc. were re-
turned home well satisfied that he
escaped as luckily as he did.
Grave Flower Robbers.
Il have hear mankind accused of
STOPPING so low as to remove penny
from the eye of corpse. but it
would be pretty difficult to make me
believe person would degrade HIM
self to such an extreme as to rob a
grave of the foliage placed there by
loving hands had not been treated
with the experience myself" re-
marked gentleman while speaking
of the offenses committed by un-
principled parties who invade the
cemeteries. 1T is hard for man to
conceive how a person could resort
to such treachery as to cOntiscate the