Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-20
POISON THE POODLE
Then Burglars Go Through a
Third Avenue Home.
LADDER TO AN UPPER WINDOW.

| SaioOnkeeper John Bohart's Apartments
| Killed Early Sunday Morning and $50
Taken-WHIIam Siemon Makes an Ex
| hibition Of Hims sif.
Boyle men administered dose of
poison to John Bohart's poodle early
Sunday morning and then connect
ing an upper window with terra TRINA
by means of ladder assembled to
Mr.. Bohart's apartments and riding
his trousers of half hundred plunks
descended the temporary stairway
and were away without the barking
| farewell of Tcuser.
1t was one of the most nervy of the
burglaries that have been committed
recently-and we have had them with
unusual frequency. Mr.. Bohart is
proprietor OF a saloon at 2201 Third
avenue. He resides on the second
floor with his family. The Boharts
had a water spaniel dog with a well
trained baritone voice, and one that
would make it quite uneasy for the
burglar contem plating job. So the
dark lantern gentlemen who invaded
that locality Sunday morning I'M
: doubtediy were aware of the fact
, that MIR. Bohart kept midnight
shouter. So they took along little
sleep producer. A dose was given
to the poodle; and his funeral &C.
Cured this afternoon.
: The dog out of the way the coast
was clear. The ladder was secured
from neighboring yard. 1t was
1 placed against the window on the
: west side of the building. Then the
Job was carried ont. Mr.. Bohart's
trousers were taken fro.', his bed
: room into an, adjoining room and
n riiled of their monetary contents; a
| watch in one of the pockets being
C undisturbcd.
: 1t is supposed the burglar or burg
: lars are home talent. MIR. Bohart
Il offers $25 reward for their capture
5 and describes one man whom he
v thinks is implicated as six feet tall
with black SLOUGH and light frock
4 coat.
Or Other Police Matters.
!. William Siemon, young man re-
e siding at 1927 Sixth avenue, CAV,
# an exhibition of frontier life on Sec
: ond avenue yesterday afternoon
IS threatening to thrash everyone wht
n interfered with him and defying thu
;. police, who finally succeeded in ar
resting him after being subjected t.
various indignities. Siemon hao
been drinking apparently. He at
"a tackled a man who gave his name a
lie John Kline, who was in company
:, with Andrew Miller, in front Of tn,
: Rock Island House, for what reason
g no on" Jecms able to explain. Kiln
n was given n severe beating. Friend
W interposed and sought to have Sic
is mon desist, but he continued AM
h followed the men up the stree
X and through alleyways. Officer
e. Moody and Dumbald soon arrive,
Of on the scene and overlook Siemon i
y a doorway on Second avenue be
n tween Fifteenth and SiXteent
Y streets. He refused to accompan
le them and defied them to arrest him
d. heaping upon the blue coats al
kinds of abuse, and slapping ther
in the face, all of which they took a
. though it was part of their busi
IL ness. They finally managed to pilo
US the young man to police headquar
III tiers. Siemon was fined SO AM
n costs for disturbing the peace
n Kline and Miller were arrested, bu
~ afterward released.
ne Mrs. Rosetta Jcpson, of Carlo
oil Cliff, was fined 50 and costs in tn
y, police court, for circulating falls
- stories about OTTO Kannenberg,
III neighbor, such as accusing him {
ne stealing chickens and the like. Mr.:
III Jepson took an appeal to the circu
III court.
Nellie and May Nixon and JON
McCabe were arrested last night /
n Officers Mulqueen and Mccarthy fl
of disturbing tho peace. The
a. were buggy riding and drunk. II
ty women were fined S. apiece and Nj
nd Cabe $40. All paid.
" Mrs. John Bohart, 2201 Thir
he avenue, made n rough house at hi
CIV home last evening; 50 and COSTS
" Adam Scholl was taxed So and CO!
CIV for being drunk.