Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-14
GLORIOUS JAG.
1t Prompts John HeaIey in
Flourishing a Revolver.
CLEANS OUT COMMERCIAL HOUSE.

Occupants Of Parker's saloon When IN
Onicer Puts . stop to His Reckless Per-
formancs.
John Healey liquidated an assess
ment OF S25 and costs imposed by
Magistrate Schroeder in the police
court this morning under q charge
OF furnishing a deadly weapon as
preferred BY Officer Richard Carnes.
Mr.. Healey is rather nice looking
young gentleman with auburn hair.
And he is a peaceable and favorably
known citizen. too, and the occasion
of his unusual onslaught on the
liquor supply is no doubt a matter
entirely inexplicable by his friends
who on all sides express surprise
that he should allow his conduct to
become 50 unlawful as to require q
police court trial. Mr.. Healey is
identified with the company end Of
the John Collum & Co. wholesale
liquor esta blishment which has its
headquarters at III Seventeenth
street. Most OF his time is spent in
travelling through Iowa and the west
in the interests Of his house. But he
recently came into headquarters and
last evening, so far as can be ascer-
tanned. he and John Byers, who
is also connected with the company
side OF the firm, started out to see
the city.
The Traveller Gets Loaded.
What they saw or encountered
prior to 1890 o'clock remains for
themselves TO relate, but it was
about that time when Healey, crazed
with n load OF booze. dashed into the
Commercial house office and ordered
the occupants thereof to decamp,
making his request Immediately
needed through the aid of an ugly
looking revolver, which he jerked
from his hip pocket and fourished
in the faces of his auditors. The
men in the hotel were greatly fright
ened and rushed across Market
square and in other directions to
escape from the presence Of Healey,
who apparently meant to do business
with bis convincer. After things
became too quiet for Healey he left
the hotel Office accompanied by his
friend Byers, who had evidently not
absorbed so much iirewater, and for
titled by the nickel plated convincer,
which he ilourished right and left,
Healey wandered about Market square
Tor a few minutes and then went
into Parker's saloon and continued
his performance.
Goes After the OHicer.
Healey quickly dispersed the crowd
in Parker's and some Of them moved
rs they never did before. 1t was
nearly panic. Oiicer Carnes be.
came acquainted with Healey's doings
by this time and entering the saloon
went after the travelling man.
Healey kept up his war dance and
when Officer Carnes grabbed at him
he placed the revolver against the Off
GERS stomach and pulled at tho trig-
ger. The officer turned pale under the
gills. but felt somewhat easier when.
after landing Mr.. Healey, he inspected
the gun and found that it was not
loaded. So Mr.. Healey caused a
whole lot of trouble without any fire.
works except what he carried inter-
nally.
The police also confiscated Mr.
Healey's revolver.
Family FIess at Midnight.
Between ~ and l O'Clock this
morning telephone message was
sent to police headquarters request
ing the assistance of officers at an
uptown residence. where it was rep
resented an unwelcome relative had
forced his way into the house at an
unreasonable hour and had driven
the family out of the house. Night
Captain Bender and Officer Carnes
responded and finally quoted the
disturbing element.