Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-01
WOMAN IS RESCUED.
Swede Annie Supposed to Have
Been Contemplating
Suicide.
on THE BRIDGE AT MIDNIGHT

Police Arrest Hsr Wh,Is She 10 LeapE 4
Os.r the Raj lag Gazing &C the Chilly
Waters Ii lSw-ssys Sac Was Robbed
Bot Denies Intending to Take Har Own
Ltfs-Row ~ Danos. ="
Annie Wolfson, alias sSwede An
ME, =" was arrested on the Rock Island
bridge shortly before II O'Clock last
night. She was leaning over tho
railing gazing into the river aud IL
WAS thought by the guard at
the via1uct. watching her mo .e-
ments. that she was contemplating
suicide. - -
The police department was mott
fed. The patrol responded with
Officers Mccarthy and Dumb aud
she woman was taken to the station.
Annie told weird story of being
held up while coming from Daven-
port to Rock Island. She said
strange man came mp behind her
and struck her over the head, the
blow stunning her. Then he took
her pocketbook and disappeared.
She said she did not want to die yet.
and was not thinking of destroying
herself when arrested. although she
confesses to being very tired of life.
She was 30 weak that the officers had
to nearly carry her.
Annie was released this morning
and Chief Fender does not take any
stock in her hold-up story.
Fight ut . Dance.
August Coussens, the saloonkeeper
at the corner OF Twenty-second street
and Fourth avenue, is going to leave
town. Saturday night be gave .
farewell celebration. A large dele
cation Of his countrymen gathered at
his saloon, and they made merry.
They punished keg after key of hops.
About IL o'clock there was trouble.
Some rne SHED beer glass. II
landed on the Uranium of ono of the
party. A free-for-all followed. OIL
Ger Hauna arrived on the scene when
the battle wa. in full blast. He ar
rested Emil Da Kegger. Alphonse
Lambrecht. Emil Won Carver beghe
and Evo Slock. Tney will have q
trial tonight.
The report of Chief Fender for
| October shows the number of cases
to have been SIS. 81 city cases and
IA state cases, as follows: Inmates
of disorderly house, 8; assault and
battery. A; resisting arrest, 1; peace
warrant, 3; disorderly conduct, IA;
fugitives from justice. 2; larceny. 5;
carrying concealed weapon, l drunk,
l; bastardy. 1. The police patrol
made 20 runs. Is telephone calls. IS
ba1 calls, total Ct IS miles.
There were seven ambulance csllS.
The patrol turned out to four fires.
Thirty-seven tramps we're lodged.
Louis Cohn pleaded guilty 10 Mag.
istrate Stafford's court today to "a
sault and battery and was fined 81
and costs. He was arrested By
lOhicer Ryan on a warrant sworn o ii
by Gus Englin, whom be attacked on
Second avenue last night. while the
two were having an argument over
some trivial affair.
Chief Fender says he inter ds be-
tginning war tonight on children who
persist in ignoring the Curiew ordi
nance. He says AL have been given
an opportunity to learn what the law
requires. and that no excuse of an
acquaintance with the requirements
will be taken hereafter. The bell
rings At 8 O'Clock nov, and oil chill.
dren under Is years of age are sup
posed to be home after that hour.
A telegram was recsi, Ell W CHIEF
II Police Ponder Yesterday fren
Chief 4. T. Greeisr of Burlington.
stating that c. f. Bradford. an IN.
sane man, supposed 10 be from iii
county. was under arrest there.
Bradford recently escaped from she