Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-18
MIDNIGHT VISITORS,
Phil Mitchell Checks q Sup.
posed Contemplated
Hold.up.
CALLED TO HIS pooR AT LATE HOUR

Turns the Electric Light On the Face u .
Strange Man Who II Accompanied By
Tso Psl., and who Adopts . Lame
Excuse when He Realizes He IL Coopsrsd
-9thsr Nerr in Police Orioles.
Phil Mitchell checked what he sup
posed to be q well laid plan to hold
him up at his residence on Twentieth
street Tuesday night. The incident
occurred between IL O'Clock aud mid
night. A company of neighbors who
had been spending the evening at his
home had been gone short time
when the door bell rang. Mr..
Mitchell answered the call. Sus-
pecting something wrong, in going
to the door he turned on she electric
light which Eliminates the porch.
He peered out and saw the face Of .
strange man, who evidently did not
expect such . dazzling reception.
and seemed apparently confused.
Mr.. Mitchell did not open the door.
"What do yen want, sir?" he
inq uired.
The fellow stammered, and finally
said: II have lost my way. I am a
fireman and am looking for the road
to Moline. Can you direct mep"
Mr.. Mitchell directed the stranger,
who immediately departed. The
electric light was then turned of BY
Mr.. Mitchell. who stepped outside on
the porch, and saw that the fellow
was holding consultation with two
pals on the sidewalk in front of the
house. Mr.. Mitchell at once sus-
pected that he was an intended vic
tim, and returning to the house, Sc.
cured his double -barreled shotgun,
loaded 1t, and went out the back
door and around to the front Of the
house. prepared to make things in.
teresting for the strangers-but they
had flown.
The ARGUS has learned Of places
where the same inquiry has been
made the past few nights.
Other Police AnAirs.
Five hobos registered at polio,
headquarters last night.
Ed o. Myers, of Chicago, arrested
on complaint of S. r. Arndt, of thu
Crown restaurant, appeared befor'
Magistrate Stafford yesterday after
noon to faces charge of disorderl,
conduct, having caused a disturb
ance at the restaurant Tuesday night
Myers demanded q jury trial. H
was accommodated. A verdict o
guilty was returned against him. H
was fined 81 and costa total o
s17.60. He could not pay, and wa
sent to Jail.
A wash boiler. clothes wringe
and bsshel Of potatoes we're stolel
from the cellar OF E. F. Dorn's hom
on Second avenue Tuesday evening
Mrs. Dorm heard q racket in the Gel
lar. She started to investigate
She was startled at seeing the fac
Of q colored man, who was crawlin
out Of the cellarway. She asked hi \
what he was doing, and he replie'
he was looking for . friend. The
he ran. It was evident that tn
, man was making bis second hsu
when detected.
Charles Shelley and Lauretts Sitter
ley were arrested at II o'clock las
/ night in room ct the Union hous
on Twentieth street BY Officers Nc
Carthy and Coyne. Today they wer
brought before Magistrate Stat
ord. both being charged will
! adultery. Shelley plead guilty an
was held to the grand jury i
$500 bonds. He went to Jail. Shele
: says he came here from Galesburg
The trial OF the woman was post
, poned until tobaorrow morning. Sh
claims to hail from Dubuque, wher
she says she has husband and tw
children. She told q pitiful tale
the police, saying that she wa
driven to her present condition b
her husbands dissipation.
ii To H Happy
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