Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-25
IN POLICE CIRCLES,
Tom Kelly, a Hobo, Receives a
Warm Reception at
a Saloon.
10 THROWN Into TIE STREET.

csssset With tie Pavement Resalss h
Thsss Scalp Wounds lie and TIis pa,
Fined fos . Breech Of the Peace Wee.
Leg E-ddie H.ii foe Or and Larcsny-w,L
lite iisan In rronfI, Again.
Tom Kelly and James Martin, {.
pair Of gentlemen who are touring
he country in side.door sleepe,s.
~ere up before Magistrate Stafford
today to answer for breaches Of the
oeace. Kelly's head was baudaged
lie said the cSutu.ions were caused
from tcontact with o hard boiled
brick. The Judge assessed them Sa5
and costs apiece. They did not hav,
efficient inonoy-in fact they wer,
financially mbarvassed-to lioui.
date. and consented to put up at the
county cooler Until the storm had
subsided, anyway. Kelly and Mar.
tin visited Evo DE Muynck's saloon
st 220l Third avenue last evening
Kelly carried q pair OF pantaloon.
under his arm. He told the saloon.
keeper he had purchased them at .
bargain. bat not having Any use for
them, and being In need Of little
ready cash, would let them 20 for IS
ccnts-half price. Martin killed the
whole deal By stating that Kelly had
stolen the trousers. Then there was
trouble between the two hobos, dur
ing which q couple OF the Saloon
windows were broken. Kelly and
DE MuJnck next exchanged compli.
ments. and the consequence was that
the former was landed In the street.
The police were sum noned, and
Kelly, who was picked up bleeding
from wounds in the head. and Mar
tin we're taken 20 headquarters in
the patrol wagon bys Officers Lohst
and Ainsworth. DIR. y. b. Hall
sewed up kelly's wounds.
Charged with the Thefts.
Wesley Reddig was arrested yes
'erday afternoon by Chief Pende,
aud Officer Ryan for the thei.s per.
petra.cd Saturday nigh, in The Fifth
yard. Reidig's home is on Twenty
second street and Second avenue.
William Heverling Is his neighbor.
The police bad suspected Reddig,
and proceeded to search about his
premises for some Of the stolen
Foods. Nothing was found until
hey called on Heverling, who had
Just become the possessor Of q copper
boiler, which he said he had pur.
chased from Reddig for 20 cent?.
The boiler before passing into the
hands Of Reddig was owned by Lean
der A. Collins, OF Twenty-second
street, who was among those favored
oy visi; from the midnight plum
ierer. So Reddig was arrested. He
~as taken before Magistrate Stafford.
He waived Q preliminary examina-
ton and was held to the grand Jury
10 800 bonds for grand larceny. He
went to jail.
Willis Flynn In JAN.
Willie Flynn was fined IS and cos's
today by Magistrate Stafford for dis
orderly conduct. Willie was a..
rested last night by Officer Mccarthy,
st whom he was throwing snowba,ls
Tie is Is years OF sge. Willie he
Iopgs to gang Of street arabs which
has been occssioning no end Of trou.
Die to the authorities Of late.
Willie made all sorts Of threats on
Officer Mccarthy while in court, "If
had Q club" he declared. al would
smash you. head" The boy re.
used to keep still when commanded
10 do so by the magistrate. He
broke away from Officer Mccarthy
While being taken TO the county jail,
out D,unis is pretty lively on his
Iee', too. and rccaptured Willie on
square. Steps will probably
be taken to have Willie cent to some
tate institution. where he will be
Educated and properly brought up.