Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-03
TOM ABOUT.
He is Detected Peering in Win
doWs in the Sixth
Ward.
HAS WOMEN FOLKS FRIGHTENED

Experience of One Young Lady. Who.
Gus Fellow Gazing Iuto Her Room =
Nicholas Loeblnger Shoots at Charles
Smith In a Saloon Quarrel.
Tom, the pepper, is abroad again.
He has been proving o nights lately
in the Sixth ward. He has been de-
tected in the act of peeping in win
dows and the consequence is that wo-
men folks in that section of the city
before retiring do not fail to see that
the windows are securely locked, the
shutters closed tightly and the cur
tains lowered.
This Tom" is described as a tall
individual who dresses fairly well.
Whether he is handsome or homely
has not been ascertained, as he does
his promenading after daylight dis
appears. The maneuvers of this fell
low-whoss identity some claim to
know-have been reported to the po-
lice department, and officers have been
on the look out for him since the first
night he was seen lettering about
home where there is pref
ty daughter. On this particular
night it was moonlight. Tom"
stationed himself at the window of
the young lady's room. 1t was short
ly after 10 O'Clock. She had just re-
tired and was succumbiny to the
soothing influences of Morpheus, when
she was attracted by the rattle of the
blinds. Knowing there was no wind,
she suspicioned there was something
wrong. Turning her eyes toward the
window, she was startled by the
shadow of face in the moonlight.
He had the shutter blinds open and
was peePing intently, but apparently
not satisfied with the range afforded
his vision, he WAS trying to swing
open the shutters. The young lady,
thinking him a burglar, aroused her
parents, but at the same time evident
ly warned Tom" for when the eX-
cited family arrived in the giIl's room
the face had vanished from the win
dow. Tom" has not been seen since
at this particular home. fortunately
for him, for it is more than likely he
would have received warm recep-
ton, as it is said there is shotgun
lying in the corner, loaded especially
for Toni
But Tom" is still at work, all eff
forts to apprehend him thus far prov
ing unavailing.
Police Court Cases.
r Nicholas Loebinger. a saloonkeeper
on Fourteenth avenue and Thirtieth
street, was fined So and costs today
by Magistrate Stafford for disorderly
conduct. The complaining witness
nv-la
whose home is at 1928 Thirtieth
street. The hearing adduced a story
altogether different from the one that
was told the police last night. Smith
was one of crowd of young fellows
who were chasing the duck yester-
day afternoon near the saloon in
question. The party's funds ran low,
and more booze being desired, Smith
was delegated to accompany the
"growler" to Loebipger's place and
try and induce him to fill it once
more and chalk down the cost. Mic re-
fused the request. There was an argu-
ment and Smith was ordered out of the
saloon. In the evening he was invited
by friend to tip crock in Loebinger's
place. AS soon as the barkeeper saw
Smith enter he seized a revolver.
Smith did not stop for his drink, but
forthwith took to his heels with Loeb
niger in close pursuit. The saloon
keeper fired one shot, but it did not
hit Smith. Loebinger said he used
the gun merely to tIighten Smith, as
he did not want him to visit his
saloon. Smiths father having protest
ed against the sale ofliquor to his son.
William Curran, charged with an
assault with a deadly weapon upon
the person of Charles zimmerman.
waived preliminary examination to-
day, and was held to the grand jury
in $500 bonds. Curran furnished
bonds.
John Brown and John McCarty were
given 10 days each for vagrancy.