Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-15
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The Moline Woodmen picnic and
lstreet fair, with the races at Daven-
port, have brought into the three cit
les a number of suspicious characters
that are keeping the police on the
alert. Yesterday afternoon Officers
Moody, Sehnert and Osterman had a
long chase after three men of this
class, finally rounding them up in the
east end of the city.
Suspicion was aroused by the ac-
ton of one of the men when he left
a grip at the Casino saloon on TWEEN
! ty-fourth street. Seeing Officer Os-
terman he ducked out the back door
and was not noticed again for some
time. After waiting for his return
the officer searched his grip and
found a drill and other tools that are
used in changing and loading dice
and possibly for other purposes even
less reputable. The grip was left at
the place with the understanding
that the police should be called when
the fellow returned for his property.
This was done, and after a lively
sprint the three men were taken to-
gether. One of them turned out. to
rested in Davenport in possession of
the same sort of an outfit as was
found here in the hands of II. c. Nc
Mechan, one of the others. Pat
Hughes, the third man, claimed to
know nothing of the other two.
\ fourth man was jumped in the
chase who succeeded in getting away.
From the description obtained he is
wanted here and in Davenport for the
recent hotel robberies. He stopped
in saloon on Fifth avenue and Dor
rowed morning paper, making his
exit through the back door and get
ting out of sight.
Briggs and McMachen were fined
SIS each this morning by Magistrate
Johnson for disorderly conduct and
went to Jail. At the trial they adj
mitted having engaged in the bust
ness of fixing" dice and of taking
part in games when opportunity Of
fcrcd, to their own pecuniary advan-
tage. While they contended that
there was nothing wrong about
beating a gambling house, they de-
clared they did not wish to lay them
selves liable by carrying the grip full
of tools they had and before being
locked up disposed of them at bar
gain. There was a brace and several
dozen very fine drills in the outfit.
w. p. Wilson, of Evansville, Ind,
called at the police station today and
gave a description of his brother
whom he is trying to locate. 1t
seems the young man, who is % years
of age and something of musician
left home several months ago and
has not been heard from except III
an indirect way since. Hearing that
he was i'm the tri-cities and keeping
bad company the brother came here
to find and take him home. He is
described as rather tall and slender,
weighing about 135 pounds, having
dark hair and eyes and speaking with
a slight stutter.
NJ. a. Shade, who today completed
a term of 10 days Imprisonment for
beating board bill at the Mer
chants restaurant, was taken before
Justice McFarlane this morning on
the charge of embezzlement prefer
red by the Singer Sewing Machine
company. The hearing was contin-
ued till tomorrow, Shade going back
to jail under $400 bonds.
Henry Matlock, colored, was fined
81 for disorderly conduct. He was
charged with having addressed i'm
proper remarks to white woman
who lives on Fifth street.
About o'clock last evening the
police received call to Eighteenth
avenue and Thirtieth street where a
fight was in progress. 1t was long
run for the patrol wagon and when
the place was reached the combat
ants had decamped.