Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-03
BAD BLACKS CAUGHT
w. c. Peton, of Moline, Robbed
by Colored Women Near
Viaduct.
ONE DRAWS KNIFE ON HIM
Emil Sandin, Augustana College
Student, Disappears Other
Police News.


bonds to await the action of the
grand jury for larceny.
The stories of the participants in
the affair of course vary, but it is GER
tain that Peton pursued the women
and demanded the return of the above
amount, which one of the women
promised him if he would accompany
her to her room. This was seen and
heard by pedestrians on the viaduct
at the time that the affair occurred,
about II o'clock. 1t is also certain
that one of the women, when Peton
attempted to capture them, drew n
knife on him, which he took away
from her after struggle.
Peton claims to have been return
ing from Davenport and says that the
women were on the corner of Twen-
ty-fourth street and Third avenue,
standing so that he had to pass be-
tween them in going up to Fifth ave-
nue. to get a car home. One of the
women brushed against him and after
he had passed he noticed that his
pocketbook, containing SIS that he
had carried in his outside coat peck
ct, was gone.
Turning. he saw the woman throw
it away, and when he picked it up it
was empty. He and others who hap
pened along held the women till Off
Ger PAIL reached the scene, when all
three were taken to the station.
There Magistrate Johnson happened
to be on deck and court was at once
convened with the above result.
College Student Missing.
Prof. c. w. Foss telephoned the
police last evening that a student at
Augustana who had arrived Monday
evening to begin his studies had dis
appeared. The youths name is Emil
Sandin, he is 10 years of age and halls
from Chester. Ind. His college ex-
penses are paid up till Christmas.
After completing his arrangements
to enter school he was assigned to
quarters in the dormitory and was
not seen afterward. He is about )
feet ) inches in height and has but
one arm.
Amt Dat "a Shame?"
Officer Bowes last evening encoun-
tered Il serious family difficulty on
Thirty-eighth street and teIephoned
Night Captain McCabe for advice. 1t
seems that certain resident of the
street above named arrived home ear
~ in the evening and found his wife
i'm the house with all the doors lock-
ed. He demanded entrance and was
refused. He then sought out the Off
Ger and made strong talk. declaring
that, as the owner of the house, he
had right to the keys and demand
ing. that the officer proceed to get
them. The night captain, when the
matter was laid before him, gave it
due consideration and finally advised
the officer to keep out of the muss
and let the couple fight it out be-
tween themselves. The officer obey
ed instructions and at last accounts
the husband was still outside.
DanIeIson Fined.
At the trial of Christian Danielson,
who was arrested for assault and
battery upon complaint of his daugh-
ter, Hannah Danielson, held before
Magistrate johnson yesterday after
noon, it appeared from the evidence
that the girls statements had been
overdrawn, but that she
had. nevertheless, been subjected to
fine upon the parent for the part he
had played. Her stories of having
been starved at home were exaggera-
ted when she lodged the complaint,
but it was shown that she had been
driven from the table a number of
times and had been refused the priv
ilege of sitting down to eat with the
other members of the family at diff
ferent times. On such occasions she
appears to have gone to the neigh
bors to appease her hunger. The
father was fined So and costs.
Mrs. Meyser Fined.
Mrs Amelia Meyser. who was tried
Yesterday afternoon tefcre Justice
for assaulting the little
daughter of Frank Boyer. was fined
So, and the collection of the amount
was suspended during good behavior.
Threatens Prosecutor.
Andrew Peterson, an old man liv-
ing on Forty-fifth street near the
river, was fined So for disorderly con-
duct in Justice Cleland's court this |
the complaining witness be-
ing John Hedberg, a neighbor. In
court the prisoner declared that he
would get even with the complainant |
and advised him to beware for his
safety on dark nights hereafter.
Harry Skip" Day. who was arrest
ed while drunk and disorderly Mon |
day evening, was fined So for disor-
1erly conduct last evening.
Bicycle Gone.
Henry Meyer, Ills Fifteenth street,
IS minus his bicycle that was stolen |
ibout IL o'clock last night from in |
'front.' of Lloyd's store.
Rig Disappears
The police today were searching