Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-05
.DEPRAvEDTO CORE
Letter From GIenWood Clears Up
Mystery Surrounding AL
bert Hansen.
WILL DO OR SAY ANYTHING
e. WeinrOtt Disturbed Neighbors
by Beating Members of His
Family.

y letter received by Chief Miller
this. morning from o. L. Dudley, sec
rotary and general manager of the
.Glenwood Training school, would
seem to Indicate that Albert Hansen,
the 10-year-old boy sent to Joliet yes
terday, was Il youth advanced far be-
yond his years in general knowledge
and cussedness. The epistle reads as
follows: "Replying to your commune
cation of the 2nd inst, wish to say
that this boy, Albert Hansen, was TAX
Ell by Il relative of his, Mrs. Mar
garet Flanagan, living at Fulton,
Nhlteside county, H., July last, and
we have since learned from the faith
er, \. j. Hansen, Joliet, H., residence
2l5 Sterling avenue, that this boy ran
away from Mrs. Flanagan. We would
suggest your corresponding with y. j.
Hansen and returning the boy to him.
He is Il hard, irresponsible lad and
there is no accounting FIR what he
may do. We have had more trouble
with him than with any other half
dozen boys in the school"
This letter clears up the movements
of Albert before he reached Rock Isl
and. In that regard he told the po-
lice here a dozen different yarns. He
evidently ran away from Mrs Flana-
gan at Fulton, slowed away on Il boat
there and was put off at Rock Island.
Here he got into the hands of the po-
lice by falling into the river and be
ing dragged out nearly drowned. be
ing taken To the station half con-
SciouS. For two days he lad the Off
GERS looking for his home in town, the
location of which he had forgotten.
Whipped His Children
+. Weinrott, living AT $50 Thirteenth
street, was arrested last evening on
complaint of disorderly conduct is
sued by Il neighbor, Clement Nalen-
tine. On hearing he was fined 81 and
costs by the Magistrate. MIR. NaIen-
tine stated this morning that it was
the custom of the accused to arise at
an uncarthly hour in the morning and
to whip some one of his numerous
children, the sounds Of the undertake
| ing waking all the ncighbors i'm the
vicinity. The witness informed the
court that the oldest boy was SCARED
| from head to foot from tie frequent
| chastisements metcd out to him by
the parent. He further stated that
the mans wife was also frequent
victim of the beating mania and that
the children had little to wear. and
less to eat. Magistrate johnson made
the fine small and will give Weinrott
a chance to leave town.
Police PoInts
James Haley. wcIl-known local
character whose irresistible appetite
for liquor has dragged him down tn
a sorry pass, was brought before Mag
istratc johnson last night shaking
and trembling in every limb on the
verge of an attack of alcoholism. He
was committed to the county Jail for
80 days. as he was badly in need of
care and treatment. He recently
served a 30-day sentence at the same
place after he had fallen from wag-
on near Milan while intoxicated. cut
ting his head badly.
George w. Mailman. arrested last
night on charge of disurderly CON
duct was fined 50 and costs this
morning. He settled with the court
and was liberated
\ number of city officials and mem
bers of the police force have estab-
lished camp on Rock river. where
they will spend a portion of the time
during the next few weeks.