Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-13
LOSES OUT
His Suit Against City For Killing
Dogs is Dis.
missed.
he CLAIMED FEES OF sec
Bunch of Offenders Before Magis
trate for Variety OF
Offcnses.

/ Justice McFarlane today dismissed
the case of William Ferkel, who
sought to recover 5000 from the city
for killing dogs while he was a mem
Der of the police force.
| Ferkel had served faithfully as eX-
ecutioner in the canine-catching de-
partment, having despatched 400 dur
ing his term of service. He thought
that so cent apiece was small
enough pay for the work, and when
his bill was rejected by the city he
sued for the 5000.
| But it developed in the evidence
submitted to the court that William
had been instructed to cease his
slaughtered of the innocents of the
canine population. continuing his war
! fare after he had received these or
ders. 1t was said that when there
were no dogs ON hand at the station
for him to use the old police shotgun
on he would inaugurate a hunting eX-
petition on his own account.
Day in Police Court.
John Young, of Davenport, came to
Rock Island last night to pay court to
Maggie Mitchell, Il colored woman.
| They met at Il house on Fourth ave.
nue. between Twenty-third and Tween
| ty-fOurth streets, where they were ar.
rested by Officer Peterson. Each was
fined So and costs for disorderly con-
duct.
Mat Ganahl was fined 81 for an as
sault on Mary Cox, a girl, his offense
consisting in slapping her.
Frank Marsay. hobo, insulted peO-
pie on Second avenue yesterday after
noon when they refused to stand for
touch. His address will be the Rock
Island county Jail the next two
months.
Joe DAILY was sent to the county jail
for 10 days for vagrancy.
John Niece and Alfred Berg, the
participants in the fight at Second av-
enue and Twentieth street yesterday
afternoon, were each fined 500 for
disturbing the peace. Neither could
liquidate, and they were accordingly
sent to the county Jail for 20 days.
Fortune TeIIers In Trouble.
Two Gypsy women made a trip
through the business section yester-
day telling fortunes. A stranger with
Ger square when the pair approached
him and asked him if he would like
TO have a peep into the future. He
was agreeable, but instead of taking
p cents for the information. as they
agreed to, he claimed they shook him
down for 81. The women were taken
to police headquarters, but the man
with the bun could not prove that he
had been touched, and the fortune
tellers were discharged Earlier in the
day they had a difficulty with a clerk
in one of the banks. He held out his
hand with 45 cents in it and one of
the women grabbed the money and
started for the door. The bank clerk
the amount on the floor. The police
were telephoned and told a woman
had gotten money at the bank under
false pretenses. Officer Thode was de
tailed on the case. and the 20 cents
was restored to the bank clerk. The
Gypsy said that the man had been
ioshing her. and as her time was
worth money she charged him 20
cents for the privilege.
Two colorcd men engaged in n
shooting fracas on Fifth street, Dav-
export, about midnight last night.
They exchanged one shot apiece and
then both fed from the scene, neither
being hit One known as SANDY" and
a resident of Rock Island, ran into the
arms of policeman and was locked
up. The other, who is locally known
as "Blondie," escaped.