Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-07
THIEvING A MANIA
Frank 0uade, Stranger, Does
Wholesale Pilfering
Business.
OPERATES ON LOWER FIRST AVENUE
Police Capture Him and He is Held
in $1,000 Bonds for
Burglary.

Frank NJ. Quade was bound over to
await the action of the grand jury to-
day in the sum of. 81 900. the charge
made against him being burglary
Quade went from house to house on
First avenue yesterday afternoon,
taking whatever he could get his
hands on at the one place and selling
it at the next. He managed to get
away with clothes wringer, a lawn
mower and numerous other articles
He attempted to sell these for
trif1ing sums, which attracted the at
tention of some of the people he at
tempted to sell to with the result that
the police were notified. He was ar
rested and this morning was given a
hearing before Magistrate johnson.
He had no excuse to offer and is APP
parently afflicted with a mania for
stealing. He was unable to furnish
bonds and consequently will have to
await his hearing before the circuit
court at the county Jail.
Boys Game.
\ smooth game is being worked by
two little boys in this city, neither of
the lads being over or years of
been very profitable They select
some place fairly well travelled and
then, watching for their opportunity.
break out in copious weeping at the
right moment. The kindhearted
stranger who may stop to see what
the trouble is, learns that the two
have been sent out to buy bread and
on the way lost the money. The size
of the youngsters and the pitiable
show they manage to make is an elo-
quent appeal to the pOcketbook and
the harvest has been rich one i'm a
small way. 1t is thought that the
| boys are merely the agents for some
older CRATER.
Trouble Over Dog Fight.
| There was free show on Market
square last evening and while the
crowd was congregated a dog fight
started. 1t was but "A short time be
! fore the show lost all interest to the
audience. for the ''purps'' were of the
persistent kind. and it took the good
offices of several persons some mo-
ments to get them apart. During the
trouJle between the CANNES two
young men who were watching it also
mixed up. having had a difference up
| on the sort of deal the combatants
were getting. Both the young men
were taken TO the station. where they
registered and agreed to appear for
trial this morning.
Still Unsettled.
The matter of beat assignments at
the police station is still unsettled
and most of the new men are still
clamoring for day work with the cen
trial beat. Three of the new men
have concluded that the life of an
officer is something else besides the
drawing of a salary and their stars
have been handed in. Those who
have passed up the job are J. McMa-
hon, w. Siemon and Emil Britt 1t is
now understood that some of these
would like to come back. but the chief
says that no dilatory work of this
kind will be tolerated.
Last night only few officers were
on duty and not all of the town
was given police protection, condi-
ton which may become serious I'M
less the new policemen get to-
gether speedily and consent to an adj
iustment of affairs by those in au-
thority.
J. l.. Drake was fined So and costs
this morning for drunkenness.