Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-08
ROUND THEM UP
Police Organize Scouting Party
and Capture Squad of
Buns.
STATION FULL OF KNIGHTS OF ROAD
Archer Boys Appear to Have Reen
Deserted by Their
Father.

The railroad yards and other favor
ed resorts of the professional vagrant
We're gone over with the police drag
net last night and three patrol loads
of the American "unwashed" were
dumped into the pen at the station.
and a more ungodly crew has seldom
polluted the atmosphere of the sta
ton. Most of them were shown the
shortest way to city limits this morn
ing and one or two received sen
fences. Among those picked up was
l6-year-old boy from Kewanee. who
gave his name as Andrew Killy. He
claims to have come here yesterday
to hook for work, but being unable to
find it. he crawled into a freight car
| to sleep. This morning lie was dis
missed after a good piece of advice
from the chief in regard To consort-
ing with hoboes.
Boys Were Deserted
Recent developments seem to indi-
cate that George and Verne Archer.
the two Rock island youths arrested
at Muscatine the other day and re-
| turned here, were not runaways, but
rather that they had been deserted by
their father and left to shift for
themselves. Since their return from
i Muscatine the father. Stephen Arch
er, who has been i'm Chicago. and the
/ two boys, one . and the other IL years
old, have been cared for through the
| generosity of neighbors. Yesterday
ha -
Miller and the circumstances were in
vestigated with the result that the
boys have been turned over to the
Union Mission. where they will he
cared for. The neighbors of the faith
er are not inclined to regard his ac-
tionS with favor and there is talk OF
prosecution.
Make Their Escape.
The police were notified at 2:30 this
afternoon that the Archer boys. who
had just been sent to the Union Mis-
sion, had escaped. At the mission ne
effort is made to keep the children
under confinement. They are allow
ed the freedom of the house and the
yard. 1t was while out in the yard
that the two lads left. Informing
some of the boys with whom they
had been playing that they would
soon be in the Iowa hills" their de
parture was taken without further
ado. The boys. in the light of past
experience. are apparently incorrigi
BILE and the Glenwood school would
seem to be the only solution in their
ease. providing. of course. that they
are caught.
Runaway Returned.
Charlie Abrahamson. the Alpha run
away. was taken back to his home
yesterday. Attorney Laughlin. of that
place. coming here for that purpose
The latter informed the officers that
the boy was an orphan and was in
clined to look with disfavor on the
tasks laid out for him by his guard
ians He has been at the Union Mis-
sion for the past few DAYS and that
institution will be informed as to the
progress he makes, and it is possible
should further trouble arise. that he
might be brought back here.
Pointers.
John OMalley was arrested yester
day by Officer Thode on charge OF
being drunk and disorderly. This
morning Magistrate Johnson fined
him 5000 and costs, as the offense is
an oft-repeated one in his case. He
was sent to the county Jail for &C
days.
George Month. arrested yesterday
by Officer Thode. paid - and costs
this morning, the penalty for one
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