Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-28
FIND A BURGLAR
IN THEIR HOUSE
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. SiegeI Sur.
prised on Return Late
at Night.
MAN HIDES IN A CLOSET
Having Donned an Extra Suit OF
Clothes and Collected valuables in
Readiness to Decamp.

When Henry Wylie. the burglar ar
rested at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Siegel. Clio Twenty-sixth street, Satur-
day night. was brought before Police
Magistrate G. a. Johnson for a hearing
this morning he demanded the right of
having an attorney To conduct his de-
Tense. J. p. Looney was sent for TO
handle his case.
Wylie says that he is the scion of a
respectable family in another city and
that he would prefer a term of impris-
onment rather than to appeal to them
for assistance and acquaint them with
his disgrace. He is 80 years of age and
attired in the garb of a typical hobo.
In Hiding In Closet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Siegel ON returning to
their home at 1870 Saturday night
found the front door wide open. The
police were telephoned for and Detec
tive Carnes went directly to the resi-
dence. locating the burglar in hiding
in a closet on the second floor. Wylie
had appropriated one of Mr.. Siegers
suits and had put it over his own. At
ter he had removed the garments be-
longing 10 Mr.. Siegel he was taken on
n trip through the house to ascertain
il he had stolen other articles. The
sideboard in the dining room was
found to- have been completely shorn
of the glassware and cutlery. and there
were bottles of wine and whisky miss
ing from their accustomed places. Go
ing into the basement these goods all
were found wrapped in bundle ready
TO be carried of. The burglar had en-
tered through n basement window.
Has Revolver ON Him.
When searched at the station Wylie
had 22-calibre revolver. Il gold watch.
a small ornamental clock and a num-
Der of trinkets in his clothes. His
story to the police was that he reached
the city Saturday night. coming here
from Sterling with a man about his
own age, whom he met in the latter
city. They came via the side-doOr
sleeper route. he stated. They spent
the greater part of Saturday drinking
in Moline. and both were intoxicated
when they arrived in this city. Wylie
said the other fellow. whose name he
did not learn, planned the robbery.
and seemed to know where he was go
ing the moment he suggested it. Wy
lie claimed that he had never before
participated in a robbery or any other
criminal act. and that he would have
demurred to the proposal had be been
sober He said they both entered the
house through the basement window.
When they found that there was no
one at home they went about their
work leisurely. hitting the whisky bot
tie freely. They opened the front door
in order to have an easy means of es-
cape in case they were taken una
wares.
Aroused From n Nap.
Wylie said that he fell asleep in a
bedroom on the second floor, and did
not know how long he had been there
when he was awakened by the officer
and Mr.. Siegel. He supposed that his
partner escaped through the window
of the basement. The police do not
believe that Wylie had an accomplice.
although he gave a description of the
man. and persisted in the truth of his
story. Wylie was entirely sober when
he arrived at police headquarters, and
the police are of the opinion that he
did not have as much liquor aboard as
he claimed to have when he entered
the house. They believe also that his
story OF having been asleep is a pipe
Wylie waived examination before
the magistrate and was held to the
circuit court on charge of burglary.
his bond being fixed at $1,000. He
went to Jail.