Rock Island Argus., 1904-03-03
ARE FREED
indictments Charging Them With
Robbery NolIe Pressed
by State.
THREE MONTHS IN JAIL
Perjury Cases Against Boro and
Sharp Stricken-Other
Matters.

| George Lowe and his wife, Minnie,
who have been prisoners at the coun-
~ Jail three months, were released
today on the nolle pressing of the in
dictments for robbery returned
against them by the January grand
jury.
They were accused of relieving Ern-
est Rang of SOS in the saloon on Fifth
avenue formerly conducted by Dick
Bos. Rang. Eho had only been over
short time from Sweden. got drunk
at his own expense, and when he was
such a condition that he could be cas-
! lily handled he was lured into rear
room and robbed.
Bos has just completed sentence
! for selling liquor TO drunken person.
| but as there was no evidence against
the Loves, Rang having left the city,
it was decided that it would be useless
to attempt TO fix the crime charged
in the Indictment on them.
Boro aud sharp Relieved.
The indictments holding John Boro
and David Sharp for alleged perjury
committed at the last municipal elec
tiOn in the first precinct of the Fourth
ward were stricken on recommended
tion of the states attorney. Sharp
was charged with having sworn Boro
in at the polls, the latter at the time
being a citizen of Davenport. Boro is
in failing health, which is given as the
main reason for dismissing the prose-
cution.
Kane Trial Postponed.
\ continuance of the case of Pat
rick Kane, Of this city, indicted for
burglary, was allowed 10 the next
term. Kane. while drunk. went through
a number of guests rooms at the Har
per house and carried away about
5000 worth of jewelry. The stolen
property was all recovered. He is de-
Tended by J. p. LoOney.
Decker Pleads Guilty.
Joseph II. Decker. at whose saloon
in Moline the quarrel that ended in
the shooting and death of Arthur f.
Bradley a year ago started. pleaded
guilty this morning to one of 10
counts of an indictment charging him
with having in his possession obscene
literature and was fined 800. which
he paid. The remaining IS counts
were nolle pressed. Decker is now
running 4 saloon in this city.
Wife Sued for Divorce.
Suit for divorce has been cGmmenc-
ed by Erhardt G.. Fickenscher. who
charges his wife, Lucy Mounts Flick
enscher. with infdelity. They were
married at Davenport Sept. 13, 1888,
and have three children. Charlotte. Is.
George, 10. and Marie. s. the custody
of whom is asked by the husband.
Sturgeon, Stelk & Sturgeon are the
attorneys for the plaintiff.
Brooks Goes to the PenitentIary.
Thomas Broows. who broke a win
dow in the Crown restaurant while in
toXicated on Oct. -, was found guilty
of malicious mischief by the jury that
heard his case Yesterday afternoon,
and he was sentenced to the peniten-
tiary by Judge Ramsay.
Must Stand Trial.
Motions to quash i'll the case of
Henry Leisure. John Bauman. Henry
Hanson.I John Leisure. Charles Mas,
Clyde Fullerton and John Huetle, in
dicted for assault TO kill and assault
to murder. during quarrel with
union molders at Moline, were over
ruled by Judge Ramsay. The men
were employed in the places of strik-
ers at the plant of Williams, White &
Co.. and clashed with the strikers one
night while going home from their
work. the non-union men using re-
volvers, and seriously wounding one