Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-22
ARE HELD
Couple Charged With Burglary
Bound Over to Grand
Jury.
BREAK INTO sCHWACK SALOON
Husband Claims to Have Bought
Liquor From "Black-Eyed
Fellow.

Henry Enters and his wife Marie
this morning had their preliminary
hearing on a charge of burglarizing
the saloon of John w. Schwack.
Twelfth street and Eighth avenue.
Monday morning at 4 o'clock They
were bound over to the grand jury by
Police Magistrate G. A. Johnson, who
fixed Ehlers' bond at $1,000 and that
of his wife at 500.
Ehlers was arrested by Officer
Charles Ginane at the rear of the
Schwack saloon. He had in his pos
session four bottles of the whisky that
was identified by Mr.. Schwack as hav-
ing been taken from his stock The
back door of the saloon had been kick
ed in. The officer took Ehlers to
Twelfth street and Seventh avenue to
the police call box. Mrs. Ehlers ap-
peared before the arrival of the patrol
wagon and roundly scored the officer
for arresting her husband
Mysterious Stranger In Case.
Ehlers told a story at the hearing
in which he sought to weave about the
burglary an air of mystery. He denied
explained his having the bottles of
whisky by the statement that he had
purchased them from a "blackeyed fel-
low whom he met on Eighth avenue
near the rear entrance of the SchwacI
saloon. Ehlers, who claimed to have
been intoxicated at the time, said that
he paid so cents for the liquor. and was
in the act of testing the contents of
one of the bottles when he was inter
rupted by the officer. Ehlers said that
he had been on a jambouree Sunday in
company with friend name "Broadie"
Graccer. They returned to Ehlers'
home on Sixth street about 5 o'clock
Sunday morning. Both were drunk.
After remaining at the house for
awhile, Ehlers said that he felt the
need of another drink, and the two
started to find an open saloon. he
said he did not realize the hour was
so late.
Visits Schwack's Place.
He said his wife accompanied him
and his friend. Ehlers was not just
clear on his movements after leaving
the house, but his best recollection
was that Graccer left him at Seventh
avenue and Eleventh street; that he
and his wife walked east on Seventh
to Twelfth, where he told her TO wait
until he went to Schwacks saloon -
see if he could not get a drink there.
He said that he tried the front door,
but it was locked, and that he then
turned east on Eighth avenue, and
was on his way to another saloon when
he met the ''black-eyed fellow" with the
whisky for sale Ehlers said that he
did not try the back door of Schwack's
place.
Mrs. Ehlers said that she was awak-
ened at 3 O'Clock Sunday morning by
a dog owned by one of her neighbors.
She said the dog had a habit OF bark
ing after midnight, and that he was a
nuisance Her husband and his friend
happened in about that hour, and they
brought along a quantity of cigars and
tobacco that they said they had won
on slot machines during their rounds
of the saloons. The cigars and tobac-
co were left at the house. She said
she knew that her husband was drunk
and irresponsible and when he was de
liquor she thought it only her wifely
duty to accompany him to see that
no harm befell him. She said that ne
left her at Seventh and Twelfth TO
go TO the Schwack saloon. She had
whisky at the house. but he refused
TO drink it. He did not like the brand.
and besides he thought it would he
cheating her to drink from her bottle.
Father Tells of Two Trips.
Chief Miller stated that he had had
an interview with Mr.. Baker, the faith
er of Mrs. Ehlers, and that Mr.. Baker
told him that the couple had made two
trips away from the house during the
night. He tried to dissuade his daugh-
ter from leaving the house at such I'M
seemly hours. but she would not heed
him. Mrs. Ehlers told the court that
if her father made such a statement
he was a liar. Some of the cigars
stolen from Schwack's were found IN
EhIers' yard States Attorney J. X.
Scott conducted the prosecution. He
said there was no doubt in his mind
that there had been two visits made
by Ehlers and his accomplices TO the
Schwack saloon. and that Mrs Ehlers
was acting as lookout when her hus-
band was caught with a part Of the
goods at the rear of the saloon. Twcn-
ty dollars worth Of whisky, cigars and
tobacco was stolen from the saloon
Graccer has not yet been apprehended
by the police.