Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-31
DAVENPORT DOTS.
Saws II Was a Whitewash.-


Says 1t Was Whitewash.- Night
Watchman Henry Kastens is not salts
fled with the investigation that has
been made into charges against GER
tain members of the Davenport night
police force He has made and pub
lshed an affidavit in which he charges
that he saw Officers Denger, Freers
and Golderman carrying paper pack
ages away from the Independent Bak-
ing and Observation-Disclosures company's
plants early in the morning during last
summer He asserts he called the at
tention of the police authorities TO the
facts, but that nothing adequate was
done about it,
Used TroweI on Officer.-Officer Sid
LAGRANGE was attacked by Ed Koch,
whom he attempted TO arrest Monday
evening, and his face badly cut Koch
attempted to gouge the officers eyes
out with a trowel Koch is wanted in
Rock Island for larceny. He is said
10 have stolen some tools from an aged
stone mason in that city. His descrip-
ton had been given to the police, and
Wednesday evening officer LAGRANGE
attempted to arrest him. The affair
took place at about Z o'clock. La
Grange went to the mans house on
West Second street, but, when he sig
nified his intention of taking Koch to
the police station. the latter grabbed
trowel and assaulted the officer
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o. Ficke. who is attending Judd or
Judge" Wilcox at st. Luke's hospital,
reports that his patient is still irration-
al larger part of the time and that
while he shows slight signs of improve
ment, he is not yet entirely out of dan
ger and although the attending physi-
clan believes the man will eventually
recover. it is impossible at the present
time TO determine for a certainty the
final outcome of the mans severe inju-
ries Wilcox is the man who was so
severely injured at midnight last Fri
lay in scuffie with Ed Larkins at the
corner of Second and Rock Island
streets. Larkin's wife. from whom he
was separated, is supposed to have
been the cause of the row which re-
suited in Wilcox being beaten up Sc
verely and in falling struck his head
upon the stone curbing. 1t is now stat
ed that Wilcox gained the title of
Judge" from the fact that he formerly
held the Office of justice of the peace
N his township on the Illinois side of
the river a short distance below Mus
catine.
Look Over Walsh Road.-A party of
strangers were in the city yesterday
and have been the guests of the Walsh
brothers. Yesterday, on a special car
this party of strangers. accompanied
by the principals of the Davenport Il
Suburban Railway company, took a
trip over the company's lines in this
city They also paid a visit to the city
hall. where they secured copies of the
city ordinances. When asked as to
who the gentlemen were as well as
the cause of their visit. the Washes
said that they had nothing to say. They
refused absolutely to impart any infor-
nation in regard to the subject. 1t is
by well informed persons that
the parties are here investigating the
line with view of purchasing it.
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Arrest a Fugitive Jim Caldwell,
alias Jim Donnelly, alias Ed Harring-
ton. was arrested by the police. He is
wanted in Oskaloosa for participation
in a cutting scrape at miners dance
in that city.
Adds ~ Members.-That new life
has been awakened in the Davenport
Academy of Sciences became plainly
evident at the meeting held at the
academy building Monday evening.
Not only is the organization financial
hereafter assured but its
list has made long leap
forward. There was proposed for mem
bership at the meeting III names.
These have been gathered by a sys-
canvass of the city made by
the members of the academy. They in
clude men of the first standing in the
and guarantee a continued
vigorous administration of the acad
emy'S affairs in the future