Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-12
SENTENCE PASSED
Judge Gest Sends Maonus Me-
son and Frank Brown to Pen
itentiary for Burglary.
LATIER'S TERMS CUMULATIVE
Nelson, Who Plead Guilty, Given Con-
Series of Petty Thefts.

Frank Brown and Magnus Nelson,
two young men charged with a series
of burglaries and robberies. were sen
fenced to the penitentiary today. Mel
son on pleas OF guilty to two indictl
ments, and Brown on verdicts of gull
ty in two cases. Judge Gest, by the
sentences imposed, indicates his. ideas
as to the responsibility of the two men,
Nelson was sentenced on EACH of the
two charges but in his case the sen
fences were made concurrent, so that
he is in effect only sentenced ON one
charge.
Brown, however. was given cumula
tive sentences, the term on one convic-
ton to begin when he has served the
term in the penitentiary required in
the other case. This makes Browns
sentence theoretically, twice as long
as Nelson's. Phe judge addressed a
few remarks TO Nelson, stating that he
was sorry for the young man, and of
the opinion that Nelson had allowed
himself to be led into crime. Both
men were held on number of indict-
ments by the grand jury.
Series of Therts.
Chief Eckhart, who, with Detective
Cox of the police department, arrested
Brown and Nelson and recovered *
wagon load of stolen stuff in their pos
session. claims that the two men are
guilty of a series of burglaries. The
chief accounts for their actions as fol-
lows: They broke into William Rice's
residence between II and l o'clock at
night, and took a music box, lady's
watch, mirror pearl handled pen, and
revolver. They started for Moline,
and on the way held up two young
men and made them stop and listen 10
Il concert by the music box. Then they
went to Thirty-first street and Fifth
avenue, and broke into Allars restaur-
ant. taking about Sc in cash from the
cash register. Continuing toward Mo-
line they held up a young man on
Fifth avenue near the street car barn,
using the gun taken from the Rice
residence. They seem 10 have tired of
carrying the music box, for at Thirty
eighth street and Fifth avenue it was
thrown over a fence into the Angus
tana campus. At 500 Fourth avenue
Moline. they entered another place
and took coat belonging to VIII
Brown.
Operate in Moline.
The next heard of them was at Silvis
where Joe Cosgrove reported the loss
of Il lot of shoes and clothing and a
razor. which was found on Brown when
arrested. Aug. 80 they broke into w
w. Clark's room on Market square
took a lot of clothing of various de
scriptions. and grip. From there. they
seem TO have gone to Henry Worth
ington's room and taken three raZOrs
then Lennie ThurstOn's room was en-
tered, and from Ada Bankers room {
lot of plumber was taken. In Moline
the room of Frank Anderson, 1G22k
Third avenue, was entered. and a suit
of clothes and other articles taken
Jacob Fulmer's room was broken into
and a suit case was stolen and filleC
with the stolen goods. The young mel
then rented room in Davenport. CT
flIIU ana E1dIElSOU StIGt9ea ISdNll Oll'
suit case there, filled with the stoler
stuff. The other suit case was pawneC
for $3.50. Nearly all hi the propert!
stolen in these various ,pfaces was re
covered by the chief and detective
when Brown and Nelson were arrested
The police suspect them of othe
jobs. but found none of the stolen stuf
in their possessions and have no posi-
tive evidence. /:
Brown was convicted of the thief
from Clark's room and that from Ar
derson's room.
Cusc-ACOntinued.
The case against William Reese,
Moline bartender, for dragging and as
saulting a girl in a Moline saloon. wa
continued on motion OF the states al
toney The continuance was aske
because the prosecuting witness is al
sent from the state. The case come
up at the next term.
The case against Mrs. Sadie Perdu