Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-18
YOUNG Girl
ADMITS GUILT
Elizabeth Peterson Enters Plea in
Circuit Court to Three Dit.
ferent Indictments.
CHARGING CONFIDENCE GAME
Admits swindIing Three Moline Mer-
chants Of $40 Each-Lad Pleads
Guilty to Charge.

Elizabeth Peterson, aged is, this af-
ternoon stood before the bar of the
circuit court and entered pleas of
guilty to three indictments charging
her with obtaining money by means of
q confidence game. Judge F. d. Ram
say, who is presiding over the court,
deferred imposing sentence, in order
that he might investigate somewhat
The girls record and her family. She
admitted having obtained $40 from
each of three Moline mercantile houses.
she was not represented by an attOr
ney.
Ephriam Peterson, not related to
Elizabeth Peterson, also entered plea
of guilty He was charged with enter
ing the Lundberg bakery in Moline
and securing $312.62. He used the
money to travel about the country and
have good time for few weeks. He
was remanded to jail. and will be sen
fenced later.
Pleas of not guilty were entered by
Adam Barnes. incest and rape; A. w.
Peal and Fred Walters, confidence
game Fred Walters. accessory before
the fact; Gottlieb Stroh, alias John
Reiger, alias John Lowe. confidence
game and falsely representing another:
and Van Lerberghe. larceny. H. NJ.
McCaskrin was appointed to represent
Peal and Walters. j. K. Scott appears
for Barnes and Stroh, and nj. j. Nc
Entry represents Van Lerberghe.
States Attorney l.. M. Magill ex-
plains relative to the grand jury re-
port that while there were many cases
| ignored and few indictments returned,
this is largely due to the fact that Is
cases were taken into the county court
and disposed of there, prior to action
by the grand jury.
Old Case Is Up.
Arguments are to be heard this af-
ternoon on the long pending suit for
specific performance, against Methias
Schnell. The suit is one filed by Mrs.
Anastasia Murphy against Mr.. Schnell
in 1904. 1t involves the plating of an
addition in this city, Mrs. Murphy
cleaning that certain papers were not
executed to her according to agree.
ment. The suit was reported by the
late E. E. Parmenter as master In
chancery in 1900. and by the late w
]. Entrikin of Moline, as master. in
1906 The case has been the subject
of much argument. A bill of excep
tons is being argued now.
The Trial List.
Following is the trial list set for
this week:
| Monday-9496, Town of Drury VS.
Workman. Law.
| Tuesday-95OS, Gustus VS.. MurdocL
& Field. Law
Wednesday-9547, Little vs.. Hender
Law.
9454-Roney VS.. Tri-City Railway
company. Law.
Thursday-9541. Shallberg VS.. c., R
l. & P. Railway company. Law.
9555-Hasson VS.. c., B. & @. Rail
way company. Law
9565-M. Raphael & Sons company VS.
Lewis. Law.
Friday-9579, Muenter VS.. Molin;
Plow company. Law.
95S3-Carson VS.. Walker. Law.
95S4-Hamann VS.. Cady. Law.
r 9595-Kerr VS.. Rounds. Law.
I General-Law, Coulter VS.. Travellers
Protective association; chancery. Han
son VS.. Hanson; law. Gillap VS.. Smith
Englund VS.. NJ. E. M. & w. Railwa.
company; Gingles VS.. City of Rock Is
land; Deere VS.. d. R. l. n. W. Railwa'
company; Murray Machine compan,
VS.. Rock Island Daily News; Littig VS.
] VESSEL; Leiby VS.. Deere & Co.; Chris
TOPPER VS.. M w. A.; Strafford VS.
Republican Iron & Steel company
Johnston VS.. Central Electric Manufa,
turing company; Johnston VS.. Contra
. Electric Manufacturing company; char
Gerry. Weaver VS.. Weaver; law. Nj
Namara VS.. Charter Gas Engine con
! pany; Lynch VS.. Mintz; Woolner & Ct
. VS.. Lewis; Drack VS.. Anderson; Al
, derson VS.. Drack; chancery, Baker w
Baker
VI Call stopped at No. 5000.