Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-28
Justice Nissen Pleads Ignorance of
Character of Property Recov-
cred Under Writs.

221 Twentieth street.
Saturday, Sept. II, Constable
August Schmid seized this layout at
the A. w. Billburg Park saloon, 221
Twentieth street:
/ One poker table.
One roulette table and wheel.
Two crap tables and dice.
Two leather billets.
1870 in cash.
A diamond stud, valued at S25.
Didn't Recognize '"ToOIs."
With the exception of the cash and
diamond, which were deposited at a
local bank, the seized articles were
placed in storage at the Roessler
storehouse on Fifteenth street, op-
posite the court house. Monday of
the present week H. E. Mcbride, an
associate of Billburg, obtained pos
session of this same identical layout
on the strength of a writ of replevin
issued by Justice G. P. Nissen, re-
moving it from the Roessler store
house and carting 1t to Davenport,
where it is in storage now. Con-
stable Simon Goldburg served the
replevin writ. Justice Nissen in JUS
tice P. II. Wells court, avowed he
did not know the writ called for the
recovery of gambling paraphernalia,
and further that he did not know
that the Schmid against whom the
writ was directed was a constable.
There ought to be a few introduce
lions among the justices and con-
/ stables of this community.
Schmid Real "CriminaI,
The raid of Monday morning was
upon the gambling rooms at 1915
| Second avenue and at 119 Eigh-
teenth street. Did you happen to be
one of the crowd of citizens that saw
the wagon loads of tools" removed
from those joints? After it was
carted to the river front to be de-
stroyed under an order from the
court Of Justice J. H. Cleland, as the
match was about to be touched, one
of the fire wagons was called to the
| scene by Mayor G. y. McCaskrin to
prevent ''conf1agration," and Con-
stable P. ]. Heverling. with a writ
of replevin. issued by Justice G.. P.
| Nissen, arrived on the scene. ST.
multaneously came from the sheriff's
office, accompanied by John Looney,
attorney for the gamblers, Dick
Carnes, a deputy sheriff, and arrest
ed Constable August Schmid on a
charge of larceny" Jake and Phil
lip Schaum claimed to be the own
ers of the tools and other furnish
ings seized in the Monday morning
raid. The writs issued by Justice
Nissen at the instance of Philip
Schaum were the following:
Two tub tables.
One wheel.
Two round tables.
Twenty-four chairs
Carpets, linoleum and pictures.
Justice Nissen states that the ia
bles and the wheel were not taken |
by the constable, although it seems |
that they were receipted for and they
are no longer to be found in the
possession of the constable or his
deputies.
The writ given Jake Schaum call
ed for three electric fans, one desk.
Is chairs, linoleum, pictures, cloth
ing, davenport, shoes, hats and |
books.
Hearings on writs.
The Schaums and Mcbride have fur
nished bonds in defense of the writs
given them by Justice Nissen. The
hearing on the Mcbride writ is set
for Friday morning at O'Clock in JUS
tice Nissen's court. The hearing on
the Schaum writs is set for Oct. 6 in
the same court.
Lawyers are marveling where JUS
tice Nissen finds his authority for is
suing writs to recover gambling
tools" or to issue warrants for liar
ceny,'' directed against an officer of
the law engaged in the destruction of
the same.
Further comment is unnecessary.
The gamblers are fighting for their
rights They have paid for ''protec-
tion," they claim openly, and they
ought to insist upon an adequate re-
turn on their investment.
However, the gambling tools" of
the Schaums and Mcbride and Bill
burg are safely tucked away in another
state. They are in a Davenport store
house
The dates of the hearings on the
writs under which they obtained pos
session of their toys" are given
above. 1t will be interesting to watch
Date of the preliminary hearing of I
A. w. Billburg and H. E. Mcbride, ar
rested on charges of operating a gam I
bling house, has not yet been set. The ]
cases are before Justice W. F. Schroe-
der.
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