Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-17
SMITH, ROLLER"
OF DRINKS, HELD
Colored Crook Is Bound Over
to Grand Jury on Charge
of Larceny.
c0NFEsSES HIS GUILT
j. A. Donavan and Lawrence Lamb
Pair of His Victims, Appear
Against Him in Court.

William Smith (coloreD was
bound over to the grand jury under
bonds of $4,000 yesterday afternoon
by Police Magistrate c. ]. Smith on
two charges of larceny. ]. A. Dono-
van of Iowa City and Lawrence Lamb
OF Lost Nation, Iowa, were the COM
planning witness. There was a
third charge Of larceny as bailee Of
SO from Will Bergston, but it was
dismissed because of lack of evil
dence.
George Reasoner .(colored), under
study of Smith, was arrested last
night by Officer Sidney Pearson. This
morning he was fined $50 and costs
on a charge of disorderly conduct.
He was sentenced to the county jail
Reasoner had been working with
Smith and had probably had some
thing to do in the robbery of the
drunkards who were rolled by Smith.
Smith does not deny his guilt.
Lawrence Lamb, one of Smiths
victims, was, Smith said, drunk
at the time of the robbery, as
were the other victims. Lamb is
an old man and he was brought into
the station night before last and at
that time he was carrying a heavy
cargo of fire water. Yesterday after
noon, after Smith was bound over,
he stated TO the court that he was
going back TO his home at Lost Ma
ton, but as yet Lamb has not gotten
there. Booze was evidently too much
for his self control, for this morning
he was found lying in an alley, sleep
ing off the effects of another debauch.
He was again taken to the police sta
ton.
FINED AS DISORDERLIES.
Thinking that the evidence avail
able was insufficient to prove the
guilt of Michael Duggan, Frank
Goodrich and David Sharpe on
charges of burglary, Assistant
States Attorney G.. C. Wenger asked
that the cases be dismissed in the
court of Police Magistrate c. J. |
Smith and charges of disorderly con-
duct be preferred. The trio attempt |
ed to break into the home of Frank |
532 Twentieth street, last !
cNtiIiS, bul Wei = caught DN ]
the intended victim There is
question as to their guilt. On the |
charge of disorderly conduct, each
was fined 5000 and costs and sent /
down to the county jail to serve SEN
fences at IS per diem.
FAssNACHT CLEARED.
On the evidence of Michael NJ.
Kelly the case against Anton Fass-
nacht, charged with the larceny of
$50 from the pockctbook of Robert
Atkinson was dismissed. 1t was al
legged by Atkinson that after Fass-
lacht had found his pocketbook he
helped himself to the money in it
md then returned IL 10 The Argus
office in response TO lost advertise
nent. Kelly testified that he had
been the first to pick the pockctbook
up and that he had found 1t on the
road together with several papers
md a bank book which were scatter
I'd about. He met Fassnacht i'm
nediatcly after the find and told him
If it. Fassnacht, he stated, found
he name of the owner in it and stat
ID that he would return it
OTHER POLICE COURT NEWS.
Ellen German, a street walker, .
vas arrested last night and fined |
10 and costs for disorderly conduct. {
She was told to leave town.
Frank Smith was fined SIS and /
osts for disorderly conduct.
Scott Welday was given "a days I
n the county bastile on charge of '
agrancy. {
John Fisher wac fined IS and '
osts for disorderly conduct. He was {
rrested by officer John Furlong. {