Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-22
COURT HOUSE is
BURGLARIzED
DURING The NIGHT
Bold Robbers Hide in Building
and Ransack Offices After
Officials Leave.
SPOILS ARE VERY MEAGER
1913. a Gold Fountain Pen and Some
Stamp l. All That the In
truders Carry Away.

The Rock Island county court was
burglarIzed last night by bold thieves
VINO secured only S5.75, a gold foun-
tain pen and some stamps to requit
them for the risk they ran Nearly all
the various Offices were visited by the
thieves. entrance being gained for the
most part through transoms. II is
supposed that the thieves hid in the
building and awaited its being locked
up FOR the night before beginning oper-
atoms 80 Clew 20 the identity Of the
burglars has been secured thus far.
tut 81 is generally believed that they
we're formerly inmates % the county
fail who. as TRUSTEES. became acquaint-
sd with the court house.
ATTRACTED ATTENTION.
About n o'clock TWO ladies' reported
o. Sergeant Bleuer az the police sta
ion that they had seen tVo young
mon running from the vicinity OF the
court house and county Jail and they
expressed the belief that they were
escaped prisoners. Deputy sheriff
George SicmOn, who is in charge OF
the county bastile, was communicated
with by the police officer and hasty
Investigation revealed the fact that
40 one had left the Jail Everything
was uuiot there. The matter was &C
Cordiugly allowed 10 rest till morn
ing
GREAT DISORDER EVERYWHERE.
When the county officials and their
employees arrived this morning TO be-
yin their work. the presence OF the
intruders was al once evident. In all
Of the offices except the probate clerk 3.
drawers and desks were opened and
their contents strewn about in the
greatest Of disorder. The search con
Quoted by the thieves had evidently
been thorough one
POOH PAY FOR RISK.
As FAR as can be learned the job paid
the burglars very meaEre returns Cir.
cult Court Clerk George W Gamble
reports a loss or 1915, which was
taken from the money drawer where
r. had been left for Saturday morning
change by First Deputy sam Ryersou.
who Is on duty Saturday morning. The
custom has always been 20 place al
money I'm the vault al nights. but on
Friday night some had 20 be left until
Mr.. Rycrson returned Saturday noon.
Evidently The thieves knew this n e
believed that gold ring owned by
Mr. RyersOn was also taken.
The gold fountain pen and the
stamps, about a dollars worth. were
secured from the Office Of County Treas
urer ". II. Whiteside The funds
with the exception OF several pennies
I'm the stamp drawer. were locked VI
securely In the big county safe and
this apparently was untouched Tn,
pen was valued by its owner for NOR.
than its intrinsic worth. ar It was
parting gift from his neighbors d
Joslin when he moved 10 Moline FOL
lowing his election 70 office.
In County Clerk Hubbard's Office ant
In Judge Olmsteds as well, all drawer
were rausacked except those IN III
desk OF Mt Hubbard A few stamp
were there and untouched
ENTRANCE EASY.
A meeting Of the Monumental soc
ETY. was held in the shorTs Office las
night Al 10 o'clock II was over an
when the gathering broke up. Deput
Siemon locked the building and lei
for the night. II is supposed tina
while the meeting was in progress. tn
burglars quietly slipped into the ope
hall door and secreted themselves &
the building until the door was LOCKED
Many partly burned matche
throughout the building showed no
the burglars had made their wa
about Only one door was pried opel
that being the one leading to the CT