The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-05
OLD ARMY GAME
IN POLICE COURT
Gay Hamilton Youth who Cut His
Eye Teeth Here Saturday, May
Get Revenge on His Sweet
heart and Husband.
|sW1TcHMAN TANGLED up
Was on His Way to AIexandria,
Where He Said the Chicago 4
Alton Crossed the Bur-
llnston Railroad.
sWITCHMAN TANGLED up
Was on His Way to Alexandra,
Where He Said the Chicago 4

hamilton, Illinois, may not get his $50
back. but he is especially DESTROYS OF
getting revenge on his blonde inamo-
rata her "enraged husband" and the
heavily mustached "piker" who steer
ed him into the romantic shelter OF a
picturesque houseboat on the river
front. The three parties referred to
above are in jail, the inamorata and
"enraged husband" booked on peni-
Tertiary charge. and the ''piker,, on a
charge Oh intoxication.
Mrs May Whitesides is said to be
the gay charmer of the beardless ILL.,
nois youth, and Cecil Jones, Quincy
brummel, is the fellow said to have
played the role Of enraged husband.
Jake Trenton is the fellow young
Olvis identified as the man who steer
ed him into the place. Mrs. White
sides and Jones were given time in
which to secure an attorney and
make plea. and IN the meantime, II
they can secure bondsmen for $3.50.
they can secure their liberty. Tren-
tor was sent back to JAIL
Young Olvis claims he met Trenton
Saturday afternoon, and that they
went out for time. Trenton, says
the Hamilton Lothario. finally steer
ed him to a houseboat, where he
proved susceptible victim to Mrs.
Whitesides Establishments. Olvis and
Mrs. Whitesides were busy spooning,
just like two real spooners, when
Jones is said to have made his appear
ance with a rifle and threatened to
annihilate young Olyis for breaking
up his home Olvis offered S. to
settle the accounts, but Jones, says
-Olvis, demanded s25. Owls produced
three crisp ten dollar bills and Jones
went to get the change. He never
came back. Then Mrs. Whitesides
went in search OF her wronged thus
band" and she likewise never came
back. Then Olvis hunted the police
station and the arrest OF the trio re-
suited.
SWitchman Tangled Up,
A fellow who said his name was A.
Loutheran, and that he was switch
man from Rock Island, arrived here
Thursday afternoon and proceeded to
have bad luck. He said he spent a
portion of his S15 for clothing, and
evidently spent the balance OF it for
booze. He had reached that stage OF
the game where he was pan-handling
pedestrians on the street for the price
OF a drink. when he made the ac-
quaintance OF the police. Loutheran
said he was on his way to Alexandria,
Mo-, to work at his trade. He fur
Their informed the superior court at
taches that the Chicago and Alton
railroad crossed the Burlington at
Alexandria, and evidently concluded
that the city Of Alexandria was a
good place for switchmen. A plea OF
not guilty was entered for him and he
will have day or SO to think 1t over.
Woman on Rampage.
Mrs. Stella Winkler took on an
over-cargo OF booze and went on a
rampage, with her husband, with
whom she Is not living, as the object
of her wrath. While she was on the
rampage she ran afoul OF Officer
Faber and the office locked her up.
She was sent back to Jail Henry
Real was another offender before
Judge Mcnamara, on the charge OF
drunkenness, and he did not deny the
allegation.