Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-20
PARTIAL REPORT
OF GRAND JURY
MADE IN COURT
Secret Body Concludes Part of
Work but VIII Reconvene
Next Week.
INDICTMENTS RETURNED
William Dieters to Be Tried on Charge
Of Numbering Andrew Nelson in
Fight.
TRUE BILLS.

TRUE BILLS.
Table Lustita, assault with intent to
commit murder.
Phil johnson. larceny.
Emma Conntee, robbery.
Oscar Lyons and Henry Nicholson,
burglary and larceny.
John Ohutski, robbery.
Charles Bund, larceny.
Tony DyIis, crime against children.
Frank James, assault with intent TO
commit murder.
William Dieters, murder.
Cliff Myers, larceny.
CERTIFIED TO COUNTY COURT.
Robert Ditto, assault with a deadly
weapon.
Fred Schmidt, larceny.
The grand jury made a partial re-
! port this morning at 1920 to Judge
r. W. Olmsted in circuit cour-. The
! inquisitorial body will convene again
next week, at which time other matters
| now pending before them will be acted
| upon.
! Twelve true bills were made public,
! and in addition were a number of sup
| pressed indictments Practically all
of the defendants are now in the
county Jail or out on bonds. Two
! cases were certified down to county
court, being Robert Ditto. charged with
assault with a deadly weapon on the
person of Officer Behnke, and Fred
Schmidt, alleged to have stolen lum-
Der.
!
From all indications the criminal
work of the present term will be
heavy. In the list of the indictments
made public are number of cases of
public interest. Prominent among
them is that of William Dieters, charg-
ed with the murder of Andrew Nelson
: during a fierce fight which originated
in saloon on Second avenue Table
Lustita is charged with assault to COM
NIT murder, the complaining witness
being Officer Dick Kell of the local po-
lice force, whom he is charged with
slashing with razor
Tony Dylis is a Russian who lives
in Moline and is charged with a crime
against children, little 4-year-old girl
of that city being the alleged victim.
Phil Johnson is an old offender and is
to be prosecuted under the habitual
criminal act because of his repeated
, bad conduct
, Emma Conntee is a colored girl VINO
is alleged 70 have held up Henry Flue'
gel, saloon man. Oscar Tyson and
Henry Nicholson are Watertown boys
charged with having robbed the Ed
Anderson saloon at WATERFOWL. John
Ohurski is said to have robbed Art
Russell while the latter was sitting in
front of the Harms hotel Charles
Bundy is charged with stealing from
the Robb Express company, goods be
lcnging to the late Grace Campbell
Mixer Cliff Myers is said to have
stolen rugs from the Industrial home
GRANTS DIVORCES.
: A number of divorces were granted
: this morning by Judge Olmsted
: Theophiel Van Ruinbeke was given {
1 decree from his wife Mrs Mary Var
) Ruinbeke. Statutory grounds were
alleged Schriver & Schriver were
S the attorneys. II. Z. Kurth was giver
f a decree from Mrs. Lulu Kurth, r. r
: Reynolds being the attorney. OAR
S Babatz was divorced from Mrs. Lulr
e Babatz, S. r. Kenworthy being the
counsel. Mrs. Clara Chopper was
awarded a decree by Judge Olmstec
from her husband, William Chopper
a Desertion was alleged in the last three
=. cases.
o This afternoon the defendants il
a Jail against whom indictments hat
S been returned we're brought into court
n A trial calendar has not been arranged
t as yet The motion to quash in tn,
" Bruner cases will be argued befor
If Judge E. c. Graves Monday morning