Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-27
GINNANE SHOOTS
AT FUGITIVE ON
BUSINESSSTREET
Man Sentenced to County Jail
Makes Bold Dash for Liberty
on Third Avenue.
IS CAUGHT BY A DEPUTY
HUGO AIyine Gives Chase and with
Otto HsIler the Fleeing Man Is
Captured Blocks Away.

Robert Sheldon WIl-e De4nz Idhel
from rho police station 70 the county
jaH ia custody Of Patrolmau Ginnane,
made a mad dash for liberty al the cor
uer Of Third avenue and Fifteenth
street a. lu O'Clock this morning
Ginuarc shot at MIN thrice in an ef-
Io-r 10 stop him.
he succeeded. however. in eluding
the officers for about l. minutes but
lie was caught b. Deputy Sheriiis
Hugo Alyine and onto Halter on Sixth
avenue. be-v cen Fourteenth and FIT
tenth streets. after ihe two had
Hornded hot on his trail during the
whole time.
Officer GinnaUe departed from the
station alone with John Harper. whose
case was continued for Ten more DAYS,
Joshua Allen. colored. who was held
TO tho grand jury 10 tie sum o. S5uH.
and She don. who was sentenced 10 the
county Jail FOR 40 day on charge OF
Ci-C-dariv conduct
Allows Three freedom.
Patr,lmau GiHnaue allowed the men
% walk along unshackied and Shel-
Don awaited his time. When they
ueared the corner OF Third avenue
and Fifteenth street ue dashed across
tho yard i1 front Of the NJ ". 4.
building and ran south on Fifteenth
street
Pafrolman GiUuale instead Of Civ
ire chase pulled o. revolver from ms
poke and fired three shots at the
fleeing fugitive. Qlire large crowd
90 PEOPLE Witnessed rIc shooting and
b. was a. fi-s, thought that one OF the
shots had taken effect il Sheldon's
I.E
lie did not appear frightened a.
being shot at. and instead ~ stopping
ami giving mp as most men would have
done he OuIy quicEeIed his pace and
soon was covering territory al q rapid .
rate.
Give Chase.
Deputy Sher.ns Hugo AIyine and .
OTTO HalIer gave chase. Gnuaue .
made no further effort 20 stop the I
fleeing man. as he did no- care 70 lose 1
me two men who stun remained in his .
custody. especially a. ono had been
bound over 20 the grand jury.
sheldon proved 10 be- speedy run
rar and he climbed fences and dashed
through alley a. % rate % speed
which showed that ue wa no novice.
ia making q nasty exit from an uude-
-irabIe spot
Finally he reached sixth avenue and
hc turned west ON the avenue until he
reached the spot where George sim
mons IL erecting q new house He
dashed into the .ari and was found
there q few moments later Jg Deputies
Alviue and Halter.
lie was brought back 10 the county
jail where TO was placed in a cell adj
joining Tie one occupied o.. the too
men with whom DE was walking when
he ran away.
Sheldon OisorderIy. d
sheldon was in the saloon conduct
ed by Emil Van Den Hrude. corner Of
Twenty second street and Third ave
nue. last evening He secured q beau
tiiul package and was becoming more
disorder.y following each drink. &C
CordinE 70 the testimony Of the pro-
pri"tOT O. the saloon
Finally sheldon actions became 50
BILE that the proprietor OF the
place called the police. OFFICER Gru5y
made tine arrest and this morning
Sheldon was arraicued before Police
Magistrate Smith Nj Van Den
iiende appeared against him and shell
Con was assessed zine OF 5000 and !
costs Do default OF which he was sen
fenced 10 the county jail TOT term {
o. So days
Joshua Allen. the man who was !
bound over 10 the Ersud Jury In The I
sum % 5000 was arrested YESTERDAY {
90 complaint or A. c. Roberts. lie
was taken into custody by Officer
F.fzsimmCus Yesterday and this morn
.us was arrBiSlcd In police court BE-
.'r" Police Magistrate smith.
Roberts charged that Allen stole q g
,-r cap from him and testimony was
introduced 90 show and MAGISTRATE {
smith believed there was sun cseut ,
evidence 20 hold him.
Mrs. Dorothy Sheldon. wife OF tho ?
man who tried 90 make a cerawav- 5
and Mary Hale. Davenport girl. aged !
- years were arr, sted on Second ave :
-ue this moruinE uy the police. al
LcGgh This afternoon no formal {
rharEe had been made against either.
Tie baveupor- girl ran away from
home Yesterday and rhe Davenport
police spent The entire night IN search a
Tor her. Her father came 10 the local G.
police station this afternoon in an r. d
Tort 20 secure the release ~ hts Gaush- q
er If
He stated that .- was the first time a
.he had ran away from home and that
le intended keeping his eyes On her
n the future
y spraiHed ankle viii usually disable ?
he injured person for three OF four 8,
eeks- This Is due 20 lack OF proper :.
reatment- When Chamberlain's Lini- %
lent Is applied cure may be effected