Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-11
DAY IN DAVENPORT

waived examination and held to the
grand jury for conspiracy, $500 bends;
Clarence Atthey, pleaded guilty and
held to the grand jury for conspiracy,
$500 bonds; John Rexinger, 500 and
court costs, pleaded guilty to charge
of petty larceny Confessions from
each of the above men were in the
hands of the police after Detective
Phelan had obtained conclusive evil
dence against them. Hunt, Yenter
and Rexinger were employed in the
! ice cream department. The two for
mer were drivers; Rexinger was ship
! ping clerk The specific charge
against the three was that they loaded
a can Of ice cream, valued at IS onto
a delivery wagon and sold it. 1t is
| alleged that numerous instances of
I this had been reported. Atthey was
/ shipping clerk in the fruit department
| Wiley was a driver. The two are
| alleged to have removed fruit from
[ cars awaiting unloading, the prop
erty Of the company, and to have dis
/ posed of it. Estimates made, it is
said, on the confessions of the two
men, places the amount taken in two
months at S165. Tom Glenos, a Greek
! peddler, who operates a stand on LIE
/ Claire street near Third, is under 5000
! bonds for receiving the alleged stolen
! goods His case and those of Atthey
and Wiley will be brought before the
grand jury this week.
Sheriff identifies Prsoner.-Identi-
fed in a cell of the Scott county Jail
/ by Sheriff Knox of Ottumwa, as the
man wanted in that city for forgery,
Frank D. Marshall is reported to have
! confessed that he passed four worth
less checks and stole a horse in OF
tumwa. The man, who was bound
over to the grand jury by Magistrate
Roddewig week ago for uttering a
| forged instrument, was taken TO OF
tumwa yesterday morning by Sheriff
Knox. While making an inspection Of
the county jail last night in company
! with half a dozen other Iowa sheriffS
| here on the horse thief case, Sheriff
Knox saw Marshall in one of the
| cells. He asked what the man was
held for and was told that he had az
| tempted to pass a forged check at
Eldridge a short time ago. Becom
ing interested in the case and struck
with the familiar appearance Of Mar.
shall the Ottumwa sheriff questioned
the man. Marshall admitted that he
had been in Ottumwa and after being
questioned further is SAID to have
made a complete confession.
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Heat Victlm.-Charles Orth, Jr, Of
| East Davenport was overcome at
! Third and Rock Island streets short
/ ly after II o'clock yesterday. A call
for medical aid was received by Dep
uty Marshall Matt Lamb at the police
station and DR.. Glynn notified. The
man recovered sufficiently to be taken
| to his home.
Shoes Stolen-Fifteen pairs of shoes
valued at $50 were stolen from the
Modern Shoe Repair shop, 324 East
Third street Tuesday night, when the
rear door was broken in and the con-
tents of the shop rifed. The police
have not discovered any clew yet as
to the perpetrators OF the robbery,
which is supposed to have been com
mitted at an early hour Tools and
other belongings in the shop were
not taken.
Jewish Relief Society.-The splen-
Il hi ~, - .,,1
Relief society is shown in the quar-
terly report covering June, July and
August This report is most crafty
ing to the friends of the institution,
which as everyone knows, is among
the most worthy In the community.
This soclety's work among the poor
of the city is the means of relieving
hunger and distress in hundreds Of
homes. In its good work the society
should have the generous encourage
ment and support OF our citizens. The
quarterly report for the past three
months shows the following good
! work: Children cared for in nursery,
1922; children cared for in children's
school department. $50; applicants
AoI WIN, ooos uuuuOSI SuppIlSu WIN
work, 425; applicants for aid receiving
attention, 931. The above is but a
; small part Of the work of the society
I for the past few months but it gives
an insight into its usefulness.
Licensed to Wed.-Eleven licenses
TO wed were issued by Clerk of the
District Court Harry J. Mcfarland
Hugo w. Ahrens and Lena Siemsen
Bennett: Henry Prick and Helene I'm
tiedt. Durant; Carl E. Kohle and Ella
r Rathjens, Bettendorf; Raymond Wash
. burne and Goldie Mae Van Dusen
{ Muscatine; Frank NJ. Hoff, LeClaire
and Cora A. Austian, Davenport; VIII
liam II. Miller and Minnie Fellner
= Davenport; Thomas NJ. Behan and
e Anna NJ. Malloy, Davenport; H. F
' Bendixon and Alma Adolphsen, Shaft
n ton. Iowa; John F. WEIGH and Ida MAJ
Bell. Davenport; Calvin Carr and
Eta Tallman, Rock Island.
Divorce Petltion.-Alleging that hi.
wife struck him, cut him with a knife