Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-16
DAY IN DAVENPORT

Exciting Chase. a switch engine 4,
loaded with policemen, running az full |
speed through the Milwaukee yards |
from Pine street. to Nahant, in a thrill (,
ing chase OTTER four negro suspects in
the Braun robbery case. the policemen
leaning out Of the cab window in true
moving picture style and firing Ell The
fugitives. resulted in the arrest of four
men shortly before o'clock yestcT-
day afternoon. A telephone call was
received at the station at 2:3O o'clock
that four strange colored mel, one OF
whom closely resembled the robber
who held uri Mrs. II. a. Braun Thurs
day, were hurrying toward Nahant
along the railway tracks. The new pa
troll wagon filled with officers and City
Detective Charles Boettcher on the
police motorcycle we're hurriedly dis
patched to the scene. AT the foot OF
Pine street switch engine was stand
ing on the tracks and the crew was
asked If any trace OF the colored men
had been seen. They passed here a
few minutes ago going westward"
aboard and well ovcrtake them" said
the engineer The officers climbed
az )ard the engine. A few hundred
yards diEtant were four retreatiag
forms. AS the engine neared the men
1t was seen that they were the negro
suspects The colored men turned
around and saw Officer Stafenbiel
leaning out OF the cab window. The
men Immediately started to run. De
tective Boettcher opened fire and when
the bullets became uncomfortably
close three Of the four stopped and
were loaded aboard the engine. The
fourth member of the quartet had sue
ceeded in hiding himself behind some
box cars and could not be found. On
the way back TO Pine street, where the
patrol car was waiting, the other fug-
tive was seen hurrying along the track
endeavoring TO hide himself behind a
string Of cars. The engine was
brought to a stop and Detective Boett-
cher jumped from the running board
and pursued the fugitive. After fir
ing several shots at the fugitive the
man stopped and was brought to the
station with the other three. The four
men are being held for investigation.
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Respond to Fire Calls.-The fire de-
partment was called TO the new Peter
SEN building, Harrison street between
.,<Second and Third, Thursday night
shortly after midnight when an OIL Ian
tern had been overturned setting afire
a quantity OF pitch stored in barrels
The blaze had endangered the new
structure and the department had diff
fculty in keeping the blaze from
spreading. The loss was slight A
run was made about 10 o'clock yes
terday morning TO the home of Mrs
Kate Trimpane, $50 East Eighth street,
when a blaze endangered a dwelling
caused by gasoline used to clean a
pair Of trousers becoming ignited. The
fire was put out with but little dam
'age-exoept to the trousers, which
were destroyed. Another run was made
TO the home OF b. Eckerman, in Black
Hawk. Telegraph road, shortly before
noon yesterday. Some clothing stored
in closet had caught fire caused by
spontaneous combustion. There was
no damage to the house.
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Establish Recruiting Station.-The
government has established an army
recruiting station here and Captain
Carroll Powers Of the post artillery
service has been placed in charge.
Headquarters have been established in
the Bechtel building over the Western
Union Office and the enlisting OF re.
cruits will be in full sway within a
short time. There has been no army
recruiting station here for several
years, and the government believes
that for this reason the territory ad
jacent to Davenport will be an excel
lent one for gaining soldiers for Uncle
Sans service.
MUtes 20 Note.-"Deaf women will
take their part in politics in SUPPORT
of woman suffrage" said +. G. Willis
of Malvern, Iowa, in his address before
the deaf mutes' convention at the high
school yesterday morning on the sub
ject. The Deaf in Politics" The sec
ond day of the convention found many