Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-26

man who Was extradicted from Wis
consin, charged with turglari-ing the
Niemand jewelry store on West Third
street last summer, when loot of sew
e-al hundred dollars IN diamonds and
jewelry was secured. Clark, who also
Travelled under the alias OF Harry
Heater and Daniel Mccall, changed
his plea of not guilty 20 guilty, follow
ing which sentence was pronounced
by Judge Donegan. But $40 worth of
booty vas discovered on CIarks per
son Clark was brought back from
Milwaukee, where lie was arrested, BY
Detective Patrick J. PheIan and Ser
geant Frank Lew.
Would Have Ended Life.-AIiss Hat
tie Slater, 20 years old, in police court
( told OF q struggle with her mother 10
prevent her from taking carbolic acid
as a result OF the abuse heaped upon
them by her father, George Slater.
and Slater drew a sentence of 80 days
IN the Scott county jail. Slater was
arrested at his home, Fifth and Cedar
street after he is said to have attempt
ed TO attack his wife. He~was booked
on a charge Of disturbing the peace
and this morning on the strength of
the testimony OF his wife and dauSh-
ter. he was Jailed. The girl told Po-
lice Judge Roddewig that after she
had prevented Slater from throwing
a lamp and beer bottle at her mother,
the latter started on a run for a drug
store TO secure the carboiic acid with
which 10 end her life. at was only
after a struggle that stopped mother
and persuaded her TO return to the
home" declared Miss Slater.
Four Given Watehes.-Four en-
ployes OF the Mueller Lumber com
pany each received Z gold watch from
the company in appreciation for their
{ services during the past % years. II
has been the custom OF the firm 70
give a gold watch every Christmas
. 20 any empIoye who has worked for
/ them for 20 years. The four who re-
ceived the watches ere Henry Goetsch.
Henry Schultz, Thomas Jansen and
Thomas Sterling. The watches were
presented by Frank w. Mueller.
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Three Hurt In Auto SpiII.-William
Bergren. Carl Poenitz and Clarence
| Abraham we're injured at midnight
/ Wednesday when the six cylinder
/ touring car IN which they were riding
ran of OF 2 culyert and turned over
| on Seventh street near the Moline city
/ limits. Bergren was the most serious
/ ly hurt and with Poenitz lies in the
/ Moline city hospital today. His in
| iuries consist OF a broken nose and
bruises about his head while Poenitz
! is suffering from a number OF bad
Z bruises about his body. Abraham was
able to leave the hospital today. The
men are under the care of DR.. A. n.
/ Arp. Bergreu lives on Eleventh-and-
a-half street between Fifteenth and
sixteenth avenue. Poeuitz at Fifth
street and Invent y-fourth avenue and
Abraham a. S13 Eighteenth avenue.
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Was Deped and Robbed. Says Wo-
/ man. Declaring that she drank dopsd
beer in Davenport and had been rob
bed OF her purse containing -. Mary
Burns Of Moline was arraiCnsd before
Police Judge RoddewiE for intoxica-
ton. She was arrested in q fiaRman' >
shsnty at Front and Brady streets.
whore she had slept for several hours
on the floor. She was sentenced TO
ten days in jail until her. story can
he investigated.
Erres. SteckeI Held Up.-A holGup
man with a black cloth over his face
and q revolver IN his hand. struck Er-
nest Steckel. IS years old. on the back
OF the head with the gun and forced
MIN TO hand over $40. all OF the
money he had with him. while StecEel
was walking along Second street be-
tween Taylor and Fillmore at s 80
o'clock Wednesday. After striking
SteckeI. the robSer pointed the gun
at his forehead and commanded him
4 TO produce all his money. This Stcck-
q did without making any protest.
The man took she money, walked down
the street and disappeared into an al
I ley. = ockel reported the robbery to
the police, but was unable 20 E-Te
much Of : description OF the man.
Steckel is employed at the Julius
. LeYetEok dairy on Telegraph road
Shortly before Steckel was robbed. J.
I - Willie. proprietor Of the American
. Window Cleaning company. $50 Fast
I Slxt hstreet, reported TO the police
that he was held up by two men, one
Of whom wore a cloth ever his face
and carried a gun at Fifth and Le-
/ Claire streets. Just as White put his
hands up az the command OF the high
wayman, three people started 10 cross
/ the street and the men ran around