Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-19
DAY IN DAVENPORT

20 years old, employed at the Betten-
dorf Axle company, lay unconscious
for two hours Saturday night on the
barge Mississippi, as the result of in
iuries received when he was struck
by an unknown assailant, during the 4
excursion trip. Young Griffin himself
is unable TO state who struck the blow
that rendered him unconscious for so
long a time. He was standing facing
behind the orchestra platform, when
he was struck from the right angle Of
his jaw bone. The boy fell, his fore \
head striking on the edge of the or
chestra platform. His injuries are
broken nose and a slash above the .
right eye. His jaw is also badly /
swollen.
Raid Coffee House.-City Detectives !
Kinney and Bishop made two raids on |
the coffee house operated by Gus 1
Dallas, PIG East Second street, Sun I
day and the proprietor and II fellow !
countrymen were placed under arrest, !
the former charged with keeping a
disorderly house and the others book
ed as inmates. Five cases, three bar
res and over 100 bottles of bee were
confiscated by the police. The first
raid was made about 10 o'clock in the
morning. Dallas and three men, who
gave their names at Tom Polas, Jim
Poppas and Chris Bellalis we're taken.
Collecting Evidenee.-Another link
| in the strong chain Of evidence on
which the authorities hope TO obtain
| the conviction of William Sayles, the
colored man held for robbing Mrs. H.
A. Braun, 1920 Newberry street, was
obtained yesterday morning when
Walter Kunkel Of the Kunkel Hard
ware company, identified the key
found in the negros possession as the
one he had recently made for DR..
Braun. William Hirschman OF Blue
Grass also saw the prisoner in his cell
at the station and identified him as
| the colored man whom he saw shortly
before the robbery in the vicinity OF
the Braun residence. Magistrate Rod
| dewig yesterday afternoon bound over
the negro to the grand jury. The
bond was placed at $500 which
Sayles is unable 20 furnish.
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! Damage Suit Filed.-A petition of
suit for $4,000 damages was filed
yesterday afternoon by Peter Nicholas
against the Chicago, Rock Island e.
Pacific Railroad company. The plain
tin alleges that he was injured while
engaged by the company In unloading
lumber from a freight car June IS.
Fred Vollmer and F. A. Cooper are
attorneys for the plaintiff.
eettendorf Robberies.-In addition
TO the daring street car holdup a.
Bettendorf Saturday at midnight,
three other robberies which occurred
in the vicinity shortly before were re-
ported 10 Deputy Sheriff John Mari
nan yesterday by Marshal Ben Swim
gle Of Bettendorf. The victims were
all Greek ,laborers employed at the
Bettendorf factory. One of them. NJ
Maradis, was attacked by TWO men
near the railroad tracks, struck with a
stone, and relieved of S12. The man
was found by Marsha Swingle, who
heard the unconscious man groanIng
IN clump of weeds. Maradis. after
Tegaining consciousness, said that he
was approached by two men who de-
manded his money and that when he
hesitated before turning it over was
struck in the back OF the head with a
stone. Another Greek, a. Stagodis,
was attacked by two men near the
Burlington depot The man ran away
and the robbers did not pursue him
The third robbery occurred near the
west limits OF Bettendorf when a
Greek laborer was held up at the point
OF a revolver and relieved Of 81, al
the money he had in his possession
The robberies occurred between thc
\ hours of IL and ~ o'clock, or just be
fore the Bettendorf street car was
Y held up.
Other Robberies.--Four Davenport
l ers and one stranger in the city were
\ victims Of the daring gang OF pick
\ pockets which has been terrorizint
! the tri-cities, Saturday night ant
| Sunday and money and valuabla
worth nearly 5000 stolen. While rid
! ing 70 Davenport: on a bridge line ca
! Sunday night about 10 O'Clock, c
| Wesson, 1886 West Sixth street, wal
| relieved of a leather pocketbook con
4 tanning $40 The man did not miss thu
money until yesterday morning. H
| remembers feeling someone JOSH
against him as the car rounded
n curve but thought nothing Of the in
\ cident at the time William Hero;
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