Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-27
DAY IN DAVENPORT

Arrested at Clrcus.-Badly beaten
up by employees of the Barnum and
Bailey show and later placed under ar
rest by the Davenport police after he
is alleged to have been lettering
about the dressing tents to the annoy
ance Of performers, Walter Timm was
taken into custody and lodged in jail.
Timm ives knocked down and badly
bruised about the face and body by the
rough treatment at the hands CT cir
Gus attches. Officers were attracted
by the affair and after an explanation
by the show employees, placed Timm
under arrest. According 10 the police
the man had been drinking.
Falls From car.-Stepping from a
Third street car near his home, Third
and Warren street Monday, John Hass
fell TO the pavement and was picked
up by fellow passengers his left limb
fractured and badly bruised, Or.
Beaadom was summoned and the city
ambulance was called TO remove the
injured man TO the sanitarium where
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seems clat MIR. Hass lost his hold as
he was about to alight from the street
car which was being brought 10
stop. II is not believed he was IN
jured internally.
After Loan.-Report was made 70
the police yesterday morning that
stranger walked into the office of John
p. Van Patten 4 Sons, wholesale groc-
ers, handed MIR. Van Pat;en tele-
gram TO have been received from a
Chicago firm requesting the Davenport
grocers to loan" the salesman" $40
on account Investigation on the part
of Mr.. Van Patten revealed the fact
that no such telegram had been re-
ceived here. In the meantime the
wel-dressed stranger had taken his
departure and has not been seen since
a description of the man has been
furnished the police and city detec-
tiyes have been assigned TO the case.
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File Damage suit.-Two suits we're
filed yesterday, each for $1,000 dam
ages, against John A. Fesney, growing
out Of collision between one of the
delivery cars and a motorcycle at
Third and Brown streets, June 20.
William Schmuck and George Skwola
are the plaintiffs. Schmuck says that
he was riding on a rear seat of the
motorcycle at the time of the accident
and was knocked 10 the pavement.
The machine was being driven by
Skwola. The plaintiffs are represent.
ed by Attorney F. D. Let's.
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Suspect suieide-The discovery of
a women's hat lying on the pavement
on East River stree, at the foot of
Federal by DR.. c. NJ. Stevens Monday
and the subsequent report that a
strange woman had been seen in the
vicinity walking hurriediy in the di
recion OF the river early in the even
ing leads the authorities to believe
the bonnet may have been owned b.
one who ended her life by leapinl
from Renwick pier, less than 100 feet
from where the hat was found. The
hat is black, trimmed with black crepe
and feathers. The doctor brought hil
find to the police station and there /
hangs alongside tina. OF Claus Thiede
man, the old man who ended his lif,
by leaping from the Ferry landin;
some nights ago.
Robbers Overlook Ss0o.-Recent de
ve.opments in the daring burglary o
the Herman Wulf residence in broaC
day light while members OF the famil,
were reviewing the circus parad.
brought out the fact that the robber
in ransacking a dresser drawer in on
or the bedrooms overlooked nearl
$500 in money and q diamond RIM
valued at $3.50, the latter the propert,
of Hugo Wulf. deputy city clerl
Clews which the police ran down prov
ed valueless in locating any suspects
1t was reported Monday night that
stranger apparently much agitate
Waiked into tho Naha-adt iax,-s- y.