Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-23


Table Lustta, assault with intent !
to commit murder.
Louis KIeinau, assault with intent |
TO commit murder.
Harry Dillon, burglary and larceny. !
Establishing a remarkable record
for convictions, States Attorney F. f.
Thompson is disposing of the criminal
docket in circuit court with unusual
dispatch. Within the last "a hours
three defendants we're sentenced to
the state penitentiary at Joliet for
their crimes.
Yesterday afternoon Table Lustita,
charged with an assault with intent
to commit murder upon the person OF
officer Kell, plead guilty and Judge
H. w. Olmsted sentenced him, under
the indeterminate act, to the state
penitentiary from to IA years. +. II.
Railsback was his attorney.
KLEINAU FIGHTS CASE.
At the conclusion of this case, that
against Louis Kleinau was taken up.
Kleinau chose to fight his indictment
and a jury was selected to hear the
issues. His attorney was G. d. Long.
Kleinau was one of the squad Of pris-
oner who, under the leadership of
Clyde Stratton, notorious yeggman,
made an escape from the county Jail.
The defendant was charged with bru-
tally assaulting Turnkey Hugo Alvine
in the process of the Jail delivery.
ISleinau had Harry Dillon and Bert
Malcolm, who were his companions in
the bold dash for liberty, take the
stand for the purpose OF swearing they
did not see KleinaL hit Alvine. How
ever, this seemed to carry little
weight with the jury and this morn
ing at 1880 a jury returned a verdict
OF guilty and Judge Olmsted immedi-
ately pronounced sentence under the
indeterminate act, after Kleinau COM
planned that he had not been given a
square deal"
DILLON PLEADS GUILTY.
After a jury had been called in the
case against Harry Dillon, the defend
ant suddenly turned to his attorney
Clyde S. Walker, and announced that
he wanted TO plead guilty. He was
charged with burglary and larceny, il
being claimed that May q, he robbed
the cash register at the bar at the
Rock Island House of S27. He is al
legged to have been caught in the act
of taking the money.
He was indicted and awaiting trial
in the county jail, when Stratton pulled
off his spectacular break for freedom
and he Joined the gang He was the
only member of the party that was not
caught within a few hours after the
escape. He succeeded in keeping
away from the officers for some
months. but finally drifted to the
home of his sweetheart in Springfield
and under the name of Milligan he was
married TO her Through relative!
the authorities got a tip of his rea
identity and he was arrested and helC
until local officers could go after him
His bride OF q few months and he
mother were both in court this morn
ing and sat beside the prisoner. Whel
asked by the court if he had anything
to say. Dillon, who IS young man
answered while tears filled his eyes
that he wanted the court to be lenien
with him in order that he could com
back and support his girl wife.
Judge Olmsted replied that it wa
left to the board of pardons TO pas
on the length of his sentence, bu
that when the board took up his case
his plea of guilty and his willingness
thereby TO save the state the cost O
a trial. would be taken into consiC
Grafton. He likewise was given a
indeterminate sentence from l TO l