Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-26

Wuh Residence 6ursIarized.-While,
me family was viewing Barnum & |
baileys circus parade on Rockingham (
road. block from the home, a band |
OF daring burglars entered the resi-
dence of Herman Wulf president of
the Davenport Mailing company, 1851
West Third street, about 1880 o'clock
yesterday morning, made a careful
search for valuables, and escaped with
loot worth 5000. A $3.50 diamond ring.
a diamond brooch worth S175, a valua-
BILE gold watch and chain, four gold
rings and SIS in money were among
the list Of missing articles So clever
was the work of the robbers. who
seemed to have been experienced jew
elry thieves, that the robbery was not
discovered until nearly an hour after
members Of the family had returned
home. The doors Of the house were
both locked and entrance was gained
by means Of a skeleton key, presuma-
bly, fitted TO the kitchen door. After
securing the valuables the robbers re-
locked the door through which they
had entered the residence, thereby
throwing of the immediate suspicion
OF members of the family upon their
return home. The missing diamonds
and jewelry was mostly taken from
rooms on the second floor Of the house
I. In one bed room the diamond ring was
locked in drawer. This was opened
by small brass key which the thieves
left behind and which furnishes the
only clew. The robbers had more
than an hours start before the robbery
was reported to the police. 1t is be-
lieved the burglary is the work of a
clever, organized gang that makes a
business Of following the circus and
footing dwellings while families are
interested in the big attraction.
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Boy Injured.-Eddie Teeter aged Q
years and living at 500 Ripley street,
was struck by an I. g. l. car at Davis
station, just above Bettendorf, about S
O'Clock Sunday evening, while waiting
for the car. crowd was waiting I'd
get on the car, and the boy got too
close 10 the track, the car striking him
and cutting a deep cash on his head.
He was brought to Davenport on the
car and given medical attention.
o
Land In Jall.-A runaway horse
hitched TO a one-seated buggy, dashing
madly down Second street, was caught
by the police late Sunday night near
Second and Harrison streets and
brought to the station. A few blocks
distant. at Second and Warren streets
a woman lay on the pavement and a
short distance from her a man was
picking himself up-the two had oc
cupied the one-seated rig. After the
runaway had been stopped the nolice
went In search of the owners of the
rig and found the man. who gave his
name as Bert Howard. and the woman
Claiming 10 be Bessie Johnston. stag
gering down the street The two haC
been thrown from the buggy. the pc
lice Say. while under the influence o
liquor The rig belonged TO a Molin,
livery barn. Howard and the John
ston woman were arrested for intoxi
cation and arraigned in police cour
yesterday. The man was sent to iai
for 30 days; the woman's sentence wa,
10 days.
Former DaVenpcrter Injured. -
Friends here have received notice o
an accident suffered by Mrs Ed Elmer
son. wife of the former manager o
the Fair store, at her home in Sal
Francisco. Mrs. Emerson was crank
ing her automobile when the cranl
slipped in her hand and broke he
arm.
Breaks Neck In Dive.-Charles z
Schramm, the Burlington, Iowa, dr.
goods merchant, who died yesterda
from broken neck sustained Will
diving in the river. was well known
Davenport. Mr.. Schramm was divin
in a shallow Place in the river Thurs