Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-06
DAY IN DAVENPORT

chased from the Otto Albrecht com
pany, one of the pioneer cigar manu-
featuring concerns of the middle west
which announced the closing out OF
business a short time ago. The com
pany was established in 1854 and for
many years was one of the largest CT
gar factories west of the Mississippi.
The building is a four-story brick
structure, occupied on the ground floor
by the Otto Albrecht company, with
flats on the three upper floors
Auto Bandits Plead Not Guilty
mot Guilty was the plea of the three
boy auto bandits, Clifford DeWeis,
James McKeeby and George Vitale
who held up the OLSON grocery last
month, when arraigned before Judge
NJ. F. Donegan following indictment by
the grand jury Friday charged with
robbery. Bonds of each were fixed at
$4,000. The indictments did not seem
to worry the three youthful bandits
as they grinned at one another as the
indictments were handed them by
County Attorney Fred Vollmer, waived
the reading of the indictments and en-
ICiOu biC4l plcdS Vi lOl guilty Al
torney George W. Scott was appoint
ed to defend McKeeby and WHALE as
neither of the two is able to hire an
attorney. De Weis said his parents in
Chicago had retained j. A Gearon of
Chicago to defend him. Edward
Edward Lemcke, the show window
thief who was indicted on the charge !
of breaking and entering and larceny. |
and breaking into the windows of !
dozen Davenport stores, also pleaded |
mot guilty" when arraigned. His |
bonds were fixed at $500 on each of |
the two indictments. He has retained |
Walter Balluf of Cook & Balluf as his
William Alday, indicted for
assault with intent to commit muir
der and with resisting an officer,
pleaded mot guilty" His court ap-
pointed NJ. V. Cannon to defend him.
Richters File Suit Against Express
ompany-Disappeara of a valuable
shipment of mink, beaver and fox
skins valued at several hundred thou
sand dollars, which is believed to have
been stolen from a sealed car of the
United States Express company some
place between New York and Chicago
s the cause of a suit filed in the dis
riot court by T. Richter & Sons
against the American Express COM
'any, and the United States Express
company. The shipment was sent east
or tanning by the local fur house and
vas to have been returned here in time
or manufacture for tho Christmas
rade. When the furs did not arrive
ba GhinD,nnf
asst that could be discovered about 1t
'as that it had been turned over to
he U. S. Express company at Brook
Vn, n. V, on the 21st OF las Deem
er. Shortly after that ume &c of
ne company's cars was broken into .
Indiana. The shipment had COM
letely disappeared. Most OF the skins
ere the property of Davenport peo-
lie and were intended as Christmas
One of the skins was a rare
cross fox Two dozen beavers be- =
nging to Montana people were also
lcluded In the shipment. Lane G Wa
'rman and Thuenen & Shorey are at
'rneys for the local fur house. The
aintiff charges that the contract of
lipment was made with the American
xpress company and that this com.
my had no right to delegate its duties
another firm.
Mrs. MengeI Ia Granted Divorce-A
'cree of divorce was granted Friday III
ternoon to Mrs. Balncie MengeI
ON George Mengel. wealthy local III
ever and businessman, following III
ven years of hard fought legal war.
ssertion is the ground on which the
cree was granted. The defendant is
dered To pay court costs. The case Nj
Is heard before Judge A. j. House.
the district court An appeal will
taken by the defense to the state ~