Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-01
WIFE SUCCESSFUL
As SLEUTH AFTER
HUBBY is ROBBED
Woman Trails Dip at Watch
Tower Park After He Had
Made Several Big Hauls.
s265.54 IS FOUND ON HIM
Mrs. George Hull Responsible for the
Arrest Of One Piekpoeket and
Police Nab Four Others.

An irate Rock Island woman turned
sleufh when she found that her hus-
hands pocket had been picked OF a
purse containing no less than $40 at
the west entrance TO Watch Tower
mark Saturday evening. TIE woman
vas responsible for the capture OF the
,irkpocket. who gave his name as
garry Fields Mrs. George Hull. I1I2Is
twelfth street. gets credit for the cap
ture Several others were victims OF
the dip
Mr.. and Mrs Hull left their home
ssrly for the Tower. 10 spend the eve
ming al that resort The car which
,hey boarded was crowded and as they
passed through the gate. about 500
o'clock. single file. a stranger jOstled
Mr.. Hull saying. Don't get in hurry.
pard.~ Although Mrs. Hull did not no
fice anything wrong AT the time she
took a mental picture of the man.
A little later Mr.. Hull found that his
purse was missing. II was then Mrs
Hull started on the man hunt. The
plucky little woman toured the park
from one end 10 the other for the dip.
She finally spotted him and a con-
federate going into the inn As she
reared h.m. he said. "Aw. We don't
want any ice cream" and passed into
the crowd. 20 Mrs Hull lost sight OF
him. She told r J. Fullerton. one of
the Iessees OF the park. who is a dep
MY sheriff about the matter and with
him proceeded TO the street car line.
Il vas here the capture was made. !
Fields vas sitting in one of the open |
cars. ready 10 go back 10 town and as
soon a. Mrs. Hull saw him she said. |
There is the man." and Mr.. Fullerton |
placed him under arrest.
s265.54 Found On Him.
he was taken 10 a dining room in /
the southeast corner OF the inn. and |
searching his clothes they found /
S2s5.54 in paper and silver money.
Clarence Schroeder. justice of the
peace. happened to be present and /
Fields was given a preliminary hear
ing Mrs. Hull was greatly excited
over the capture and gave the prisoner
a severe calling down, but he stead
lastly maintained that he knew moth
ing OF the robbery. Fields was taken
to the police station by Mr.. Fuller
ton and locked up.
Others Lose Money.
A J. Coleman. who resides at 1912
Fourth avenue, also complained of
having been robbed OF a purse con
tanning S2s. and Fields in all proba-
bility picked his pocket. Yesterday
morning an empty card case was found
lying in the Tower park belonging TO
r Z Mcnamara Of Chicago. who is
staying al the Y. VI. C. A in Dayen-
port The case contained no money
but was filed with passes and cards. ! /
When interviewed by officials os the
park NJ. Mcnamara stated that he
thought he had lost IT,
Charles Donovan. Rock Island. re- 5
ported 10 the management Of the park i
That be vas also robbed of a pocket
book containing SIS in bills Saturday I
evening i Is presumed that Fields g
as responsible for this theft.
Fields was arraigned before Justice T
u the Peace Clarence Schroeder this '
morning. and the case was continued =
III O'Clock Saturday morning He is s
'elhS held az the county Jail in de
sult OF bonds in the sum Of 81 900 4
Four Others Hsbbed
-- -4iSA a4iT1iSu oatNEodE DE
detectives Thomas Cox and Herman
'ehnert were arraigned before Police
iagistrate e. J. Smith this morning
nc were ordered out of town. They
ere recognized by the detectives as r
'ell known dips"
They gave their names as Edward n
urke, Charles Kelly. William Swee-
81 and James Burke. Detective Cox
ppeared against them and stated to bl