Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-24
MASKED GUNMAN
R0BS OWNER IN A
DRUG STORE HERE
Money, Watch and Jewelry
Taken From Proprietor and
Customer at Gun Point.
WORK Is FAST AND CLEVER
HolduP Backs Up Victims, Secures
Haul and Quickly Disappears,
Making Good Getaway.

A masked gunman entered the drug
store conducted by John Schneider at
the corner of Seventh avenue and
Twenty-seventh street at 1920 o'clock
last evening and at the point of a re
volver held up the proprietor and a
customer.
The stickup. thought to have been
young fellow. first relieved w. Mar
vim. who resides at the corner of
Twenty-seventh street and Ninth ave-
nue. and who was eating ice cream
at the fountain, of 81 and gold stick
Din. Then he secured the proprietor's
watch and chain, valued at $50, and
cleaned the cash drawer of its con-
tents, $3.50.
About 1915 o'clock Mr.. Schneider
had started to prepare to close up.
lie checked up the cash in the drawer,
left change for this mornings bust
ness and put the balance of the mon
ey in the safe.
Enters With Gun Drawn.
AS he was about to turn out the
lights and go, Mr.. Marvin entered the
store and called for some ice cream.
While he was sitting at the fountain
eating the holdup entered with re
volver drawn, and commanded both to
throw up their hands.
After they had complied with his
demand he backed them against the
wall and then with the revolver still
Ieveled at them frisked Marvin's peck
cts. getting the money and stickpin.
He then approached Mr.. Schneider
and attempted to take his watch, but
he could not get it from the pocket. so
he commanded the owner to deliver
over the timepiece. Then he opened
the cash register and cleaned it OF the
money.
At the start he worked slowly and
cautiously and showed all of the traits
of a professional stickup man. But
while in the midst OF his crime per-
/ son passed the store. and fearing that
he might be detected, he hur-
ried his work and probably left earlier
/ than he had intended at the start. He
/ did not touch any of the stock in the
store.
I When he left he started in the direc-
/ ton of the business section of the city,
I but il is thought this was oF'S ruse
TO throw his victims off the track.
Mr.. Schneider Immediately notified
the police and Chief of Police James
Brinn. Captain of Police Lawrence
Kramer, Detective Thomas Cox and
. Officer Joe Frankhouser were at the
store within a few minutes after the
robbery was perpetrated.
Eludes Capture.
Every officer in the city was notified
within a short time afterwards OF the
robbery and a fairly good description
NJ the dress of the holdup was given
each. The Davenport and Moline OF
ficers we're also notified and the gov
eminent bridge patroled by a police
! officer. but thus far the young gunman
has eluded capture
His victims did not see his Tea
/ ,uras He wore a blue cap pulled
down low and a handkerchief drawn
tightly over his face, his eyes being
tho only portion visible. He wore
light shirt. dark trousers, welghea
about $50 pounds and was feet
inches tall. He had an automatic re-
I volver.
That he was a professional the po'
lice believe, as his work showed the
nerve and ease of one famAlar WIFI
I constant work in that line.