Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-06

Boys Face Long Jail Terms.-Four
boys, ranging in age from. IL TO Is
years, face terms in the state reform
atory and a married man of 80 faces
penitentiary sentence for an alleged
attempt to wreck a Suburban islanJ
car near Fishertown last Friday night.
George Donnelly, aged 16, Raymond
Klaus, aged u, and Claude Leveson.
aged IS, were arraigned in police court
yesterday and admitted placing Ties
On the car track on two occasions
that night. They also implicated AL
fred Ziebarth, aged II, and Joe BOYD,
a married man of 80, also residents of
''Fishertown." Three other boys, ar
rested as members of the gang. PROV
ed an alibi and were released. The
alleged attempt to wreck the Sub
urban island cars was attributed TO
Halloween prank by those implicated.
Near Murder in Davenport Home
Terror stricken when her husband
seized an open knife, threatening to
cut out her heart and then kill him
self by drinking carbolic acid. May
Bell Bounds (colored) "Wednesday man.
aged to escape from her home in the
400 block west, Tenth street, only by
leaping out of a second story window,
according to her story to the police.
She claimed she had undressed and
was lying in bed when her husband
seized knife and chased her around
the house. She told the police sne
managed to snatch up a little cloth !
ing, and finding all doors were locked. !
jumped from an open window. The /
police were notified shortly after mid |
night and a short time afterward her |
husband was under arrest. In police /
court he was sentenced to Is days in |
the county jail.
Prays on River Bank Before Jump.
ing-A woman, whose name is with /
held by the police, is said to have at
tempted suicide Wednesday by jump
ing into the river from the levee en-
bankment above the government
bridge. Temporary insanity as result
of worry, because her husband is said
to have left their home with another
woman a few hours before, is said to
be her statement Immediately after
being prevented from taking her life.
Although detectives were assigned on
the case, the police carefully conceal
ed all details of suicide attempt. The
unfortunate woman was kneeling on
the top of the retaining wall when
she was seized from behind by work
men employed on the levee improve
ment work. The woman, with tears
down her face told of her
sorrow. After she had become con-
more calm, she was taken
home by Jack Maehr, a driver for
company. Today Mr..
Maehr stated that he had taken the
woman to her home at 524 Case street.
There is no such address, but Case
street is a continuation Of Federal.
1t is said by neighbors that the woman
lives at 524 Federal street. Persons
residing at 524 Federal street deny
knowing anything of the story, but
admitted that they had been inter
viewed by Detective Phelan on the
same question.
Licensed to Wed.-Herbert F. Noel
Ter and Mabel d. Thede, both of Stock
ton; joan p. Oelrich and Philomena
both of Davenport: Henry
2. Fries and Meta Rosenfeldt, both of
Light Pay Roil.-Yesterday was pay
lay at the city hall. City Treasurer
Robson stated that the pay roll was
he lowest in months. a total of SO, 500
'eing paid out to employees.
School Girl Run Over by Bicycle
Il Harry Il. Smythe, 230l Farnam
treet. was knocked down and run
over by boy riding a bicycle while >