Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-01

Two suitcases Of JeweIry Found
A young man entered local pawn |
shop few days ago and put up
gold watch. The timepiece was one
which was stolen from the home OF
John vollersten, 301 Rusholm street,
ON Christmas eve. The police secur-
ed a description OF the young man and
detectives secured the city in an eff
fort to apprehend him. The pawn
broker Wednesday notified police
headquarters over the telephone that
the mysterious young man had just
entered an electric shop, west of the
postofice. Officer Blickhan rushed to
the scene and nabbed his man, who
gave the name of F. II. Mckinney ana
his age an "a years. The police be-
lieve Mckinney to be the burglar who
has been conducting wholesale opera
lions In Davenport during the past
few months. He was loading up an
electric fash lamp when arrested, and
the authorities believe was preparing
to make another haul. He had 81
calibre Iver-Johnson revolver on MS
person, believed to have been stolen
in Rock Island. The gun was not
loaded. The mans room was visited
in an East Second street hotel TWO
suit cases full of jewelry and other
loot were taken to headquarters, to-
gether with skeleton keys and various
burglar tools. In McKinney's pocket
was an open-face Elgin watch, secur-
ed when the Schroeder home, 1887
East Fifteenth street, was burgiarized.
He wore a gold signet ring with the
initials 81. w." which was identhed
by Mr.. Voliertsen as part OF the 1901
secured by burglars at his home va
rious citizens whose homes have been
burglarized visited police headquar-
ters yesterday and many OF them
identified loot found In Mcklnney's
possession The police believe the
prisoner to be the burglar who has
been entering houses by means of
skeleton key. The suspect was given
a prolonged grilling at headquarters
the greater part of the morning. He
claims to have come to Davenport
from Des Moines and the police be-
lieve a portion of the loot secured In
this city has undoubtedly been dis
posed of in Des Moines pawnshops-
Mckinney claims Buffalo. Ill, as his
home.
Admits Breaking Into Depot.-Be-
cause the idea of walking seven long
miles along the railroad track in
near-zero atmosphere was repugnant
to him, Charles Smith, aged 16, broke
+ into the Milwaukee depot at Harper
Ill, Monday night, pulled thu soma
phore and stopped a through passe~
ger train. The boy, who was placed
under arrest by special agents ant
lodged in the Davenport police station
confessed yesterday. He denies nav
ing stolen anything in the depot ant
was released. He will probably pre-
coed to Coon Rapids, Iowa, where n
saws a Job awaits him in bakery
Smith had the following TO say re
garding the affair: II was awful coli
and knew the train didn't stop a
Harper. / didn't want to walk tn
ties seven miles to the next statio'
10 l broke into the depot. The loci
on the door was old and ] was abb
to push 1t in. I pulled the lever Z
atop the train and when the engin
slowed up got on board. l knew
about the semaphore system becaus
! used to work for the milwaukee, u
call boy. l never touched anything II
the depot and you don't blame m
tor trying to get u ride. do you?
Sudth's homo 10 in Pelvidere, III.
o.
oaoas for 5000 on Note.-Suit 10
900 balance due on = note for "a
has been rnled by the First M
hal bankgh{f st. Joseph, Mo-, agains
= 3. johnson. The plaintiff aver
ohe note was drawn June Fl, 1914 |
n1o< * the Merchants bank OTIS
& - ana Y wss later assigned,