Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-11
ROBS AN OFFICER
HIlEHE SLEEPS
BUT IS CAPTURED
Daring Thief Takes Watch and
Gun From Soldier IN
Man.
TICKET AGENT REAL HERO
Frss Cslsgrn % Rock island Lines,
Davenport. Catches Thug for
Local Crime.

AFTER rolling and ro5bing a feder-
al 1@cer. getting a watch and other
. va.-abIss. .n this city. C.. W. Watson.
who claims Cedar Rapids as his home.
became eHmeshed in the tentacles OF
the Jaw by an amateur sleuth in Dav-
export Saturday night.
Watson had proved almost daring.
b. being charged that ne had robbed
tEa uI.fary man while the latter was
uarr.rl The officer had been de
tailed r1 take e federal prisoner 20
tho z1Esrument prison az Fort Leav-
e1 r1rfH- 81 Rock Island they got Of
fa bake tho kiuks Of travel Watson.
arI happened r0 BE- iu town SATURDAY
cultivated the acquaintance of the de-
reca.e. ne was during mapping pc
-'rd of fre sieuth. Do is charged. that
ta touched him. After getting his val
FABLES Watson left this cit. in haste
BE came fo Davenport but the police
had feleuloued ahead Pred CoIburu.
rlzEf ticket seller 40 the Rock Island
depot. Rad been notified % be on tire
lockout fJr him. lie Was given a de
err.1r.1u When Watson came 10 the
t.-.et window % purchase a ticket for
cedar Rapids he was met b. the ticket
seller OF soft brown eyes and cherub
a-s. He believed himself safe. But
while be WIS conEratuiatinE himself
ia f.s safety the ticket seller was
E.r.le him mp
Ass1t Some steuth.
Tho description given vas complete /
arI tailed with Watson appear
a-.e Tt" police had told the ticket I
seller that Watson walked on cork l
I.E Whom be- mad purchased his tick
90 and went Co bis seat the ticket sell I
Or Disguised himself IN his false 1
WHISPERS Hiding behind this small 1
.lal Es too. went out into the waiting .
room and started sizinE up his man .
y reward o. $50 had been offered FOR /
-a capture.
C0IDuru was looking infinitely az hts I
'esr when the fellow suddenly looked I
1p .u appreh eusion. To ward Oft hts .
FEARS the man Of tickets shouted an
lsrsusibte ORDER 70 the porter With
1v cunning worth ~ ~Oid Bill Burns.
p nkertou and Flaw Eshau he told the
5Jrter 10 go down and FIRE up.
h1ugh the heat had been so u1prcs-
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beard.
Their Colburu acted Returning Co .
lis coop he took on his false puEuu-
Uses and tcleph0ned D. - 81. clair.
detective for the Rock Island road.
Dat be- had bis man St Clair vas
u r1.s city aud he hailed a taxi and
.as lu Davenport in q fev minutes.
.fs roIIarcd Watson and TOOK him
.arE 90 This city.
Police claim they have complete
evidence on Watson. \ pawn ticket
vac found on his person indicating
hat ha had pawned n uatcL for s.
The officer In question has since
friday been In peck OF trOu- I
Do himself Friday noon the officer ,
sf; here with a prisoner by the /,
.ams % Berto Nattson. a deserter !
ror- the army 1IattsOn vas be
ne taken 20 the federal peni-
eutiary 40 Fort LeavenWOrth. Kan
he officer and prisoner missed their .
rain at the Thirty-frst street station
d. the Rock Island lines 50 they pro
seeded across the street 20 a thirst /,
arI1r. where the officer proceeded 20
mex o. lovely stew. 81 IS said The ,
esertar dragged the intoxicated Off {
er fJ the police station. where both ..
.srs held until Saturday noon The
sa proceeded TO the station 10 catch I