Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-05

How many shots did you fre?"
i shot al him once"
aAnd Deputy Miller twice?r
yes"
DO you know whether the bullet
from your gun struck him?,'
4 couldn't say as to that
Did you shoot to hit him, or In the
air or at the ground?'
i don't know who hit him." was
the shertff's reply.
There was no way Of telling which
bullet hit him. the sheriff added.
Steals for Babies.
With her husband dead, and she
about to become a mother, Mrs. Smith,
through an Interpreter. Historically
related the story back OF the theft Of
the chickens.
She said that the family was des-
titute. Her husband had no work
and the children and herself were
starving. She said that they cried for
food so loudly that through sheer des-
peration the head Of the family was
forced to steal because be could not
see the children starve before his
very eyes.
| Mrs. Smith said that the neighbors
were good, but that they had but little
more than the Smiths. She said she
thought her husband tried TO escape TO
Get back 10 her because he knew she
needed him
| The death last night Of Smith is
the indirect result Of raid perpetrat-
| ed by the police on the home OF Adam
| Kopage, 400 Forty-sixth street. Po-
lice visited the place on the report
that blind pig was in operation. They
said they found a man drinking and
five cases Of beer were on ice In the
cellar.
| In the cellar, too, they found 13
chickens. Kopage and the chickens
| were taken to the police station. Ko-
page paid S25 and costs on a charge
of "bootlegging" and was held on
charge Of burglary and larceny, it
being claimed that he had robbed the
chicken coops Of Mrs, Anna Gillespie.
4218 Seventh avenue. She identified
the chickens as her own. They had
been stolen the Friday night before.
Mrs. Kopage Gives Clew.
Kopage protested innocence and his
wife went to the police station, where
she said that she could tell the police
bow and where TO get the thieves. She
gave the police the name and ad-
dress of Sam Smith and Mike Smith,
both of East Moline. both Serbians. but
not related to each other. The police
went as directed and arrested the two
Smiths. They were taken to the police
station and Tuesday afternoon, po-
| lice say, they confessed to stealing
the chickens.
| Mike and Sam we're held for the
theft Of fowls from Mrs. Gillespie and
Sam also for the theft OF chickens
from John Gilbert, 621 Thirty-eighth
street, when they were arraigned IN
police court. Bonds were fixed at
81, 900 on each charge and they were
I ordered TO the county Jail in default
Of bail.
Sheriff Richmond and Deputy Mil
Ter took charge of them after the nit
timuses were given the officers and
the four started for the county Jail.
The officials did not handcuff the pris-
oners.
Three Shots Fired.
| AS they reached the sidewalk lead
ing into the Jail on Third avenue. Sam
Smith started running diagonally
across Third avenue IN direction Of
Fourteenth street. Three shots were
fired at him. But he did not falter
IN his step. He continued running
and Deputy Sheriff Jake Wigers gave
chase in an automobile, finally catch
Ing up with him on Fifth-and-a-half
avenue between Fourteenth and Fiji
teenth streets Even when within 10
feet of him and ordering him to stop
or that he would shoot him, Smith con-
tinued to run and ignored the officers
orders. The deputy was fresh, how
ever. and had but little trouble catch
| ing him.
| Smith was taken back to the county
jail 1t was found that he was wound
ed in the back by bullet. DR.. A. N
Mueller was called. The doctor said
that he would have to be taken to St
Anthony's hospital Smiths wife was
there at the time, having arrived at
band was In progress. When she learn