The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-18

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e,satiause fssns Pass Oral
faInia hoeol n D9vsup6rt wharf
u 1ound MoeehGn1.
From stateDente MADE ~ vasi-
ID msmbers ~ Tie gang the po-
- said Inst they 1easned that the
- had besn driven around The
1ehborhood % ~ meat market
4 ~ some time b1iose IN attempt At
oa4s1 70 the buiIdtng was made. a
rs bolt cutter, taken from thtStaxf
ilne headquarters, WAS used b cut
(lng IN iron bar away from IN east
- window. Entefing the build
~ the front door was unlocked
and tie safe carried out TO the walt
= IT sutomobjles The machine was
~ out over the Twenty-fourth
street road to about Thiritieth
nvenue. There with the aid Of 9
onkpef The dial was knocked on
.VIeslcof and some sort Of explos-
ia was then used to tear the door
q The safe from its hinges, It Is be-
lleted, % mo- amount OF pounding
With . hammer would be suhicient
70 smash the safe % II was found,
~ police believe.
Throw Aws5 Small Change .
About $500 in bills was taken
from the safe and about $50 in
dimes, nickels and pennies was
scooped up from the ground and
placed in q handkerchief. Coming
back to the city the gang, fearing
70 be caught with the weighty metal
money, threw the change from the
overhead bridge over the street
laar- tracks near the Watch Tower.
fVhete the money was found this
1kogning. The safe has also been
i6rtught in and is in badly dilap-
81xtsd condition.
Chief Cox said this morning that
he Is bound to gain q conviction Of
the men to the fullest degree OF the
Law.
members Of the Mills family
have made the city Of Rock Island
trouble enough" he said.
Recalls Records.
He recalled the police records Of
members of the family, the troubles
the police have had from the res
taurant operated by Austin Mills,
Fred Mills father, at 304 Twenty
second street, and from the "hole
in the wall" restaurant formerly
operated by Amos Mills. grandfa-
Their Of Fred Mills. at 2204 Third
avenue.
A. ftEwas at the "hole in the WALL
y hAt Ida Woods, Fred Mills sister.
ma Cecil Nesbitt, Davenport bar
Der. were killed about year ago by
Robert Cook, who committed sui
eide by jumping from a third-story
window Of the court house, after a
jury had brought in verdict of
hanging for the double murder.
Cook was said to have shot Mrs.
Woods and Nesbitt through jealousy
OveI Tie WOuldu.
Taxi Line Owner Troubled.
z. M. Zeahringer, owner Of the
Eagle Taxi line, was seriously trou-
bled today over what results the az
fair will have on his business. Mr.
Zeahringer came here from Mon
mouth July 10 as purchaser Of the
lines He brought Allen with him
and said that he had never seen
Shfthing wrong with the man. Hy-
4fwas employed here, but quit his
ljbb Some time ago, only to return
again about week ago, and to an
nounce his resignation again or
Friday or the day before.
! He said that in case the two mer
did take part in the robbery Aller
had been guilty Of working rus,
on his employer to get away Il
take part in tina job.
Owner Is Hoodwinked
The owner said that at 1874
o'clock call was received from tn
Thirty-flrst street Rock islam,
depot to pick up woman passen
ger. Allen drove the car and re
turned at. about 3 o'clock and turn
ed in the money for the trip. How
ever, the police say that it wa
fMerehead who turned in the cal
u tie taxi headquarters and tn
can was ruse to give Allen hi
chance to 60 out with the machine
The turning over Of the money TO
. making a trip by Allen at the ofiic
was claimed to have been in fur
therance Of an alibi.