The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-28
ALLEGED BANK
RobbER taken
FROM CHICAGO
Safeblower Charged Wjn Being
Members Of Gang Opef1ting Hero
Arrives IN Moline.

safe blower, who is supposed to
be a member Of the bandit gang
which last August shot up and pill
LACED the Commercial bank of Mo-
line, is being held in the Moline
city hall.
Saturday afternoon Cartwright
was arrested in Chicago, and last
night he arrived in Moline, escort
ed by Detective Henry Lebbert. It
is alleged that he entrusted Thomas
Meftin with satchel containing
$3.50 worth Of travellers checks
stolen from the Moline bank.
When Cartwright was arrested
nearly $500 worth of travellers
checks were found in his possess
sion. A number of these checks
have ben identified as the property
of the Commercial bank.
Ben De Jaeger, chief of police,
left for Chicago early today and ex-
poets to return to Moline with Mar
tin tomorrow. Martin was arrested
in Chicago and his capture led to
the arrest of Cartright.
r. M. johnson, cashier of the
bank which was robbed of more
than $4,000 in cash and many thou
sand dollars worth of travellers
checks, also left for Chicago today.
He expects to confer with Pinker-
ton detectives and to bring back
teh checks found on Martin.
The man now in the city Jail ad-
mits that he has criminal record,
according to Detective Lebbert. j.
D. Metzgar, the banks attorney,
who was in Chicago Friday, says
Pinkerton agents told him Cart
wright has bad record.
HE told me he's a safeblower,"
said objective Lebbert. "He has
served two terms in New York state
prisons and he spent eight years in
the federal prison at Leavenworth,
Kan"
Cartwright denies he was a MEM
Der OF the gang that shot up the
bank last summer He also de-
clared that he is not the man who
gave the $4,000 satchel to Martin.
Cartwright is a well-dressed, bus
mess like individual. He gave his
residence as Toledo mad his age as
AZ. He declared that he is a mill
wright by occupation.
He wouldn't talk about the Mo-
line robbery" said Detective Leb-
bert. II asked him some questions,
but all he would say was, Officer,
there's one thing l don't do and that
is run off at the mouth.
Magistrate Gustafson issued a
warrant charging Cartwright with
robbery. 1t is probable that other
warrants will eb issued charging
him with robbing G. A. Swanson
and shooting Charles Mohler.
Mohler was in his barber shop
across from the bank at Fifteenth
street and Sixteenth avenue, when
the robbery occurred, and STEPPED
out on the sidewalk to see what
was happening. He was hit by a
bullet from one Of the bandits guns,
Swanson was in the bank to
make a deposit and was assaulted
and robbed.
Cartwright will probably be ar
ralgend before Magistrate Gustaf-
son tomorrow morning. 1t is ex-
pected tat he will be confronted bv
Martin the man to whom it is al
legged he entrusted the travellers
checks, and r. NJ. Johnson and 9TH
er officials of the bank.
In conversation on the train with
Detective Lebbert, the prisoner 10
SAID to have admitted that he was
ACQUAINTED with Cowboy BilI'
Johnson, Joseph Forrest and
Archie Knerr, who were arrested in
Toledo and later identified by Mr.
Johnson as members of the bandit
gang. "nu''
Il asked him if johnson was an
Italian" said the detective QUO
told me that johnson was a half
Indian. ell said Cowboy Bill was
taken to the penitentiary a few
weeks ago."
cartwright also told Detective
Lebbert that he knows Moline and
mas been in the tri-cities several
umes. He did not say when he had
ben here. " nau
rms morning Cartwright was
Drought into court, but refused tn
taik. Before he was led from the
jail ne asked for time in which tn
wash and shave. The police grant.
ed the request. ant
Inc prisoner has retained a Chi
cago attorney to defend him The
attorney, Cartwright told Lebbert
is Robert Cantwell, noted Chicaeo
criminal lawyer.
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