The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-30

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Frank. Haftis. assd :. returned
10 this city ffum Peoria Thursday
oe last vssk to answsr 70 ! charge
of failing 70 support his family. and
Who was later released on his
promise 70 get . Job. was arrested
along Rock river ct l:30 O'Clock
Tuesday afternoon for breaking
into camps. With Hattts was Perry
Martin. Both are In tho county
jadl pending . hearing next Mon
day before Magistrate D. J. Cleland
In police court en- charges OF
burglary.
Martin IL Hattis' brother-in-law.
Both live at 963 Forty-first avenue.
The men broke into four camps
and were cornered in the last Of
the four by two hunters, but Mar
tin mado bis escape from the camp.
He was captured by Deputy Jess
Hanna who saw him running
across . field while on his way
to the scene Of the camp breakings.
In answer to a call received at
the sheriR's ONCE Sheriff John g.
Miller and Deputy Hanna started
out with George Campbell OF the
Empire Ice & Coal company, in the
latter's machine.
While nearing the river over the
Thirty-eighth street road Deputy
Hanna saw Q man running across
q field near the road and, suspect
ing that he was one, Of the two
men mentioned in the telephone
report from campers, Hanna LEFT
the car and dashed in pursuit. He
| lost sight Of Martin, but coming to
ditch he suspected his man was
hiding. Following along the ditch
Hanna soon came upon Martin. who
was crawling along on his hands
and knees. Putting the prisoner
| in the automobile the party con-
tinued on to the camp where they
found Hattis in custody OF William
Lukens, who lives on a farm
nearby.
! Hunters Did Not Wait
( The hunters who had discovered
camps were being broken into and
who corne-ed Martin and Hattls II
the camp of Robert Kushman and
who later notified Mr.. Lukens. die
not wait until the sheriff's force
arrived. 1t was while Lukens was
| in conversation with Hattis in the
front doorway OF the camp tha
Martin made his escape through
rear door. A small boy from
nearby camp was watching thi!
door. hut made a hurried getaway
when Martin dashed out OF thu
camp. Lukens fred one shot ovel
Martins head, but this failed II
stop the man. Lukens then CON
tented himself with holding Hat
tfs until the officers should arrive
The hunters who first corneret
the men are said to be William De
Poover and Lawrence Duberg.
Besides the Cushman camp thu
two men had entered the camp o
Harry briggs and that of a cousin
Of briggs, who lives in Moline, ant
they also entered fourth camp
Nothing OF value had been found II
any of the camps entered, and thu
/ men are believed to have beef
searching the camps systematicall.
in the hope that they would com
upon money or other valuables.
Martin is 81 years of age. HI
was arrested recently at Peoria ant
returned to Davenport to answe
to a charge Of stealing furs. HI
gained his release. but the sheriff
force is interested in a letter fount
on him yesterday which was sen
from Peoria and which mention
the case in which Martin was con
nected 1t alludes to guns that ar
slowed away at Peoria and whicl
the writer says are to be sent t.
i Rock Island. The sheriff's fore
believes that one of these guns i
i the property OF Martin.