The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-06
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The Rock Island police wednes-
day night placed under arrest two
men whom they claim are guilty Of
ons robbery and IN attempted rob
rey in Rock island and 1 robbery
and one burglary In Moline. The
prisoners are:
George Luecke. alias George
Tucker. Thirty-third street and
Tventy-third avenue. Highland ad-
dition. Moline.
Wade Potter, said to live q 1871
Sixth avenue. Rock Island.
The two men, both about Il
years OF age, were arrested BY De-
tectives Dennis Bennett and Earl
Shannon. Luecke was arrested
while walking along Second avenue
and Potter was arrested ct his
i. homo. IN police had suspicioned
them for several days ~ the men
who had committed robberies in
both Rock Island and Moline, and
/. sitting down the case decided We'd
nesday night that, evidence was
SUFFICIENT to take them into custody.
Since the arrest the evidence has
been strengthened BY Submissions
said to have been made by the pris-
oners.
| Three holdups and one burglary
which the men are accused Of are:
Sticking up Bert Murphy. driver
for the Eagle Taxicab company
while passengers in his car in
Rock Island in the early morning
Of Dec. n, taking S. from Murphy
and stealing his car.
Luecke alone attempted but fail
ing in . holdup at the Alfons
Schriver grocery store, 1913 Four
teenth avenue. Rock Island, Christ
mas eve.
Both men holding up DR.. A. D
West, 2216 Sixth avenue
Moline, the night of Dec. 81, q,
Eleventh avenue and Twenty-fftt
street, Moline. Obtained SO and
one striking the physician on the
head with the butt end of q re.
volver.
4 Both men burglarizing the home
Of George Covington, 221S FIFTH
avenue. Moline, the night Of Dec
81. obtaining 1915 in money, cloth
ing and q gold watch, The watct
was later pawned in Muscatine.
One Sticks Up the Other.
The two men. according to til,
police. became acquainted wher
i Luecke attempting to hold up Pot
ter the night Of Dec. ~, in Rocl
Island.
i Luecke is said to have started t,
follow a travelling salesman from
the Thirty-first street Rock Islant
depot, his object being to rob tn
salesman. However, the intende'
victim entered a residence a
Thirty-nrst street, and saved him
8 self. sf
! Continuing down Fifth avenu
Luecke turned over to Fourth ave
nue. at Twenty-third street. H
met Potter and stuck a gun in Pot
ter's face. telling him to shell Out
Potter called Luecke a boob; toll
him he had only Is cents and wa
playing the same game himself.
The two decided to hit the trai
together. They went to Davenpor,
Going to the Rock Island depot j
that city they called the Eagl
Taxicab company sub-ofiice at tn
st. James hotel for q car. Der
I Murphy answered. He was ordere
to take his passengers to an ad
dress in the east end of Rock Is
land. At Eighth avenue and Fol
tieth street the two men showed re
volvers in Murphy's face, took
y from his pockets and stole his ca
. The machine was recovered tw
hours later at Seventh avenue an
, Seventeenth street.
Before having met Potter on thl
!, night Luecke is claimed to hay
been the man who ON Christina
= eve entered the Alfons Schrive
? grocery store, 1913 Fourteenth av,
nue.. Rock, Island, held Mr.
: Schriver under cover Of q revolve
but was frightened away when M
= Schriver came forward from q res
room of the store.
~ On the night Of Dec 81 both me
are alleged to have held up an