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From: "Cathy Joynt Labath" <>
Subject: [IASCOTT] !! Davenport Democrat; Scott Co, IA; June 1871 "Crime Files"
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 19:35:15 -0500


Davenport Democrat
Davenport, Scott, Iowa

June 7, 1871
Police Court.
One Michael Connally found in a state of "blind staggers" was brought before
Justice Peters and fined one dollar and costs. Robert Robertson was arrested by
officer Dodd for disturbing the public peace and on being found guilty was fined
$1 and costs.

Jail Items.
There are now twenty-five inmates in Scott county jail under the following
charges: Larceny, 4; rioting, 5; inmates of houses of ill fame, 6; intoxication,
3; obtaining money under false pretences,1; assault with intent to kill, 2;
till-tapping,1.

Pickpocket Arrested.
This afternoon about one o'clock a notorious thief and pick-pocket named Michael
Custar, commonly known as "Mickey Mike" was arrested by the police force of
Davenport. It seems he had lately picked the pocket of a man living near the
Wapelo, of over $200 and had thus far eluded the grasp of the law. Today,
however, he was seen in town and to go on to the ferry. The police hearing of it
boarded the ferry boat on her return trip from Rock Island and found the fellow
hid under the stairs. He had no notion of being taken, and fought with
desperation worthy of a better cause, but finally the united efforts of
Policeman Dodd, Niles and Finch, he was secured just as the boat reached the
Rock Island landing and taken back to this city where he now lies jailed. His
trial will come off tomorrow before Justice Peters.

June 10, 1871
Police Court.
One Richard Runyon was arrested for intoxication, and brought before Justice
Peters this morning. He was found guilty, fined $1 and costs and sent up.
The man Emmler, whose pocket was picked by Mike Kerster a few days ago, appeared
and filed information against the said thief, whose arrest was noted in our
columns at the time. Policeman Dodd, one of the witnesses in the case, being in
Muscatine, the examination was adjourned until Monday next.

Monday, June 12, 1871
Police Court.
Joseph Raymond and James Rupert were arrested on the charge of being common
vagrants, were fined by Justice Peters $5 each and costs, and sent up. George
Williams, up for intoxication, was fined $1 and costs.
The pickpocket, Kerster, was up this afternoon for examination, and his case is
being looked into as our report closes. His last dodge is to prove an alibi,
which however, he will find hard to do, as the police were on his track, and his
ways and deeds are known.

Wednesday, June 14, 1871
Police Court.
Two "drunks" were up before Justice Peters this morning , the parties, John
Fitzgerald and Richard Terrill, being fined $2 each and costs. John Owens was
arrested, charged with an assault to commit rape upon Elizabeth McCloskey, was
bound over in the sum of $200 and sent up.

Saturday, June 17, 1871
Police Court.
One Joe Delaner was arrested for vagrancy and put under $200 bail and sent up.

Richard Tarrell was arrested for resisting officer Wunderlich, was put under
$300 bail and committed.

This afternoon Michael Kelley was up before Justice Peters, charged with two
indictments-vagrancy and resisting an officer. To the first charge, he plead not
guilty, to the last, guilty. He was bound over in the sum of $300 for each
charge and committed to jail. The father of Kelly being one of the witnesses,
gave an account of the life of his son Michael during the last ten or a dozen
years, a tale of sorrow for a parent and of shame to the son. It is thought by
the father and Marshal Kauffmann that when intoxicated, Kelly is really
insane-his actions ...and extraordinary nature. The record of his past life
somewhat substantiates the idea.

Cathy Joynt Labath
Scott Co, IA USGenWeb Project
http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/
Iowa Old Press
http://www.iowaoldpress.com/


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