The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-27

"A Race for the Station house.-On Thursday last
ohcer Mincho Of the 9th ward police, arrested Ger
man tailor by the name of Henry Grim, on a charge
OF stealing gold lever watch and chain and other
property, valued in all at sia3 On the officer bringing
the prisoner before the strate he ackno wledged
taking the property. and stated where portion Of It
could be found The officer, in order to recover the.
same obtained permission Of Justice Timpson to take
the prisoner In custody to the stores thus
by him, for the purpose Of identifying the same The
returning together up Maiden lane when at the
OF broadway, a boy stole some article from a store
and ran off Step thief" cried, which attracted
the notice OF Mncno. who saw the boy running to-
wards him, when he made grasp at the young rascal
and In SO doing the boy turned Broadway and
Mincho lost his hat, which the wind carried between
two omnibuses Poor Mincho then chased his hat,
which he fortunately reganed but in doing 80 the boy
escaped and on looking for his prisoner he was gone
likewise Here situation for the officer his pri
soner escapedke the dog and the the
in for the Lesser object he lost the larger
Now, what to do! He thought at frst Of going to the
mayor; then again to the chief; but knowing he Was
out OF town he finally considered it the best plan to
run, taking of his coat he along the psople.
turning around as be passed suppospg him to be
was teen man equally of breath running at full
speed directly in the track Of Mincho who kept his
course as straight for the 9th ward station house as
possible-passing along Park Row up Centre street.
one of the stopped the passengers putting their
beads out of the windows an.ousIy looking ahead Of
tne omcer VINO was by this time the face as
beet-supposing he was certainly chasing some thief
The WIND OF the poor tailor not being quite 80,
good as the officer he breke down on arriving at
Chambers street, and was compelled to 20 at = much
slower speed-tbus Mincho reached the station house
and rushed in before Captain Masness with his ave,
flashing his face like coal Of Are and The rsrs;
ton running down his cheeks like n hmm OF ar,s
on hot goose before roasting fire. and being quite
out OF breath, be CONNIE iced in broken English to
inform the captain that he had lost his prisoner The
excited manner Of Mnche drew the attention of MANY
tered around listening with laugh on their connte
nance, to witness the trouble cit ement of moor
house and when she heard that husba nd was Lost
burst ont into tears fearful that he had ran awav And
che would not be able to him again But before
lncho had time to relate the whole facts noise was
heard at the station house door when to their utmost
surprise who should come running in but the prisoner
and standing still in the doorway, with apparent sur
pr'se hitting up his hands, exclaimed, with German
accent, !" BY d-n, where you go to why you run
on seeing her husband once more safa' seized
him around the neck and kissed him In Dutoh
with a. much apparent qualification II he had beef
gone nve years. This singular circumstance Of the
prisoner chasing the officer to the station house being
OF very uncommon occurrence, created quite q
general laugh a. It thought he would ave taken
quite different direction but the fact was soon .lu-
eidated by some one present, who explained it away
This case ought to be recorded among the police
extraordinary occurrences, as the circum stance
never occurred before where prisoner, having
known to pursue the officer to the station house
This circumstance puts us in mind of the story told
by farmer who purchased a dog that was recon-
mended to be desperate fellow kill wolves: so the
nist snow storm the farmer took him out to Sry him.
when after travelling several miles they found the
track Of wolf. The dog was put on his trail ana
shortly the dog and the wolf started from a Thick
swamp and away they went as IL the devil had them
the farmer only just catching glimpse Of his doos
tail as he passed from the swamp another patch
s Mooas ne farmer followed the track in the snow
ness his dog tearing the wolf into pieces On p,ssinr
along and feeling much gratihed at having at last OBJ
famed dog, (which he 20 long wauted) that would
hunt and destroy the wolves which so annoveJ The
neignoornood, he came across some farming men who
were employed In telling some trees aSav INV
Iriend" said the farmer to of them did Won ace
aog ana wolf pass along this way,n . why yesT
saa me man, scratching his head, 1--WE guess we did,
ua .ney ~sIe eolng at mighty big streak too; but
fsue ahead" and 80 it was in the case Of Mincho-
ana the tailor, Mincho was a 'leetle ahead.u