Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-01-24
MUCH CRY AND LITTLE wOoL.
Extensive Shooting and Nobody
Hurt.
A Thief too smsrt fer The De
tecfiVes.

Information was given to the police Q
few days g that two notorious thieves,
known In police circles as John Reagan
and James Hicks, were in the city, aud
an " the lay" for some big operation.
| Reagan was well known as q bold and
expert THIEF, and one who more than
| once had left his mark on police records,
and two OF three good men were imme-
iiately detailed to attend to the case.
Officer T. c. David was entrusted with
working 1t up, and he Immediately start
ed on their trail.
Knocking around Washington street
about four o'clock yesterday, David
and Sergeant Brown saw the pair
hat they were in want of, saunteriBg to-
ward the bayou between Second and
Third streets, as il making their way out
of town. The thieves caught sight OF
David and Brown about the time that
they saw them, and as the officers hailed
them, they turned and started rapidly
down the street again. David and Brown
overlook them on the cOrner of Main
and Exchange streets, just as the precious
duo were going into the "X 10 U 8"
saloon. Hicks saw the pursuers first,
and Immediately vEmOsed but Reagan,
in attempting to get out the back way,
was called upon TO surrender by David,
and seeing that in this case at least dis
erection Yves the better part of valor, he
suecumbed. David, pistol in hand, took
charge of him, and started with him to
the station house, but in an UDguRrded
moment, Reagan made leap for life and
attempted to run. David not wishing to
shoot, struck at him with the hand In
which he held his pistol, and instead Of
hurting him, mashed bis own hand ter
ribly, and was compelled to drop his
pistol by the pain. Reagan made good
of his time and got away, running
into the alley between the OvertOn and
Sam Shocks, where David shortly fol-
lowed him. Here an exchange of two
hOts apiece took place, without doing
any damage, but creating the widest ex-
element in the neighbOrhoOd. Reagan
after firing two shots again took to his
heels, and ran towards Poplar street,
with Brown and David at his heels, fir
ing OF him a third time.
Being better winded and larger legged,
the th~iefscon distgnced his pursuers, but
the corner OF Poplar and Front he
was confronted and stopped by Officer
who captured him a second time.
JOyfully the stern officer of the law
with his captive to the station
lOuEs, thinking surely that be chad him
ieRd ~ but ne reckOned without his host.
When within a few doors OF Main
street, on Poplar, David met them, and
Moore seeing him with his hand bleed
ng, and his pistol cooked, thought that
ne was going 70 shoot his prisoner, and
commenced demonstrating with him,
which a door was opened by q
woman close by, and the prisoner darted
n, and it was iI-sssntsneously closed
sfter him.
Before the Gstonished and cutwitted
could force the door against the
woman, who had opened it first, snd
zhO then held it to, the prisoner" had
nsds his escape by the back wsy. On
thsig entrance, the woman was
oUnd to be ResgsR's mother, jabilsnt
,ver the escape Of her SOB. ,
The officers, we understand, feel rather
heaply, but declare they will have
lesgan or ole 10 the attempt.