, 1873-06-19

How d Good Samaritan "as MAS.
tn1ken for n 11tghwaymnn by nm

B!uo OF QlH ncAu WEB PHlnlunJ o14a"' 6o"t '.'~ "
faco waa etroakod with blood. He boro IN hla
hnnd d noto, signod by hr. J. Il. Jones, Agent
for tho Woslorn Associated Press. In this city,
which said that tho bonrer lad boon knocked :
down by footpads at tho cornor Of Jackson and
Loomia streets, and robbed Of e23 fn currency
and u silver watch. .~,c>-.. :~''
Tho history Of AIr. Jonos' connection with thia
affair la moro interesting than TINT OF Burke'a,
not only bocnuBo Jones Ia botter known, but
that his experience illustrates that tho Good
Samaritan Is played out, and TINT tho part OF
wisdom now is to "pnsa by on tho other
side." Mr. Jonoa waa returning homo ut
unearthly hours, when Ba1oons arc closed and
policemen genorall aaoop, when ho hoard BONE
ono groaning and sfghing most dolofuly. At
f3rat Mr. ]. thought It waa a repetition of the
tstcs pigs voice to attract its victim, so tho
wrotch was simply trying to bogulo him, Jonos,
into lis clutchoH. But finally he conquered his
fears and went in tho direction OF the sound,
Nr. Jonos' hrat impulse to bog hfr. b. to stay
there till lo went down to the telegraph otico
md sent OF m account Of tho affair to tho conn
try press. Burke demonstrated, foariug some
thing worec might happon to him. Jones' trled to
been 80 thoroughly robbed would not bo
uolostod again that evening. During the courao
Of this interesting discussion, Mr. Busko tainted
Awny, much 10 tho evaporation OF h1r' Jone8,
who lad two or tlreo other arguments to bring
forward. Jones, soeing ho had tainted for good,
would hnvo apTinkled wator on his faco, but thero
waa mono there He would hayo burned feata-
or under his noso, but he had no feathor. Ae
would hnve unloosenod his COLLAR, but hc ~ had
hnnd upon his collar. The policeman was tall
| man. Jones Is short ono. Tho policeman Was
muscular and raised hlr. J. about ayo
foet into the air: Whom Mr. Jones returned 70
shat hat n
The officer replied ho was not in tho habit 81 OK
plaing his conduct to highwaymen. Mr: Jones
wanted to know II tho Officer thonght he was
one. Tho policeman did not think 1t needed al'y
over another that way, ho knew what it meant
h1r. Jones explained how no was helping tue
wounded man. The officer said that was played
He had 'heard that kind OF talk before. 4 he
WIS not highwayman, What Was ho mr.. Jones
asked to DO conducted to lamp post, 80 ho could
provo ha identity. 80 1lr. J. with tho police'
mans armB around him was conducted to a
lamp-post. Since 1t waB not lit, tho policeman
hosted Mr.. Jones mp there, and that gentleman
lit the gas Then he descended. the officer care {,
drow from his pocket half-a-aozen lead pencils
somo telegraph blanks, copy OF q Pike Count.
paper, O horHo chestnut, Bome scraps Of poetry
tooth-brush, and finally roll Of RaP95 wh1sl l1;
oflicor road this, and though tho sum Wns nmal
ono yet le ndmitted that o man with I
rccoiptcd bill in his pocket WAS not art to be !
robbor. 30 ho told Mr. Jones Ao was sorry
brushed tho dirt off his coat, Bmoothed hts col
lar, aud led him back to wloro Mr. Burke. VIII
had recovered from his swoon, was oursing Jone
for having dosortcd him.
Thon Mr. Jones ind the officer carried Burk
to tho house Of DR.. Loomis, No. 744 Jackao'
street, and laid him down on tho top Of picke
fenco, whero ho stuck until the medicine ma
camo out.
Mr. Jones then told the doctor the whole stor
while he was dressing tic wounds. He Bpok
so loud that he had quite q large audience Q
opqn-1nouthod people about him when ho 60
through. Burko felt limsolf to DO so much of
hero when Jones ceased, that it gavo him q
abundance Of strength to walk down to tho pc
leo Station. H6 said that tho scoundrele VII
had assaulted him had beon with him most 6
tho evening, and had induced him to get dr'lnl
Tho mans memory enabled minute doscriplo
to be taken Of the robbers md, Il tho detective
arc worth anything they con catch them, It
believed TINT Mr. Jones will Bond voluntar
"specinls," !" containing detailed nooount Of tn
aboyo affair to ovory city, town, and ha1nlos
tho country.