, 1873-08-16

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so1nothing oVor year ako WoBt eido r1lflian
known M " Cahbago" lynn achieved sudden no.
torioty ns laring and successful thIef by ateal
inr eoyora1 1,oraoa md 1noo;oa ,s,,;. ~ f",,na
i,E,1,o', -, .,a a,aama1,, '1se'va "nlon no Iouna
1lsohoo III 10 tho aao"elk x, on tho most prominent
thoroughfaros OF tho city Haylng n good oyo
for horso-dosh, he overlooked what arc common
IL callod II plugs +" and etolo on,v ,hoao on,ro1o
t1nt woro va,,,e, ,or t1,oir sroaa aaua,e
~ n.,' 'aoo ~ 1no.4 afoou' 10 '''Pobsl
NV, ~ snls tlme' TO give tho pfecleo number OF
theftH OF this character that ho committed, but
1t must layo reached d round dozon. Nearly
oyory day tho police authorities wore notified of
tho loss Of valuable roadster, md furnish furnished ID
Win description Of tho man who
was subsequently aeon driving 1t, and ncnriy
every day gomo WcBt eido officer who had
known HCabbaget from his boyhood wse
dispatched in search Of him; for tho many de-
acripionH were all nike, and talled exactly with
his. Tho cunning rascal always managed to
eucapo asrost, howovor, aa tho faintost Clue to
his whoroahouts could not DO discovered. His
mother'a houHo, in diRtant part OF tho Wost
Division, was watched night after night by
onthouhes wero examined OF tho most unaeenlly
hours, but all to no purpoHo. ''Cabbago" was
nevor around when tho officers woro. A months
constant watching mado the city SO hot for linl
that ho decided to lcavo it Of his own accord,
and ho Was soon forgotten by tho prosB and Tho
public.
But le has turned up aghin, and is now an in
mate Of toorably strong cell in tho Madison
Street Station, feeling rather uncomfortable on
account Of d bullet hole in Ills thigh md
another In his arm. His capturo was objected
yesterday, md proved rather exciting work for
tho officers engaged In 1t, whose nnmes aro
Thomas Mnloney and Patrick Ryan, both belong
Ing to tho sixth Precinct. Not long ago aomo
Of tho heads Of tho police force aecertained that
n1oshor frequently at dead Of night and bocamc
convinced from this that no kept concealed in
aomo lonely place outside Of tho city, but noar
enough to 1t to roach It In n comparatively short
time. Following up tho Clue, thoy discovered
that he was haunting. tho donHo woods around
the Sag. Lenont, and other pIacos on the canal
and that hfs apprehension might bo occurred
with time md caution. good doai Of depend.
enco waa p1acad On thoso whom ho had robbed
In that section, but, az It aftorward turned
assistance.
About week ago, Officers N1a!onoy and Ryan
wero aclocted to make tho arrest. They per.
formed thoir duty systematically, and pursued
satisfied tho1naelvea TINT ho was In tomont, Of
not far from It. They reached Tint town yostor.
day forenoon, and wore informed Tint tic mar
for whom they we're aoehiug had loft it With
arrival, and haI gono in q northoasterly t1iree.
tion. Procuring . vehicle, the ol1corn staltol
after him. Whon about d milo from the town,
they deserted him returning. They kept thoi1
heads down until thoy dtow Gloss to him, but ho
" dropped on thoul," and iumpod from lis bug
KY, TLo officers initiated the action, and, ,as ho
Was making for tho woods. started after him
In lot pursuit. Finding himself closely proseod,
ho drew revolver, turnod, and fred, but tho1
bnlleta yhizzod larmlosg|y over tue heads OF
the pursuors. Thoy in turn tlrow their woapona
mud discharged thom ut tho pursued. Tho bull
lots did not aoo to ecaro him in lilo least how
over, and Aialonoy was ., compelled to run him
down and cnpturo him. Il was thon 1;gcoyeroj
that lo was shot in tho thigh and arm, but not
dangerously.
Now conos tho amusing part Of tho story. Il
TQtYQTH struck tho Hobby 1jlFt OF Tho iCE OF a