The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-04
HArEs's MIRfcUAoUs ESCAPE
The Mysterious Person who Awaited III. Ar
rival at the Washington Depot.

WASHINGTON, March mi lat irfO.e la1
Policeman Hunt. whose beat is on Delaware
avenue between tho Capitol and the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Station. noticed a short e..
man in a long ulster hanging about one ~ d
car sheds in the rear Of the depot. Tho mano
appearance was respectable. and the on.ar
taking him for some belated Congressman. WIZ
did not care TO go home to his wife and .mit.
allowed him TO remain until O'Clock 300 o.
morning. when he ordered him or thcpr ia.ss.
Last night the station master notified an0il
policeman that "A person of suspcious appear
ance and uneasy actions hal haunted tue d.
pot all day long. walking The platform neryou-
ly and watching the arrivals hy each IN .1nil-
train. While the two were talking. ON acr Illus.
came up and reported his experience 81 thJ
night before. The person In question. b" adj
ed. was at that very timc posted liil. way
down the truck. ouisid' thsd d yard.
The station master. taking d lantern. pro
ceedrd alone IN the dilt flnn lu "a dtrl AM
found the mysterious iuiNluu Just byOil
Tue thlrd ri-ht mana SWITCH Iu' e"imr ui
ulster came mp 10 hls cans. 4.t" hiding etr
lower part OF has iare lio WIS pacing to AMI
fro with ga X. short steps, uii areuNy - ir.-
occupied that he dii not observe the station
mAstcr's appr1a IA, md WIS mutt"rng ~un'-
thing 10 h1M7, Y. I4' sLh "a master c"us
laid h. laut ON th" straus rs should B., cay"
lng. " hat ARE yuu doiut unr"f
4
--'r va, In- .Dr a irth, lac s.lD
Wa ting f'r W.ll tr.uf
"Turps.4 dental thai is. the through W =
"Bu' you have been hanging around h'-'
thes' iw4 days. Now. want 10 know Want
C.n you icll NO." nskod the stranger ID r
turn. WAat time auyul iy WutlI reach % 2" u
they LEFT Cn.umlus "a nln' o % x in the A'ri'
ing. and Wrrr not 81 'Ip'd ON tho way uy SOM
appal hug railroad raHNIN, q nrVhan hfai IT,
M .plA.HI swt'h sleep - torn ny, wA-.a-..
murder "a some form of u.Irr
You 5. ID Ink, rested ~ DEATH" rcna.l
| nav" rms IA 10 ~ saul the stranger
M"li then. yuu hafl h'ttar come aiun' wf'
me-, 7.,,. tii" stliun n.a9trr. Ans lH'u al
i'l~' ~ "'t e. man VI J"st }oAI s~''. -I''
Un,ol,. either from fear or from ind .r on
to protest, tlr $ ran GER ia thruri 'NI~ ...H
t'pol'r h"ti lA.irfrrS. y ~etr'h IlH"' ''
cover any muld-ruus weapon rin'ui .''
hls person, nut IN an inner pprN"t Wis '. b.,
Nriupr, on the buck oi winch. lu asN..'-l p ~
cLarsctsrs, the following Au,s W'reN... .;
lie would have been our President
But incfe was insluu. r44fotdaec.' 3D.
Cvanied out IA la, early bloom.
=. "Ah' sald tho police Sergeant i'm 4ue'
yo@ are Il. Washington On g.. A.
lhat IS ny namo anu tLe. said III ".@'
man. proudly.
por hol g' h F2" sa'a 6 'nG arFfon
wonlIn han; arlunl the Dnit.4ort aAtO
q pot any Aor5. Hayes - cvnias - L-.- '---
MIR. Chnas. \. VI, stat"l 70 n reporter ots
WASH nsion paper THAT, nNw .yrr upi'0rl
might be- against him. tlor' W.T.. uIt.I
1,hhry IN hrs unN'n." f1 lrNu 49,
frrsld"utul train utl p'fu tlt1Nu 90 i'-
10y some Il 'n l7l cuu-p.r."y ON ir
arrival %, t1y. Has s.t,ur;4 Huuf..r
once with w' % PIHrlNuusi Nnl n
hon.'n my m.ne.'H ugiu t'a Mn.l u h.
ready for apann. lN'e onwlt...
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