The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-08-28
7. Naye, scene i'm Paterson.

HOW A POLICEMAN CAPTURED HIS PRISONER
| A LIVELY CHASE, IN WHICH THE OFFICER
| CAME OFF VICTORIOUS.
John Farrell, of Paterson, n. j., is evil
IDENTITY a tough character. About o O clock
Friday afternoon, being little drunk, he
took his stand on the Pne-Street Canal
bridge, and began throwing stones at pass
ers-by. Two boys informed Officer Blim-
son, who proceeded to put an end to the
disturbance. When Farrell saw the officer
coming he started to run, and Blimson pur-.
| sued him five or six blocks, when, thinking
Farrell would go nome, he gave up the chase.
Farrell, instead of going home, ut once
| resumed his stone-throwing, and this time
the officer resolved to take Farrell into Gus
tody. He pursued him about half mile,
when tue fugitive, who had taken to the
Morris and Essex railroad track, came to
point where he could no longer avoid cap
ture without jumping from stone wall four
teen feet high to the tow-path Of the canal.
The officer was already felicitating himself
on the capture, when Farrell braced himself
up and took the leap. He struck on his
feet, fell, rolled to the waters edge, gath
cred himself UP, and was off again at good
swinging gait. Blimson reached the wall in
time to see Farrell going down the tow-patb,
but he did not jump. He looked about him
aud seeing tolegraph-pole not far away,
managed to reach it and slid down. By this
time Farrell was so far ahead that BlimSon
no longer had any hope of overtaking him,
when Blimson's father and brother, who
happened to be passing on the other side OF,
the canal, ran to. the bridge below and
crossed, thus heading Farrell Off Seeing
his predicament, Farrell at once leaped into
the canal and struck out boldly for the other
side. Shouting to Blimson to prevent Far
rclPs return to the tow-path, the father and
brother ran back to the berme-bank and
prevented Inn from landing on that side.
Farrell, nothing dauntcd, informed them
that he could tire them out, and proceeded
to divest himself of his clothes-a feat that
he successfully accomplished, even to his
shoes and stockings, which latter he
removed in mere bravado. This was
about $50, and from that time until
8 Farrell SWAN up and down the
canal, his clothing in the meanwhile
having drifted away. To every call made
upon him to surrender Farrell replied that
| il Blimson wanted him he must come into
the water and take him. The crowd that
| had been attracted by the novelty OF the
scene now shouted to Farrell to come out
and they would help him. They drove the
elder Blimson and his son away from the
canal, and Farrell swan to the bank and
was on the point Of escaping when the Of
fcer's brother broke through the crowd and
seized Farrell, when he was thrown into
the water and Farrell drawn out. There
being no bridge near by, Officer Blimson
leaned into the canal and swan across. See
ing him land, Farrell started in the oppo-
site direction, when he was headed of by
The elder Blimson. He again sprang into the
canal, when the officer leaped after him. Not
| withstanding he had his clothes on, the Off
l Ger overlook Farrell before he could reach
the other bank and arrested him in the wa
ter. The crowd pelted the officer with
mud, and even used stones, but Blimson
HELD on to bis prisoner and landed him.
THE crowd manifested an intention OF re-
leasing the prisoner, but Btimsen, who
knew most OF them, warned them that il
they interfcrcd any further hewould prose
cute each and every one of them to the full
extent of the law, which might possibly re-
suit in some Of them reaching the State
prison. Farrell was finally lodged in the
police-station, but not until the officers fa-
Their was struck on the head with stone
and severely hurt. Yesterday the Recorder
sentenced Farrell to thirty days imprison-
ment in the county Jail and 10 pay fine OF
$40, his term to continue until the fine shall
be paid.-NeU YorE Times.