, 1881-10-30
WALKED INTO THE TRAP.

a Pleasant Interview RctWeen John
White and the Chicago Avenue
Detectives.
An amusing incident, the l1ldfcrols side OF
which WAS appreciated more by the police ana
TRIBUNE reporter than by the person who fur
nishcd the entertainment, happened last n'*nt
at the Chicago Avenue Station \ .bcry
of detectives and patroluicn we're gathered
around tho stationkccpers desk chatting over
the work Of the day, when there walked into tho
room Il coarse featured. roughly-ciad specimen
of the ..dockwallotjer.'' His deVil-nay-care
1nie1, and impudent swaEycr stamped Him at
once rs ''toughy.'' Stepping to the sutton
keepers desk, behind which--3ctcctlEe Nohan
was seated, he asked in a cultural tune that told
of frequent tlraughts ct ''the-saine-as- II natl
tast-season," with u breath recklng with navy
plug and red liquor and with twinkle IN
his eye peculiar to the class to which he Belongs
if there was locked up in that station young
man named Thomas Henncssey.. All eyes
were turned n!rnSy+ gu ~ ,,n ntm ,'n1ivi''cd
attention Of II mich larger assc1nphsc: ouicer
Kohan the trst to speak. anu tnat Oily aatet
he il;ll t.azcd long and lurt1tcly III tAe AuiuS
yiting .nlit: Ut the visitor.
.:WtIAv DO YuG WANT OF IE:NN:SsEf:
asked tho officer, still keeping his eyes On tfls'
::Weil. suy, WITS sent up here to sec him"
l{nhau asked who h,.l sent him. ~
swell sty, bo sent ME card dye sec:
The officer evidently did not sces 11r ns con, con-
tinucd his intcrrosatton5 With: "oat soue
numt? ,.r. - 49,. -
versution the tough caller SUD: "Say. :Is Mn!t
dye want 10 kuo" my name 1or: ny ''al'c
Wnire, .1t,hn White" .,,,
NAV. Wat yc giving me now:'' was the onIS
response ,,..-,- a no,,,;,>,, ,.ont;n,c,,
the officer so,ucwhnt earnestly. a..
undoubtedly wus doing heap ot thhK'ne'
'srL GLAD THAT YOU CAME IN
to see us tonight, White; We have oecn wan.-
ir1e 10 sec you fur about two mouths. conttn-
ued itohnn seriously aud Feacn'hs 1'f u" W."
Say, yer givin it to :,le pretty stiI amt XIX:
said White with sick1r attempt 1T chceftnl III
10. a1n not *givlng 1t to you still but !
guess tho Judge will when he Ee1s u cr.icS -
wei. suy. Tn here II you wants nc, that $
me. Dut / know YOU don't want me- i"'
worktngM,nn. aln ,,,,.,.;,,, b1r,
down stairs ana found iu bis pockets pint bot
RE full Of whisky, evidently intended for ms
Enif" t1,uHu The NV discounted White looxcd US
,hn,,~h the bottom had dropped out OF creut1on
when he s.w the .9hfsky-bottio disappear III tnv
e,Snf t. md bi,lritd ont: Yes mint goin. TO
take that, arc yes" and when a.. he So" ID tna.
they really were, almost whined: 1''e me-
a 1{4G
.His reauest was granted. and those WHO VIII
uesSed
ware satisfied to believe that the desire Tor a
Trink ,yas m earnest one. for when fhe EllrK,,
lin, had ceased and the bottle 1au neen p,cSu :s;
nsic @ Tor safekecp.ne only hat Of ias contents NJ
rcnaincd With seraphic smile upon MS all
!t..i;r fenturcs Nr. Jonn White. almost cheer
fui under the soothtn. effect Of halt. pint of
whisky led downstairs to the cen n n. "n'eu nst,
tho uforcsaih burke was conaned-tne tnal
shorn he did not know The !ast wotus hanct, he.ct
we're: D.. Hello, burke, what you In Tor this
rimc! ,z..1 tr rho renor,.r
vht, was present that ubour two nlonths ago
I'm White. William Hcnnessey, and Thomas
Finncxnn alias Devlin three notorious orn.s tnns1y
m'..rhnrn Mxnn11g and Water street. und there
rubhcd @ Holland ncnncst, OF No. ~ wentworth
ayrnue. Ut F:sp it. cash The thieves e@capeu'
LETT the CITY, aud we're sone more tllat. n1ontn.
Three days ago. rather three ntSnts ao tf,' ,,
| ncsst,y and Fiune.aa tried tho same gnu
of trick upon .x e,Pred :t4qcs tad%ef Hsdst Ut
rto,, II ~ 0'ciUck ut night. acd r'''he't h'n t
| ali he haI-uUyut <j. The robbers were r.