New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-10
HOT CHASE AFTER A THIEF.
SEEING A poCKET-BooK IN BROADWAY.
the THIEF CArruRfD-srEAr1NG BECAUSE ort or
WORK AND HUNGRY.
"That man has my pockctbook"

WORK AND HUNGRY
THAT man has my pockcthock"
Tho words came In an excited tone from middle
aged woman dressed IN black standing uervously
~ Broadway and Fifty-second-si. Yesterday
morning Her right nrm was quickly raised
aud pointed In the direction of man hastily
turning the corner and running toward
Eahth.avc. as if sorcly needed In that ncighhor
hood Nit nallock of the firm of Bullock A Shaicr,
milk nnd cream dcacfs. WIS standing in front of
his door nnd hoard ihc cry With glance ~ the
woman he bounded after the fleeing figure, at the
same time opcning his lungs With thc startling cry,
thief thicfr couple OF mcu who vcte ctos,-
ING Broadway echoed the ciy and joined IN
the pursuit. Oniccr Malone hoail The shouts and
rtasping his club with hrmrf hold stretched his
legs m the pursuit being nhlt supported hf nr'
scnpct hoy and n hooihlaok vho tre-cl Ma box
avat m the rfosprrt ot bigger rHne 4 dozen nion
n6t iAinpi the chase enrh 'al ing rn thn 'v unti
,he tas 6l bHwn .idne hnl biirh m'ilt iins
NHh fhtii eitH ,ha ihhi"
he Ws,Ntt iAN hhr s'ttrh 0uDi MNlt
nNiANtNr W 'WH 'hr WlN NWN y p
l,afk iisii iNpAliaNif iN trhn.Nfe NAi tUN'fN
| dNh ihe egAWn 0 pA7uff eiftnlit lNN'iA'Hh Arh
| hii hel,iud M baiipph psih ahrah IT, elAn'e
al ihe wpuan pu ihe corner hah tlealfd "a hl,
business pypa iafuuto customer " save h't
purse might mean tp hln-Nhu huoNa hn" mnrh
| plutt on unlk aud cream tie houi himself 20 hls
| a.l aud knucklur down 10 the WORK hoean tu gam
| Inch hy mch Oni,cr Malone pushed hun close,
waving his locust dcspcwlcl, ia the alr thus clear
| tnp aud keeping llght ul way. q
liv this time Eghth.aNc., IN the n'inhNntho"d ni
IttN-sorund-St., was aroused Ia the lull hiRull-
,auto oi the occasion, aud pedestrians. 'olchr p'ls
ana clerks appeared ~ a body az me 'olh'L lh'l,
| VAS no ,hancc of escape. Ouc excited mau waved
hi, arm. 10 irighteu ia" thtci a. ON" shnn+ ~ u
| hen, Bat stlil the thici camo on i h'
| line waNcrcd for mom'ni 'h'n
| cluscd and presented solid lront. lhci' way h2
| hone With lat dcspairing effort he dodre'l
! aside aud turned at bny IN u bairooui The c0"d
| sutgcd IN ana putting. blowing, Wludcd. wudl''s
| men laid their hands upon him, tie made an ru"lt
| Ia rsrnpc, For moment there wus u inutuhl gasp
| for breath then the man dcuicd he had the p"cN'i'
book at all. IhcN louhd II IN MS p"th'b h'N'l'h'
IL was a curious throng that marched
| back tu Broadway The woman who's" exc
| nation brought II together was found ~ bullo'h ~
| PITY was nppernOst ~ her heart and she declined
n accuse the prisoner until the eIoqncnceni several
sill almost hTrathlc-s men. who dNcoulscd up"h l
| salvation Of other pnckct-buoks ami ne "thl'' ol
Broadway promcnading' peISnndrh heI 10 go w wv. VI.
| Yorltvilc Police Court aud make 4 charge against
| the thief. Ihifhrr UursucTs ana pursued lnho"r'
| her and Justice Power was aWed Whrn ne
| saw the tlrGng Other business wa aId ASIDE
| while Mfa Hannah Lockwood, who lives III the
! NanC orear Flats, AT Fiity-tith-st aud broadway,
| told her story. She had been shopping and was re-
! turning home when she met the young man
| Joseph payne at Flfty--econd-st. Is he passed
her Gr suatcned her purse which she carried Loosely
| IN ncr hand. aud ran away. Payne Pieiled gnll'Y
| What made yOu snatch thdt poche'-p"""t 'H'
| Justice asked.
| "Bec1r,e was ont Of work and hungry.
! wanted money to buy food.
| He was held IN $1,000 10 answer.