Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-02-04

when he was captured. He was hustled in
to store and shown several suits of
clothes which he was forced to examine.
He escaped by buying some suspenders and
collar-buttons. The next day a man named
Charles Harris complained to the Justice
OF having been knocked about on Baxter
street and asked for a warrant for his as
sailant's arrest. When the man was
brought before him Justice Duffy recog-
nized him as Abraham Friedman OF No. 3
store only the day before
The persistent clothiers on Baxter street
have paid no attention to the order OF JUS
tice Duffy, and bur)y ''puller-in' patrolled
the curb in front OF every store yesterday.
They pulled and hauled as usual and land
ed the passers-by inside their respective es-
tablishments. During the afternoon Ed.
ward Mullen of No. 81 Munroe street
strayed off from the Dowery and soon
found himself among the ''pullers-in". He
told the men that he was not in need OF
clothing, but agreed to go inside and look
at the stock. After he had gone through
the performance three or four times he had
enough But the 'pullers-in" stillinsisted on
his taking a look at the goods. Mullen got
angry and tried to pass, but man in front
of No. AZ grabbed him by his arms and
pushed him into the store. Then he shut
the door and put his back against 1t until
the clerk appeared. Mullen was led to the
rear OF the store. His overcoat was taken
Off and hall dozen coats were put on one
after another. He was buttoned up, aud
the wrinkles patted down, and a glass
thrust before him. Mullen did not need an
overcoat, so the persistent clerk compelled
him to try on several suits of clothing.
The same thing was repeated at a num-
Der of stores. A man named Lawrence
seized him and pulled him into No. "a Bax-
ter street. This was boot and shoe store.
| The proprietor told him to sit down, took
off his old shoes and fitted him with we'll
polished secondhand pair. The shoes did
not suit, so new pair was produced. Null
| len thought that he had been bothered
enough and made up his mind to have his
turn on the "puller-in" With Jump he
snatched the new shoes and started out OF
the store to test the ones on his feet. He
ran down the street with Lawrence after
him, and was caught by friendly "puller'
i'm, who held him for policeman. Mullen
was marched off to the station-house and
locked up on charge of larceny.
As the reporter left the crowd in front o
the shoe store he was seized BY 'puller
i'm for hat store. The man took him by
his arms and pushed him into the store.
clerk closed the door, and, standing be
tween it and the reporter, politely took of
the latter's hat and said Burke, as hi
looked at the name inside.
What kind OF hat do you wantf'' tht
man asked, still holding the hat.
Il don't want anything to-day"
"You don't mean that"
81 tell you don't want anything here. ;
Don't yon want a ten dollar golC
piece?" inquired the clerk, as he took dowr
half dozen hats from a shelf.
"That's different thing"
well, you'd take that, wouldn't you
Then how do know but you want hat
You don't know what you want"
The man laid out an assortment of hat
and named the prices, finally making a re
duction on all of them. He tried on on
hat after another and called attention Il
the great bargains offered. During thi
time he held the reporters hat in his hanC
and refused to give it up. At last the re
porter made known his errand, when tn
man explained he was forced to keep ,
"puller-in on account Of the competition
he said il cost him seventy-fve cents