Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-15

when he was captured. He was hustled in
to q store and shown several suits of
clothes which he was forced to examine.
He escaped by buying some suspenders and
c~ollar-buttons. The next day q man named
Charles Harris complained to the Justice
OF having been knocked about on Baxter
street and asked for a warrant for his as.
brought before him Justice Duffy recog-
nized him as Abraham Friedman Of No. 3
Baxter street, who had pulled him into his
store only the day before.
The persistent clothiers on Baxter street
have paid no attention to the order OF JUS
tice Duffy, and q burly ''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-
Establishments. During the afternoon Ed
ward Mullen of No. 81 Munroe street
strayed Off from the Bowery and soon
found himself among the ';pullcrs-in''. He
told the men that he was not in need OF
clothing, but agreed to go inside and look
Ut 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 a man in front
Of No. 40 grabbed him by his arms and
pushed him into the store. Then he shut
the doc and put his pack against it until
the clerk appeared. Mullen was led to the
rear OF the store. His overcoat was taken
off and half a 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
ovcrcoat, 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. Ga Bax-
ter street. This was n boot and shoe store.
The proprietor told him to sit down, took
off his old shoes and fitted him with a we'll
polished secondhand pair. The shoes did
len thought that he had been bothered
enough and madeu up his mind to nave his
turn on the "puller-in". With a Jump he
snatched the new shoes and started out OF
the store to test the ones on his feet. He
a down the street with Lawrence after
him, and was caught by a friendly 'puller-
in, who held him for a policeman. Mullen
was marched off to the station.house and
locked up OH a charge OF larceny.
AS the reporter left the crowd in front OF
the shoe store, he was seized by a ''puller-
in" for a hat store. The man took him by
his arms and pushed him into the store. A
clerk ciosed the door, and, standing be-
tween it and the reporter, politely took off
the %latter's hat and said Burke, as he
looked at the name inside.
''What kind of q hat do you want?" the
man asked, still holding the hat.
'Idon,t want anything today"
"You don't mean that"
II tell you / don't want anything here"
Don't you want a ten dollar gold
piece?' inquired the clerk, as he took down
hall a dozen bats from a shelf.
"That's a different thing"
"Well, you'd take that, wouldn't you?
Then how do | know but you want a hat?
You don't know what you want"
The man laid out an assortment OF hats
and named the prices, finally making a re-
duction on all of them. He tried on one
hat after another and called attention to
the great bargains offered. During this
time he held the reporters hat in his hand
and refused to give it up. At last the re-
porter made known his GRAND, when the
man explained he was forced t. keep q
"puller-in" on account OF the competition.
He aaid it cost him seycnty-fve cents a