The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-30
PLAYED HIM LIKE A TROUT.
MRS. CUMMTNGS,S IDVENTURE WITH
NICE YOUNG MAN.

They Happened 10 sit In the Same Car
Scat, and lie Got Her POcketbook-She
Never Lost Him Until She Got II Back.
Mrs. Kate Cummings. who keeps boarding
house In Freeport L. l., got on a train for Long
Island City Saturday afternoon with the In
tention OF going to Now York to make some
purchases. On tho way there q good-looking
young man got into o seat beside her. Shortly
after this while looking out OF the window
Mrs. Cummings says she felt hand thrust
into her dross pocket She surmised that
he was trying to pick her pockets. At first she
says she felt inclined to raise an alarm. but on
second thought she concluded che would find
out il her pocketbook were missing. She en-
gnged the young man in conversation, and
they soon became quite friendly. Wien an
opportunity presented itself for putting her
hand into her pocket without arousing her
companion's suspicious she did so. and found
her pockctbook COMO. She continued the con-
versaton, as If nothing unusual had hap
pened, at tho same time planning what would
be the best means OF having the young man
arrested and recovering her nocketbook.
After celebrating over the matter some time
che concluded to wait until the train arrived
on 10 az the depo @ken tho
train reached there there was not policeman
In sight Fearing that the young man might
arm and requested hin, 10 accompany her up
the street. It being her intention to turn him
over to the first policeman they met. The
young man apparently suspected hor lnten-
lions and led her up through buck street.
For two hours Mrs. Cummings says she wan
dered about looking for policeman. her COM
pan ion all the while keeping in the by streets
and cross streets. Finally they got down
bridge. Ahead of her. near tho bridge. she
caught a glimpse Of a noliceman's uniform;
They stopped in front Of Eicher's saloon, and
Mrs. Cummings says she requested her COM
panion TO get her n glass OF beer which he re-
fused to do. She says she then begged him to
get her u drink Of soda. and he finally. after
much persuasion. stepped inside the saloon
for the drink. leaving her on the sidewalk, AS
soon rs he disappeared In the saloon MRS.
Cummings called q boy and sent him after the
policeman whom she had seen near the bridge.
young man came out Of the saloon with the
drink. Mrs. Cummings threw her arms about
him and held him until the policeman arrived.
On the way to the police station she thought
he would try and get rid OF the pocketbook so
she walked behind him 10 prevent his throw
ing it away. Her suspicious were we'll founded.
for before he got half way to the station he
tried to drop the pocketbook. but Mrs. Cum
mings caught his hand. w
At tho station tho prisoner said he was Will
liam II. Titus. printer OF 1.497 Third avenue.
this city. He was we'll supplied with money.
and he denied that he meant TO steal the peck
Titus is alleged to have said that Mrs. Cum
mings gave him tho pocketbook TO keep for
her. Mrs Cummings was detained in the sta;
ton house until yesterday, when she proved
her identity and was released. Titus will be
arraigned this morning.