Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-07
Nd PAPERS NEEDED.
An Allegheny Sub-Oficer Breaks
Every Record in Police Annals.
HIS BRIGHT FUTURE BLIGHTED.
City Clerk Booth Beats City Printer in
Free-for-All Fight.
GLEANINGS FROM THE SISTER CITIES

Two of the most ludicrous incidents ever
known in police annals occurred in Allie
gheny yesterday. In one case sub-police-
man went to Alliance to catch a man for
whom reward was offered. He caught the
man and brought him to Beaver, Pa, with
out either warrant or requisition papers.
The man got away and the officer got his
discharge. The other was the case of Hans
Fullerton who, under Detective Kornman's S
instructions, drove a team of horses into
Allegheny. On the way he got jag and
when he arrived he got arrested.
The story of the first case is woven about
the elocutionist Albert Irvine Christy.
The young man is 20 years old, and lives on
Shady avenue. On July 2 he was arrested
by Detective johnson on a serious charge
preferred by young Allegheny girl, and
locked up in the Allegheny Central station.
He was held for court. A Pittsburg shoe
dealer, Mr.. Scott, went his bail. Christy
very promptly jumped the same, realizing
that he was Scott free. As result the
shoe dealer howled for his money, and
offered reward of 500 for the capture of
Christy.
SHADOwED BY SLEUTH.
While the embryonic tragedian lay in
durance vile one J. P. Shoemaker, who. by
the way, is no relative of the shoe dealer,
stood guard over Christy. Shoemaker is a
sub-policeman, one of those heavy-browed,
lanternjawed fellows, with mysterious air
and an abundance of nerve. He had prob
ably patrolled beat for two nights, and
probably dreamed for himself future as
brilliant as that of an Inspector McAleese or
the far-famed Inspector Byrnes.
He learned of the reward and also that
Christy was at Alliance, o. To his mind
regular detectives did not know their bust
ness, and he would show them what pro-
fessional could do. Without saying word
to Superintendent Muth he started for AL
lance. On Wednesday he reached there and
caught the man. That evening Superin-
tendent Muth was surprised at receiving
telegram: "Will be home tomorrow with
prisoner" and signed shoemaker"
The Superintendent was at loss to know
who Shoemaker was or anything about the
identity Of the prisoner.
Yesterday he was more surprised when
received his telegram.
"What telegram asked the Superintend-
ent.
"The one sent from Alliance"
"Who in the - are you2"
"1'm Shoemaker"
"Where's the prisoner"
"Gone"
"You had better go yourself"
Shoemaker then explained that just below
Beaver he had allowed Christy to get a
drink, and that was the last he saw of him.
He admitted that he had no warrant or
requisition papers, but said he did not think
they were needed.
HIS ENTHUSIASM DIED YOUNG.
When the Superintendent learned who the
man was he told him to turn in his mace,
badge, keys and manual, as he still had de-
tectives enough to do the work. 1t was also
developed that Shoemaker had bought q
ring from one of the prisoners in the lookup
while he was on duty there.
The second chapter is on the team and
wagon filed with vegetables that was stolen
from the market house on Saturday by the
two Halton boys. The team was owned by
Thaddeus 7. Beck. On Wednesday Detec-
tive kornman found the team at Freeport.
He secured the services of Hans Fullerton, a
local light, to drive the horses back to Ale
gheny.
The detective then came back and re-
ported to Superintendent Muth. In the
meantime an accurate description of the
horses was furnished to the police and no
other instructions were given. On the way
down yesterday Hans drank more frequently
than the horses and had all that he could
carry when he reached the city. He had
hardly passed the line when Lieutenant
Thornton recognized the horses and ar
rested him. Hans protested, but as he was
not sober enough to make any explanation,
he was sent to Central station. After stay
ing there for time the detective arrived
and had him released, but not until the man
with the German name had knocked the
skin off one fist pounding against the bars.