Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-29
FOUGHT FOR LIBERTY.
Philip Fleming Resists Arrest With
Revolver and Knife
IN THEOFFICE OF THE HOME HOTEL
Police Catch Pretty Maid Who Ran Away
From Her Friends.
,LITTLE.CHILDREN IN A CLUBBNG,CAsE

sIet me go or I'll kill both of you"
The words from a well-dressed young man,
and the flourish of a big revolver, caused a
scatterment of the people in the Home
Hotel office about noon yesterday. The
young man was struggling with two others
near the clerks desk. The two were
holding onas best they could, trying to keep
their captive from reaching the door. The
appearance of the revolver had the effect Of
giving them the whole office to themselves,
as nobody cared to stay around to see the
threat carried out. The three men strug-
gled over the office floor for several minutes.
The captive was making vain efforts to bring
his revolver into play, but the others kept
too close for him to succeed. Finally one Of
the men caught him by the arm and sue
ceeded. in wrenching the weapon from his
grasp. Scarcely had he done 80 when the
young fellow reached under his coat and
drew q long penknife.
Ugly Wounds Made With a Knife.
Both his captors started back at sight-of
this, and he took advantage Of the pause to-
make a lunge at them. They recovered
themselves, however, soon enough to reach
up and catch the blade before 1t descended.
As they tussled about, still holding to the
knife, the keen blade sunk into their palms
to the bone, making ugly wounds and spot
ting the floor with blood. Just at this juno
ture Detectives Shore and Robinson ran into
the office, and soon had the prisoner In
ons and sent up to Central station.
The man who caused all this disturbance.
was Philip Fleming, wanted on q charge OF
embezzlement. he was employed as q col
lector by the publishing firm of Riley q
Fleming, of New York, who have branch
house in Pittsburg. The young man is g
nephew of one of the firm. He Is just 20
years of age, well built and rather hand
some. For some time he has been employed
collecting money on books sold in Pittsburg,
and often had large sums of the firms cash
in his hands.
This was the case about two weeks ago,
when he disappeared, leaving no word as to
what had become of him. Two young men,
also employees of the firm, were put on MS
trail.
Located at the Home Hotel.
1t was supposed for a time he had gone to
Chicago, but the men learned later that he
had not left Pittsburg, but was stopping all
the time at the Home Hotel, under the as
sumed name of Jesse r. Craig. Information
was made against him before Alderman
Gripp, and the warrant placed in the hands
of Detectives Shore and Robinson. The
young men then went down to the hotel TO
await F1eming's arrival and notify the
officers Fleming soon sauntered in and
word was telephoned to the Inspectors
Office for the detectives to come down.
Fleming was suspicious, however, ana the
had scarcely been sent when he
started out of the office. Seeing their victim
about to escape the two men pounced on
him with the result stated above. From the
presence of the weapons Fleming was evil
IDENTIFY on the lookout for pursuers, and pre-
Neither of the young men was seriously in.
ured, though their hands were badly hacked
with the knife Fleming was committed to
ail last night for hearing.