The sun., 1892-05-19
TWO JAYS FROM TENNESSEE.
,rr THEY COT THE DROP ON THE DE-
TECTIVE.

Tho Southern express on tho Pennsylvnnia
poiiroad stopped at New Brunswick at O
o'clock yesterday morning. contrary to It's
sustom. and tho loungers about the depot
srowded out on the platform. They saw the
Soor OF one OF tho five seepers bang open.
and then the worst matched couple i'm
.cn,hlc Chamber out and Of. One was
a uine short OF six feet. slim and
v,ry. with ll-ntting clothes. cowhido
boots. SLOUGH hat. and one Of those drop jnws
thut have the mouth open good deal OF tho
timo. He had dark eyes and hair. and n car-
nct bag that probably did service during the
var. Ilo said W.a-a-l-I-swanny." The
other man was short an stocky. He looked
AZ though he might be desperate. even II he
aid have drop jaw He clutched his COM
panion's coat. He wore white shirt and a
slouch hat They surveyed the loungers and
then gripping each other tightly and the an
cient ba: more tightly still. thcy walked over
to Agent Ward and whispered. Say. Can d'y
know whar Macons's Hotel heT"
Ward directed them to the hotel. and when
they had gone he mentioned the fact to De-
tectivc oliver OF tho Prosecutors office. Just
tho day before Oliver had seen slick-looking
stranger in Macon's Hotel. aud 1t occurred to
him that there might DO some connection In
the arrivals. The stranger had come from
New York and Ind registered as james
Douglass" He didn't appear to have any par
tlcuar business. and ho had spent nearly all
Of his time in the hotel. Oliver got around to
the hotel just as the two lays" that's what
the loungers had dubbed them came In. They
wulked up to the desk. and whle tho big man
dropped his jaw and Eazcd around. tho
other man registered tho names. George w.
Davis. Caldwell Tenn" and "Jamos o.
Hurtner. Lcwisburg Tenn" They paid for
room. The Office can be seen from tho dining
room Of the hotel. and when tho jays came in
Douglass was eating his breakfast within easy
focus Of the register The ys sat dcWn IN
bi bouislass ss got through lis brea Eiast nd camo
out and spoke to them. Oliver meantime
GS ays Won't sts and ten ovor Wens
over and invited Douglass to tako II walk with
@ n h as Ths
e siJc partner part or bstective Housel to 5riug the
Iousei is an ATHLETIC man. and he isn't &C.
hotel and marched UP to the room o. the Jays;
He Knocked ut the door. No answer he banged
II. sS1os Side ns o s nj Rt Ind bTass
Wans yos sSGd saa the Hoygse ays his hand Slip
iays struck an attitude on leg each. resting
sGsrss s*Gsrss..iu III there: II, re pard. We got the drop"
That's ali right said Housell. II amt GO
,ns 70 hu5t i q, yoa;a y 6utyon must come with me.
The pair erinned. "We amt got ,nothin't
$ss Dc Th VICE. s Ws ss esf saod nany ssy
Wow come" said Housoll persuasively. II
don't 60 With noboIZ az az better
the little man. They both advanced on Hou-
cell then and making IumD Tor him 0unR
s 9Hs a SeRsd heR aoasY nsY snd vent as sss
nan: to come VI, stairs with him: Ho led the
Hay up end burst in the room dno, hs% Before
s sy nesS an? xo %sse GRt"xaf " hod I'D
when nth the Whole hree Went down in a b4nch.
turned somersauits to the r door and out into INTO
the hall. They bit and how!ed and punched.
HSSn %as oct oMn h0 ss fer the EfsE a
William H. Price. Ike EIkins. the hotel man:
Al.lcrmap Price. and Hayner Perrine ran put
thon. and as he h came out the tanele Of hu-
manlty turned an extra vigorous Us somersnult on ;Nn
they rolled. Horton followed them. Two
usk Rs% truas Sot
tom lanhinG the shock separated them; Allthree
jumped up ut tho same time, Housell tackled
with one hand while he tried to get mis- billy
with the other. The Jay came back with as
again in 1gH tanse @ " The ut itte man III! ismped
into the crowd and struck right. and left He
viii hnnd waa Gs Sastsa le iM
tn. mouth With the other. Tho Postmaster
SSMn"d Mth wit an Viper cut that dreW bI29d
ran IN tho, stomach and on the neck. He |
vent down. dragging nll four men down with
and his man. Who were chewing each otheS's
necks on the floor and then tliore was u time. |
the to ii
snothcr man tried to send in u fre alarm.
Mranime tho light went on.
ppndcr and Davis made break ior tho door
Efns ia who hal been atop Of the hsnr. stood
Eknock Down. IIartner made n rush to got
oa, out and Alderman Price wErited him ovor tho
an amt an n MSy1 rh WerS in
Ssnn sn meek of was G"Eed ut OF Hart
others. all but i!ouscI Who 'sn was "t' on the
ao3r again with la.tncr. se,zcd him
md t%sy S ali i iepcI ' b"a ND" hs got hand rSpSi apni
loot He cursed and kic@cd while tho whole
FRIED 20 puil them apa't. lIousnl had drawn
Ms Ms EilIy and ho trGn T. hlnd j, 70 SCHUYLER 10
N. a iaTt"iT ,hn uhn S'g While J., banged
md md GrHbbbs, GGb tn, b,ly with his sht. H iIonss
kskeI 1 and ImS pDSndcj a. s .aS tSov'yrrs and hry
weapons at the snm"tmc, lnrtncr started to to
FUN nsalh anu one pI he crow! hit him on tho
TSnll. bei2re no G9Mia reIovcr they had had
put the nnpeIs on hin, lust as ill.,. po'ico "nn ,a.
serves nrrived Bound the nays wore. even au
Then they, Iuiet"d down and wcrs booked dInw". oye,
iol wounds. ilattner, was bleeding from n
dfrHenand was bruised ON every l!iaplo SLOT T.
ie was lame and soie al over. lie had
knocked tho knuckles OF one hand out uf I"int
on Sbmcboty \ face. Davis was Just ms Ia
pave thl, he didn't have piece chewed out OF OF
hi. mock.
They both denied that they had come to do |
'o,n Er'r"n goGhs hn1.ness or that they had any,
hadn't had fair show and they could lirk
any, any ionr men II they had, Oliver argued with
was FASTING cont plaster oyer the wounds oi
", We pair and pinning un the rents in their
Clothes. to go To court and make out warrants
q atroGous assault and hnttery against them.
h99lMSe! started and then Hnrtner wrakerei.
\. M.a-a-l. he drawled. ''if y, be goip' L do
tnat s then | reckon I'll tell ye twas this ere
way way" and he confessed that he and sam had
come to buy grcpn pOo1a "frbpf is eny ha