The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-11-01

tcndent Byrncs ana SeTsea"H
Show Proper Presence of Mind.
New YoRK, Oct. Sl.-The latest crank
walked into police headquarters at 12:45
o'clock to-day.
~ want to see tho superintendent"
he said to Sergeant Mangin, who holds
the outside entrenchmenta to the forts.
"Ho is very busy, won't 1 dO?" said
the sergeant.
mo, l am after the superintendent. /
want the money he owes me. Why
don't he pay it?'
"oh," said the sergeant, catching on,
"all right, come right in" and he led
tile man into the superintendent'S
presence, taking good care to keep close
at his elbow. Mangin has an eagle eye.
The superintendent looked up from
behind his desk and took in the situa-
tion at a glance.
"What can do for your" lie said.
"You can pay me the money you owe
me-" said the fellow. why don'tyouY
I've waited long enough.
"I1et me see, how much is it, nowW
oueried Mr.. Byrnes, looking his visitor
over with searching glance. The fel-
low never flinched. He evidently knew
his cause was Just and expected to see
the superintendent come around.
"Its $50, ,0O0," he said. II told Mrs.
Bell to give them to you. You we're one
man in thousand picked out to keep
the money for me but now you've had
it long enough. Two years is long
time. There is S25,0OO interest on it
now. l want it in pennies"
"Pennies are pretty scarce" said the
superintendent, "but maybe We eau
manage. Frank you take this man into
the detective office and get his 100000.
See that they give him the $4,000 in
pennies and the rest in bills"
The sergeant and the crank walked
over the bridge arm in arm. The crank
is now in an iron cell waiting to be
paid. He put his name down in the
book as Thomas Reilly, painter by
trade, 45 years old and his home as IS
Pell street.
ANOTHER CASE.
Sergeant Pagan, OF the East Thirty.
fifth street station, was behind his desk
at IL o'clock this morning when Wild
looking man entered and in fierce
voice demanded $1,000. The man was
fairly well dressed, kept both hands in
his overcoat pockets and it looked as it
revolver might be exhibited at any
time.
Seeing that he had crank of the
violent order to contend with, Sergeant
Fagan turned the matter aside by say
ing that he did not have quite SO much
money with him. lie promised, how
ever, that if the man would call again
later in the day his demand would be
satisfied. The crank left alter making
threat that unless the money was
forthcoming on his return there would
be trouble, At exactly 1880. the man
again made his appearance and renew
ed his demand for $1,000. There was
no one in the police station save the
sergeant and in order to gain time he
invited the man into the waiting room.
The two were talking business, the Off
Ger eyeing his man suspiciously all the
time, when Patroman John Rose re-
turned from dinner.
~ owe this man $1,000" Pagan said,
with a sigh of relief. "0ficer. take
him down to the bank and sec that he
getslt." Rose, realizing the situation
in moment, courteously invited the
man out The crank, who was over
ioyed at the prospect OF getting the
money so easily, followed. They
boarded Fourth avenue car, and he
conversed quite nationally with the
officer on the way up town. As soon as
he came in sight of the Yorkville police
court, however, he realized that a trick
had been played on him. He refused
to enter the building, and then rough
and.tumble fight resulted, the police
man being victorious. Pending the
arrival of Judge Grady, the fellow WAS
put in the prisoner'spen.
STILL ANOTHER.
Harlem developed its crank tonight.
The crank stood ON Harlem bridge,
brandIshed revolver and yelled:
"Captain Brooks owes mo 5000 and
am going to have it. He borrowed it
twelve years ago to speculate with"
There was good many pedestriana
on the Harlem bridge at the time, and
the trolley cars were filed with passen-
gers. ., -
"Where's Captain Brooks? yelled
the crank.
officer Boyle managed to get behind
the man who wanted the $4,000. He
promised to take him to Captain
Brooks II the crank would give up his
revolver. Tie crank consented aud
was promptly arrested. He said his
name was John O'Donnell, and that ho
was twenty.eight years old.
Prendersasts Advice to the President.
WAsnrvaTov, D. O., Oct. 3l.-secre-
tary Carlisle's private secretary was
looking over Mr.. Carlisle's mail yester-
day afternoon when he was much sur.
prised to pick up postal card signed
by Patrick Eugene Prendergnst, the
assassin OF Mayor Harrison, OF Chicago.