The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-02
BROADWAY HAS A MAN HUNT
ErKRF MANS HASD AND ONE WOMAN's
AGAINST THE FUGITIVE 7HIEE
He Maa Broken Jewrlicr Mnrcus's Wiu-
dow with n Brick and Mud. oh wien
Two watehea-Capturcd In Fish Avenue.

he Msa Isroken Jeweiio- M.-cus's win-
dow with n Brick and Mud. On wien
Two watehe~-Capturcd In Fisth Avenue.
An unkempt young man stopped In front OF
Marcus 4 CO.. jewclry store on the northwest
corner OF Broadway and Seventeenth street,
Just before noon yesterday while half dozen
men and women were looking into the win
dows. He had under his coat half brick
wrapped In an advertising poster and he hunR
1t through the 5xlO plate glass In the corner
window. He had his hand through the hole
and two gold watches in his hand bo-
fore tho four women and two men re-
covered from their amnzement. Both
men tried to grab him. tho women
ran. The biggest CHANGED to start for the
middle OF tho street and she rah into the thicf.
who had headed down Seventeenth street to-
ward Fifth avenue. The collision knocked tho
thief into one Of the two men. who caught his
arm. The thief Gowned the man who held his
arm and wns of nRain In about two seconds.
As he started a second time spunky little
woman whacked him across the face with her
pnraso The great passing crowd howled and
gave chase.
Policeman Daniel Nealis OF the Broadway
squad was on the lower corner OF Broadway
and Seventeenth street. He is not as young as
lie used to be. but he moved down Seventeenth
street with astonishing alacrity. and was rap
idly overhaulng the thief. when an accident
s an av saSt whs SS
thief got by her safely. but the policeman got
hurled OF On alter the thief who had been i'm:
peeled by having to dodge group composed OF
| three men and an ash barrel
| Both sides Of the street were by this time
| filled with thief chasers. none OF whom was
| making much headway because o. the shou-
! mir mn ~ who efpOd about With packages
| In their arms. colord girl. who was clean.
ing basement window Joined in the hunt
grocery sroccrY wagon wasted part Of somebody's
| Sunday mess OF potatoes 6y firing one at the
| thief Then he turned his horses head and
As the thief reached the corner OF Fifth
. sp o and Tie
The The t tn spurted as he passed tho two ZEN
behind him. and managed to cross ahead Of
hoa ' 81 ssC II" BY the @ he
eiiicer and himself The poliGeman WIS ub
gan gan. The though It lasted only about four sec.
onds that was long enough for ring to the be
arrivals eeeEins OYER the sh99ld 81, q ~
works in cuse OF any shooting.
| Neals soon had the thief by the throat AND
| on the ground. me thiet said. give IN.
and Nen! after sitting on him awhile 70 got
| the Twenty ninth street station house.
| All the information the. prisoner would give
vania: that no had Just arrived from Chicago;
where business had Teen very poor. and that
| he had come to New York to better himself.
| He refused to state what his business was. he
a,so, said he had no relatives and i no home:
razor. and a pocke,kniie. At Police Head
quarters Superintendent Byrnes and Ins,pec-
tor Mclaughlin said they did not know hi M:
this IN orning and remanned so that Mr.. Mar
Gus may appear against MIN 1a.,.,,, 49,. H., ~,
brck en- glass as he Withdrew 1t from the hole.
Tho. window was filed with gold aud diamond.
studded watches and chains; He succeeded IN IT,
the house. It is priced at 1915 and hos extra
dials for registering the phases of the moon
tho tides. and days Of the week and month
The other watch is worth $3.50. Both Vert
| found in his hip pocket.