The evening world., 1894-06-09
CAPTAIN M'kELVErs BEAR,
Il Gives Awful Shocks to Prisoners
shaky from Drink.


At the request OF business man OF
Brooklyn who occasionally comes to
New York, and on his way home Is
sometimes unable to tell whether the
trolley wire is sea serpent in mid
air or two sea serpents, THE Evening
World" nakes the fact known that the
wild animal which frequently wanders
through the corridor Of the Fourth
Precinct Station House prison, at De
Kalb and Classon avenues, is a bear.
This bear is not so dangerous to life
as It Is to Imagination, and since having
been presented to Capt. McKelvey by
Commander Book, of the United States
Navy, eight months ago, Bruno, as the
bear is called. has drawn blood only
once. and that was In wrestling match
with policeman, who fell foul of a
door jamb after getting the worst Of 1t.
On the other hand, a record kept by
means of notches on a pine stick shows
vents before individuals recovering from
''jags' behind iron bars, has induced
more men to sign the pledge than the
combined EFFORTS Of the w. c. t. U. and
The bear is looked upon as a veritable
temperance evangelist but while the
qSerades through the station house are
powerful In doing good, the business
man, whose experience was most excit,
ing. believes all who drink hard, and
therefore linger within the confines OF
q cell, should be warned, in order that
those with heart disease may keep out
/ Of Capt. McKelveys precinct
ises the business man called at 1.-The
Evening World" office and told the fol-
lowing story:
for infOyiCatiO - he eaid in "A uay that
( indicated his belief that arrest Is the
only unfortunate feature of being drunk
when h IL aWoke-in woke a cell, ! you know
idor, and, as he was decent fellow
"Pretty soon heard noise, and then
grunt, and looking up i thought l saw
big bear coming down ladder.
1asn't sure of 1t, for you know a fellow
an never gamble on his eyesight after
ear or the d.. is. 1 yelled for help.
Meantime the bear growled fercely, so
yelled again so loud that a policeman
anne In and assured me that 1t was a
and as tame as kitten. He put the
bear In the cell l. had been in, and then ]
lie got awake he found the bear sleeping
IN his overcoat. 1t was a new one last
Fall. he asserted-a $40 one--and he was
y furious He had read in Buffon's natural
ould conquer a wild animal by looking
1t fercely; so, with blood In his eye
Hood accumulated at a cost of week.
ncome and a New Years resolution
p keep sober-the prisoner commenced
hooking fiercely for the purpose of recov.
lering that coat; He advanced as he
Hooked, and either the gaze or the
Eazers breath overcame Bruno. for the
(bear capitulated and gave up the coat
/ There was no more sleep for the man
that night. and he assured a reporter
that only heart as reliable as a seven.
day clock saved his life.
Capt. McKelvey does not regard hi.
pet as dangerous, and at the station
house. where Bruno submitted to beinl
photographed. 1t was said that the beai
is perfectly tame. 1t was brought from
the Indies by Commander Book, a frlent
OF Capt. McKelvey. and has beer
licemen and keep the prisoners in eoot
humor with Its antics in the. corridor
are very zealonsy ya IN endeavorlnp @ e 70 oe Eee,
1t from developing a thirst for blood