The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-21
cor CAUGHT THE DUKE.
He Was Coasting in the Park, in De-
hRnce of Law.
From &c PhiIadelphia Press. :

nance OF Law.
From the Philadelphia Press.
New York, oct lS-The Duke of Mari
borough, who is here to marry Miss Van
derbilt, was arrested in Central park this
afternoon for eoasting down hill on his
bicycle. There is a, fine long hill that
winds around the west side of the park.
running from One Hundred and sixth
street down to One Hundred and Tenth
street. 1t is one Of the steepest hills in
the park. fH
Here at 1:4O this afternoon the young
duke, tired of pedalling, lifted his feet
to the toe rests and let the wheel run
down the hill. This is against the rules
governing the park, and Policeman sween-
ey was after him like flash. At the sec
ond call to halt, the young man stopped
and got off his wheel The park police
man explained and the duke said he
would willingly go to the station and
pay any nne. SO the officer and MS
uucaI prisoner climbed slowly back up
the hill that lay before them and wen,
TO the McGown Pass station in the PARK
Roundsman Ryan was in charge of the
uesk az the time, and he looked sterniy
over at the OFFENDER and reprimanded MIN
IN Iorclble words. Ryan is big fellow
anu as ne stood up to see what sort
OF a catch Officer Sweeney had made ne
lowered above the pretty heir of Rlen-
helm, huge as the giant of a nightmare
well, said he looking over the whee.-
man man at sweeney, what's the ofrense?
The Duke of Marlborough" replied
Sweeney, answering literally.
Huh! said the roundsman in charge
OF the desk. That's no offense! What
has he done?'
'Coasting."
IN the park?"
Yes, on the long HILL"
me roundsman looked serious, gazel
at his desk as if to draw Inspiration from
oner, VINO was taking the whole AFFAIR
very coolly; The roundsman's manner
was gently firm, with touch of paternal
what he doesr' ny
And that was just the defense the
young man made-just that He said lie
ana not know he was breaking any law OF
the land; that If he had broken any he
shot. that he really hadn't hurt anybody
or anything, unless it was the off1cer-s
feelings, when he didn't stop at once, and
that he was sorry for it all. 1t was =
long speech, a pretty speech and an effect.
I've one-the second public address the
DUKE OF Marlborough has made since COM
ing OIL age His first public speech was
before the House of Lords on the recent
reassembling of parliament. The adj
pTess OF To-day while less studied than
MS hrst public utterance, was more fore
suits
Duke" said the roundsman. severe.v
am going to discharge you with =
cauuon. understand that you are !,
stranger here, and that you are Ignorant
Of the rules Of the park. Let this be a
lesson 70 you. l hope you will be more
careful in future and that I shall not see
you mere again, Help yourself to our park
duke, but don't COAST -
me duke returned to the Plaza hotel
Immediately after he was released The
news OF MS arrest quickly spread among
MS Ir4enuS and acquaintance, a score
VI more OF whom called to offer their
I'm TgolluO Fences and. to apologize for the po-
nee. The duke, however, refused to re-
SSINe anybody, and sent mis- secretary
~ nIr. motifs, down stairs to the hotel office
70 say that his grace would be engaged
until 8 o'clock and could not be inter
rupted under any circumstances.
20 Know the details of The whole af-
lar grns said Mr.. Morris. and it was
gross outraee and his grace so consid-
efs H.. he told me the story when he re-
turned to the hotel He was very much
annoyed over the incident but he does
not contemplate taking any measures
against the policeman who was so rude
as TO arrest him. His grace was riding
along at an average rate Of speed when
poilceman came galloping along rudely
blowing a shrill, annoying whistle. His
grace; OF course, didn't know what the
Mhlstlng meant, but continued along I'M
rules said the policeman, and will have
TO go to the station.
4 II go anywhere" said the duke, ''for
suppose that anyone who chose to do
SO could ride in the park
1t Is a violation of the park ordi-
hances' the policeman explained, ito
either coast or ride faster than eight
miles an hour"
The duke accompanied the rude police
man to the sub-station at McGown's
Pass, where he made himself known and
was allowed to go. The policeman who
MADE the arrest apOlogized
Mr. Morris sad that the duke had
only been riding for few months, and
was not at all expert. He did not think