The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-06-17
DESPERATE YOUNG CRIMINAL
Purloins Horse and Buggy and
Avoids Arrest
CONSERVATION at the Police Station Thrilling
Capture of the Observation-Disclosures Dis
played by Officers-Like Early Days

The peace of the holy Sabbath was
broken yesterday by an event that well
nigh caused untold dlsoom fort to the
public, the overthrow of municipal au .
thority, the establishment of martial law
and the impromptu execution of horse
thief after the manner approved by cele.
brated early western authorities; vigil
lance committee was about to be inflicted
upon suffering people. But the gods
wiled otherwise.
The event would not have been con-
sidered of any great importance any
other day. but yesterday being an ex-
traordinariy dull day in police circles,
a small matter could create unlim tied
alarm and excitement. About o'clock
William Hickman, a citizen of credit
and dignity, residing at 220 North Chi
cago street, Oh Boyle Heights, hurried to
the police station and between gasps i'm
parted the awful fact to Desk Sergeant
Bean that while he had been attending
divine worship after II O'Clock at Eighth
and Flower streets, saucy knave, a
most scoundrelly malefactor, had taken
advantage OF his absence at the house
Of God and had robbed him of his good
pony horse and top-buggy, the PRIDE of
his household.
The grim guardian of the desk turned a
CHASTITY, greenish hue of horror as the
tale proceeded, and he would have swooned
away but he had been justice of the
peace i'll the early days in Wyoming and
then too-what terror could withstand
the CLEAN of his awful eye. He rose to
the situation. He dragged himself
slowly to his full height: his 1ierce NOUS
indignation. Bring hither Detective
Hawley," said he, notify Burr to or
ganize a comitatus; tell the boys to order
out their horses telegraph the governor
for the use of the city troop; the skulkipg
desperate shall ere niehtfall languish in
rottng in his grave by the wayside, for
! am Bean and what | say goes for ] am
cock of the walk-ha! hal" And he
laughed CHASTITY, grisly laugh that
caused the blood of his bold retainers to
curdle in their veins
9 There was mounting 'mongst cops of the
CLASH Bean clan--Stites, Hawley and Rev
nolds they no lie and they RAM there was
racing and chasing about on the lea. but
the bold. bad robper not once did they
see-until he was brought in. For Just
as NJ. Hickman had fnishd mis- harrow
ing recital he gave a gurgling cry and
plunged heavily forward out OF the sta
tion door. He ran wildly in the di1ec-
ton of the Second street hill and headed
off youngster who was driving blithely
into the west. He hailed the lad and
drove home in his rig.
Eddie DAZZLING, years old. living at SO
South Spring street, found dull day on
his hands yesterday and looked about
him. He saw the pretty pony ny the
curb and guilelessly borrowed the out
tit for drive. He went home in the car
riage. ate his dinner and was driving ma
Jestically about when he thought he
would show his style to Westlake, and was
going by the police station when HEX
man saw him passing and overhaued
him. He wept lugubriously when jailed
There were two robes missing-nice robes.
They. were lost. he explained t. Hawley,
on Washington street, between Bon allo
and Figueroa streets. He saw them urop
out but the day was warm, he didn't need
them. and the horse was going too nicely
to be stopped for such trltiing matter.
n papa and mama came down and got
him out Ut limbo and the boy will not
be prosecuted if they pay up. But the
shingle will be prosecuted diligently and
darling Eddie will arm that Eddie must
not be naughty boy.