The sun., 1895-01-04
THE CAVES EXTERIOR.

Both policemen started to look Tor the owners
cSried and eddied a thin line Of smoke. There
@ stick right out e Of rocky hiiiecE, and % ~as en-. ~
tirely surrounded with snow. Thinking that he
fall with hs
the stack. He was about to knock 1t oyer with
a blow Of his club. when grating sound at his
back startled him, and. turning, he saw rough
looking, hatless man who seemed to stand in the
snow up to his waist
mo@ent before, and he could not understand it:
Going close to the man. he noticed a thin ray OF
s %:sSs S1a 6en pGasds shs
forward and landed LAM iTSt where the ma man . had
as appearances indicated he would. Tho man
in going below had failed to close his slide. and
one OF the polceman's heavy legs went through.
maIned there he could hear voices below.
THE jig is up. Mike" said one.
Policeman Minorue Mn; had By this time econ come to
hatch constructed Of the top of a heavy trunk
Leggett descended. with pistol drawn. some
steps roughly cut In the earth and faced the
man stood In the centre OF a room twenty feet
long by, ten feet In width lantern swung
and an eStemporized stove made OF a large milk
can. burned eheerfully behind the cave dweller.
rough table occupied the middle Of the floor
on which were pipes, cards, large can OF beer
knife. To the right two mounds OF earth and n
furthest frcm the entrance were Q. row OF
shelves: chest, q clothes rack and closets
ehromos % % ' were hung. Pals hung M from % the cell
ing, which was constructed 9f boards.
The man who faced the policeman assumed
defiant attitude and asked Angrily what he
ss MiRs. we'll efoeE who used @ to be %sm-
UT Yves, Y n what In he'll do de mugs want p" asked
voice that seemed TO come from some hidden
'sS1 Legsett ct S exhibited his re revolver and ordered
Chinny Mike out under penalty OF being shot II
he did not move quickly. When Chinny Mike
dive for the other man who, was crouched
against the wall in niche cut on from the main
The man had wrapped about him cloak com.
posed Of wrappers from tea chests which he
aside wsh sa Tasn Tp Ss
street station for the night
Chinny Mike gave his hame as James Ander-
son and said he had no home but the cave. The
other prisoner said his name was John Smith.
and that ne lived at 6ss West Forty-ninth
Just AZ the policemen were taking their pris-
oners from the lot three disreputable-iookin
men came down the street. AS soon as they ap-
ssSaredS sssa tS.y e3 IN The direeton Of the TtSsr'
When searched at the station house Chinny
among his things hnc-tooth comb and a pie
sE S prfitss rSs on Ss Stage
and he seemed very apprshensive OF losing Il,
The policemen watched the cave all night but
none of the rest OF the gang came back. Chlnny
Mike told them chat II they had made their haul
a little later six prisoners could have been CAP
tured He added that the gang was purely q
social organization which had squatted on that
vacant lot and that they did not mean TO harm
anybody or be an annoyance,
The men weFe arrAiRned In the Harlem Police
Court early yesterday morning Justice Welde
DISCHARGED them, as the complaining tenants OF
the hAts failed to appear against them, having
understood that the men were TO be arraigned
In the afternoon.
Justice Welde advised the police 20 flood the
cave And thus break up the gang.
The small boys OF thO neighbOrhoOd demol-
ished everything In the cave yesterday, ana the
place will probably be flooded, Late yesterday
Afternoon thG janitor ~ the nat At IL West
Ninety sixth street reported 10 the police that
two mem bers Of the gang bad come into Ninety
sixth street and shook their fists up at the sher-
man windows and at those OF other tenants
Several grocers and dairymen Ia the vicinity
reported 10 the police yesterday that they have
besn losing milk cans, and II 10 thought thls
gAng may b. responsible for their loss