St. Paul daily globe., 1895-09-08

peared plantation of tall and shell
tering weeds. officer Mccarthy had
not served then in the Margaret
street district, and had not acquired
that love for a weedy path that has
since distinguished the Margaret
police in the constabulary ball
games. He briefly wished the fleeing
stranger a long sojourn outside the
gates of paradise, and followed in
the same general direction. To in
| dicate to his coy acquaintance that
he was missed, though absent, Nc
Carthy fired abruptly into the weeds.
A stately burdock fell with a silent
moan-the only variety of moan of
much repute in the vegetable king
dom. A sharp report emanated from
the weeds, and Mccarthy felt
HIS TRESSES PARTED
as with a red hot comb. Still he sped
onward into the darkness and the sun
flowers The unobtrusive stranger
was now climbing board fence at the
further side of the lot. The night was
quite dark, making 1t difficult to aim
with accuracy, but the patrolman took
chance shot at the ambitious climber.
The fence was not a large fence, and
it escaped injury. Through a break in
the fence Mccarthy now saw that, as
soon as he himself attempted to climb
the fence, the other man was prepared
to explosively reciprocate. The run
away was holding a revolver in an at
titude and direction by no means ex-
pressive of the greatest good will
toward the patrolman. The latter fol-
lowed the Delsarte suggestion and as
sumed a. similar attitude. AS there
were no third parties to admire the
living picture, the suspense was quick
ly broken by a shot from McCarthy's
weapon. The stranger abandoned his
post and lost no time in seeking an
environment more favorable to the
cultivation Of the Statuesque. In this
quest he crossed another and a small
er fence, thus permitting the officer to
effect safe transit over the larger OBJ
struction. Beyond the small fence the
fugitive turned down into Iglehart
street. He had evidently been wound
ed, for he was now stumbling as he ran.
Soon McCardy was upon him. Catch
ing the strangers arms. the officer
ordered him to deliver his weapon
But he had none to deliver, having
thrown 1t away after leaving the
fences. The captured man could
scarcely speak. He had received abul-
let In the left cheek. His jaw bone
was shattered and several teeth had
been shot away. His mouth was filling
with blood. The patrolman held him
so that he would not suffocate, and
whistled for aid. Surgical skill soon
stanched the excessive hemorrhage.
When the wounded man was searched,
the cause of his resistance became ap-
parent. Upon his person was full
set of burglars tools and over 800 in
money. He was speedily recognized
as Prussian Frank, a desperate bank
robber known to the police throughout
the country.
His companion eluded capture. 1t
appeared that the two men had enter
ed the Chestnut street office of the
Annheuser Busch Brewing Co. about
IL O'Clock the previous night They
nad inserted cartridges In the safe and
door of the safe. and had blown it
open. Most of the money secured was
found on Prussian Frank. Among the
coins in the latter's pockets was a
silver dollar pierced through the CEN
ter This coin was known to have
been in the rified safe. A steel bit had
broken while the robbers were drilling
the safe. A portion Of the bit remain
ed in the safe door and the other part
was In Prussian Franks pocket. The
latter was easily convicted of the
charge of safe breaking and was SEN
fenced to term of Imprisonment at
saltwater. Eight months later he died
in the penitentiary from the effects of
the shot fired by Officer Mccarthy.