New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-29
NO JOKE IN THIS FOR HIN.
A PUCK" MAN TRIES TO CAPTURE THIEF
AND Is ARRESTED HIMSELF.
MAGISTRATE BEANN INSISTED on HOLDING HIM.
THOUGH HE WAS IDENTIFIED BY THE
PUBLISHER OF THE PERIODICAL
FOR WHICH HE WORKS.


PUBLISHER OF THE PERIODICAL
FOR WHICH HE WORKS
Henry L. Wilson. associate editor OF Puck
tried to capture a pickpocket yesterday, ana 'he
evidence in the trial Of the young man now III
custody may show that he succeeded. But the
EDITORS experience was not an agreeable one 10
him, though it may amuse his friends
Mr. Wilson lives at the Alpine Broadway and
ty-third-st. About o'clock yesterday AFTER
noon he left his office in the Puck Building ana
at Broadway boarded uptown cable car
When the car reached Bleecker-st., Martin
Rothschild. commercial traveller from Chicago'
cried out that some one had stolen his watch'
Mr. Wilson standing in the middle OF the
and noticed that A tall, well-dressed young
man had been pressing close to Mr. Rothscnhu
and acting In a suspicious manner Mr.. wilson
az once came to the conclusion that this feilo"
was the thief and he said so.
MR. WILSON'S EMBARRASSING POSITION.
The car was stopped and Policeman Mitchell.
OF the Broadway Squad. called In. Mitchell
has been on the Broadway Squad for n number OF
years and probably thinks he ought To be IN the
Detective Bureau AS soon as he entered the
car and the facts were explained to hm' ne
placed the accused young man under arrest.
When Mitchell. his prisoner and Rothschld were
leaving the car. the last ramed turned toward
Mr. Wilson to thank him for his efforts In d's-
covering the thief AS he did so he saw the end
OF his watch chain hanging from the side pocket
of Mr. Wilson's coat. Then ne shouted:
Here. officer. This man IS the thief There IL
my watch chain now
Mr. Wilson was thunderstruck and also very
indignant He placed his hand in his pocket
and. to his surprise and horror, pulled out the
missing watch and cham. He turned 10 PONCE
man Mitchell and stammered
''Why. | don't understand this officer. How
did this get in my pocket?'
Mitchell laughed. and replied:
"Oh. come. young fellow. that don't go; I've
been In this business too long You can't get out
of It that way. You come along with mo; ,,.
you're not going 10 arrest me?' gasped MI
Wilson.
"Oh no, replied the policeman with fine sar-
casin I'VE never arrest men like you; but you u
better walk around to the station ana eNP'a'"
matters" ,,,,,
"And | got the stolen property. retCrted III.
policeman. Then he took both MI wilson an ~,
the young first arrested. VINO said ina. no
name was Harry Thompson. around 10 the 'i,'
cer-st poice stati,n. Mr. Wilson explained VINO
he was to the Sergeant In charge. anu a. '.oo %
O'Clock called up the Jefferson Market Cour, VI, ".
the telephone. Magistrate Brann was sun a. a.
court attending to some private business. anu ne
consented 10 wait until Mr.. Wilson couid oe oe
brought before h m Policeman Mitchell TOOK
his prisoners to court and arralgned them pe-
fore the Magistrate.
MIR. BRAUN INSISTS ON HOLDING HIM.
Mr.. Rothschild who had other business 10 at
tend to- did not appear in court. thompson re-
fused TO give his address or to make any state
ment. After Mr. Wilson had told Magistrate
Brann who he was he asked to be released on
his own recognizance but his request was re-
fused Then Henry Wimme the publisher OF
puck" came TO court and identlhed Mt. "iIsoi'
Even this did not satisfy the MAGISTRATE no"
ever and he held Mr.. Wilson under Si-uoo paii io
examination this morning. Ban was luiiiSheu
hv Mr. Wimmel who gave as security the prop
ertv. No 2O23 Seventh-ave.. valued at >,v, >ooVoo.
Thompson was held in $1,000 ball for examination
at the same time. but he couu hot iuiii'i :"
bond and was locked up . ,,,,,
In conversation with a reporter Mt. NIisoi
said: 81 have often seen humor In the arraieh-
r,ent of n man before a magistrate. but now /
am convinced that this sort of thing Is not as
funny as II sometimes seems. ] got on Sroau-
u-av car on nv way uptown from the Once. II
was very crowded and | noticed ths ieow
THOMPSON pushing against Mr.. Rothschiiu 1
thought at the time that he was trying 10 PICK
his pocket but did not say anything untii no'"s-
child set nm cry that he had been roDDed
How the man got the watch into my pocke' !
cannot imagine / was never more surprised III
my NE than when II was found there. u,I
SEQ why should have been held under pohd, put %
I slppose the matter will be Strengthened ou. III
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