New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-20
BARS BEHIND BARS NO MORE.
THE KINGSBRIDGE ANIMALS RESTORED TO
THEIR MASTER-THElR EXCITING TRANS

FER-A LITTLE BILL FOR DAMAGES.
Acting Sergeant Weiss. Of the Kingsbridge
ten slept easily las night for the bears had been
taken away. Thank heaven" he said fervently. az
tho troublesome animals started away In a
big truck and Jacques Faure. the owner. whom
Weiss had arrested last Thursday. recognizing the
buecoat. stopped the farewell song he was singing
end shouted a French oath. The weary policemen
their deliverance 10 an enterprisng Powery
theatre
The bears allowed the policemen little rest o.
Friday night. and when n couple OF hours before
noon yesterday word came that arrangements
had been made to remove the brutes. thrill OF JOY
was felt in every breast. Press Agent Logan mad
been at work. He secured the assistance Of As
sistant District Attorneys O'Hare and Hennessy
and presented his cause before Magistrate Went
worth in the Centre Street Court. He offered HIM
self bondsman for Jacques Faure. the owner
and when Detective Lang of kingsbridge added
his testimony as TO the ,wfu go,ngs Of the
bears the Magistrate up an intended trip to
Albany TO sign the discharge OF Faure and the order
for the bears Logan procured large furniture
truck and set out accompanied by three brawny
truckmen. The station was reached at $50 o'clock
and after a few preminaries had been gone
through, the fun began The truck was backed
up against the stations porch. and hundred or
more bicycsts and children gathered around it.
A group of policemen followed Jacques to the
prison corridor but further. There Il
tumbling, accompanied by frantic snortine and
with Little Billie his heels, quiet as dos.
Mariana was persuaded to go easily. as Little
Billie had been and In less than five minutes the
Kingsbridge weary bluecoats had the satisfaction
Of seeing the truck drive off. jacques sat on ihc
tailboard singing farewell song.
Sergeant Lucas, who was at the desk. sent half
dozen policemen to follow the truck until it had
got of the village, and II was well that he did
for hardly had the vehicle gone 100 yards when
Mariana broke her rope and leaped out over the
tallboard and landed in the middle OF the road
There was a greater scramble than that In the po-
lice station when Jacques appeared leading the
bears from the prison Men and women expecting
10 be devourcd took TO the fences. Doorman De-
lanev who had followed in the wake of the crowd.
outdistanced every else, and did not draw
breath until he was safe in the section-room with
he doors securely fastened. The line OF policemen
STOOD firm with drawn clubs, but Marianne did not
bulge Jacques sprang from the truck ana Sc.
cured her with a rope while those In the crown WHO
had returned TO the scene. sheepisn ana oredIn H.
less shouted: Put salt on her tan; SUCK q pm
in her., Jacques and Logan tugged al the t rope,
but Mariana was obdurae. ana wouIon sui - =
neg until the truck backed nearer TO her wren
She was helped climb in. Amer tnal II We VIZ
sn,ooth sailing and the last seen or harlailha ent
vas gazing wistfully over the taboard o, .g hH
in the direction Of the police station where she h"u
new Tresday Captain Donohue VIII prcseiht IN, onc
following bill OF expense to the folce No"'hSS'o'