The sun., 1896-10-25
A TENDERL0IN MAN HUNT.
"s7oP HIM" The WOMAN CRIED,
AND A CROWD PURSUED HIM.

In the Drst view that the public had OF the
man about whom this story is written he was
running through Twenty-soventh street. his
hat In his hand, his hair standing on end. and
his coat-tails stickinG out straight behind him.
1t was on Friday last He was n small man
with very pale face, and wore overalls. and
under his coat n blue and white jumper. Be-
hind him. half way down the block between
sixth and seventh avenues, stood stout wo-
man. She wore wrapper and was without
hat As she waved her right hand franticnlly
in the air sho shrieked, stop himi stop him!"
at the top Of her voice.
There used to be n well-founded belief in this
particular section of tho Tenderloin that II
man wished to set all the denizens who were
abroad to running at top speed In different
directions all he had to do was to stand In tho
middle of the street and yell stop thief!" That
things have changed in that locality is shown
by the fact that in response to the calls of the
woman the forty or fifty colored men who were
lounginR about tho corner of Sixth avenue
jammed their hats down about their ears and
started after the little man. The latter, who
had slackened his pace somewhat after cross
ing Sixth avenue, looked around and saw them
coming. He seemed undecided what to do for .
moment. and then concluded to put on all steam
again. He gave sudden leap forward and
gained n yard on his pursuers.
BY this time the chase was fully under way.
and pursuers and pursued were out OF range OF
the stout woman and her stentorian voice. Tho
pursuers didn't need her appeals to urge them
on, however. The party. which had numbered
about forty at the start, all colored men, now
contained more than a hundred. including some
white men. and each one seemed to be trying to
outdo his neiGhbors in the matter Of shouting.
"Stop him!" yelled some.
Head him or" called others, while still
others yelled that he was thief or o murderer.
The little man heard the yells. hut they only
served to spur him on. His legs were going like
the piston rods OF an express train by this t'mo,
his hair was straighter. and his coat-tails made
more accurate angles than before.
When he reached Broadway he turned up
town, and less than thirty seconds afterward
the pursuing party swung into that thorough
fare too. or course 1t is easier for one man to
dodge the Broadway throng thar 1t is for q
crowd, and consequently the fugitive gained
fNe yards in the run TO Twenty-eighth street.
into which street he turned. But this ad van
tage was more than equalled by the fact that
tho pursuers were reinforced to such an extent
that when they turned into Actors alley be-
hind the little man they numbered fully 800
persons They included men. women and chill
dren. and each one seemed to be inspired BY
personal grievance against tho fugitive. They
suggested all sorts OF dire punishment for tho
little man whom re was caught, and they kept
yelling At people ahead to catch the fugitive.
In front of the stage door OF tho Fifth Avenue
Theatre stood two policemen. They saw the
little man run by and thought nothing of it
People often run through Actors alley. Bur-
league show managers try voices of asprants
for the chorus in their Offices on this block, and
citizens who are ignorant OF Its character and
inadvertently wander there would rather run
crowd crow T IN pursuit AN" and heard the Shouts they hey
realized that the little man was fugitive and
hn s.hna the rest of tho
When the fugitive reached the middle OF the
SoSk sG%e,hiE fell from his S"st to the side
Pick i up" yelled one of the policemen TO
mans pocket. 1t was a pair Of pincers.
Get that. too; well need them for evidence"
pick ed up W tho wrench grabbed the pincers too @
A few steps further number of things flow
sma hsmmsr hall scs Of suS. sefev
driver small pfsss s,os Of Tire s%e and
Get 1t ALL get II ALI" yeled both policemen
At once. I'VE need every bit OF IT,"
"lve got It." called back the man at tho head
It seemed evident At this point to everybody
in the chase that the fugitive was burglar. and
purpose OF unburdening himself or because he
realized that he was going TO be caught;
II. The aramd a s result :nS
that the former were almost up TO tho
li,t!e man when he turned into sixth avenue.
drawn clubs lowering about his head COM
manded him to be quiet and not attempt tn
escaping. He was so exhausted that tho police
men had to hold him on his feet; and when the
threats, he shook from head TO foot.
Now. my hne burglar. we've got YOU" OK
I'll crack your head. ;" and he waived his club
around in threatening fashion.
Lynch him" called a man at the edge ofthe
That's right, string him up!" shouted q man
Enough OF that" called ono of the police
"l-I,i-bm not a BIB b-burglar." faltered the cap
" Peace man. do You hear ?" said the police
man sternly., Caught red handed. have you
=" Who accuses me2' demanded tho captive,
Gainin; littl" courage.
~, =" Yonr tools for one thing" answered the DO
licemen; We've got them. thank fortune
Now, friends" Ito the crowd who's tho com.
gripon him. Let the com . lainant stop Forward"
No one stirred. The policeman was worried
hi. Hny man Sne know what they've been
There was a dead silence; then a short colored
and woman on a7th street a-hol!srln' for US
seventh street. Tho burglar may, have killed
hoino Dhe Ut eotuo ono may DO uylnR ana an
Identification necessary"
:" amt killed no one, and Amt no burglar Z"
| eIpostulated the captive.
shut up!" exclaimed tho policeman. DO
| you mean to say those tools aron't yours?"
Sure they're mine, but -"
| All! you confess. eh2 Come along now"
| and the policeman each took an arm and with
no gentle hands hustled the little man down
Sixth avenue, the crowd, mumbling and threat
| oning. bringing up tho rear.
As the policemen turned the corner. the little
| man between them. they saw the stout woman
standing on the sidewalk half way down tho
| block. The colored man who had directed the
policemen saw her too, for no called out:
| There she Is now. the woman he robbed"
At that moment the stout woman saw them
and waddled mp the block as fast as she could
| We've got him. we've got him, madam! r.
called out the laxative policeman.
| THANK heaven for that!" said the stout wo-
man. oh, you scoundrel. you coward! I" she
said shaking ,lcr finger under tho little mans
nose: You know you left that boiler leaking;
you know, you did, and you've ruined my kitchen
mating"
II didn't mean 1t; honestly didn't mean It,"
| walled tho prisoner.
Yes you did, TOO, you rascal" said the stout
woman indignantly. You knew them pipes
needed fxin."
AM this man burglar. madam ?" asked
| he steal anythng2"
| Burglar" roarsd tho stout woman "No