Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-30
B0oTH-TuCKER ARRESTED.
lie was Doing Chinatown Under
steve Brodfe's Guidnnce.

N''W iOEh sum-
commander Booth-Tucker OF the SAL
walton Army went out stunning last
night Undaunted by his experience OF
last week. when he had to lick two oh
s'reperous hobos who insisted on stick
Ing pins into him. before he could depart
IN peace from Chatham-square lodging
house, he accepted the invitation OF Mr..
steve Brodie TO 20 and see the Sums.
MT Brodle carefully attlred the new
commander OF the Salvation Army In a
PAIR or Baxter-street whiskers and a
moth-eaten wig. and the result was iuat
what had been expected by the Salvation
ISIS guide and a few others who had
been let into the secret.
MI Booth-Tucker was arrested on
charge OF masquerading. He spent fifteen
minutes in a cell In the Elizabeth Street
otation-house, and was then bailed out
py Brodie, who gave bond for N.O0o
Ior the salNauonists appearance in the
Centre-Street Court I'm the morning.
Commander Booth-Tucker WAS the vic
tim of schemers His arrest was as much
part of the programme as his visit TO
sundry places in the lower part Of the
city, which took place before the police
got their clutches on him.
IL was 10 o'clock when he arrived at
| Brodie's saloon. on the Bowery. He had
come from the Salvation Army headquar-
tiers, where he had been taking part I'm
the farewell TO Colonel Eadle who Is
soon 70. sail for England. He had his
coat slung over his arm, and his hat
on the back of his head, and he walked
| into Brodie's saloon like one OF the regu-
| lars
Brodie got the wig and whlskers, took
int l.
/ him to put them on. He insisted that the
/ Commanders only safety lay in disguise.
and the Salvationist reluctantly consent
/ Ell TO keep the wig and whiskers on. lie
| then put on his coat. turned up the col
! lar, and walked out on the Bowery arm
/ in arm with Brodie.
| Tail, spare. and round-shouldered. with
bristling whiskers. hiding all OF his face
} but his eyes, and black wig, from
under which tufts Of his own sandy hair
| projected. he was an object 20 attract
attention anywhere.
Everybody he passed turned TO look
! back, and one or two would have guyed
} him, but Brodie's presence stopped that
/ sort OF thing. Brodio managed 10 make
/ 1t known by sundry wavings OF his hand
! that he wanted no Interference.
The first place visited was Nike Gala
mans saloon. In Chatham Square There
/ the bartender almost tainted when
, Booth-Tucker's whiskers confronted him.
lie managed 10 pump two glasses OF
settler from a siDhon, however. and the
| bold adyenturer and his guide, having
drank these. went out.
Another Chatham-Square saloon was
visited and then the couple went around
into Mott street, and entered n restau-
rant There Booth-Tucker tried to eat
a hfrlf A..
mixed in his whiskers. and he had to
give IL up. The Joss-house on the next
floor was then visited.
There the Salvationist MORALLY offended
the high priest by banging tho sacred
drum twice, after being told TO let il
alone. The priest finally came at Booth
Tucker with a club. and Brodie had 20
upper-cut the priest. in order TO save his
guest from being knocked out. A quarter
squared things, and then the sightseers
| started 70 go out.
In the hallway crowd OF females
gathered around Booth-Tucker, and at
tempted TO kidnap the whislSers. They
called him Svengall and other things.
and he had some difficulty In escaping
| intact.
outside there was more trouble Police
man McDonough had suspected the odd
looking man Of being disguised, and had
called Detective Coyle, who let the Sal
yationist go around into Pell street, and
then arrested him.
The Salyationist still had the whislSers
and wig on when arraigned In the sta
| tlon-house, but Brodie took them OF and
revealed him grinnlng as II intensely
amused over II all. lie was locked up In
cell after giving his pedigree, and 1f-
teen minutes later, when the doo Tan
went 10 call him. he was sound asleep
on the board cot.
II do not mind being arrested" he said
10 a reporter, but / am sorry Il spoiled
my nights trip. Mr.. Brodie invited me Ia
go and see the slums, and was delighted
at this kind OF invitation, for 1 knew
that he was the one man in the city who
could show me all l wanted TO see. OF
course, after the other night. / couldn't
90 around as / am, and so / donned ths
/ disguise.
II am sorry 4 broke the law. I Ger.
tainly didn't mean TO. am trying &c
reach the poor and this is the only way
can do II. IL is my work, and I've had
enough prison experience not to mind q
/ cell"
Mr. Booth-Tucker wound up with a
glowing eulogy Of Brodie, whom he de-
scribed as a man with a true heart. He
has not become sufficiently Americanized
to understand the press agent In all his
variations yet