The herald., 1896-11-12
HOT CHASE FOR A FUGITIVE
Bud" Lovett an Escape From lone
Again ia Jail
He Gives the officers a Lively Run and
Is Only Stopped by Pistol Shots.
Steele as Runner.

After an exciting chase during which
couple of shots were sent after the flu
gitive and monkey and parrot time had
by both officers and pursued, young Bert
or, as he is better known, bud" Lovett
an escape from the Industrial reform
school at lone, was last evening cap
tured by Detective Steele and officer
Fowler and safely landed in the city jail.
Lovett is 10 or 20 years old and was
sent up to the reform school from this
city several years ago. In July last he
made his escape and has until now sue
cessfully evaded capture. Circulars and
descriptions of him were sent out, offer
ing the usual reward of $25 for his arrest
and return, but although bud" has
made this city his headquarters for sew
eral months he has escaped recognition.
last evening Detective Steele was COM
ing up First street. between Los Angeles
and Main, on his way to the police sta
ton, when he ran across Lovett stand
ing on the sidewalk dressed in fashiona-
BILE attire, wearing light overcoat. The
detective recognized his man at once
from the description in his possession
Standing near by was Special Officer
Fowler in citizens dress, and stepping
up to him Steele asked him to come along
and help him arrest a party. 1t was
lucky that he took Fowler along as
otherwise he would have lost his man.
Walking up to Lovett Steele accosted
him and told him he was an officer and
that he was wanted at police headquar-
tiers, at the same time catching hold of
his coatsleeve. AS quick as a flash Low
EFT threw his left arm out of his coat and
whirled around, completely shedding
both coat and overcoat, jumped into the
middle of the ipad and ran UP toward
Main street like a deer, leaving the as
tonished Steele holding the cast off gar
ments in his grip Fowler and the de-
tective at once took after the fugitive
and a lively chase ensued. Steele is short,
stout and a little shy of wind on a
run, but Fowler Is long lmbed and
something of a Splinter himself. Low
EFT had start of about forty feet, but
his lead was quickly reduced by the Of
ficer. Turning down Main street past
the Orpheum Lovett dashed through a
saloon out through a narrow alley way
into Los Angeles street and up the back
stairs of the Chicago lodging house.
which runs clear through the block from
Main to Los Angeles Here he was lost
to sight.
Several other officers arriving attract
ed by the chase, one was stationed at the
Main street entrance, a second and
Steele went into the building to make a
search while Fowler staid on the back
stairs to prevent escape that way Low
EFT had been rooming in the building
and knew every passage way and room
in it. An exhaustive search of the rooms
failed to discover him and then the offic-
ers went to the roof. The fugitive was
up there, three stories above the ground
but was not ready to be captured.
Suddenly Fowler heard a shout that
Lovett was on the roof and was coming
down the water pipe. 1t was true He
quickly slid down to the roof of livery
stable facing Los Angeles street, from
thence to the ground, and when Fowler
emerged from the entrance was again
on run up the street. The special had
been handicapped in the first chase by
wearing a heavy overcOat, but this he
had removed and once more went after
the fleet-footed Lovett.
In order to stop him Fowler pulled his
gun and fired two shots at his legs At
the second report the fugitive threw up
his hands and gave a yell, but kept on
running though at greatly reduced
pace. He was overhauled at the corner
of First street and captured, hatless and
in his shirt sleeves. putting like por-
poise, but unframed. The second bullet
came so close to him that he felt uncom-
Portable and decided to quit.
The detective and officer marched
their man off in triumph to the station
All three were pretty we'll out of wind
and required some time to cool Off Low
EFT was locked up and will be held to
await the arrival of an officer to take him
back to serve out his term of imprison-
ment.