The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-17
EVIL CHICAGO INGENUITY.
A NEW PERIL FOR VELLERa
GOING TO THE WINDY CITI.

Lot or n New Yorker Who Set Out fsv
and Was Met by Overcoat Bm-Guids
Books Fail TO Keep Track OF the In-
crease In wickcdncss in skunktown.
Almost any kind OF crime can be found in
Chicago without seeking It. Tho unsophisti-
Gated visitor can 70 out by day and get Il in .
light and airy form. such ms having his pocket
picked, or saunter around by night and en-
counter the dull, sickening thud variety no
tSpiflcd by the sand club. More than this,
crime will even come out to meet him on tho
train, and the bnlcful influence of the Windy
city may lie met with anywhere within q ra-
dius OF forty miles.
Mr.. McSofter of West Eighty-nrst street re-
Gently had n little experience with Chicago
suburban crime. Business called him out
there and he went, carrying his money carefully
slowed away in an iusi,iS Pocket, which he wore
triple buttoned. His anxious and loving family
had warned him to take q cab. and be sure 10
had II number on 1t. when he went out after
dark, to refrain from tempting Investments in
gold bricks or warranted grecnbacks, and In
case any genial stranger should ask him II he
was Mr.. Green OF Grcentown to answer "Po-
lice" I'm u loud voice and run away. Mr.. Ms
softer was further fortified by a Guide to Chi.
cago' and n copy of the useful volume en-
titled "Perils of Great City. and How To
Avoid Them" In each hip pocket he carried
a loaded revolver and his cane contained a
dagger at one end and n plug Of lead at the
other. 1t was his firm intention to get out of
Chicago as intact as he got In II he had to
spread death and destruction broadcast In order
to do so. There was Just one point at which
he was vulnerable: he hadn't reckoned on any
trouble before reaching Chicago; consequently
he was off his guard when the train came to q
stop Mt a station about one hours ride from
the city, the last stop before Chicago. Being
off his guard he failed to notice a number Of
sporty -looking youths who boarded tho train.
and took seats In n day coach behind tho Sleep
ing car wherein McSofter had a section.
If he had noticed them perhaps he wouldn't
have left his new silk-lined $50 spring over.
coat in his seat while he went forward to the
buffet car for a drink to brace him up for facing
the perils of a great city, as described in his
when he got back at what no supposed was
his car he couldn't find any section ornamented
ing he had made a mistake In his car. he tried
the next one forward, then the one In front of
tried first and asked a passenger who had a sec.
ton near where his was:
..YI: s.t t his !, The he s e. 8jtss car rs ST yi tbs "th,,
passenger. You had that seat over there"
d you SCI anything of an oyerSoat that
why. that must be the overcoat I raw q
young man take up to that forward seat there.
lie came in from the rear car and helped him
now"
Going forward in the car Mcsofter saw a
red faced youth Of n general aspect and build
aptly described by the adjective ''two-fsted,'
sunk in sweet slumber. with his feet resting on
an overcoat carefully doubled up. the silk lin
ing city, IF w tIene; ssG .nid M very fnmliAr' -
Tie two;iistc4 one Teso9nded With a snors
that @u iT"W roniln Tns Ta tts S e ths yU wReslS' ..v.s.
he gently pioked the sleeper on the shoulder
of his bullet head almost tiattened out Nc
softGr's nose. and in a husky bass voice de-
"woi in hell yer irwin T. dor Donchsr know
catcher Were y belong or III trow y troo tn
winder.",
have made a mistake. That coat"
All. shettgp,", said the youth. and he
that he didn't want to be disturbed.
When his snores seemed to INDICATE q pro
to pluck gently at the ovorcoat, in which oc-
he was interrupted by a kick in the
"'Scuse me-" observed the youth, Grimly,
but I'm H'ble T. be vi'lent when I'm woke up
This interlude didn't seem to destroy his
capacity for sleep, as he followed II by "a snore
Sim tsGps md Vent %nS Snek % t Mes s Q g Plef G,
loaded cane. returned. made sure that tho
eyes were closed, hauled ont one re-
duced the other and stuck It in his breast pocket
where It was conspi 1uous, removed the dag
tho cane. heavy end up, In his left
hand, and being thus prepared, raised his
NAUTICAL centre OF the youths waistooat. With
a wild whoop the assailed one leaped up from
bel Td'4 ahe STmo %Ssi th"a c Sn1 aSt d PhGn as no
Take your feet off that overcoat," COM
manded McSofter.
The command was instantly obeyed. but rs
soon as the youths feet came of his head went
for he doubled up like II !ackknifo and CUR
that the kick no had received had
stirred up things internally; In fact. there
To- bo very sick indeed. McSofter quite pitied
him, and when, the youth threw the window
1EG HADN'T brought that loot down QUITE so 30 hard.
MIA IL the man should develop APPENDICITIS
for tho murderi
In his Interest in this problem he failed 70
r 6rnHg that o6s the NE t train wr Sss Soi RGlo VERY TE0 slowly Eyy
'ago calls its suburbs, From outside the win
came, horrible, groans and chokings, md
twltched spasmOdically. Suddenly those
went up In the air and at the same moment
'oat, a wild shrek split the air, and McSofter
TODD staring at an empty window. The next
Ind the porter, whom no told in breathless ar.
'cnts that n man had fallen out OF the window
ma been Killed, lhe Train was stopped ana
he matter hastily explained tO the conductor.
My o~yercoat fell out the window after
added McSoftor after tOllinz of the acct
lent.
ibid, eh2" said the conductor. pricking up
Ms ears; What kind q a looking chap was
his tall and raw-bOnedi"
'Yes; he was" said McSofter.
Look pretty big aud touGht"
"Rcd hair and a bad eyer"
~ think he did have red hair" faltersd Nc
do know himl" repeated the conductor
"WhO don't know himY guess
&c amt killed this trip and / guess you Won't
zee your COAT again. Young man, that MAS
.JvCryUut Bill"
IN let he's got a stomach ache. anyway"
all Mr~Oftcr yicluusly.
A~tcSufter returned 10 West Fighty-hrst street
AN - oyercuat OF the we strive to- please
rider, lie has thrown away bis Guide 20 Chi
ago" and his copy of the ''Perils OF a Great
lily, and How To Avoid Them" lie knows
more about II himself NOW than il contaiuel In