The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-27
A "DEAD-GAME SPORT"
Takes Two Girls Hack-Riding and
Narrowly Escapes Trouble.

Harry Livingstone, of Chicago a travel
ing salesman, who says he comes to this
city frequently and always stops at the
Bates House, had an experience Saturday
night that he will probably remember for
some time to come. Thursday night, the
story goes. he engaged a hack and drove to
several road houses alone. During the even
ing he met young girl, who helped him
spend some of his money, and who sue
ceeded in fascinating him to degree He
made an engagement with her for Satur-
day night. At the hour appointed the
young woman and female friend met Liv-
lngstone at Irons wine rooms, where they
had merry time for an hour SO, when
Livingstone suggested they visit some or
the same hackman hauled them around
until o'clock a. m, when the trio arrived
on the levy considerably under the In
iuence of liquor. They climbed the stairs
TO the wine rooms, where they remained
for some time.
While Livingstone was out of the room
for minute the girls decided to give him
the slip, and when he returned they were
gone. In his absence from the room, he
says, he discovered he had been robbed of
SIP. and suspected that one of his female
companions had touched him for that
amount. Upon finding they mad flown, he
says, his suspicious seemed confirmed, and
he started down the stairs in hot haste.
'Cabby" had not been paid, and was
waiting for his fare. He told Livingstone
the girls had started down Kentucky ave.
nue.. Livingstone got into the hack and
were overhauled about the middle OF the
first block, where they mad met two we'll
known young men in the meantime. They
were talking when Livingstone drove up.
He dismounted and angrily accused the
girl, whom he thought had the money, of
robbing him. One of the men was &C
quainted with the girls and knew their
families were respectable people and did
not believe they would be guilty of the
theft He resented Livingstone's insinua-
tons, when the latter turned upon the girls
protector and shook his fist under his nose,
exclaiming:
II know we'll she did rob me. and what
you. If you don't hand it over will have
you all arrested"
Look here, my friend" said the second
young man, who had been standing quietly
by, 7when 1t comes to a talk OF having
people arrested / will have something to
say about that 1 am going for an officer
myself" which ne proceeded TO do.
A patrolman was approaching. attracted
by the large crowd that had gathered about
the excited, gesticulating Chicagoan. and
and was requested to hurry to the spot His
presence failed to untangle the trouble and
he ended matters by bundling the girls and
the man from Chicago into hack. and
they were driven to the police station. AT
his direction the two young men also went
there.
Livingstone wanted the girls arrested for
larceny. He told Captain Dawson that he
was dead game sport from Chicago"
II don't care for the $l2,' said he. "but
1 would spend 81 200 to get il back
But when he found that il the girls were
detained he would be locked up on two
charges, he wanted to withdraw the charges
against them. In order TO avoid all mis-
takes, however. Captain Dawson had Police
Matron Buchanan search the girls. Nc
money was found: Speaking for themselves,
the girls declared they did not see Living
stone have SO bill all evening. He had
some silver and three 81 bills, and that was
all the money they saw him have. Captain
Dawson was certain there was nothing In
the charge and the girls were allowed to
go.
1t was then about half past In the morn
ing, and the captain accompanied one Of
them to her fathers gate on East Washing
ton street. The other girl lives with hel
sister, and said she had never been in sucf
company before. The experience was a les
son to her, she said, and she would never
again do anything to bring disgrace upor
her family. Both of them thanked Captain
Dawson for his kindly words of warning
and the erring one wept bitterly, saying i
would break her parents hearts If they
ever learned how near their daughter haC
come to being disgraced for life. The hack
man says he had never seen either of tn,
girls on the levy" before.