The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-06
PEDDLER'S HORSE TRAINED
WOULDN'T GO WHEN THE POLICE
NAN URGED HIN.
HAD Been Arrested for RecEiess Driving
Biueeonr's Bicycle Drstea In Hating the
Horse -Other BIcycIe Police Arre,,.

obeyed Only the Chirps or Its Owner. who
HAD Been Arrested for Reckless Driving
Biseeoar's bicycle Brehea In Haitnu IN.
Horse Other Bicycle Police Arrests
Two fruit peddlers. one OF them Samuel Tow.
ly of 72l Sixth street, raced their horses down
Eighth avenue on Saturday night, terrifying
bicyclists and persons on foot BY their REX.
lessness. At Thirty seventh street Bicycle
Policeman GilIas called to the men 10 stop.
Towly turned around in his seat, and yelling
back defiance at the policeman, dashed his hor-s
furiously. Gillas mounted his wheel and gave
chase. Eighth avenue was full Of people a: ,Ls
time. and hundreds cheered the policeman On
Towly's horse was a pretty good stopper, ard
the peddler reached Thirt!eth street before tie
policeman got abreast of him. He called upon
Towly to stop, but the latter only replied:
You stop me II you can you big st;s."
Gi!as showed what kind Of q stiff be va. ~
putting on a little more steam and drawing up
to the horse's head. Then be let go Of the
handlebar OF his wheel and grabbed the ,.a.
The horse stopped short reared up Oh his hind
legs, carrying Killas. bicycle and all with him
bits and kicked Gilas severely IL tie baE
Despite his painful injury, the policeman ae.i
arrested Towly.
A large crowd OF people cheered Gillas .o- As
pluck. and the hundred or more bicy c,!st. "a
the crowd wanted 10 get Al Tovly aud chastiss
ting him back IL the wagon stared to trys
the horse 70 the station house Towly ch:-p4i
a: the horse and the animal declined 70 bulge.
III" crowd 3eered the policeman, and hurled
chunks Of advice az him.
Build a IRE under him." suggested one lAa-
Tic a carrot 10 his nose cried another
GIllas dashed the horse in vain Cox s.teea
minutes before he realized that the horse VA.
trained TO obey certain sounds He ordered
the owner 10 Start the animal and Tor,r rave
up lis ears and started OF o. a t-oL. Be.g.s
they had gore a block Tolwy chi-ped again aai
the horse came 20 a dead s:Ari>t5L-
TOwiy kept this sort OF thing Cp al tie rGy
70 the station house. and IL Wa After lotclEat
when the policeman got his prsore- there.
GA+As, who took u al good oaiUretly. 4t-s-
he 10. kei his man up he went 20 the hosv.:s.
and had his injured rack ATTENDED TO His
bicycle was q hopeless wreck. NeGs-1Gy n
the jefferson MArkc: Police Court Tor!y VAS
hned IS by Magistrate Hedges
Ea-.ieT II the evening Policeman Gillas male
another arrest OF Eighth avenue fo- r-ck4ss
5i1 West Fo-Ty-seventh street EiSLASEed t-on
one side Of the road 20 the Other il = baSgr.
He Was drunk and seemed 20 be i-ytnS 70 C,H<e
bicyclistS i number o. vheelrDen and ~ssE-
women complained TO GillRs about Dsssle-. Eot
The policeman rode up ana warned tin Das-
horse. G!llas pursued him from T~kf-y%5Ea:a
street TO ThirtleIh street and c3u<tI him tSE-A
nassler was 50 peai.ent il the Je5e-Sru Ma
ke.. Police Court yesterday that Magistrate
Hedges fined him only s.
Policeman Lake o. the bicycle squad also
yesterday. He was Chester =. SpaldtaE. Aad
gave his address as New York city. He ~Aa
seoechinE up Eighth avenue when A-res.Aa
He was fined Is.