The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-09

vision, and the fear OF parents az weil'
and both braids OF her hair cut from
her head. A number OF children
among whom little Rose was playihs'
saw the act md set up a cry thAt AZ
tracted passers-by. These gave pur-
suit 10 the despoller. but be proved 100
n,ot OF foot and soon disappeared
The parents OF the child live at zzs
Robey street. on the west side Of the
thoroughfare. and not far from van
Buren, street Her father. John carey
is a bookkesper al III Desplaines
street Shortly before 4 o'clock the
other afternoon a number OF children
we're playing on the sidewalk In front
Of the Carey residence. and s-year-old
Rose Carey was among the number
Some OF the older OF these noticed
young man walk slowly by the running
youngsters several times. seemingly IN
torested In their play AZ one time ne
leaned against one OF the trees sklrllhs
the sidewalk and watched the children,
but nothing was thought Of H. Finally.
when little Rose was almost imme-
diaioly opposite the gate leading TO her
parents doorway and somewhat apart
from the other children. the young
uan walked quickly up and, selling
the child. cut on the two braids OF her
hair. As soon as he had seized the girl
The children began 20 scream ana run
and this attracted several men AZ Van
Buren, End Robey streets as well as
those IN the houses IN tho immediate
vicinity.
The three or four men who bad been
standing az the corner saw a young
man running north In Robey street to
the adjacent alley and turn down u AZ
flll speed. They pursued as fast as
possible. but could not oyeriake the
fugitive and soon lost sight Of him.
Meanwhile there was CONSERVATION
among the neighbors OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Carey. Oficer Patrick o'Neill ran up
a. the pursuers returned. announcing
that they had lost track Of the clip
per" The oficer reported the matter
10 the Lake street police station. and
| Lieutenant Reed sent on; several Of
his men 10 .ook out for the indivld-
uaL
The larger Of the children who were
| playing with the brown haired little
maid who lost her tresses and the men
Who we're closes, TO the clipper" when
the chase after him began give a pretty
fair description Of the young man.
They said h. was apparently p years
ola. weighed about 80 pounds. and was
about feet Z inches In height, wore
black stif hat and a blue oyercoat.
The parsuers who caught the last
glimpse OF tho fellow said be looked
like student For a fellow Of this
description an the officers Of the 2sth
. precinct we're soon on the lookout. The
biz children who witnessed the act
could not tell whether the clipper
used a long pair Of shears or a LONG
| sharp knife They thought they sae
| something shine in his hand, Ike O
long biadcd knife OF a pair OF Ions sells
s0rg.
The description ~ the clipper
agrees with that given some time ago
when the despoiicr created such 81
fternatlln on the west side that 10
some time fathers and bis brothers ae
.ompanied school girls on their way q
and from the school bl.llings Omccr
also Kept within sight % the building
during the hours when the children
we're passing back and forth There
after the acts which had become OF IRE
lucnt occurrence 90 the west division
ceased for a long time until both par
cn,s and officials began TO again Zee
secure. Il Is the opinion Of the 20
lice that the clipper" Is a crank
n the police Of Cincinnati ever 60
hold OF Jack the Pincher" the mis-
cream. who IL assauliing west end won
en- and girls there will be one les
Jack IN the PACK Lately he has bee
, very lively and many complaints hav
v been made. His little game is 10 com
q quietly up behind a young woman an
!, before she IL aware OF bis presenc
!. pinch her. n the woman screams b
u runs away and u she does no, the fe
e low PEACHES her until she does. JAG