New-York tribune., 1897-08-04
PRICE THREE CENTS.
HUNDREDS CHASE A DRIVER
HE HAD RUN DOWN A WOMAN CYCLIsT
AND THREATENED OTHERS.
ACKNOWLEDGED HIMSELF BICYCLE HATER m
THE sTATIoN-HoUsE-NoT HELD
BY THE POLICE.

The STATION-HOCSE-NOT HELD
BY THE POLICE.
bicycle hater Of the most virulent type, .
man who admitted the title and glored in II, was
captured in Baltic-s; Brooklyn, last night. after
a long and exciting chase by several hundred
wheelmen and pedestrians.
The man was George Baker, twenty seven
years old and unmarried. Of No. III Nostrand-
ave. Brooklyn. He was driving a milk wagon
for J. Stellman OF Nos. 1913 and 125 Franklin
ave Baker turned into sixth-ave. last night from
Flatbush-ave. about . p. m. Sixth-ave.. Brook
lyn. was full of wheelmen. and Baker was going
at a pretty rapid pace. Riding TO the left OF
Bakers wagon was William Coysh a member
of the Comet Wheelmen, who lives at No. 4I8
Dean-st According to number Of eye-wit-
nesses Baker. without a word of warning. pulled
his horse to the left of the street. just as he was
approaching two cyclists. young man and
young woman. who riding north. Their
names could not be learned, but the young man
had hold Of the young woman's arm to steady
her as she was not an experienced rider. The
three riders crowded to the curb, and tho
young woman was thrown to the sidewalk vio-
!ently. She was said to be badly Injured, and
was carried to her home before anybody had a
chance to get her name address. Her wheel
was badly damaged, it was said.
Coysh who is an expert rider, dashed In front
OF Bakers horse and ordered him 10 stop II
was said that Baker used Insulting language
as he saw the wheewoman go over. He was
greatly angered at Coysh, and shouted: III you
don't get out of my way I'll run over you
You won't run over anybody replied the
Comet man, and he raised the alarm to the
other wheelmen who began to arrive.
Baker was as good his word. and lashing
his horse, made it spring toward the young
wheelmen.
All this time the two men had been moving
southwark. while a threatening crowd closed In
on the milkman. H. B. Terrell, OF No. NJ
DeKalb-ave tried to seize the reins OF the horse
when Baker again lashed his horse. and Terrell
had to Jump Then the race began. Baker was
aware that the wheelmen. who were crowdinS
him more and more, were bound to arrest him.
as they were shouting for the police and trying
to stop his horse BY the time Baltic-st was
reached the morse was going at its top speed,
but the pace was easy for the wheelmen. who
were increasing in number every minute. Baker
saw that il was hopeless for him TO escape In
Sixth-ave., so ne made clever move. He
turned west into Baltc-st., which has one OF
the most mountainous cobblestone pavements
in the city. Ratlety-bang went the wagon
bounding foot at time. But 1t was worse
for the wheelmen Their lights went out, ana
the riding MAS risky to the safety or their
wheels that many of them jumped off, and, car
rying their wheels on their shoulders ran on the
sidewalk Coysh and several others stuck to
the road and the sidewalks were crowded
The crowd passed Fifth-ave.. and had just
crossed Fourth ave. when number or men VINO
were running from the other direction having
been attracted by the noise made by the ex-
cited crowd frightened the horse so that IL
turned to the south side of the sidewalk sew
eral men seized the reins, while others TIED the
wheels of the wagon. Baker started to throw
n milkcan lid at the crowd. and threatened In
all ways. but thinking better OF H. he put the
lid back 1t bad neighborhood, but wheh
II was explained that the man had run down
l:oman the crowd was fierce against the bicycle
hater and cries Of Lynch him.. ana LOCK
him up were heard.
Finally Patrolman Gleason came puWns
around the corner and. after considerable ex-
planation drove the man around to the SIXTH
ave. police house ..,.,o.,
Coysh preferred the mild charge OF reckiess
driving" against Baker. and he and severai otner
witnesses told Sergeant Mecalf the facts lurh-
ing to Baker Coysh said:
You're bicycle hater. . ~
"you bet I'm a bicycle hater," said Baker;
Then correcting himself. he added, but
rnuIdn,t run a man down" A minute later m D..
got into a hot argument with Coysh ana % salo ,o,,
Certainly I'd run you down. every time you
got in my way p,.ou ,or ,,raat
Sergeant Metcalf reproved Baker for threat- i
enipp 70 run people down, and then SAID SOL
emny: ,r Ibavs
his name and address. and you can ge, war
rant from Judge Teale in the morning. ...
As Baker left the station he 1t is SAID utteren
General threat against wheelmen when ne
caught them again.