The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-31
SHERIFFS' OBSTACLE RACE.
DELINQUENT HUSBAND Oh
,u1IT PRODUCE EXCHANGE

uuup Against tho Oficers and
.N,,t. Are Made to Trip Them In the
,,nn,.r of Alsatia, Where the Kings
,yr,, Did Sot Run-They Get Their Man.
c.,oe last August there has been an order OF
,,, for James Bryant Roy. issued by JUS
49, rIJcrslcevc. for failure to pay alimonT
Wv ,,,,sel fees 10 Elizabeth Wood Roy. who
i" Row for divorce. Many efforts have
~ made lv the Shcrir's Office to servo the
49,. Lu, in the resultant game OF hide and
o"SV' ,oy has proven himself more adept than
e''e eh.,iN's men and has kent safely out Of
. m.r voy. The game came to an end yester-
~. bovpyer, after the ~liveliest Kind OF q chase
" ',ho Produce Exchange. OF which ROY Ia n
" ~" with his capture at the hands OF As
" " pcputy sheriff Altman and Keeper Jo-
'.Ms He il. now in Ludlow street Jail.
vn., peputy sheriff Strauss sent Altman
~ I,s.uhs after the fugitive he told them
49,, ,b.y would find hin at the Exchange. but
49,, 4 tbpy weren't very wary their man would
..,,,s them aS he had already done in num-
$3.50. rascs; furthermore. that Roy had made
Ala hoast that no man from the Sherifs office
Ns,ti over get him alive. The two men set
~, Yesterday noon with the order Of arrest
All , ricturo II Roy. First they went into the
r,,lrrc Exchange gallery and after looking
,ho asscmhlage over for some time identified
,h.ir pray by mein Of the photograph. He
ros standing at the north end OF the floor.
roy is a small. storky man OF great agility.
satisfied that they had the right man the pair
r.rr down. To the door and were stopped by the
r,,.m,n. They SHOWED their badges and
orIer. vhrreupon. after reading the name on
rho Order. the Cateman turned toward the
e,or His Intentions NAV have been perfectly
innocent. hut Altman didn't propose to take
any chance.
Hold on. there he said to the gatekeeper.
"' YOU make a signal or call n boy or make
,ny other break III take you in instead OF the
man Pm after. I'll get Roy without any Of
your help or hindranre
Tho two officers then PASSED in and went
Directly to where Roy was standing. Altman.
who Is a slight fellow. but wiry and quick. was
ahead Surposing that Roy. finding himself
coruered. would come along without making
.ny disturbance. he said to Roy in q low tone:
"Mr. Roy, you're my prisoner at the same
time showing his order,
~Tin.tantIy 10y struck up Altman's hand,
which had settled on his. arm. and started
across the floor at he ton Of his sreed. Before
the sheriff man had recovered from his sur
Prise Eov had several Yards start. Altman
close Ieliud. II was Just ! o clock and there
was a considerable crowd upon the floor. a fact
Shich the Exchange MAJ took, ADVANTAGE OF hy
twisting and doubling around the booths and
between the Eroups ot man. Some Of the other
brokers. seeing what was up and having q
knowledge Of reasons why their fellow menu;
Nar should wish - ESCAPE service OF any legal
papers, did what they could to aid him by
hhpueninc 10 he in the way of the two officers
when they could. Joserhs, who had cut across
Try for a hurst. through the front door. was
h-mmed in and found himself doing football
practice aGaihIt a ySry s9I ~ me n, WHEN me seemed
tally and without due consideration Of the fact
that he was in. haste.
the tracks Of tho quarry in and out and around
wherever he wound and twisted until Roy
presently darted out to the passageway at the
edge OF the floor who're stands such furniture
Altman gained this space a large cuspidor.
presumably obcying some ex1rane3us Impulse.
rose Ike a hunter. at a FIVE barred gate and
cleared that cuspidor ut full speed. Imme-
diately atterward the pursued seized a large
chair and cast it in his. wake. Altman had no
time to swerve'and took that hurdle as he had
taken the other. For the next few seconds
Altman had a hard time Of it. for every hit Of
firmly fixed exhibited a marked tendency to
cross his oath. and large mahogany armchairs
are not Pleasant objects with which to come in
Of speed. Where Altman had time he lodged:
where he didn't he.leaped. and as 1t was only a
question Of time when. tho furniture supply
"vuWu wv IVA anu u u iOuuu Illul-
sell losing ground despite the efforts Of ami
mate and tnanimate allies. he broke for the
open and dashed out at the rear entrance Of
the building into Stone street.
Owing to the swinging OF the big door and a
collision, with a heavy person who threatened
him with immediate destruction, II he would
wait a minute unfortunately Altman didn't
have time lust them the Sheriff's man lost a
NIUE ground, here. but he kent on and was
fSs as prdk sy the Ih6s s} aSS OF x, MS s,o sid' j. s0 0ie6 bim WIG 10
long as the quarry, was IN sight, Altman felt
sure Of the result but il Roy could get out OF
81, ,Lsh, ,,s he might escape; TprpinE to the left
INTO Beaver street and rushing down the little
alley that gives another entrance, TO the ,Ex-
.,pon him. This time the member did not at.
tempt The floor but rushed straight up unit! he
reached l~hc'ir9nt lobby. and there the sheriff's
men caught him. Altman being flrstto seize
GnssEsed an appeal to his friends TO help him.
,-,dddI I never he taken out Of hero alive" he
he struck.at Altman; who elm :hed with him
sshd the crowd pressed forward. shouting and
Kissing There was a, bright prospect Of
ready being hustled pretty sharply when two
Policemen appeared and with drawn clubs held
the AIsatians back. Roy then appealed to his
ing that, he would he right back. and pleading
mat h. had a bad cold which would be danger
S4s II he we're obliged to go through the streets
Experience in the Sherif's Office doesn't In
tplre the officers with that sweet'conhdence In
ont OF their hands a prisoner who had Just
given them the chase of their lives. Mr.. Roy
was taken to lail in handouts. Altman said
ss%ssterday that he hadn't, had such On eIper:-
for longer.
There was one time there said he. when
i'nhught;;we we're in for n fight fer our lives.
=. lnH police hadn't come l don't know what
cr,wi down there" ~
Koy,s arrest was in an action brought by his
VIE last spring for divorce. The court
ssmTmnttued her. pending a decision. alimony Of
Stu q month, and S~lOO'counsel fees. Rov. it
a. Statel' paid only a small part Of this sum
SSHa Mrs Roy,s LAWYERS secured the order for
~ arrest on oct. -, 1898 1t was said in the
rnerlHs 3,itce yesterda y that more than TWEEN
the warrant,
ARG ON COUNTRY CHECKS.