The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-02
WAS-ZN HEAVEN.
Monkey Gets Loose and sca,npers
fora Fruit Store
He WRECKED The PLACE,
Threw Bananas at the Cat, Broke Bot
ties and Turned on the Gas-chase
Lasted for Two Hours Held as a
Hostage by the Son Of Italy. VI

New York Journal: The happicst crea-
y ture In all New York yesterday for sew
I erall hours was .".Joe." long tailed.
snun-colored monkey belonging to
Professor" Carl Kriesel, the animal
trainer. .Yl3!s ,>gl 3ISR
Under the tutelage Of Professor Krie-
sci "Joe,"" who is still young, as mon
keys 60. became an actor u year ago.
He has delighted great audiences by
smoking a pipe. eating with knife and
! fork and going through the movements
OF the cake walk. t'
The professor has been stopping for
some weeks at No. 2o5 East Fifty eighth
street. Yesterday afternoon he bundled
his troop Of monkeys and dogs into an
express wagon bound fors;a railroad
station to catch the train for Philadel-
phia,: where he was to open last night.
Just as the wagon started Off with but
a few minutes to spare, "Joe" carried
out what was perhaps a long deliber-
ated scheme. Pushing open the loose
cover Of his box cage he made a lying
leap and landed on. the sidewalk.
Professor Krlegel shouted command
to"Joe" to return. The monkey gave
the knowing wink and combination of
grunt and squeal that speaks volumes
to those who know the monkey Ian
guage and scampered toward Third
/ avenue. IA
& In a minute i hundred boys, sprlnglng
from nowhere. and armed with sticks
and stones, gave chase. .s.i.5.,
Joe" turned and gave one look OF de.
rision at the swearing professor and the
pursuing boys, and spying a half open
transom over the door Of a corner store,
leaped nimbly through the opening and
tllen{grinned with derision at the howl
Ing crowd outside.
.f#"Only five minutes to catch the train"
yelled the driver Of the express wagon
in warning. ;;ytf- +:
An Offer That Was Spurned.
The professor gritted his teeth In an
ger. The store In which the monkey
had taken refuge was safely locked. The
professor couldn't get In. He had to
catch his train. He offered So to any
boy who would climb through the tram
som and get the monkey. sgf
Joe" evidently realizing what was
going on, opened his mouth wide. dis
played two rows Of slitterins white
tecth-and not q boy could be tempted
to go after him.
The professor looked at his watch.
Drive on" he shouted to the express
man. and then to the policeman, who
had rushed to the spot thinking there
was q fire, he said:
Don't let that monkey get out. Hunt
up the owner Of the store and tell him
thar II he returns Joe to me I'll pay for
his damages and troubled"
Joe" heard the remark through the
plate glass window. and. with u know
ing wink at the policeman, picked up q
bottle of catchup and flung 1t with i
crash TO the loor ny
The professor shook q warning finger
at the delighted animal and then hur-
ried TO catch his train.
By this time there was fully 900 per-
sons in front of the store, anu 'Joe,''
seeing the professor safely away, had
time to look around him. He found
himself in place stocked with the
choicest fruits and vegetables.
Monkey Thought Ec was in Heaven.
With screams Of delight, he noticed
great punches Of bananas dangling
from the Ceiling, Luscious Strawberries
were piled most temptingyq In cute little
boxes. There were boxes and bags and
barrels full of nuts and raisins and
peaches and all sorts OF choice things
that agree or Disagree with monkeys
and men. Along the walls were shelves
full of bottles OF pickles and catchup
and syrups, and over in Il far conner,
crouching with fear ana dismay, was 4
big yellow cat.
Joe chartered ut the cat, whose fur
stood on end, and then opened the cir.
Gus by winding his long tail around one
Of the chandeliers and swinging himself
to and fro. The crowd outside yelled
with appreciation. and Jos" With ali
the instinct of an actor enjoyed The &C.
cas!on heartily. After while he got
tired of swinging and turned on the gas
He didn't like the Smell of thu. so he
: turned it Off again. Then he went for
the bottles. He hurled Il dozen OF them
at the frightened cat. and then helped
himself to bananas.
AT last Pasquala Cuomo, the prppric.
tor OF the store, and his assistant. who
had been hunted up by nelghbors, ar.
rived. Then began n chase that lasted
for nearly two hours Barrels and
boxes and crates were overturned befo,,
the monkey was finally caught. Cuomr
vii! hold "Joe" as n hostage until the
professor pays for the damaged stock.
His Life Was Saved.
Mr.. J. E. Lilly. u prominent citizen
nf Ennnthnl tiO In tplv had :, .,v,,,.I-