Arizona republican., 1900-10-06
OUTsPED THE POLICE
Veteran Frank Work Had Breezy
 Experience in Central Park.

Many men about town will remember George Work of New York, who spent the winter of 1S97-9S in Phoenix. He was a handsome, well built young fel- low whom consumption had seized upon. He received some benefit here, but in the spring of 1898 went abroad and a few months ago died in Switzer- land. He was the son of Frank Work, the famous gentleman driver" of New York city, who, although S2 years old, is still prominent figure on the speed way and on the Central park drives. The following from the New York Sun gives a good idea of this remarkable old man:
 Frank Work, retired banker and veteran amateur reinsman, was arrest ed in Central Park yesterday afternoon, his offense, according to the police rec ords, being reckless driving and abu- sive and threatening language to an of ficer.' MT. Work was not captured, however, until several mounted police men in the park squad had winded their horses trying to catch him. MT. Work drove into the park in the middle of the afternoon behind pair of nimble gOers and he let them trot along as fast as they wished when they reached the east drive.
 All the mounted police in the park and on the speedway know MT. Work and his horses, so the first one that saw him yesterday was as lenient as he dared be and pleasantly called to the banker to slow up a little. MT. Work only drove the faster, the cop says. The next man on horseback tried to head him off, but but two horses were better than one and a chase began. It led to the Casino, where Mir. Work drew up.
 Tn half an hour he returned to the driveway in another rig and with only one horse which had been held in wait ing for him at the Casino.
 The chase was renewed and MT. Works horse beat all the police horses but one. That was the one ridden by Patrolman Baldwin, who made the ar rest and who was scoIded in the threatening and abusive language" re- ferred to in the official complaint. Pres ident James Stillman of the National City Bank happened to be in the park at the time and saw the scrape MT.
 
 Arsenal and furnished $500 bail for MT Work, who went back to his stable. got another horse and then drove about the park at a most .decorous rate of speed. MT. Work retired early last night after his experience with the police, but he seemed glad of a chance to tell his side of the story when reporter called on him some time around midnight. He raised himself in bed on one elbow and made the following remarks through the mosquito netting of his bedroom window:
 CT drove up to Central park this af' | ternoon with pair of black mares They were a little skittish, as all my horses are because they don't gel | enough work. At the Casino l met the superintendent of my stable who wa' there in accordance with my instruc' tion, with d bay mare. l took the bay and sent my man home with the blacks | Well, the bay was a tritle sklttlSh f too. She would jerk and jump littl' | and then steady down. Now I'm g. l years old and don't intend to pull up ( skittish horse short the minute sht Jumps. because | don't want an acct dent. l steady down gradually. That just what I was doing when d col grabbed my mares bridle.
 "'What's the trouble?' l asked him l He was q s dumb as an oyster
 ." Cant you talk I yelled. and h' | couldn't. at any rate he didn't. TheI another cop came along and stole m! whip. If he hadn't l should hav' thrasbed the first one with it. And thci between thon they led me and m, horse to the station at a walk. Thinl of the indiSnity of that. | was never $, outraged in my life. I pay $2O o09 a yea faxes and I've driven more miles il Central park tban any other nan il town. But I'll fix that cop if it cost me $lO0.OO0.
 " I'm going tu court in the mo3nint ! and I'll make ii hot l won't take an, | lawyer with me. either. I'll tell tn judge that the cops a liar and I'll asI the judge what right he's got to decid the case anyway. If I pay a fine IT take it higher. And if I can find tn cop who stole my whip I'll hold hin for larceny
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