New-York tribune., 1900-08-25
PICKPOCKETS WITH BRYAN.
CANDIDATE DETECTED ONE AT WORK IN
THE CROWD WHO WAS CAUGHT.
BUT ESCAPED.

Beatrice, Neb., Aug PA somewhat exciting in
cident marked Mr.. Bryans first stop in his
State upon his return from the Topeka notification
meeting to-day. This incident the detection of
pickpocket in the active pursuit OF his vocation
by Mr.. Bryan, a lively chase through the for
the thief and his capture and his subsequent es
cape. The incident occurred at the village OF
Barneston, the Union Pacific Railroad. crowd
had gathered 10 bid Mr. Bryan welcome AS the
train slowed up Mr. Bryan appeared on the plat
form Of the last He shaking hands with
the people when there a suspicious movement
in the centre Of the assemblage.
Look for those pickpockets' shouted the
Democratic leader, remembering their movements
from his experience with this class four years
ago. He had not pointed out any particular per-
son. but three four men started Immediately
to rapidly through the crowd The move
n;ent excited the attention of persons in the
crowd and also those the train and every
body gave chase. They. however, devoted their
81 ecia attention to one individual, a tall raw
boned young fellow. who easily dstanced his fei-
lcws. He jumped on the team. but as he did so
he fell the arms of Sheriff Waddington of this
county in which the theft occurred
The protested his innocence. but the Sheriff
took him into custody, and as the train pulled out
he walked him into the Immediately forward
The train was getting under fair headway when
tie prisoner with the alertness of a wild deer
turned and. rushing by his custodian, dashed down
the crowded aisle Of the car. through the doorway
and out upon the car platform. Without in
stant's hesitation he jumped. alIghted upon his
feet and off with the swiftness of the wind
Before the train could be stopped the culprit
running swiftly across ploughed field fully
half a mile distant. He soon disappeared in a
patch OF corn.
The occurrence engaged the attention of all the
passengers and the fact was brought out that
there a number of men in the train who had
got aboard at Topeka and whose actions had
aroused the suspicion OF the train officials There
had been some thefts in the crowd at Topeka,
newspaper man in Mr.. Bryan's party having been
among the victims. This fact connected with
suspicion before the Barneston incident occurred
The fact was also remembered that when the train
had stopped at Barneston the men under sus
pieion had jumped from the train to mingie with
the crowd yelling loudly for Bryan they went.
When the train slowed up few miles further on
before crossing bridge another member Of the
peared in the weeds and brush.
Mr.. Bryan was among the most interested of the
incidents of similar character in the campaign Of
1895
the party under suspicion were detained in the
smoking by the Sheriff of this county, with the
intention Of taking them out of the State in the
same car on which they had come in. There
eight thus held, and they made no re-
sistanee.
Marysville, Kan. Aug A.-Mr. Bryan arrived
here this afternoon on a special train from Man
haitian, where ne spoke this morning. and after
ward delivered speech TO the people of this vi
cinity. He was greeted by considerable gatherings
at points on the way At Randolph he made a five
minute speech, in which he compared the Repub-
TO turn somersaults I'm concert whenever the lead
say flop" TO the party. At Blue Rapids
he quoted the Scriptural passage The Lord loveth
whom he chasteneth" As Gods authority for
thrashing the Republican party at the November
election. His MarysVille speech covered a general
range Of public questions.