The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-08-17
Carbonda1e Department.
buggy during the run was badly dam.

buggy during the run was badly dam
aged.
Coddington in the meantime discov-
cred that the rooms had been despoiled,
and suspecting Joyce, FASTENED to Al
derman Jones for warrant Tor MS
arrest Constable Neary was given
the warrant, but on reaching the on
tario and Western depot learned that
| tho pair left after checking the trunk
and had probably taken the trolley
| ear to leave town, as there were no
trains which they could have taken
meantime.
Constable Ncary jumped on the $50
| train on the Delaware and Hudson and
got off at Archibald. from where he
| telephoned to Carbondale for de-
scription of the men which his hur-
ricd departure prevented him from get
ting The first south -bound trolley car
was boarded by the constable and on
one of the seats he spicd the fleeing
pair He grabbed them, hustled them
off the car and started for the ontario
ana Western depot to catch the train
| Il ON Scranton due here at iii They
haI started on the trip, when Joyce,
who was in an ugly humor and in
tlamod with drink, commenced to re-
sist. The Struggle was taken as a
| cue 10y the other to make his exit and
| clcvcrly wrigging from the coat by
which he was held, he dartcd off, leav-
| ing the garment in the hands of the
constable. who was busy trying To
master Joyce. The escaping prisoner
ran with all speed and mounting a
cum pile. was soon lost to view. Joyce
| nd In Gt
free himself he grabbed the constables
hand and sank his teeth into the ileshy
portion of the palm. Neary has hand
led too many desperate characters To
be at loss to act when hard pressed
and after employing a few Of his
tricks Joyce gave in and became do
cie. ON reaching the city the prisoner
beCame stubborn and refused to ac-
company the constable. Ncary was
Obliged to use nippCrs to avoid a
scene on the public thoroughfarc.
At The hearing Joyce admitted hav-
! ing taken toddinGton's watch. He
wouldn't tell any of the circumstances
of the theft nor would he disclose the
| identity of his companion He was un-
able to furnish the $1,000 security fixed
Iby Alderman Jones and he was sent
to the county Jail
| After the hearing Joyce baked again
and when he refused to so to his cell
he was handCuffed to a pillar in the
Ialdermans office. He created another
Gcenc when he was secured and began
to butt his head against the pillar by
way of illustrating that he could do
damage tr himself there as we'll as in
| his cell if the cared to.
| In the pockets of the coat worn by
JoyCe's companion, which was the
property of another employe of the
restaurant, was a certificate of mcm-
bershiu in the railroad department of
the Young Mems Christian aSsOcia
ton of New York city, bearing the
name OF George W. Bates; a book of
meal coupons from a st. Louis restau-
rant and a leather wallet from a
dealer in q West Virginia town; also
several cooking recipes. The stud, pin
and cuff buttons taken from Codding-
tons room were also found in the
Ip,Chets.
While in Scranton last evening Con-
s'abe Neary learned that the stranger S
name is George w. Bates, alias Rich
ard Livingston, and that he was for
mc,ly employed at the Coney Island
quick lunch on Penn avenue.