The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-12
CHASE AFTER THIEF
Police Cause Great Excitement
on East Douglas.
ONE SHOT WAS FIRED
Jack McNary Hid in Baled Hay
to Escape Arrest.

Harry Johnson and Jack McNary, two
young men, alleged TO be burglars, were
captured by Detectives Sutton and Stew
ems shortly after noon yesterday after
a long and exciting chase beginning near
the corner Of First street and Mosley
avenue and ending in a store room of
the feed mill just west of Washington
avenue In the chase a shot was fired
to stop one Of the men, and this aroused
the entire neighborhood, who took a
hand in the chase, and for half an hour
the excitement was at fever heat
McCary was turned out of the city Jail
to go with the crowd to work on the
Orient Monday evening. The two officers
were at work near the corner of Santa
Fe avenue and First street when Cole
man, the Santa Fe Waterman at the cor
ner told them that he had purchased a
knife and a razor of two boys. The Of
ficers looked at the property and obtain
ed a description of the two men. They
had left the Waterman but a -" minutes
before and the officers soon caught up
with them between Douglas avenue and
First street on Mosley. The officers
drove up to arrest them when McNary
started down the street and up the al
ley. Sutton caught the other man and
put him in buggy. Stevens gave chase
on foot and Sutton came with the horse
and buggy.
McNary ran down the alley north of
Douglas with Stevens not very far be-
hind, but the officer could not make a
squirt and catch his man. He tried an
other scheme He pulled out his revolver
and shot, the bullet stirring up the dust
close to McNary's feet. McNary jumped
three feet high aud ran gil the harder.
Stevens did not shoot to hit him, but
revolver shot often stops a prisoner.
But it scared this one more than ever.
He ran across some lots north of Douglas
avenue and then across the street into
the Emil Werner building. He went
in one door and out another close by in
an effort to dodge the officers, and then
hid in the store room of the mill He
climbed into a pile of baled hay and
pulled some bales over him.
Many people heard the shot fired in
ran out of doors to see what the trouble
was about. Just at the proper time TO
make the excitement good, Harry Sutton
in the police buggy, holding one man and
driving and urging the horse for all he
was worth. dashed around the corner.
About the same time the man the officers
were chasing appeared and ran across
the street. Sutton watched him until
the other officer came up and search
was commenced which ended in catching
McNary in the hay.
The officers made a search and found
a razor which had been hidden in the
hay by McNary and on the other man
they found a knife and another razor.
When McNary was arrested Sunday ne
had new knife and a razor. The two
men had too many knives and razors
and they were new and Of good quality
The officers believe that the two broke
into some store and took the property
which they were selling in this city for
one-third its value. The officers are
looking for some more of the knives and
razors.
There was one razor with black bone
handle made by E. a. Berg in Eskilstina
Sweden. \ pike appears cut into the
blade. Two razors were made by J. w
Wiss & Sons of Newark, n. j. They
have white bone handles. There was
Wostenholm razor in the bunch. The
knives had the name Tidioute and North
field Knife Co., with a trade mark
.'unxld." The police believe these men
stole the goods. but have not heard OF
anv store robberies lately. They will
make an effort to find other goods the
two may have planted in this city and
win hold the men a few days to await
notice from some sheriff who has had a