The sun., 1907-08-29
JOSH PRANG, A GREAT SLEUHH
ALL THE WAY FROM PEN Argyll,
PA, TO GET 4 LADY PRISONER.

Now They're Trying 20 FIND Josh
May Have Been Lurcd by Broadway.
When Constable Josh Prang waved good
by to the Pen Argyll home folks from the
rear end Of the Lehigh express train last
Tuesday and started for N York to arrest
Mrs Lizzie Hawkley IL wound up about
the biggest day Pen Argyll, Northampton
county, Pa. ever had. You can believe II
or not, Squire Josiah Martin said so. for
one and when Judge Martin says thing
it.
A lot Of folks thought there was bigger
celebration when the Flicksvile Fire De-
partment got sassy and went over TO PEN
Argyll, just a year ago come September
rs. TO put 1t all over the Pen Argyl Phoenixes
in prize drill. That was the time that old
Pop Gibson Of New York. the oldest living
volunteer fireman, got a bid TO help Fhcks-
vile do up Pen Argyll and marched at the
head Of the parade down Main street and
past tho Palace Hotel wearing the same
old red helmet that saved his life whom a
brick fell on him in the great fire OF 1913.
But after all. Petey Zimmerman and Hug
Lampkin and Pheel Teaney and the rest
OF the Ph9nixes made the Flicksvillc boys
LOOKS 80 blamed sick in spite Of Pop Gibson's
fast work that there was really nothing to
it but the ice cream supper that Miss Jen-
nings and the other ladies OF the NJ. r.
Circle gave the same night.
The only other doings that came within
a mile OF Josh Prang's going away were
when Chief Of Police Nehemiah Martin,
brother Of Judge Martin, trimmed Bob
Sheppard Of Nazareth Junction down to
shaving playing seven up. eight games
out OF fifteen. for stake OF Sis.75 and
pretty good chunk Of side bet. Bob had
skinned the life out OF every shifty seven up
shark around Nazareth Junction. not to
speak of Horns Springs and Stone Church,
and the sports over that way we're almighty
certain that the only way to beat Bob was
with club. They went over to Pen Argyll
and stacked Bob up against the chief OF
police. betting big money on him. all the
way from a quarter to S note-money
right down on the table while the game
was going on-and then Nehemiah just
took a good chaw Of eating tobacco, put
his mind on his work and won eight straight
games right of the reel. There were large
doings in Pen Argyll that night with Nazareth
functions easy money. But after all. IL
was only whisper to the sendof they
gave Constable Josh Prang.
The way it started was like this: II was
charged in Squire Martins court that Mrs.
Lizzie Hawksley had gone to the metropolis
with SIS in cash and about $40 W orth Of silver
plated ware that wasn't hers by rights.
Squire Martin took the case under advise
ment q day read up the law and then said
he guessed he'd have to issue a warrant for
her. His brother Nehemiah. chief OF
police, signed the warrant. and then the
question cAlne up as to who should be sent
TO New York to make the arrest. The
Judge said they'd have to have a cracking
good man, not a thickhead who'd get bun
coed by sharpers over New York way or fall
i'm with some Of the fast women that would
make him forget his. sworn duty to the
state. They picked Constable Josh Prang
not only because Josh was the detective
who nabbed the coon that cleaned out John
Bauer hcncoop hut because Josh had just
laid himself out for new blue uniform
and new silver badge and could go TO New
York without being grinned at by the police
of that city.
Tho news got around early Tuesday
morning that Josh had grabbed the plum,
and somebody. very likely Doc Haines
good sendoff In an hour the whole town
was plumb excited. Squire Martin headed
the citizens committee Hug Knorr was
the committee on bands, and got word from
Bill sohipper at Flicksville that the Flicks-
Vile Brass Band W ould be over by train time
Isador Harry telephoned from Horn's
Springs that the Horn Springs Cornet Band
was alresdv on the way. Main street was
decorated with hags from one end TO the
other. The Phpnixes were out in uniform.
with Hug Lampkin bossing things. and
| Chief Martin and the police force had to
step some TO keep order.
The express train was due at the depot
! at 2:i7 p NJ and long before IL got there
| Pen Argyll was just boiling with excitement
Josh Prang riding In Liveryman Holthaus's
carriage with the Judge and two Of the most
prominent citizens OF Pen Argyll. who in
sisted that their namee be kept out Of print
| led the parade to the depot Then came
the Flicksville band playing Marching
| Through Georgia, the Ph1nixes. with Hug
Lamkin marching at the head, the oornet
the Pen Argyll Brass Band, more prominent
oitizens, the Pinochle Club and then long
string OF folks who really didn't amount TO a
pinch Of dust In big wind but who just
would trail along
stood in the bright sunshine leaning against
the baggage truck everybody capped their
hands because he surely did look fine Josh
/ isn't big man and he isn't hefty in weight,
! hut IL q the way he carries himself-dign gnity
| and self-poesession and all the rest His
| pants we're creased and he kept them pulled
| up 20 his knees wouldn't bag them and his
| coat hung grand upon him The new
badge, silver star with Pen Argyl Police
| Force, No L. engraved upon IL. shone like
| the diamond that Sol Epstein keeps In the
vin ~ W at ora IN firou frs do,
There was lot OF speechmaking, In which
| everybody who was anybody told Josh to
remember that he was going away on =
| mighty big mission. and that he must re-
member he was the representative Of Law
and Order. and not get light headed when
/ he got TO the big city, and then Josh re-
| sponded in a few we'll chosen words After
! that Hug Knorr slipped him pint of good
red liquor. and Mrs. John Bak er told him
10 he sure and look up her cousin, whu wps
| a theatre door tender somewhere on Broad
way. and the bands played some more. and
IL was train time. There was one big cheer
that sailed far over the Lehigh River when
the express slid eastward with josh waving
his broad brimmed hat. Pen Argyl went
home TO wait for news.
Whether they have the tldings or not vet
isn't known, but this is what happened
Josh went all by himself TO 782 Columbus
avenue when he got here. found Mrs Lizzie
Hawksley at supper and said very slowly,
drawing himself up TO his full height:
madam. regret TO say that you are under
arrest. The Court is ready to sit on you at
Pen Argyll