The Washington times., 1910-01-17

RACE AND us FINISH.
I-O all iutents and purposes I was
the most hopeless and helpless OF
captives-
The conductor had ne by the
/ collar. The car was fast coming to q
stop The nearest policemau's foot was
already rising toward the bottom step.
The other blueCoar-he with whom I
I had couided-had reached Howard street
al the head OF his haIf-dressed voIUn-
I teer posse From everylrhe-e-from the
/ very paving stones themselves, so IL
/ seemed-a crowd was running 70 the
/ spot
I would be taken red-handed for bur
I Elary- for assault and battery, for re-
/ sisting and attacking a policeman and
for knew not what else AT the ST.
/ ton house the bulky package OF bones
would be found upon me
I verify believe Il was this latest II
the series of lightning thoughts that
dashed through my OFeTaZClJed brain
[ that decided M on the apparently sui
Cldal rashuess Of my next move
Be that as IL may tore myself eree
I from the cOnduC -or's hold as the car
I slowed down. and, with practically the
same movement, seized him By the
throat, and thrust him violently back
ward with all the force that was II me
Totally uQprepared Tor such a move
from a victim who had shown no az
parent designs OF resistance, the fellow
shot backward Of the car platform with
the speed OF a pOcketed billiard ball
I am q powerful man and an athlete
. And despair as they say IN booEs,
lent me new strength
The conductor hurled outward his
relaxed body coming into sharp, CaJa-
DultiC contact with that Of the police
man who was just In the act Of spring
Ing aboard the car step
The result OF the meeting was rrao-
ticaily the same as that Of my own re-
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low officer
over and over rolled the two men
IN the muddy street, Just as the car
with much ErCaning and squeaking Of
brakes, prepared to come TO a sudden
stop
But before either Of the two upset men
had touched the ground 1 had given the
bell rope the quick double jerk that al
ways signals a uOtOrman 70 start
The car leaped forward from what
was practically q sIanGSLu Just as the
second officer made a tCO-ShOTt leap for
Now as everyone zv1.o understands
street car rules viii know, q mOtorman
is bound 70 start OF stop his car at once
on signal from the conductor.
had given the staring signal From
his place on the front platform the mo-
torman had doubtless heard the shouting
and the shots. and had become aware
that a struggle OF chase CT some. sort
was occurring
Had the car come 10 a, fun stop he
would OF course nave COME running
down the aisle to Investigate But
even while ne had been busy putting on
the brake he has received the siEnaI to
go on
FIRM his place On the front OF the
ca the motorman could not naturally
see with any plainDeSS what was trans
uiriuE beyond the doorway radius on
the hack platform Moreover. during
the moments tusseI on the latter plat
form ne had naturally 1een too much
occupied with the brakes TO turn about
and peer
Nevertheless, to make assurance doub-
~ sure. Z snatched Up the conductors
uniform cap, that had fallen 10 the plat
form floor in its owners ejeCLmenL, and
put IL on my Cwu head
TFlen took my place at one side Of
the platform. where a casual glance
from the uOUOrmsH would reveal dim
Is. at most. through two thicknesSes Of
glass, a figure IN the familiar head
gear
Then I braced myself for the contest
And / tried TO think what next to DO.
At between midnight and I a m. on
an early summer night, there is little
enough traffic along that part Of How
ard street
The theater crowds had gone home
The street there was one Of business
houses not homes and as such was
practically deserted
Il IS at such OF hours that motor
men and conductors alike t-Z TO put On