The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-11-11

BOO TLEGGER
ESCAPES
POLICE
Mike James Made Sensa-
tional Getaway Last
Night.

To escape going to Jail on charge
of bootlegging, Mike James, last night
broke away from Officer Hauser
when almost at the door Of the city
bastile. The policeman gave chase
up the alley and near the rear of
the Episcopal church shot three
times. He did not aim to hit the
fleeing bootlegger but thought to
scare him and make him stop run
ming.
This occurred a little after six
o'clock when it was already quite
dark. The fellow ran so rapidly
that he eluded the pursuing officer
who went TO phone and called up
Policeman Bob Nelson, who was then
at his home on South Mission street.
Nelson remembered James as
man who is we'll known to the po-
lice. He went straight to the James
house on South Wenatchee avenue,
opposite the Murphy gtore, and ar
rived there within five minutes az
ter the escape. Hiding himself he
quietly awaited development. In
about an hour a shadow was seen
stealthily approaching the house.
Soon the door opened and James
met his mother to whom he began
to explain his adventure. :
Saying to himself, Here is my
meat" Nelson fastened toward his
man. but in the dark he did not see
clothes line which caught his
helmet and knocked 1t to the ground.
This alarmed James who started off
running like deet. The policeman
whipped out his gun yelling to the
oooze-vender to stop. In the chase
several shots were fired which only
made the man run faster.
The firing attracted the attention
of Deputy Sheriff Charles Kenyon,
who saw that Nelson was chasing
after somebody, and Immediately
Joined the pursuit. The two officers
ran after the man who was heading
toward the railroad track. Nelson
fired six shots and Kenyon five.
They could have killed the fellow
easily, but did not want TO do SO
when his offease was only misde-
mcanor.
In the railroad yards the man
lodged around among the cars and
in the dark the officers were unable
to find him although they hunted
for an hour.
The case Of Mike James is a pc
culiar one. About month ago it
was learned By the police that he
has been selling liquor in the city
limits. The police have been look
ing for him bat could get no trace
until last evening about o'clock
Chief Iasch0 net the fellow ii front
of Maxwcll's pool hail and arrested
him Oh the spot. The chief lad just
gone off duty and as Night Officer
Hauser approached, James was
turned over to him. No explanation
was given Hauser as to the charge
On which James was arrested and
no. knowing of his unnatural fear
and peculiar actions. the night DO
liceman did not take any snecial
precautions. Hitherto men arreste !:
on the charge of bootlcgging have
not expressed any great horror about
being arrested
kcnyon's Experience With James.
Last night was not The first ex-
perience that the city police have
had with James. Last simmer he
was mixed UP in the gu. r!@J at the
Gem theatre and warrant was
placed in Deputy Sheriff Kenyon 8
hands TO serve on James. He was
located east of the river by the dep
uty sheriff, but on Kenyon's appear
ance James cut loose one OF the
horses from the plow and started
to make his getaway. The deputy
sheriff hastily cut down one OF the
wires leading into the field and was
soon astride the remaining pillow
horse. 1t was a wild chase that he
had. James took up Badger noun
tain and after hours of pursuit the
deputy had the man cornered in a
place from whence he could not es-
cape. On seeing that he was cor
nered, James threw UP his hands and
surrendered During the pursuit the
deputy sheriff had shot away his
last shell but he was so provoked
at the chase the man had given him
that it is safe to say that had he a
she'll left in his gun he would have
given the man gentle reminder
that in the future he should respect
the officers OF the law.