New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-09
Asinine WanderIuSt Occasions
Much Anxiety and One Arrest.
PATROLMEN WIN IN THE END
But West Chester Trolleys Were
Delayed Until Ned and
Eusapia Surrendered.

| The reserves of the West Chester police
| station. five in number. had the time or
| fheir lives last night persuad1ng two
do,i.a1-s Who were making their sleeping
quarters on the car tracks at castle
Ji1 and Walker avenues. to accept more
| suitable lodgings.
| One of the donkeys rejoices in the
name of Eusapia and the other contents
! himself with the more simple name OF
Nod They are old offenders in the
| wanderIust habit. and the police say
they have had several complaints against
| them. Arthur Pages. a fireman. Is I'M
| der hail nthe West Chester court be
| cause he found the donkeys and Patrol-
$50, charles Fisher on his flower bed
| at No 2193 Sterling avenue, west Ches-
ter. on Sunday morning Pages saw the
! donkeys trampling on his flowers, ana
when he went to chase them off FOUND
the policeman was doing some trampllng
on his own account.
An argument ensued. which ended
when the policeman locked up the nre-
man for interfering with him when IN
tho performance of his duty. to wit.
SnoOlnS ITISpdSSliiS UC4iiHI'N '
The donkeys were taken TO stable
near the police station on that occasion
and eventually George Shand, nine years
old of No. t151 Virginia avenue. claimed
them. From George the police learned
the names of the animals. and they were
duly entered in the minds of the police
for future reference
Had Stopped Trolley Cars.
Last night & motorman on south
hound car told Patrolman Edward Hun
ger that two donkeys were lying on the
northbound tracks.
Hunger did not trouble to investigate
on his own account. but ran to the sta
tion house and breathlessly exclaimed to
Lieutenant McAuliffe:
"Eusa pia. and Ned are trying to do
the suicide act on the car tracks"
IF they do it. they won't cause us
any more trouble" grumbled the lieu
tenant. but he summoned all his avail
able men to help Hunger.
Then the trouble began. Prods kicks
and had language had no effect. Neither
donkey had as much as piece of string
&C harness. and the reserves had been in
e,,cb y hurry that they had not provided
themselves with any
Attenpts to move the donkeyS by
twisting their tails resulted in waking
them up, but the police decided the hind
legs of a good healthy donkey can make
a1een a yalient West Chester policeman
feel hurt. Holding a donkey's head by
IT, ears may be possible but the cops
in question could not see it.
Odds of Five to Two,
limited action was necessary. and the
five specimens Of the finest decided to
tackle one donkey at time. Using the
thongs OF their nightsticks as lassoes
around the legs of Eusapia. they lifted
the donkey bodily. Adopting the same
tactics with Ned, they We're successful
again. But Eusapia had taken it int"
her head that the southbound tracks
were as comfortable as her former quar-
ters. and was settling dcwn again before
the police had finished with Ned. This
time. however the police had gained by
experience. and raised her without much
difficulty.
Tb. next Job was 10 get the donkeys
to the station house. Two or three cars
we're stalled while the police went on a
search for rope. The motormen of the
cars we're una BILE TO supply any. but Il
GOOD Samaritan appeared from one If
The houses in the neighborhood with
some.
4 moose was fastened around the necks
Of the animals. and with two policemen
dragging at each of the ropes. and the
nth policeman filling i'll his spare time
hv using his nishtstick. they mana ged
to get them to a stable.
late last night police man was sent
IN tell Young George Shand 10 come and
ct his property