The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-20

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STARTS A CHASE
John Dunn, who claims TO be A
printer and Hfe-long resident OF
Lynchburg, but who the polioe be.
lfeve to be prince among pick
pockets. sojourning in Richmond FOR
the purpose OF picking easy money
at the race meet. bungled his Job
when he is alleged to have robbed a
man of $50 in an elevator in tha
American National bank SATURDAY.
morning and now rests behind the
bars OF the First police station.
lamenting his bad luck.
Dunn made b seusational dash FOR
freedom when he saw d policeman
IN MS wake and nearly escaped ar
rest, but the policeman was fleet and
shrewd. luck was against the furi-
tive and he was captured. Tha
chase furnished crowded Maiu street
an exciting spectacle and a throng
or hundreds gathered about thu
prisoner end his capture after tho
arrest.
AT the station pund was p1sinIy
nervous and he told al Interesting
tale OF coming to Richmond from
iynchburg In search Of mplnyruent
put there were several phases OF his
story which were not credulous and
ied the police to believe that Dunn
stands high among the denizens OF
me lower world who ply tho craft of
dipping" FOR coin. 1t 10 thought his
picture will be found In tho rpRuex.
gallery and the police are A1reaov
searching for his record
1T was about II o'clock when tina
alleged theft occurred and the bank
nulidlng was hnmming with the ac-
'Nl'y preceding the noon closing for
me aaturday half-holiday. j, A.
PARSLEY, steward of the Business
Mems club. was IN tho elevator with
szzi IN his pocket, The salaries OF
t"a culinary employees of the club.
Very Pleasant About II.
and imagined he felt a hand In hi.
nocket but hs did not awaken to tho
luct mat someone had robbed him Nn-
vi ne discovered that one roll OF bills
toiitaiilihg YOU, was nor in his pocket
ne felt In all his rockets and then
turned TO look at his fellow pa ssenger
lhey left the lift together and Pars-
ley aecosted the stranger,
Don't You think you'd better. hand
BACK what YOU borrowed from mes
asked Parsley -~
sure, replied the stranger. with a
smile, didn't think you noticed H.
You ought 10 be more careful how Won,
carry money around and he laughed
again as he returned the roll Of bills ~
"lS ies eVldendv intending to pass of
the theft as Il joke.
Paisley did not feel so inclined ard
ne stood on the bank steps AZ the
stranger walked To the center of fhs
Stieet an dDoatued car. A thai mo-
'heht Policeman II. r. Sweet appeared
ana Parsley ran up to him.
laaf fellow ga the car there iuxt
ii'o"ea me ~ Soo.' said aPrs'ey, point
ing 10 the alleged pickpocket.
sweet pulled his helmet down nm ht.
ears maze sure he saw the right man
ana then started fer him. The fuef
i've saw the uniform ard jumped fr,,fY,
me car, n"ejng south In Tenth Street
WIN speed which might have rnk
ga SEINE sprinung records il anybngl.
had helf Il stop watch
sweet followed and started shouting
Stop thief" The cries and cbase 80 49,
trac'ed attention and nearly everybody
~ slsat started in the wake OF tn.
HeeiHS man. ELF ran down Tentb =.
AIRY turned around the corner and
stopped running. II chad a good lead
on ms pursuers and casually walked
~ ~ 'o@ "HlN@s ar t1e ftrtu Of StralA.
@uist company without attracting
the attentiou Of several ners(,,,s -.
work there ~
Hides Behind Clock
ON the man had been seen enter-.
't4s tire office by Sweet who t,1rrea
me corner just ia time TO see th,. d,q~
appearing figure. Sweet fotlnwnd -,
and asked II anyone had seen tia
STRANGER; but the employees declared
Hle@ mao neither seen nor heard any
enc, wen, he's In here, all right
*'ist sweet l saw him come in" The
policeman began to search and in q
Few seconds ne saw the man he wan.
"a hiding behind big, old-fashfonofi
tioek IN = Corner, .
Tome out of there said Sweet.
ana the man came. Sweet grasped hts
nrlSoneF i'll firm hold and walked
nj INTO Eleventh and Main streets.
Here ~ was Joined by Sergeant j. W.
>Acr'rd and call was sent for tha
patrol Wagon Shepard ran his hst,fs
over the prisoner in "a preliminary
search u see II he had any weapon.
ana found the man had something
concealed under his collar.
Shepard put his hand under thu
collar and drew forth IA roll contain
ing Sa5. That's nice place To car
ry money on hot day like this" as
serted the sergeant. Il guess you're
4 good one at your business all right"
The prisoner made no reply.
AZ the station he gave his name az
John Dunn and said he was thirty
Years old. He was we'll dressed well
hammered and apparently gentle
man He did not know how long hs
had been in Richmond and could not
remem Der by what route he cana
here. In fact, his memory was So