The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1911-05-31
RACE FOR A THIEF
Wild Chase Through the Streets
In the Heart Of Lcndon.
A DETECTIVES QUICK WORK.

y uEl EClttES QOlCk WUhk.
The Police Ofiesr Was Not Only
RAPID Himself. but Compelled an
Unsuspeetins 6ystander to Join IN
the Mac Flight and Capture.
In defending the London police from
charges Of incompetence a contributor
10 Blackwood's Magazine narFaies an
incident IN which he figured few
years ago. when he accompanied his
wife TO a Bond street jewelers.. where
she went in to match some pearls and
have some gems reset. he awaiting
her on the street, where he smoked
his cigar. He says:
Il noticed three well dressed men
90 into the shop and several women.
when suddenly one Of the well dress
ed men came out through the glass
doors OF the shop and pushed rapidly
past me as be turned Up the street
At the same moment ] was seized
violently by the arm by a milkman
who had been arranging his cans on
his handcart just IN front OF the shop.
Quick, governor he shouted Aft
er him OF we lose him! Look; he's pass
ed the bag TO a palg
NOW. for the life Of ne ] cannot
tell you what impelled me. I'm not
the kind OF man that you can picture
tearing up Bond street in the wake
OF an agitated milkInan- But there
was something in the grip that man
took Of my arm that impelled me. so
that ] threw away my cigar and ran
after the man with the bag neck and
neck with the milkman. who exhOrted
me to continue in my efforts by shout
ing:
Throw a leg. governori II we
lose him we lose him forever
we tore up Conduit street I don't
know what the passersby thought
had no time 10 think Of them. When
we reached Regent street our quarry
dived into the traffic ike a frog into
a mill race. We went in after him.
How ] missed being knocked down
don't know. The milkman took the
same risks. We were across almost
as soon as the man and sped after
him. ] don't know what streets we
doubled down. / know that at this
period IL flashed across my mind that
] was making a conspicuous ass Of
myself Here I was racing down the
slums Of Soho at the bidding Of
strange milkman, who never stopped
in his celebrations 10 me
Keep it up and wen get himp
"Our quarry doubled and tackled, but
we stuck to him till Just as we were
pacing down the very worst looking
street Of the lot he suddenly slipped
into a low house. Of which the door
was open. Ny milkman never lost a
second He whispered hoarsely in my
ear:
stop here, governor, and grab the
first person as comes ont Of that
house, no matter who be is! know
the way behind
In a fash be was gone. He had
nipped down an alleyway and disap-
peared / felt a real fool, and the
whole folly OF my action rushed in
upon me. had left my wife strand
ed In a shop in Bond street. ] had
lost my hat and my stick. and here ]
was in an almost deserted street, |
standing outside a door waiting with
orders from a strange man 10 grab
the first person that came out Of It.
In two seconds more ] would have
left the place and gone 10 the nearest
halter. a wiser and chastened man.
But just at that moment a boy Of
about fifteen came out Of the door
Ny milkman must have left his spell
upon me, for I Immediately threw my
arms around him.
'Lemme 80, governor he shouted.
] amt done muffin TO your
He struggled hard. and the more he
struggled the more ] felt impelled to
hold him And then suddenly, as II
by magic, two policemen appeared on
the scene and seized my boy for me
Ny milkman. wreathed in smiles. ap-
peared In the doorway from which the
boy had just come, saying blithely and
quite respectfully:
You've done that very well, sir.
We've got the other two inside He
then added. I'm just put my hands
over this young feller.'
! He took OF the boys battered hat.
and out Of the lining came a roll Of
$50 in Bank Of England notes. He
then went through the boys clothes
and produced out Of his socks a pair Of
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my establishment. 7 saw were the very
gewgaws that my wife had taken with
her to have reset The detective. for
my milkman was nothing less, then
pinched the boys ear and said:
Where's the lady's bagY
" In the yard, sir he answered suIk-
ny enough.
The milkman retrieved Il, and, sure
enough, 1t was my wife's bag.
But ! said to the detective. how
did you know that ] was connected
with the lady who owns this bagg
It's our business to know a few
things he said But IL you hadn't
been game 10 run we should have lost [
the lot We were only just in time
We left the boy and the two men
In the house IN the custody Of CON I
stables and took a cab back to Bond /
street, and here the strongest part OF I
the story comes in. We found my wife /
stin discussing her pearls with the /
1eweler. quite unconscious Of the fact /
that her bag was gone"
What is not good for the swarm is |
not good for the bee.-Marcus Azure
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