The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-12-02
POLICE RUN DOWN
FEROC|OUS HARE
: IN CITY STREETS
But Bunny Gave Them Chase
Upstairs and Around 49,
Block.
RESERVES CALLED OUT.
Pursuit More Exciting and Last.
ing Than of Steer on
Fifth Avenue.

Policeman Flanagan was on peg post
at Blocker and Commerce street at
$50 A. N. wishing something would
happen to give him . limberins up. Po-
lceman Flanagan 10 . man OF some
heft, but q minute later he made q
heroic leap In the air and q strange
form hoped by.
Around the corner came the drivers Of
two bakers wagons. pufing and yellins
sscp tho rabbit" Policeman Flanni-
gan remembered that when in doubt It
10 A'ways In order to call for help. 20
he rourdsd on the asphalt
The hare was sitting compiacentiy a
short Slstanco Up the street stroking his
muslache when Sergt. H. and Police
inca Cahiil and Krauss rounded the
nercft fence. Flanagan pointed his
nistt stick At tho ''varmint." and a. the
iuur policemen started toward It the
hAre got IN motion again.
II hoped through Blocker street TO
No. 100, the front 6oor Of which was
open Up the stoop Il went. through
the hall and up the stairs. The four po-
Iicemen followed. hitting at It as often
as they thought they were in reach.
ROUTED OUT TENANTS THEN
ION HIS WAv."
ny the time the rare had got to the
top Of the six-story house every one OF
the twenty families knew something was
being pulled OF Just ussids their doors.
Into the halls they came by ones and
.rna sha haavv ~ pnltcN.
men made OMNIBUS sounds in the hasty
carried harmless weapons, such as
b-ooms. rolling pins and curtain poles
When Brer Rabbit discovered he
couldn't nft the scutue and get to the
roof. no turned and started down again.
BY that time the policemen were In
battle array near me top steps. Their
quarry seemed to study the situation .
moment and then like . streak leaped
between the legs Of his pursuers and
was on his way.
All the way to the ground floor there
were feminine shrieks and . scurryihg
to get back In doors a. the hare cut the
corners. and In . moment no was safe
In the street again. lodging the curious
pedestrians WHO had stopped to find nut
why the oommotion.
The disguised policemen piled out end
took up the pursuit again. Along tho
street hoped the hare. hating In q
tantalisins way. until the policemen
were almost upon him. He took . few
excursions into side streets BY way Of
variety. ana soon some citissn tsle-
phoned Lieut. Lyons at the Charles
street station that something awful was
hGppeninS In the Fourteenth Precinct,
but hs would have 70 nnd out from
somebody else what Il was
aEsERvEs TO THE RESCUE;
BEAST 10 CAUGHT.
Policemen with drawn nishtsticks
were making regular laps around the
block. but none had time or breath
enough 70 explain the trouble
Lieut. Lyors rang the gong that woke
the reserves r"' In . j;ny had them on
rum to the scene Of conflict When they
arrived they didn't know what was
{ loose. but thought Il must b some kind
Of . Wild and savage beast. and there
I was . formidable display Of nrsarms
A. this 3uncture Q policeman coruered
49, $500 - 49, SeWSy SA0 pTOuBuL
him triumphantly to the street by the
hind legs. every muscle In Mister Hare
In convulsavs rebellion. From Q fruit
dealer they borrowed . crate ana, re-
leasing their sptivs Ia II. started tra-
umphantly for the station.
"Whatoha gotf" asked the Lieutenant,
- wild and fe-rocious rabbit" re-
p,.sc one Of the tired ana disgustsd re-
sorvoS.
els he stiil aiivsr"
Put your nnssr In the cage and try
him."
The turnkey Was called and Instructed
to put the prisoner In . cell He did.
crate and all. No one having any
dope a. to the animals anteeeden
or late owners. this notice was read In
all the station houses to outgoing pla-
toons to-day:
Wanted: Owner OF one rabbit; gray,
with long hind legs. . cotton tall big
eyes and dropping ears. Apply 70 the
Charles street station"
II you know why that rabbit was
roaming the streets Of New York at that
hour Il y more than the police know.