Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-23
MILD-EYED DEER
ROUTS WOULD-BE
VALIANT CAPTORS
Animal F'lees After Flooring
Two Bluecoats and a Bag
gage Master = Capture
Follows Fall.

A big gray doe is in stall at the
Germantown police station today and
Sergeant Hirst, Mounted Policeman
Richardson and a half-dozen commuters
are nursing sore spots made by the hoofs
OF the animal. The deer is believed to
have escaped from the preserve in Fair
mount Park along the Wissahickon. 1t
was captured after battle lasting an
hour at the Wayne Junction station of
the Reading Railway early this morning.
Sergeant Hirst and Policeman Rich
ardson were attracted to the station be-
fore o'clock by the sound OF shots.
They failed to find who was doing the
shooting, but on the station platform
they saw the deer, evidently very much
at home
Confidence was to be seen in every
movement OF the two bluecoats as they
approached the slender animal with the
big, mild eyes The deer backed into a
corner and waited. Sergeant Hrst tight
ened up his belt and rushed,
Like a fash the deer pivoted, and both
slender hind legs shot out The sharp
hoofs caught the sergeant squarely in
the solar pleXus. He sat down for some
minutes where he landed, a safe dis
tance from the deer Policeman Rich
ardson wisely stood ON guard, also at
Samuel Iadley. the baggagemaster,
heard the cOmmotion and came running
up the platform. "This won't do" he
said. Wen have to get this thing out
of here"
Approaching the deer as he might have
walked up TO a trunk. Ladley reached out
an authoritative hand. Then ne withdrew
it, the balance OF his anatomy having
been catapulted out of action by the
deer's hoofs.
BY this time a score OF commuters had
forgotten all about their trains and the
announced increase in rates, They were
standing around giving suggestions. Sew
eral volunteered to help, Sergeant Hirst
and Ladley recovered somewhat and six
men made a concerted rush at the deer
When they got within range things be-
gan to happen. About two seconds later
things stopped happening and the deer.
at bay in the corner, snorted. Slowly the
game hunters picked themselves up and
warily backed on.
The deer tired OF the game az this point
and made a break for freedom. Jumping
on the platform, 1t scampered up the
right Of way with the bluecoats and
about 50 commuters in full pursuit The
animal was gaining rapidly. but It turned
10 look back and fell into deep eXcava-
ton. Ropes were lOoped about its feet
from the top OF the hole and IL was
loaded into the patrol wagon like side
Of beef and taken to the station il viii
be returned 10 the park.
The capture OF the deer brought to an
end a Wild career In which several speed
records we're broken. The animal was
sighted yesterday on Allegheny avenue,
browsing on some ones lawn. man
on a motorcycle started in pursuit He
wondered. q few minutes later, Why he
ever thought his machine was fast
Pedestrians on Rising Sun lane saw the
animal next. They also gave chase until
1t disappeared Ia a cloud OF dust. Pohce
OF several stations were notified and sew
eral times they saw q gray fash. buh
refused to believe il could be an animal
Small boys with air rifles went hunting
for the deer. but their tTaiestori6s we're
TOO short Whers the animal spent fhs
ulsht no Qn8 knQWA