The New York herald., 1922-06-14
Chimp AIMEE LOOSE,
PUTS CONEY IN PANIC
Twenty Policemen and Large
Crowds Follow in Mar
auder's Wake.
LASSO ARTISTS FAIL
Animal Scares Dancers, Turns
on Restaurants Coffee and
Bath Faucets.

Betty Snookums who is the biggest
tip any mans scales at more than 15O
pounds, had her revenge last night.
She got even with all the people who
for many years have stared at her
through the bars of her cage and made
funny remarks about her shape. She
got loose down at Coney Island and
Immediately took charge of the resort.
She ran the place for almost three
hours. invading the Giant Racer,
chasing everybody out of Feltman's,
riding on merrygo-rounds, sliding up
and down several amusements and
causing more excitement than the
Island has seen in long time.
Betty was captured at last, but only
when she wandered into a bath room of
Peterson's Hotel. below Feltman's. to
turn on the water, having had tremen-
dous success with faucets and spigots
In Bowery restaurant, where she
started three big urns spoutingf coffee
and shied plate at a policeman who
took q shot at her
of concession on the Bowery a
Jones's Walk, opposite Luna Park. She
got tired of these narrow quarters
about $3.50 o'clock and started out 80
see the island.
Kicks Down Door, out She Goes.
She broke a leather strap that was
about her neck, kicked down the door
and away she went She wandered up
the walk. ambling gently from side to
side and paying no attention to the
shrieks of dismay that greeted her ap-
pearance. She probably considered them
applause and became rather stuck up.
She went into a United Cigar store at
the corner of the Walk and the Bowery,
and began to thump on the counter.
The clerks shrieked and ducked behind
the counter, a man who had been light
ing cigar swallowed most Of II instead.
and Betty saw she had exhausted the
possibilities Of the place.
She therefore left and went leisurely
to Surf avenue. the crowd scattering
before her and trailing along behind
her. At the corner of Surf avenue she
met Joseph Foran traffic patrolman.
who had hurried over from Luna Park
when a shrieking crowd Informed him
that mob of monkeys was devouring
the populace.
The policeman presented his gun at
Betty and Betty tried TO shake hands
with him. She tried 10 do this all along;
every time one OF her pursuers got close
to her she turned and stuck out her
paw, but nobody but few boys shook
hands with her. And with the boys she
shook hands. and then turned and ran
like a real wild animal.
YeIls nv Shot Misses Yer.
Patrolman Foran fell back and shot al
her. but he missed. and Betty started 70
yell. The cop began to blow his whistle
and pound on the pavement with his
nightstick. the crowd began TO Shrek
and gather from all parts Of the island.
and Betty screamed and began running
around trying TO find some ono to shake
hands with her. Nobody would. So
finally she went on to Feltmans. which
is a big place. hoping 20 flnd companion
ship there. She went into the pavilion
and watched the merry-go- round for q
minute. but the man who ran the thing
fed from her and all the passengers
jumped of. Betty jumped aboard and
rode for n round or two. then ambled off
and ran down the arcade.
There was jazz going on in the Maple
Gardens. but It stopped when Betty came
In and began 10 climb trees The dancers
fled. the orchestra ran shrleking into the
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