Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-17
POLICE HARD PUT
TO ARREST bob"
Detective Wolf Fortunately
Has TWo-Pants Suit, as
One Pair Is Sure Ruined!

An ugly.looking French bulldog
skunk around the corner at Four
teenth and W streets yesterday aft
ernoon and came face to face with
Headquarters Detectives Fowler, Fla
herty and Fox.
The dog scowled and growled.
The detectives stopped and one OF
them pulled out a photograph of Bob
Dog Show fugitive, for whom DR.
police to look.
Its him. all right" the three Off.
GERS agreed.
You saw him first" one of the
detectives fastened TO advise his
comrades. Arrest him, while | look
for Jake"
Jake Wolf, the detective chauffeur
sat at the wheel of the headquarters
car a short distance up the block.
Let Jake Do 1t.
Lets turn the case over to Jake,
announced the two who saw Bob first
and who were contemplating the ex-
cellent condition of his teeth.
Bob emitted a succession OF low
growls and began to move down w
street.
At the same time the trio rushed
for Jake, climbed in the car. and were
driven hot on the trail of the fleeing
canine. The dog glanced round sew
eral times while in full flight, and
began to circle the Children's Hospital.
Down Thirteenth street. around the
corner to V street, up Twelfth street,
out w street again-three complete
circuits of the block he made, with
the law-enforcement car in close pur-
suit Pedestrians stopped in wonder
ment. automobiles halted precipitously
to avoid collision, and attendants In
the hospital began poking their heads
out of windows to see who was Vlolat-
ing the quiet zone regulations. Dog
yelps mingled with auto horns and
spectators cheers. The cheers were
for the dog.
Chase Him Like Man.
Get out and chase him like man,
somebody yelled.
Headquarters Detectives Fowler
Flaherty and Fox, together with De-
tective Chauffeur Jake Wolf, got out
The fugitive had suddenly left the
street and ran, barking, into the hos
pital building.
In the dining room of the hospital
a number of nurses were gossiping
over the tea cups. The quiet atmos
phere of the dining room soon be
came filled with shrielling nurses
spilled tea, upset chairs, bulldog, de
tectives and chauffeur.
Bob was at bay. He knew 1t, but
he still had plenty of fight left. Jake
permitted" by the trio of sleuths
to make the official arrest" advanced
slowly So did Bob. Jake moved
back a step or two, removed his coat
and advanced once more.
Dog Takes Good Grip.
The bulldog was not TO be fooled into
entangling himself in the coat. He
made a lunge, jaws open, clear past
the outstretChed coat and landed his
teeth firmly on Jake's trousers. He
held his grip, and while Jake strug
gled desperately to free his cloth
ing from the vise-like jaws, the
doughty detective came to the rescue
and collared the nearly-eXhausted ami
NAL.
81 didn't mind it, at ALL" Jake re
marked afterward. Il have a two
pants suit. But it was the principle
of the thing"
Bob was not required to put up col
lateral. He was taken to his home al
1868 Columbia road and released or
personal recognizance.
Personal recognizance Is good,
growled Bob as he watched his cap
tors disappear.
Say, l didn't like that last growl
he gave us, did your remarked one
of the detectives as he walked away
with his companions.