Show MANY JOIN IN CHASE Pedestrians Pursue Fleeing S Purse Snatcher Who Stole Womans Pocketbook FINALLY CAUGHT HAD STOL STOLEN N BAG CONTAINING E CENTS A wild chase the reproduction of which should be Included in the reper repertoire reper repertoire toire of every machine took place at Third South and Main streets last evening The principal in the panorama were Mrs C Silvers of South Fifth East P PS PS S Crotty who snatched her purse con containing taming 21 cents and Franklin Stark Starl a street treet car conductor who led the pur pursuit pursuit suit of the thief which was participated in by a score or more of pedestrians Mrs Silvers was walking along Main street near Third South leading a achild achild child with one hand and carrying sev several several eral bundles and her purse In the other Crotty came up from behind her and snatched the purse which she was car carrying carrying by the handle and made off with it The womans omans bundles were scat scattered scattered about the street and she screamed for help The passersbY raised a hue and cry and were soon in hot pursuit of 01 Crotty Cries of Stop thief filled tile the air airas airas as men of all descriptions followed tile the fugitive ho by this time was going as fast as he could west on Third Sou South th street Glances over his shoulder showed tile the robber that his pursuers were gaining on him and he tossed the purse over the fence to the lawn of the residence of Allen D Campbell 34 West Third South street The street car conductor soon overtook the and he was securelY held by him and the other men and the purse which had been found where It was thrown was restored to its owner Officer Dennis Sullivan was attract d dby by the shouts and placed the prisoner under arrest He was brought to the police station where he was charged with robbery There it was learned that the purse which the robber had risked arrest to steal contained but 21 cents He will be arraigned this morning mornin |