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Show Prisoner flees from patrolman Exciting Foot Race Between Policeman Police-man and an Arrested Man, Who Sought Liberty. i - ' Policeman Sullivan was on his way to the city Jail yesterday with Arthur Vincent, Vin-cent, who he had arrested on a charge .of stealing tires from a State street bicycle shop, and was anticipating trouble. When Second South was reached the prisoner bolted. Sullivan followed him, but as the pursuit progressed it was seen that he was outclassed by the fleet Vincent, who by the time Commercial street was reached had a good lead on , his pursuer and a fair chance of escaping. escap-ing. 1 Patrolman Johnson, who is said to be something of a sprinter, joined ,1n the pursuit, and It was soon terminated. termi-nated. Between gasps Sullivan relieved himself him-self of the opinion that it was a dirty Irish trick to make a policeman run that way. .1 Vincent was charged with petit larceny. |