Show COLORED MAH SOLO BICYCLE BUT TOOK IT BACK AGAIN it Is not often that a man cells an article and then appropriates it again for his own use but this is the claim that is made against a colored man named henry johnson who recently sold a bicycle to another colored man sam smith and on this claim johr son was landed behind the bars by officer felker early last evening some time ago johnson approached smith offering to sell a rambler wheel that was practically new the price asked was very small and the tellow was BO urgent that the sale was effected last evening smith rode the wheel to a saloon on lower twenty fifth street and after placing it in the rack on the sidewalk entered the place johnson happened to be in the same place and a little later he left he soon returned all out of breath and covered with perspiration nothing was thought of this at the time but when smith went for his wheel it was missing smith complained to the police and accused johnson it being supposed that retook the wheel rode off and secreted it somewhere after which he hurried bade to the saloon making U appear that he had not been absent long enough to commit the deed johnson was placed under arrest and the wheel was found in the rear of a mill on twenty fourth street the prisoner denied the theft but identified the recovered wheel A charge of vagrancy was placed against the fellow and it is probable that another charge will be made against him today the police are certain that johnson turned the trick and will strive hard to prove the allegation |