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Show EXCITING COASE AND CAPTURE OF AN OFFENOER An exciting chase took place about 10 a m today on lower Twenty-fifth street, resulting In the capture of Fred kelley and an Injury to Patrolman Patrol-man Walter Marlin s left leg. The chase was also participated in by Police Chauffeur Guy Nelson and his "gasoline steed," Detective H. C. Pe terson and a large crowd of civilians. A call was received at the station about 10 o'clock from the B. L coffee house at 135 Twenty fifth street, to the effect that a man was creating a disturbance there Chauffeur Chauf-feur Nelson soon had the auto-patrol under way, with Patrolman Martin -n the cago. He drove west on Twen ty -fifth street and on nearlng the coffee house saw a man running toward to-ward the union depot The fugitive turned into the depot grounds at the north end of the lawn directly iu front of the station, with the officers in close pursuit. As the patrol neared him. however, :ie took hold of the iron fence and stopped stop-ped while .tho ufitrol nassed him. Ilei then turned and daBhed south on Wall avenue. Chauffeur Nelson stopped the patrol almost within Its length af ter the fugitive had dogged aud Patrolman Pa-trolman Marlin jumped off and pursued pur-sued the runnlug man. The patrol man caught his left leg In jumping from the auto-patrol and when he got nearly within reach of his quarry, the muscles near the hip contracted, causing caus-ing him to fall to the ground. Before falling he managed to fire two shots in the air to frighten the fugitive into stopping, but the effect worked the other way and the fellow ran faster than ever, finally turning Into an alley al-ley near the Troy laundry- Marlin managed to get up and going into the alloy was told that the fugitive was hidden in some weeds. He followed fol-lowed directions and made the capture. cap-ture. The prisoner, who gave his name as Fred Kelley, was taken to the sta tion and booked on the charge of dls turbing the peace. On their arrival at the station, Of 1 ficer Marlin was found to have had I several inc hes of "hide" knocked off his left leg, just below the knee, in addition to his cramped leg muscles and the leti (.K of his trousers alnio3t torn otf at the kliee He was given first aid i:. Chauffeur Nelson and thpn taken to his home in the auto-patrol auto-patrol It was later learned that Kelley had none Into the coffee house for break fast and. as he was not exactly pleased pleas-ed with the service, created a general gen-eral rough house, the only results of which were some broken dishes. |