Wit bought, or, A New York boy's adventures when the empire state was young (1887)
Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold), 1793-1860 · New York : John D. Williams · leaf 148
ished the cry of Stop thief!stop thief! In a moment a young manrushed by me, and at a little distance severalmen came pressing in hot pursuit. I wasseized with a sudden impulse, whether of THE ACCUSATION. 135 fright, I cannot say, but I ran too with allmy might. I was, however, soon overtaken,and… … my collar, till I was nearly choked. Twoother men came up, and they pulled merudely along, and at last lodged me in awatch-house. Here I was kept till morning,when I was taken to a prison called Bride-well, where were some fifty persons, of allages and sexes, and wearing the various as- 136 WIT…
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