THE DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 10009, 21 December 1895, Page 2 (Supplement)

THE DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH

ARRESTED IN NEW YORK. The following graphic account of tho arrest of the Duke of Marlborough in New York in given in local accounts. He was coasting down the hill on the western edgo of Central Park, when Policeman Sweenoy, stationed there to regulate traffic, yelled, "Put your feet on the pedals!" The Duke took no notice of the command. Then the policeman howled, "Stop, young man!" But tho wheelman kept on, and Sweeney started in pursuit on foot. Then the policeman blew his whistle and aroused Park Policeman Bortram, who saw tho foot-race, realised what the situation was, and, running into tho middle of the drive, waved both his arms. The Duke put his feet on the pedals, came to a full stop, and surrendered. Sweeney arrived, puffing and blowing. By this time the Duke was angry and excited. " This is an outrage and a shame," ho declared. " I'm an English subjoct, and I did not como to this country to be insulted." " You violated tho park rules," said Sweeney, "in coasting down hill,and you'll have to come to the station-house with mo.''

AT THE POLICE STATION'. Sweeney declares chat the Duke said " D it all 1" several times in quic'* succession. "Bring your wheel along," said Sweeney. "I'm not paid to push baby carriages. They went to tho stationhou«e, where Roundsman Ryan sat at the desk, and the Duke begun to give an explanation. "That'll do," said Ryan. Then, turning to the policeman, he said, " What's tho charge ?" Sweenoy told. Ryan next addressed tho prisoner. " What is your name?" "Tho Duke of Marlborough." Twenty policemen in the room tfneped. Than they crowded round to see the nobloman. "What!" demandod Ryan in astonishment, picking up tho pan which he had dropped. " The Duko of Marlborough," said tho prisoner. Ryan recovered his breath. Ho afterwards said that he concealed his astonishment at tho identity of the prisoner because it would be undignified for a New York policeman to be overcome at anything. TUB CROSS-EXAMINATION'. "Where were you born?" he went on. " England," said tho Duko. " flow old ?" "Twenty-three." "Married or single?' 1 "SiiiL'lo," retorted the nobleman, impatiently. "Can you read and write?" "Yes." shouted the Duko. "Whore do you live?" "Plaza Hotel," tho Duke declared. Then he added, with some heat, "If I have broken tho byelaws I didn't know it. You have no signs up in the park tolling what the speed is." " Duke," said tho roundsman, severely, " I am going to discharge you with a caution. I understand that you are a stranger here, and that you are ignorant of the rules of the park. Let this be a lesson to you. I hope that you will be moro careful in future, and that I shall not seo you hero again. Help yourself to our park, Duke, but don't coast." The Duke was vory much annoyed. He made a note of the names of tho roundsman and the policeman, "For future reference," ho said, and then got on his wheel and rode away.