His pursuers followed his example, and caught up to him just as he emerged on the other side.

They struck him on the back of the head with their clubs, and knocked him down.
By this time order had been restored about us.

The guns remained silent, and the crowd massed around us again.

From where we were we could see the successful end of the chase after Curtis, and could see his captors start back with him.

Their success was announced with a roar of applause from the North Side.