The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-03-07
THE CHIEF OF THE POLICE.


THE CHIEF OF THE POLICE.
The National Police Gazette gives
graphic description of Mr. MatseI, tho
chief of police in New York w copy
the following incidents :isa5.sssassg -.
F Many curious anecdotes arc told Of
this Gentleman notIa few of which are
highly amusing. Fancy a abort, thick
set man about FIVE feet nine, nearly as.
broad as he is long, Dutch built, Of
powerful frame, neck rather short, broad,
round face, and a body which, If it were
stretched out to the proper point cf gen
tility, would double his length, and you
have the Chief of Police. Such man,
you would say it was impossible to dis
guise himself so as not to be known by
his most intimate friends Yet such Is
the case. He has sat beside bis wife,
and talked to her many times, wondering
when the Chief would come in, and shO
| did not recognize him.
But it is not so difficult to disguise
ones self, after all, ifthe physiognomy
and voice are altered. a tube under
the tongue will alter tho latter, and the
former can be transformed by an imita-.
tion goatee, moustache or Whiskers.--
IMr Matsell can do what very few men
can do either on or off the stage. Ho
can give the brogus of an Irishman with.
its richness, the broken English. ola
Dutchman, and the long dray1 and
broad dialect of Seotchman, SO perfect
that native of either Of these countries
could not but be deceived. He can
giFe the e top o. the morning to Pat,
g arrah, how are ye ?' and to SaEney,
q. Hoo are ye, mon eh, mon, I'm glad
tae see ye;'' and to Dutchy, Yaw,
yaw, p seems to come naturally. He is
also an adept at initiating the French
man and Italian. If the Chief could
not disguise himself, there would be lit
tie use for him on tho Police Depart
ment of New Y ork. There are men IN
every sphere of life whose sole study 10
how to shirk work and duty. szasv -
Did you eEers see an old Dutchman,
roughly clad, early on q summers NOR >
ming, Just before the break of day, going.
laziIy along in his smilk-cart, looking
from side to side, as if he were not quite
certain of the numbers and his custom
ers? He pulls up suddenly, and alights
just beside policeman who is taking a
comfortable nap on q doorstep. He
goes up to him and gives him ashake.
Policeman--Who the-----are you,
you d--d Dutchman What do, you
want !? r.. t.- T.
Milkman-Ahi I catch you asleep.
I tell the chief Help mine can of ?st
Polieeman-No; go along and don't
trouble me. 5si6s-ozt 5 d5fE zao5kssfdo
The milkman goes along. but the po-
| liceman finds out before night that he
had been talking that morning to the
Chief Of Police Sometimes, rather
than face the music, the Policemanzre-
signs, and nobody knows why.su .sssTz
Another illustration It is q cold
bitter night, and drizzly sleet gives
evidence Of an approaching snow storm
The .paTemcnts are slippery, and the
streets are rather slushy. It isan hour
when. streets are generally deserted =
A. stranger is seen staggering through
Broad-st, be is very respectfully dress
ed, but his tongue betokens his country
he stops and looks at a corner, but the.
darkness and sleet render it impossible
to discover where hssis.s. No lamp posts
indicates the 10 Atty. sThundeT 81
ouns, New Y crk is an internal place. i
wonder where the Police are. " On be
goes, and at last he finds one.o cssf
&c Can ye tell me where the Youth
Ferry is, Sir ?n ss...
Policeman Yes, Zir, fellaw your
nose and you'll come to it.p is A
'sOch, but ye're funny se
On he goes TIL he meets with anoth-
er, and the same question is asked, and a
civil answer is given, and he is directed
how to go.
g Now, sir, Tn orale Irish gintlennan,,
and think I've met for once with an
American gintleman. Arrah now WON'T
you come and take glass of Whisky ?'''
No, sir, I don't need 1t, and you
have enough. Come along I win show
you the South Ferry s es asaeib
On the two go till they reach PearR
st.; where a groggery stands. By hook
or crook the Irish gentleman would not
pass till they had drink Hewas even
so accommodating that he would goin
and drink himself and would bring a
glass to the policeman outside The po-
lieeman was proof The stranger per
sists in having a drink, and puts his.
hand in his pocket for the purpose Of pull
ling money out, and while doing SO, d.
number of five dollar pieces fell on the
pavement. The policeman curses his
stupidity, lifts the money up, puts it in
his friends pocket, takes pin and fas-
tens it so that it may not fail ont again.
The policeman, while gathering up the
money, is blunt enough to tell him that
there were men on the police who were
more deserving of such money than 3
fool like him but at the same time rc-
fuses anything to drink or money for
his trouble. Tho Irishman is condes-
ted to the ferry, and here ends this mat.
ter. esfg ss.s
Next day swo policeman are sent for
to the Chiefs Office, and they discover
for the first time that they had peen
talking to thoir Chief the night previous,
The one is reprimanded, and the os9els
it is needless to say, is duly promoss1 -
! the proper times