New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-06
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Neu4lork Daily Gribm,te
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
PRACTICAL FRUITS OLA MODEL" POLICE.

PRACTICAL FRUITS OLA MODEL POLICE.
To ia Ed,,oy Of The " y. Tribune
Sir: state my case 10 YOU, not Of c0urse because
Won can exert any authority but for Illustration sake,
and because, az Punch says, i am not such "muf
90 TO expect any good Of the police To my story On
Sunday evening Nov. ,, about u o'clock, during the
temporary absence from my house Of everybody ex-
cept the waiter IA feeble girl about fourteen years old
rome thievsh vagabon1 with head partially disguised
in q thick sloschDg nightcap, called for me at the
door and concluding that the house was exposed
thrust himself in. Although asked TO Withdraw, he
b,ockaded the entrance and finally went into the back
parlor on precnse of waiting ill my return. lac girl
retired below, but presently heard a noise ana on re-
turning quietly, found the rogue siiy steans up s'a'
uuop All foufs. Seeing be was discovered, ne az
ffpfed 10 coax her said he had been zen, by nysei
on an Grand described the furn ture OF one OF the
apartments, called himself an acquaihtance u 90 not
remember any one of my acquaintance quite 80 lnde-
Yendent in taste il regards head gedr anu hDdlng
ali of no use burst into threats and abusive language
re frightened servant made for the street door which
the villain attempted TO prevent by leapng down
ts,s aud threat. ning her with what from her descrp
ton ann, AIRS 10 have been the blade of w0rdcane
In his haste however, he stumbled and fell and she
ed 10 the street. where her ocry Drought To her
assistance policeman she mnnt ANS he was Ger:
Ioan-he said he belonged TO the Twentieth Warol,
Who followed her into the house. by this time the
scamp had made his way to the second'story, where
he vas heard gathering at the WINDOW ana up oarenty
TO make his escape on the roof oihe piazza
The policeman was requested 70 ascend but on hearing
~ The knife positively declined and urged he girl to 90
oye saving that he would follow her il he heard her
assaulted On being pressed to proceed, he answered
that "kis life rds good as dny60 fys-thathe might
be killed. and as the girl refused TO lead the torlJ
hope be deserted and made his way toward Broadway
By Ills time the cook had returned, and the eGven Of
the hubbub had brought 10 the house posse of police
This party rendezvoused partly in the street and partly
In the basement, where, together with the servants,
a strategic council held, which doubtless might
have eyenuat.d in brilliant success, had it not lasted
no long tabout quarter of an hour, and been con-
Quoted with such cage caution that search revealed
notbiDg--tbe enemy having saved himself by mas
tsTiy retreat
Now this ia the affair just as it was told to me, on
nv return heme. There is touch, you zoe, OF the
Mr. Radcliffe school here and there; and it even
minds me at points, of the famous mystery of the
Giving movement" often still quoted melo-
drsmatic chef dduCre and well known to the friends
of past medical celebrity. The bulk Of the incident
n of no particular importance; but that it could not
have been the invention of the servant feel well
assured "a the scamp alluded TO circumstances which
occurred before she came TO my house. He asked, for
example, particularly whether the hall door lock had
lately repaired again. The cOnduc, of the Police
man first upon the ground certainly showed the high
estimate he placed safety to human f although his
IMPLICATION of the sentent IN this particular instance,
pears warped by certain private preJudlces TO con-
cur in which beays, perhaps, little morbid philan-
thropy Without further protracting this comlnunlca-
ton commend the cream of the adventure, viz the
striking example of official courage and vigilance to
The considerable notice OF the public in general and OF
Mr. Mayor Wood in particular. JOSEPH L. CURTIS,
- MI Nov 4 l85L. No. 40 East Twentieth street