New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-17
5SA NETWORK, TUESDAY, JANUARY IL, 1891
THE
MAGIC GLASS:
On, EXTRACTS FROM THE DIARY OF THE CHEF OF
POLICE OF NEw.YORK.
INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION
Some years ago amer The National Police Gazette pasted
into the he present propretos sdnu was inys
ssd morning BY imar.Eed, porIly hesv'oeaTded
Siu.ef .. Hen schonn6eTs formerly Opcisn bis Imperial
Mai. sy the Gar of sn the Rnsss OF course, gentleman
5sson an. "a biz grandeur and The best sesi IN the Office
tender him. and while sned hin With som:taiSs
pu,pose Of bis Wait 10 our humble spsrtmes...
s cotenced narrative Of the many suHerngs and peesu
tons he had The hands Of the nobesn SURROUNDING
the tzaI who jealous his influence over dis Mrsty
to hi, country and be pursuit Of bis calling
Of pOwedg. Of had operaed sssns. bis sac
We bes.n ook little solemn ths las. Adrsson came
sirsan tsDcs sooarsy licked
benefit oftho,e at home. =,
he minds at rest on that score By pro-
sucps from his pocket small morocco case which no opcned
and dew henss small elegantly OI1,msnIed SPrs s no not
ses,ed marvellous properties soon proved TO IA.
SHOW" said he do yon see any person ps'hs whom yeu
cd Oyt Of the window and in few nnu,., gentle
ena holding highest among tbs moneysd and hnse
Of the city scknowedsed to be the most sDcce''s hna
cie since the days OF Jeorge Law rot our Georee: -
We the glass him. but II ony enabled us 20 iistin
sui,h closely hs thn, wrnled face and his close cat
:5 :o5s,I9ly n! y very good s;s.. an,
ODE, ed him To surprise and CONSERVATION saw The
and face, but IN position different from that Just
eyes, Bat lnm'd 'dsteiy rspisoedit
Instead Of psaus along tho street be was ,ssed in .n,n
ettes &c, end before him. the table were number Of
Il said We Hthis i wonderful What dOes It mean ,"
"Ony thi'" replied the Hem BY looking at any person
the other ~ end ~ shown by some particular set
HE What that gentleman dong vher you looked at
Eothns in particular we reped for we did no. care
state What he'd 'een But really this marvellous s''
It was, and make this portion Of Our produ',ion 70 these
Sketches brief viii add That We became the 0i Ia ae
BY iis ,hsl plese and interest our readeIs
following day determined TO make en- e1p+meAt
ceedea to Trinity Church snd through the courtesy oi tse
rather ourselves the Cross beams we our
he window through which looked faced Wall street and
adjusting glass directed down the street. What we
in ae conclusion Of the presented and
purpose follow tbom up as recalled to US oy
glass bu ous special attention and bs Of all present. had been
called by the Chief to saa dscsteoohlns ns1 Of some
ncd in his career which we had Ot'ed down briefly At the
As we Glanced to mention whswe knew comPnions
concerning this gentleman M all insisted bst we hoa5 Tccse
the diary containing records Of his history and s.I
h ana the narrative Unknown u.s. q
Ire present accomplished phonographeF and
@ Ssys be- handed 70 us the sLsch which oows A, 6t
half like the dcs Of having our words tton o OF
that his esss might be infinite editorial service to
taniiaY received bat bad been yten and
who holds high social position IN this city AID who h"'
eve, been COZ red aTsd & u ana ,1o the elegant
y dressed polished hghoned sen,emsn in the other bs
was tianoing by center table, With one arm clspea
the waist Of young girl, who stood baihed In tesrs
rhe the other hand which upssed be held mssve
eaudeick as II In the act Of hurting ct some porson was
tb posion which brought mind the incidents 70
faithfully narrated below, and the phonogspher mas tasen
some be mistakes In our kngiese We of-
ciye bin for the sake Of bic general sccurscy
From the above viii be that pdTpo.e prcsenrng
the readers of the National Police Gazette series Of sksen
founded incidents which have within the persona
ne of Ar Mase ExChief Of Police Th-t q cy are
foun5ed wil be seeoss,s ~ tsssAasas
TO whom facts have Incidentally betn made Known through
hare ppsented truthful reality and record OF experience
Of one the distinguished magistrates OF cur city they
cannot fail 70 be deeply interesting 49, -, ,,., =, N,
The Of these Aecht., the "Oanlber,: victim" win
be found National Police Gazette" Of this wees
which M the only paper publish the and which for
sale a. al throughout the city ard country where
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