New-York tribune., 1874-07-20
4 GALLANT OFFICERS I'LL LUCK

PATROIMAN M'KENZGE or THE THIRTY-SECOND PRE-
CINCr MAKES rLUCKY CAPTURE, But HAS HIS
PRISONER TAKEN FROM HIM.
Officer Charles Mckenzie of the Thirty
second Precinct patrolng his beat at midnight on
Saturday, when the ncighborhOod OF One-hundIed-
aud-slxtecnthst. and Scvenhaye., he saw three men
pryug at tho door OF a vacant cottage. horse and
wagon stood the curbstOnc The officer stood
IN the shade Of the trees the corner and watched
them for several moments during winch he enough
to know that the were intent on burglary. rap
for assistance would only have disturbed the
thieves and probably have brought no aid,
for the neighborhood there is almost deserted,
and the patrOlmeu'5 beats are very long.
Instead OF rappng aid, he tshtcned his grip his
club oosened his revolver took his nppers." and
then with a sudden bound spranc among the three men,
striking right and lett and succeeded before the thieves
recovered from their dismay, in iuh!ctns wounds on
every one OF them, Two OF the thieves turned when
they recovered th9r senses jumped into the wagon, and
heu, the third, rather slower or more severely
stunned than the rest, captured Mckenzie GraSped
his man securely by the collar he fonnd the others
beyond his reach, aud began dragging him toward the
station. The thief yscd desperately and the officer,
a strong active man, was hardly able to master HIM.
lie had finally to put the nippers" on him. The nip
pers" Is a police instrument for reducing re-
fractory prisoners to quiet and reason. They
are formed by tying a strong leathcrn cord about
cord wound around refractory prisoners wrists ana
the two handles are used by the policeman to
tighten the cord Tue effect is that prisoners cOnuOt
sst. The circulation OF blood in ms arm is stopped
The pain is excessive least turn of the police
mans hand renders uuDearable. When Officer McKen
ze nut the nippers his prisoner the latter lost all
his refracOrncss, but lie cried and yelled more than
before.
sXtecuth.st are of DIRT ana there sidewalks.
Tie officer therefore. heard steps behind Inn, which
night also have been drowned by the painful cries Of
half block from place where ne had made the cap
turc he ielt heavy blow back 90 his ear winch Was
clnpDneudcd mat h- PRISONERS CuufedeTdtes at
tempting rescue. ana IN obedience TO his hrst impulse
he swung his CLUB ana dealt the prisoner souddlhS
blow the head. A. the Ohref 1cII RON an
other blow back of the head he frightened
ms hold the nppers, aud the prisoner ten with
him. Officer Ouutard of the Thirty second Precinct
started ont to relieve i.er Mex .uZIe a; the gular
hourl2:85 a. ~. but ID not fiud him at the relieving
post aud 1870. hour later ater patient search
where n" haI ldth lA''iisl',' ilIS t'uo dii III, M
per- him, hls head was bleeding prOiuSciY
held the "uippers,' were cut Ohicer Qdntaid sent
fOr help aud had k"nzc conveyed 10 the station
whence taken 10 The Ninety hlhlh-St reception
Hospital, where re now lies. lie remained lhschsDlc
uuul 800 D. H. Yesterday when he recovered conscious
ness and told very readily the story OF his adventure az
given above The physicians entertained last evening
no of his early recovery although the wound was
at first considered certainly fatal
Capt Speight the Thirty second Precinct detailed
Detectives Thaycr and Kennedy TO NcstSdlc the case
and they are yet engaged upon II. MththIic STATED
tuat would know the whom he held a. prisoner,
not only because be noticed The face, nut because he
.I. um blow Oh the check by which ne believes thtt
know cut the wrist until hc was told oi
i and at sad that they Cut im there To make
nun loosen his hold on the "uppcts.' Mckenzie has
been on tue force nnc and has made excellent
record n other instances besides the present one