The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-10
nUv7ryo A RouNDsMAS DOWN.
Inspector McDerinott's Elaborate and Per-
sisteut Piping"

sistcut Piping"
The complaint that has been made before
the Police Commissioners against Roundsman
Edgar Sharp Is the result Of long and painstsk-
Ing watching, dating back Into last summer.
Inspector McDermott had been told that a
roundsman Of the Church street police was
spending the most Of the time Of bis night tours
In tho once of the Baltimore Propeller Line
Pier7 North river, and that the place was locked
by q private watcbman and douby guarded by
a ferocious and noisy dog. The Inspecto IN ado
several attempts to detect the delinquent, but
for a long time found hipself bafi-d. wben-
ever he approached the noisy dog set up his note
OF warning, and by the time the sleepy and sullen
watchman had slowly opened the door, no trace
OF a roundsman was to tie found At times tho
Inspector himself witnessed u blue uniform
crossing the threshold uf this retreat but he
found 1t futile to trv to follow the game had
always escaped, he knew not how. After while
he discovered the ofiiccr's means OF ext. Bc-
meath the pier he round a rOwbOat nOOrcd, in,o
which the rounJsman dropped At tho trst warn.
Ing Padding silently 10 an dJ1ininv uier, and
making his wav to sume distant part of the pre-
oinct, ne would snow himself tncre to some
patrolman 10y whom he might be sure Of proving
on nlibi some such trick az this the Inspector
10 red, ana ne made up his mind to have such
evidence OF the officers guilt "a would make no
doubt Uf It possible. He watched and waited.
Recently he secured little front room In 80
Weat street, from wni n a good view OF the
once on Pier was to be obtained lie h. ROD a
woman 10 take care Oi ", anu put INTO ~ some
brnkeu-down furniture from the Police Central
Once, tnrlnuing a small stove. Here the In
spector and his aids, SefRoints Pickett ana Nc
Gwen, stationed themselves OF nights, wnen
other duties were hight, waiting for good Op-
portunty to catch the offending roundsman.
lheir NtSils requlio ed much patience and perse-
verance. Below there was n bartOom frequonted
hy hard fighters, where rough encounters were
nightly occufrenc >. Once the Cnurcn street
police made Id upon 1t to stop n dog neht,
anu the Inspector ana his associates c .me near
being discovered. and weio IN danger Of having
all thelr laoor turned to naught.
For time they there SUSPENDED their watch,
Tesuming IL on Monday evening. Tue ruduy
stove. the oni, cheerful ooJect In the dirty
room, made IL uDcomfOrtably warm, but they
feartd To attr ct attention by opening window,
order among the jewellers ~ the bnroom below
alone uIurking the passing hours. AT aoOut "
minutes past twelve they saw tho roundsman
entering the ONCE ON Pier y. They waited two
crowd IN the Oarroom down stairs had crown
noisy A. to attract the private Waterman from
Pier Y bringing him acr "a the way to see what
the upfOar was about. This was the opportunity
they desired. 1hoY FASTENED dUwn into tue
street. and joining the ito Abcsume stntinel.
who hau so often delayed them until the bird
thsy were tier bad wa the CAGE they com
pellcd dim very unwilingly to cross with thom
to the pier, tie UP the ftfOciou5 dog, and open
the door Of tho once.
Inside, comfortably ensconced In chair, with
his suOeless feet In anutu0r, and his G. - un the
floor, sat Houndsman Rugar ShaI y sound ,sleep.
with his head tipped b sck aud MS face upturned,
target for the rays of a dark lantern wncn he
Inspector turned upon I'm. A. the liGut foil
upOn hts foe he dro ~siiF raised his arms IA
though 20 brush ~ OF. Tue Inspector turned IL
away tor IA moment, and the iDunusDan iapsed
sgain into Hlumber. Then he was roughly
shaken and asked VI he had rested enough. lie
plainly, loo much"
There Is a certain vacancy for a roundsmsn.