The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-06
Some ginnt. aavon foot high.
Irnnd. eIlic. humIriIal,n

lame ~ nus seemed
Some ginnt a.von foot high,
Grnnd. "pic. homlciFial.
What wonder, then, TINT our own peeer
should find his Imagination inlinmnd by the
Williams literature nnd should hnrbor N hcnrt
bfntlng high with ambition beneath the cor
pOrntion livery! What wonder TINT he should
swear to himself to be II hero, too, aud To
bring to his Mnry Aramlntn's No. fnat next
time no spoons her ~ the alley gate, brave
trophies Of hS prowngB sections OF civilians
srnip4. shreds and fragments OF the human
co,lntenunce, tufts OF hair and pieces Or mons
ears, etc., Our pcclfrs also bear the light
fnntnstc club and Ko about with pistols
hanging ut their hams why should they not
likewise br1lao and butter up tho casual cit
znn. and flesh their mad, II bl,ldReon Why,
indeed
But II truce to moralizng. This mornings
DEMOCRAT gives III account OF q performance
by Officer Ryan as principal, and Officer Far
rrll as accessory, which shows how emnently
our New Orleans force arc qualified to b."
mentioned on the sam" alny with Clnbber
Williams, or the Finest. Indeed, we doubt
whether, IN some Of hodctails, our Own have
not displayed finer genius than
their iIustrouB models. We have no
ticel that tho New York wrecKerB are
usually to be found beInboring bury
rufnns 81 cishty-livn or ninety summers, col
ossnl and tlucnIcnt sempStresBes and the
like; but our Ryan and our Farrell have
wthstood the onslaught OF II desperate and
bl60dthirsty negro boy Of sixteen years OF
age fully five feet high and with IL muscular
development equal to any schoolgirl In the
South. The report goes that this diabolical
monster was detected In the act Of disturb
ing tho peace" vague and beautifully elastic
term, under the cover of which the
nimble club may, llk" the Brook,
20 on forever, or course tho intrepid
Ryan and the fearless Farrell throw them
selves into the brclch and 1t Ii Snid That this
giant boy Of sixteen, bewldered by their sud
an onslaught, fed. Then it WIS that our
preery put In that delicate touch which In
our opinion Will mako the Finest rend their
clothes FOR envy they pulled their little guns
and sent two bullets flying down the street
and dodging pIayfulIy in and out among the
families Or Tn" neighborhood.
II was after tho capture Of the destroying
boy, however, that Ryan and Farrell, Of
Ours, displayed their most creditable points.
fhny hnd got him down and kneaded him
around awhile with the assistance OF IL third
pceler, whose part in this brilliant feat does
not cnttle him to honorable mention, and
Farrell and the volunteer had his arms
bound fast and were tlmOrously steering him
tO the calaboose, when our heroic Ryan sud
denly dashed to the front and formed himself
ny, b,,lI tl ,lrtf bp ypfII /
came The dcvourlng boy, with Il policeman
Juggling at each arm, bore down upon the ser
rIed r. an with IL howl thnt curdIed the blood
or the population for SIX blocks arounds
IIa. would that we could fifty chronicle the
deeds of Ryan in this dreadful hour. Would
that wcsHouId sling the pen Of Froissart! But,
no enough to know that Ryan met the shock
a. became il Christian warrior. There was u
fierce whistling in the air and Ryans club
wiped out that nlggers nose as does the
schoolboy's sponge u sum IN fractions a yell
and Il change o. front and, like lightning, that
club was laundering on the back OF tho NON
9tef = head And then the quu,iium ceftuminis
famed mp In Farrell, and he began to fan the
desperate rul1ians bowels with ms little club,
to tattoo his legs and otherwise to warm him
foe IS conquered and Ryan and Farrell sheath
their dripping weapons and mop their v1cto-
riouS broWs.
Leaving thou 10 recover their breath in this
impressive group, we desire to ask the
authorities whether Il will not be better to
give 4 special impetus to the Investigation of
Mcss,5 Ryan aud Farrell? We cannot afford
to Let our police glide into this practice q
manning and distiguring every feeble and de-
fen4eless wretch they happen to corral in a
dark by-way on a cloudy night. We cannot
afford to have 1t said that citizens Of New
Orlean4 OF any age or color or sex, are In
danger Of Deing mangled whenever they run
across q bilious peeier. This shameful and
revolving custom should not be allowed to
obtain a foothod, for 1t is historical that q
policemans club Is like the Bengal tiger In
the matter Of tasting blood. The outrage we
have chronicled Is peculiarly offensive in
view Of the youth Of Its victim. Let the In
vestigaton therefore be peculiarly searching.
The large number OF cripple and hunchback
N.,, III