The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-06-23
HOW PETE CAME ON THE FORCE.

| nun HE16 OAmE ON IhE EUhCE,
Late on a warm August afternoon
some five years ago, while the Captain
of the Church street police station was
leaning negligen,ly back in his chair be.
hind the desk, chunky built brindle
dog of solemn mein walked gravely in
| to the room, and sat down grayelY in
the middle OF the floor with the air of q
| dog whose right to such a liberty was
entirely beyond question.
whist! Get outr
The Captain yelled these syllables at
the dog, but the animal never moved.
Then the official SHE'D small pa
] per-weight at the dog, who
looked up with an expression of
| grave disapproval and settled himself in
his former position, and paid no more
attention 10 the man behind the desk.
After one or two more attempts at dis
Judgement, the Captain fell into g rev.
| erie and left the dog in peace. Later the
dog aroused himself and irotted into the
rear room where the policemen congre
gate. He walked about quietly until he
found position TO his liking under the
| table, in the center of the room. He lay
down here and went 10 sleep.
At midnight the fourth section of the
| second platoon was rung up. The
men marched into the main room and
| ranged themselves in line. The dog
| followed and at once took up his po-
sition at the foot. When the roll was
called the sergeant named the dog
Pete, and bade him go with the men.
He followed them out. went around
| from one post to another, returned with
the platoon in the morning, and went To
sleep under the table.
/ Relays of men were called during the
day, but the dog did not move. AT six
O'Clock the fourth section of the second
platoon was again called out. The dog
marched in with the men and took up
his position at the foot of the line.
by George" said the Captain,
''there's that pup again. Well, don't
feedj him, doorman, and he'll soon go
away"
But he didn't go away. He has never
been fed in the station, and he has al
ways acted thoroughly at home.
| There's one peculiar thing about
Pete" said the sergeant at the desk, re
Gently. "He moves and acts exactly like
a policeman. He never runs or Jumps
or plays, but simply strolls along. He's
fond of janitOr's daughters, and will
stand stock still in doorway for hours
at stretch. Not man in the precinct
has ever seen him cat, and I'm pretty
sure that the general public never saw
| him drink. And then what clever dog
he is! In the winter of 10, on the 10th
| of January, if my memory serves, Pete
was walking along Greenwich street,
| on his way from post 10 post,
when he saw three men at the basement
| door of the bonded warehouses Nos.
%, 100 and 102. A moment later, and
the men had forced the door, entered the
building, and closed up their work so
| that passing glance could not detect
that anything had been tempered with.
Pete lay down by the door and growled.
After awhile officer Dougherty came
| along, and, patting the dog on the head,
walked on, expecting the dog to follow.
Pete never moved, but growled louder
than before, with his eyes fixed like
| augers on that door. Dougherty tried
| to get him to move, but it wouldn't
do. AT last the officer saw that some
| thing was up. He examined the door,
then raped for assistance, and the
building was searched. Two of the bur.
glars were captured. The other one es-
| capped. About three O'Clock one morn
| ing last winter Pete was trotting along
Broadway. when he discovered a broken
pane of glass in clothing store near
Cedar street. He stopped at once and
barked like mad. Every man in the
| precinct knows Pete's voice Of
ficer Donnelly ran to him and found
that there had been light robbery.
Whether the dog frightened the thieves
away or not. we never knew. Another
| time the dog discovered a fire at 24O
Fulton street. Pete has never missed
his turn on the second platoon, and has
never gone out with any other than the
fourth section in five years."-N. y
| Sun