St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-23
AMONG THE POLICE.
Some of the Peculiarities of the Per-
sonnet and what May Be Heard.

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The dull monotony of an exceptionally
dull Sabbath was scarcely relieved by a
noteworthy police item yesterday. At
headquarters Sergt. Jake Helm had abso-
lutely noIhing to do. He whiled away the
long weary hours by relating yarns of old
Turner hall experiences, and reviewing the
| Moth-Cannon wrestling match. The SER
geant, by the way, is an enthusiastic adj
mirer of Moth. the German. II tell you,
| bows, he is the strongest man l ever saw"
he said with emphasis.
Iwould like to pull fingers with him."
reioined Henry KrumWeide, with a conf
dent smile.
.'Oh, nonsense" returned the sergeant,
she would pull your whole hand with one
of his fingers" and he evidently believed
what he said.
Moth is dandy. don't believe Can
non can throw him again in a week" was
the opinion advanced by patrolman as he
bucked on his belt and club preparatory to
responding to roll call and assuming his
nights duties. walking beat on the ave-
hue. But Capt. McCraney is going to
suuander his hard-earned money on Can
nom l believe Cannon is the quicker and
has had the more experience, and l guess
he understands it better, but I'll bet he
| can't VIM"
Julius Caesar! but saw dandy scrim-
mage at the lookup last night" interpo-
lated Sergt. Hill to change the subject, and
he took from his vest pocket an imported
weed, which he proceeded to place in con-
tact with an ignited Lucifer.
Tell us about it" chimed in them all in
chorus.
well, you know that four vagabonds
had desperate fight last night on the cor
ner of First avenue north and Second
street." replied the sergeant, as ne tipped
| back in his huge arm chair.
Yes. know about it, said Paul Mousse.
AT the Lookup" continued Sergt. Hill
''the two partners were put in one CELL
Matt Bross had to do it because he was
| obliged to economic on room. Well, al
though they were friends and had united in
doing up the other two fellows, they did
not remain friends long. One blamed the
other for getting into the fight which led to
the arrest. They quarreled. Words brought
on blows and the big man knocked the
smaller out in one round. They fought un-
| til Matt could
UNLOCK THE CELL
and take the little fellow out. He has got
the worst looking 'phiz' to-day I've seen for
many a day. His eyes are in deepest
mourning and his cheeks are black and
blue"
Henry Krumwide then proposed to tell a
good Joke on Paul MOusSa, who had step
ped out.
81 know what it is, it is good one, too"
ventured Tom Coskran.
"You bet you do. You see, fellow
stole an overcoat from clerk at the Glass
block last night. Paul happened to go into
Brinn's secondhand store where the thief
was trying to sell the coat. Of course Paul
| took the chap in custody. He brought him
up as far as the corner of the Lookup alley
when he heard of some trouble and stopped
to look up the street, leaving the prisoner
| standing beside him. When he looked
around again his man had vanished. Where
he went, or how he went, Paul didn't know.
He's been kicking himself around the city
hall ever since. But we've got him safe in
| the lookup though. He was found to-day"
and the boys all laughed. When Paul came
in again the BOYS badgered him until he
| left in abject disgust.
There are many queer people that the
| police come in contact with, and one of the
very querest is Watchman Mcguire. He
calls in frequently and volunteers opinions
upon important topics. He loves the de-
capitated sergent, Kirkham as a hungry
man loves roast duck, and never loses an
opportunity to extol the virtues of the sour
mash champion. ~ gu newspaper fellers
think you are mighty smart, don't you," he
said yesterday, because you got him dis
charged. He was the best worker on the
| force"
Yes" replied a reporter, che could
work transom OF bottle of sour mash
with more grace and fortitude than any
man in Minnesota
That settled it. Mcguire left headquar-
tiers precipitately. Mcguire is a supporter
of Cannon stock in the coming match, but
he says, 81 won't bet nothing" Capt. Nc
Craney does the betting for the force.
Lieut.. Daily has travelled extensively. He
has been around the world and nothing
pleased him better than to relate Australian
experiences. He was brawny young
Irishman when he was a miner in Australia,
and there wasn't man in the digginS who
could lay him on his back. DAILY has had a
few opportunities to display his physical
powers since he came to Minneapolis. At
one time he whipped the bully of the city,
and after he received an appointment as
policeman he had not few encounters with
the toughs, and he never got the worst of a
collision.
But there is not member of the depart
ment in telling tales of other days than Al
Needham, the jailor. If anyone happens
around at the lookup and wants half
hours innocent diversion, all he has to do
is to bring up the subject of
''BREAKfNG STEERS"
and if he is not treated to as good an en-
tertainment as Den Thompson could fur
nish it is because he is ''off cOlor.''
Court Officer Stiles Gray is not slow in
storytelling. He has stored away in his
memory a vast number of funny incidents.
Capt. Chase seldom tells stories, but, if
he does, he invariably chooses salt water
themes.
Jim McCulloch prides himself on his
knowledge of the history of Mortified and
| Cannon Falls, where he was reared as an
honest granger, and he can give goodly
number of interesting "reminiscences. too.
Chief West often tells of things that
happened On battle fields, on the march
and in camp during the war.
| mike" Kennedy is always ready to re-
late incidents of younger days, when Mime
apolis was a village. 1t was then that he
would put on the gloves with the best
of 'em.
Clarence Douglass was once a pedagogue
and he often tells how he taught the young
mind to shoot.
In fact they all have their peculiar traits,
and as a rule, they all love to tell stories
| Consequently, when-a number of the boys
get together time does not drag YEARLY.
DONE UP IN NOTES.
Events That Will Make the Current
Week Interesting.
| The current term of the district court will
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