The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-05-14
HIS LAST ROLL A L
Death of nm Intelligent and Faithful T

oeath OF an Intelligent and Faithful Po-
lice Dog.
New York Herald: 'Nigger jim"
died in the Thirteenth street police
station a few days ago, after.a long
and faithful service in the ranks ofthe
police force.
He was only a dog, but as q guar
dian OF the peace he leaves behind
him a record that few can equal and
none excel. He has been attached to
the twenty-ninth precinct police sta
ton for the past ten years,
and, according to the statement
OF Sergeant schmittberger, has
missed a roll call in that
time. He wandered into the station
house one evening and at once seemed
to consider himself a member OF the
force. Directly the bell sounded to
"fall in line," jim would head the
line and march into the presence of
his superior officer with a dignity and
composure worthy of imitation. If
jim was con patrol" when roll time
came arc and he would mount the sta
tion-house steps and scratch at the
door until it was opened and he was
admitted. Then, announcing his pres
ence by a short, quick bark, he would
"fall in" with tail erect, and await the
order to march. When the station
house had become quiet jim would
curl up by the stove and sleep with a
clear conscience OF having done his
duty.
One evening a "drunk and disorder
ly' was brought in and Doorman
Dempsey stood by the desk waiting to
take him inside. Suddenly he jumped
for Dempsey, and, taking him by the
throat, was fast choking him to death
when Jim sprung to his feet, and,
grasping the situation at a glance, re-
versed things by jumping for the
drunken mans throat and Selling it
in a vise-like grip.
Dempsey was released in an almost
insensible condition, and the prison
er was locked up.
Niger Jim" always, until the last
year or two, went on the "last tour
with either the sergeant or rounds
man, and it was during one OF these
walks through the precinct that he
made his reputation as a burglar
catcher. Walking one morning, early,
past u jewelry store Jim's eyes spied
a window with a pane OF glass remov-
ed, and, quick as thought, he sprang
inside through the aperature. The
roundsman followed and discovered
jim in a corner carefully watching the
burglar he had captured. The man had
packed up a quantity 0: iewelry, and
but for Jim's timely suspicion would
have escaped with it. He is now
serving time for the attempt.
With some reporters Jim was very
friendly and sociable, but with others
he would growl and bark until they
would depart. Some time ago jim
was run over by a heavy wagon, his leg
receiving serious injury, but it was
thought, as he llmped out to roll call
regularly, that he would get well, but he
became so ill that the services of DR..
Bass of West Thirteenth street were
thought necessary, and he was called
in. The doctor did all in his power to
save poor Jim, but without success.
Jim died quietly and peacefully, leav-
ing behind him q name and a record
that will long be remembered in the
twenty-ninth precinct. He is sadly
mourned by the officers of Capt. Will
iam's command, and the captain and
sergeants will unite in having him
stuffed and handsomely mounted, to
be placed in the back room OF the
station house.