New-York tribune., 1890-06-01
SKULLS VEIL FITTED TO BE CLCBBED.
A POLICEMAN FINDS THIS EXTREMELY CON-
VENIENT OCCASIONALLY

A POLICEMAN FINDS THIS EAIfr'MrLt N"N'
vEvIENT OCCASIONALLY.
"Do YOU know that n mans skull IS great con"
x,,nience 10 rs policemen ~ and the blue-ooated
officer twirled his short club with that rapdlty ana
dr>terity which causes such wonderment TO visitors
from the country 1t seems if it was made es-
pecially 10 be chilbed. When we want to lock man
up and he In fighting humor, and has an idea that
a night In a cell would not agree with him. doht
know what would do II the prisoner didnr nave
skull gentle tap to coll him 70 his senses ana
II that doesn't do % few gradually increasing
the violence of the dose. and he is daled ana WILING
TO come along.
1t isn't always such simple matter as that, now"
ever as many policeman has learned The prisoner
may strike out with his fist and bring speil OK
drowslneS, on the officer or he may bo armed. fonF
regular tough would rather do up policeman ana
get six months on the Island than submit 10 arr'''
quietly and get Il ine OF -. We keep pretty S'iarp
eve ON prisoner though. aud especially If he looks
Ike n dangerous customer and generally manage u
strike blow first.
There's where a policeman appreciates the many
fine qualities Of his prisoners skull. In uN hiet
place its a convenient part OF his Dody anu rs o's
enough to make good target. In the next piaec
GOOD blow on II i a wonderful thing to quiet a mans
angry passions. one of the best points ABOUT % man
skull is that 1t is so hard II takes an awiuliy fierce
lick to fracture ii, and slight wound heals up III
no time There's other place you can hit a man
TO stun him easily you strike so hard that You
ero likely to nJure him seriously. policeman woula
Get bad reputation If he had To lay man up III .
hospital for three months in order 10 arrest him.
Most people don't understand how tough a mana
skulI really IL. They think that blow which draws
blood IS sure TO result fatally, and every time
policeman compelled to use force on prisoner
everybody who the affair calls ii outrage
unprovokcd brutality and on Why, rccollect
once how "a big fellow had been drinking pretty
heavily came near getting into trouble. He MAS
disordery in tie street and started 10 take him 70
the station lic Na> sullcn
You've got 70 haul me II You want NO., ne
said brace his leO pounds OF flesh for struggle
| gave him a pull and lie lot me have one IN the eye
with his llst flooring me. up In minute and
playing a tattoo on his head with NV stick. lie had
the thickest skull | had the pleasure OF rapplnR
and IL took half a dozen sound blows TO Overcome
him. When did get through with him he wae bleed
Ing like slau Cultured hog, and the crowd that had
gathcrcd began abuse me III the heartlest way.
You've killed him. said one, ana half dozen
swOrr they would report me o. the Commissioners
The excitement rose high that thought | WAS
going to be m0bbed and | really afraid that
mad given my man a fatal wound. | managed TO get
him to the station house. where his head dressed,
and the noxt morning he all right except for q
few bruises lie In good humOr in the police
court took his fine like man and said | gave him
no moro than he deserved