Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-22
CHICAGO POLICE TACTICS.

OfSfs.r Cssey's Precautions for the Capt
ure Of Mythical Cutthroat.
'There was crowd in front of d rather
nice looking house near Lincoln park when
I came past Yesterday" said a business
man who lives on the North Side the other
night. There were at first about twenty
excited women, and | went over to where
they were huddled about the front steps,
chattering, peering and questioning an
elderly and disheveled female, who was
very nearly in Mysteries from fright and
excitement
oh, why don't be Gomez she eXclaim-
ed, and the other women echoed, 'WhyY'
Il pushed my way 70 the center of the
excited, babbling and steadily increasing
crowd and found was the only man there
On, heres man. said the disheveled
woman. You'll protect me, won't you, sir2
The policeman, IL seems, will never come
and he's up under the bed, hiding. know
he's a murderer, for he looks terribly fero-
cious, and think he has pistol
AT this iuncture and before could as
sure the lady of my intentions of protecting
her, the policeman did come He was a
big. loose jointed policeman and he was out
OF wind. He was also scared almost into a
nervous collapse
who's been murdered here.' he in
quired, and who did itf'
He didn't yet, hut l know he's going
20. It's man under the bed in my room.
just saw him as reached down to pick
up pin. Oh, he's awful, and think he
has knifel Please go and arrest him.
It's that room there-the one with the bay
window
IA knife, Is it, Faith I'll send for help
then. just wait a second; III be back in a
minute
He went to the corner, and wasn't back
for five minutes When he did come he
was more frightened than ever. His knees
shook and his big face was gray I'ye sent
for the wagon, he exclaimed. When Il
comes we'll have the blackguard out in a
minute
The disheveled woman, thoroughly
hysterical by this time, insisted that the
officer 60 forthwith and remove he burglar
or murderer, which naturally, under the
circumstances, he absolutely refused TO do.
could not controvert the logic of his dis
cretion, but wasn't half as frightened as
he was at that.
It's the sergeant will be wantin' a look
at the loikes OF this thsfe OF the wurruld.'
explained the guardian Of the majesty of
the law, an I'll wait till the wagon do be
comm
And he did wait Meanwhile the crowd
grew apace. Several men came up. but
none OF them cared to risk the essassin's
supposed knife, and they all wanted To
know why the policeman didn't 90 in at
once and drag the marauder from his Most
esque place Of concealment. But thar
worthy was not to he persuaded. He was
scared, and badly scared, but he made a
bold front, and even threatened to run in
one sarcastic fellow who Insulated that il
was fear, not discipline, that kept the bow in
blue out of the room of supposed terrors.
Presently the wagon came Changing I'M
tull OF officers, headed by the sergeant. and
Ofiicer Casey reported the disheyeled WON
ans tale Of woe, with some startling embel-
lishments OF his own invention. The SER
geant didn't wait, but, placing a guard
over doors and windows, accompanied nv
Casey in the rear and another officer.
dashed up the steps and in at the door
The bed sat in dark corner. The SEP
geant drew his revolver and approached IL
feli discreetly 10 the rear, as did Casey
Tome out, Numbered the sergeant,
'or I'll fire
fhere was no movement. The sergeant
looked again, reached under, tugged at
something, pulled again, and ont came a
roll OF canvas about the size of a man. He
swore a minute, then arose.
Officer Casey ne said
Yes, sir
Your star, revolver and club Finns-
gan take his beat. Casey, get in,.. tne
wagon; and, madam, if you get us on a
fake like this again look ont: ia ,bir.r
days
The wagon changed away again and the
crowd dispersed, when the disheveled
woman went into the house, locked the
doors, and pulled down the blinds -
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