San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-09-03
CHICAGO POLICE TxCTIcs.
Ofioer Casey's Precautions for the Capt
ure of a Mythical Cutthroat.

''There was a crowd in front Of a rather
nice looking house near Lincoln park when
/ 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 IN
elderly and disheveled female, who was
very nearly in Mysteries from fright and
excitement.
"'Oh, why don't he Gomez she eXclaim-
ed, and the other women echoed, 'Why?'
II pushed my way to the center of the
excited, babbling and steadily increasing
crowd and found l was the only man there.
"'Oh, here's a man. said the disheveled
m You'll protect me, won't you, sir?
The policeman, it seems, will never come,
and he's up under the bed, hiding. / know
he's a murderer, for he looks terribly fero-
cious, and l think he has a pistol
"At this juncture, 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 it?
"'He didn't yet, but l know he's going
to. It's a man C.der the bed in my room.
/ just saw him as l reached down to pick
up a pin. Oh, he's awful, and / think he
has a knife! Please go and arrest him.
It's that room there-the one with the bay
window
ga knife, is it2 Faith I'll send for help
then. Just wait a second; I'll 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've sent
for the wagon he exclaimed. When it
comes we'll have the b~lackguard out in a
minute
"The disheveled woman, thoroughly
hysterical by this time, insisted that the
officer go forthwith and remove the burglar
or murderer, which naturally, under the
circumstances, he absolutely refused to do.
l could not controvert the logic of his dis
~cretion, but l wasn't half as frightened as
he was at that.
Its the sergeant will be wantin' slook
at the loikes of this thafe of the wurruld,'
explained the guardian of the majesty of
the law, an I'll wait till the wagon do be
comin'.'
"And he did wait. Meanwhile the crowd
grew Gpace. Several men came up, but
non of them cared to risk the assassin'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 that
worthy was not to be persuaded. He was
scared, and badly scared, but he made a
bold front, and even threatened to run in
one sarcastic fellow who insinuated that it
was fear, not discipline, that kept the boy in
blue out of the room of supposed terrors.
Presently the wagon came changing up
full of officers, headed by the sergeant, and
Officer Casey reported the disheveled wom-
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 by
Casey in the rear and another officer,
dashed up the steps and~in at the door.
The bed sat in a dark corner. The SER
geant drew his revolver and approached it.
l fell discreetly to the rear, as did Casey.
"'Come OUT tbundered the sergeant,
or I'll fire
"There was no movement. The sergeant
loohSu dSdhL' le"Sheu uluei, CuSSeu aV
something, pulled again, and out came a
roll of canvas about the size of a man. He
swore a minute, then arose.
"'Oficer Casey he said.
eyes, sir
Your star, revolver and club. Finne-
gan, take his beat. Casey, get into the
wagon; and, madam, if you get us on a
fake like this again look out; it's thirty
days.
1.-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" -
Chinnnn Mil