The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-06-26
OFFICER TJrITE'S HORSE,
A Day Full of sorrows for Policeman
800 WHO Had q Kind Heart.

IA policeman's life is not always tho
soft sn.p it nppearsto be on its face,
said Officer Jim Tuite of the 9th pro.
cinct to Il New York Ssa. reporter.
There is utmost always some little
thing cropping up to spoil q fellows
calculations when he makes up his
mind to have a good time during his
off hours. Now, not long ago, / was on
cuty on Church street, and about 5
o'clock in the morning | noticed wan
dcring aimlessly along the dilapidated
remnants of what had once been, prob
ably, q fair specimen Of a horse. As ii
is generally pretty quiet around that
G~e;ghborhood early in the morning
until the ferryboats begin 10 pour in
.l,eir quota of busy life--I concluded to
lead the old frame to the station house.
II was nearly time for my relief. and as
| had made up my mind to have a nice
little time, accompanied by my wife,
that day. was glad of anything to help
sill time. l brought the animal to the
station, and then vent ous to be re-
lieved. On being released from duty l
hurried back to change my clothes be
tore going home, when Capt. Berghold,
whe had been sizing up my friend, said
Officer Tuite, you had better take
that cid nag up to the pound at 92d
street; we have NJ room for him.
Here was a pretty how-dye-do. The
idea of leading that disreputable old
beast six miles through the city was
fairly appalling. There was an eccen-
tricity about his wind and mo:iture
about his nostrils that was very ripul-
sive to the sensitive organs of a 9th
precinct cop, and the prospects of sucl:
a companion for several hours disgust
cd me. But it had to be done, and the
sooner the journey was completed the
better. I went u couple of blocks with
my charger, and then hired a bum to
lead him to the pound. l took the ele
waited railroad up myself and reached
there in good season, but had to hane
round about four or five hours waiting
for the rest of the parade. At last, {
little after noon, J. sighted the pair com
ing leisurely up the avenu ! was pos
sibly a little irritated, and may have
made some hasty remark regarding thu
speed they exhibited on the journey; b
that rs it may, / had no sooner paid M
assistant than he eloped with a swift
ness that proved he had been husband
:. ing his strength all the way up.
The horse looked pretty well uset
, up, and gave me more than n &c
+ proachful glance as l led him to til
gate of the pound. In response to m
summons the keeper came out, anC
! after casting a critical look over IN,
four-footed companion, said:
, t.Spn hnra vol1nr fn1lar World hottie
+ take that old wreck back to where 20
+ got him from. He's got the CHAMBERS
/: and l can't take him in
: "Nhat do you think my feelings wer
when l heard that? l took about fl
teen minutes for vigorous refreshmen
during which there were many uncon
plimcntary reflections on horses, glanc
s ers, buns. and pound-keepers. VIII:
? was l to do? The horse looked as if h
would never weather the difficulties {
. IL return trip. dared not shoot hil
for fear some crank would claim hin
Q place an e~xtravagant value on him, an
a sue me for it. A happy thought struc
me. | would leave him at. the Eighty
fourth street station house and skip.
tried it, but the sergeant in charg
l. wouldn't have it. He told me |
guessed I'd have to take him back t
Liberty street.
1t "Great Scott! wasn't l mad?
: "Finally the sergeant, who seemed
u sympathize with me, suggested that
d telephone down to the Office of the S. l
c. A, at 23d street, explaining the pr
6 dicament I was in, and they might sen
< up ln officer of the society to shoot II
II tormentor. | acted on the suggestion
nnd, late in the afternoon the arme
official arrived and took 4 weight off T.
mind by adding some to the body of n
disgusting charge. arrived home til;
evening in time to go on duty again"