St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-29
PROFESSIONAL BOUNCERs.
One of Them Lays Down the Rules
of the {SuSineSS

Of the business.
The life of the professional bcuncer
in big hotel is one OF ups and downs.
lie is more euphonioGsly called a de-
tective. His salary is small, but his
muscles are large, says the New York
Mail and Express. The one who gave
Mail and Express man the details of a
sad incident i'll his career, as we'll as
few poinLs of general information re-
garding his profession, had small regard
for e'egant English. His narrative ran
as follows:
You see. not only have to bounce
unruly men. but Eve got TO watch for
suspicious characters. When robbery
occurs, If don't track the thieves, am
liable 20 be bounced by The proprietor.
'Taint life of ease by any means. Now
and then l get job of Summing. and
make few extra dollars. Many men,
especially from the West, want to see
all the sights in the city at night. That
means visit to the Bowery and a MUM
Der of dives. A party of four OR five
usually give me 325 for the night.
: don't have parties often. The secret OF
success in my profession? think it's
bluff. Pledge you my word I've often
been puzzled over some petty robbery
in the hotel, and had no idea OF clew.
But just went about saying | had my
suspicious, and the thief would soon Ge
nabbed. Luck always helped me out.
In all cases where guest is robbed
in his room suspicion naturally falls
first on the employees in the hotel. 1t is
seldom that Il sneak-thief has the
audacity 10 register and be assigned to
room. Only a big bank burglar can
81 Liz alkI.
, in tirSt-ciaSs hotel. Hall boys now
and then develop into petty thieves,
but they are so amateurish catch them
every time"
"Do you bluff when you go to put a
big man out who raising a disturbance
in the c0rridor?o
"Ail those kind of bluffs are called. I
mean that it is no dead bluff to go to
big drunken fellow, catch him by his
coat collar and try to push him out. He
may give fight. and then it is the best
man to win. OF course can call the
porter to assist me. and that is what the
man being bounced out knows. One
night | got badly fooled. A rather
small, boyisil-lOeking fellow came in
and raised disturbance. He just
yelled. as if he wanted to give his lungs
a chance. Irushed up to him and said:
Say, mere, my OOY. get out or nuSH up!s
He was well dressed, and l didn't want
TO be hard on him. That fellow, sir,
yelled again, right in my face, almost,
as if he was anxious to be bounced
Out you COP cried, reaching out my
hand to grab his collar. | felt some
thing OH my face, and the next thing [
knew was getting up. That boy stood
there smiliug.
mo funny business. you tough l
shouted, sprfnging toward him. He
sprang aside and hit me clip on the
temple that sent me sprawling again.
Before could get up one of the porters
who thought he could box rushed at the
boy. and, by well directed blow, was
sent to the floor. The boy started to the
door, not running, but walking. came
up with him again. and he turned
gracefully and gave me a lick on the
nose that hurt so thought it was brok-
Ell. [ staggered aside, and the porter
came up again and got blow. and went
back holding his hand to his mouth.
That boy? He slowly walked out and
got his money. 1t was put-up job on
me. That boy was professional light
weight prizefghter, and had made bet
with some friends that he could come in
the hotel and yell and could walk out
ieisurely without being bounced"