Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-02-15

The Town Has 3 Chief who Is a Host IN
himself.

Several evenings ago an EVENING |
JOURNAL reporter was In Elkton, Md. |
While drifting around town love Of the
weed that gives solacs to the mind drove
him into cigar store. Walking to the
counter he said
Give me two medium Eve HAVANA
flers
A tall, lean, lank, lantern jawed In
dividual, ia blue cloth and brass buttons
arose. stretched himself aud approached
Two lonely looking cigar boxes Ia q
manner He said:
1--WE have no five cent cigars We
have twofor ivea You see ! don't know
much about this business. | only attend
while the proprietor lie at supper
Its well-known fact that a Whining
ton reporter seldom INDUCES Ia a i've
cent cigar. When he docs it is beeauae
hs expects TO run his expenditure into
the Office account at the ffst opportunity
Two for.hve "slinldories" on six-for five
cheloots are all he can afford when IL
makes a drain on his own purse.
Selecting two Of tbs cigars the reporter
passed the blus coated individual dime.
While waiting for change he sized him
up
Upon his head he wore the regulation
white helmet Upon this helmet was
the word, = OLlGE' In large gilt letters,
Il Don Tie left breast OF the regulation
sat was q badge bearing this inscription
aChief OF Elkton Police.
Uoon his pants WAS the threadbars
badge OF poor pay. Taken altogether he
was the sort Of man reporter likes 70
meet
-You are the chief Of poliosg * IS,
Sir" he said drawing himself up
"Hsw many captains have your
"How many aergeantsY "one
How many men for the patrol
wagonY "OAe
How many patrolmenr Zone"
"rhen you nave force Of five menY
mo; on..
IL was becoming monotoRous.
But you say you are chief and you
have a captain, sergeant, patrol wagon
officer and one patrolmasT
III drew himself up; swelltd like al
adder and hlssed;
Il am chief, captain, sergeant, patrol
wagon driver aud patrolman. ! am biz
man In this neighborhood le it possible
that you have never heard Of Billy Boul
deng' mo, don't think | ever heard Of
you.
'Then you must be from out WesI
some here. mo.
aWeli, | am holy terror. On Satur
day nights / pick the chalk out OF 3
nigger's eye, mark line on the pave
ment from the Howard House to tn,
RAILROAD crossing, and tapping him OF
the shoulder, say: Coon, walk ds chalf
line have seldom had TO speak th,
second time They know me- Didyot
notice that cemetery just beyond the
bridge as you came into town. Dion
drive inf Nor WRlked2 NOT Came OF
the cars2 YesG Beat your way DOWN. No
ali, am glad yoH did not have to walk
i Well. | made that cemetery. At tn
time began work here it Was necessary
to have something Of the kind l
/ wasn't anything uncommon for me T.
/ have Eve or six dead men on my hands a
a time. will never forget one man
hal hal hal he was from Wilmington
| tried to arrest him by gentle means
he said he was from some place calle'
Hedgevllle, and was a bad man don
know how did it, but | pulled him
| Next day when he was brought befor
tile Justice Of the peace he compliance
that he had been cruelty dealt with. tn
magistrate asked him how u was. de SAL
that twelve policemen had dubbed hir
into insensibility and run the patrC
wagon wheel over his stomach IA he
hal or course / cid not tell him an
better The justice understood the mat
ter You zee only cite this IS an II
stance Of What | can do. | appear a
chief. and criminals imagine the rest
Good idea, ehY'
Eyes. have just been over TO II
: offices OF KEYS and Miller and the sco
Fertilizer Company to look AZ The saf'
that were blown open. Did you hel
+ | about ~"
Hear about It'll Well don't kno
All about It IL they viii just keep Il
. detectives eif The track for a few hou
e will have every buraular Ia the morgu
8 You sea / work for the coroner on col
mission. We believe in silence, ado
tion and division. Now ! VIII just 81
you a clrculn-"
Ths reporter then threw of bis haws
y ana drlfted away from the dock. When
q N Upstream he saw the chief OF poll
) sitting on soap box, while his feet we
!, IN. tipping the beam Of pair OF seal
that had two-hundred pound weig
upon them.