The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-04-15
A SUSPICIOUS PERSON
DON'T CARRY BUNDLES ON A NEW
d YORK sIREET AT NIGHT.


Appeal for y Victim.
In a down town RESTAURANT the other day
] met friend hot uni nown id the literary
world. Jie WAS taking LUNCHEON. Ills air,
however, was so perturbed and his mien
so gloomy that In pausing at his tasle
said banteripgiy; Whats the matter !,
Lost your lat ftiendfg / ~ a..
Don't suppose I've got any more
friends, he said laeonically: I'm = sus-
picious pt.rssH.p
"A Suspicious person" echoed. "Of
what are you snsIfcted'' -as IN
"sit down and ~ tell you all about II. 4"
he replied. =
Then when ] had nominated my beyer.
age listened to "a remarkable tale of Voc
from my friend. aud ] can assure the
reader that II IL true In every essential
feature
Last night" began my friend, Il was
down town very late. ! had spent the
evening in Brooklyn. and on arriving at
the end Of the bridge stopped in at an
open all night drug store. where during
the day had left a package containing a
pair Of trousers which my tailor had Just
pressed and renoy ated. al -.. So
with this bundle under my arm I took
got o6 nj Eighth street. The ears were 10
warm ] had thrown my overeoat over my
arm. and In leaving the station did not
stop To put II on. NJ | live ver- near Uni.
versiiy place When within half "a no, K
Of my home il began 10 rain. But did ilut
stop To put up my umbrella having ny
coat and umbrella under my left arm.
Just made run for il.
Il had run perhaps thirty yards when |
felt n heavy hand on my shoulder, and d
gruf voice ksid in my ear. Hold ouiAcrt.
what are .ou runnin fer'
Il looked up and saw IA big policeman
standing over me | was - ST tpri-ed that
all could At. was: i All running TO get
out Of the rain. Didn't think | MAS run
ming u eaten tInin at this Tine VI the
night. did you''
"'Don't get fresh, young Teller per
sistt-i The Policeman, but lust tel ne
where you got them eliot hes
well, | rrpA-i, stili 80 AstOulshel !
could hardl, collect my Wit. rhe orercoat
is mine aud III. pair Of trousers IN the
bundle were just s-ut from. the tailor :
this afternoon, aud ! ALL bringing the III
home
"'Oh, LAY. now. thA, won't d. was lie
blueouat's reply I m on 20 yo,i snd r,Irr
game You II have 10 come to tie slA, lon
with ne See''
"'Hu, lis,-n I'm 70 M 30 AMI hn I
done al u inr vAiniysApusiuls 81. L "
ing my name and occul's'ion
So" here 10 YOU 4iNe'' stid the fellow
in.nlunsly. We are iisat opposil.. the
hours now rpiioi neck.y
"'oh, we sf-. are We aid the police
man With - sno-r Wei. ic, 'ssec you open
the door
"'But don't so in ,his door X
planned ! 80 IA the OF, ou the SIDE. Las,
DO hey - thls dunr
"'Just ~ha; thought. sAid the police
man Wen have To tncrr monkey inEs, ~
! you just come along Will me
With that lac dragged me Of to Tie
Ncrurr stFcrt police station Aud lntto
duos-i nae To tiic sergeant al he desk. " ut
proceeded - quest on ~ ia much the same
,hcsisFitc.dlan naunrr a. had character
! iLei the toi.ceman's conduct tunarG ust
..nce he hrsi Appeared IN The >osne.
Il cAgiAiued to tn. rSeart Mat ! va,
: oaiy harmless c,uAt,B and sr4cl to t,e :
d worthy unt t4.nl LNd ncen kr.a dow
( town late. Anl Mas rvturnIug ~i,A us
U'errual "a ull aytu and "a knn,!.c contain
iue a pair ~ 'raussf unucT my arm
Atisird tia, Lsd todd tie POLICEMAN " A,u
livsd
"'1 on l, You re- a lar slaUtsG IL,
/ policeman. v h. va standing a, my ssd,
"a, TIL, ,-tiutri t. get iri4,Nt,r4. ana
! took the policeman nuiuner - b,
grew uorV And morc excited ia. T,-rst,
sent him tn'prhc hau = room.
Having dome The the ~ r.eaui took my
name AMI address. And ;a.G uc he - ..lr,-
man WAS I-rfoe,l! rigHt In AaN!ng afiv-,s-l
me. and that hSd ro T4sut to l,c ,ut IL
/ night viii. . bundle under my ara. iuai
T bal tao l4isinoSS Ia have l--'u running. aud
3 OF ght Ia have known enough 1" have lsyl
particularly polite N TIA. policeman when
he stopped me and Ia have ST onct told t,ul
all about mrNen without any rcscr, at3aiI
without having t"cn Ia the .casi offended
at bong taken Tor ths'
Having rsaai nc this lecture the Ner
gcan, told me- that NIGH, 80 bomc, and |
( left the police station With a feeling that
4 perhaps ought Ia thank the sergeant tui
allow tng ne Ia live.
The next morning at II o'oi"st WAS at
+ police headquarters. | met a p'1NslaIr,l
friend on the step and b" greeted ne MA
Well. how did y"u manage 20 ~; lurAr,
up last right'
/ How did you Know st" IraSp~l. Oh
a sllp came in herr frpm the Fifteenth
/ with your full name and alare> ~ a. Z
I you WEIR ARRESTED a. 'suSpiclou. por~og
: and no, held for lack of ,Vidrncc.'
Then learned that It was possible ia
I this city for tho police Ia arrest "a ro>jcgiA
bic o.tscu. accuse him OF lcjng a '>UN
4 p,cious character and then when D., Aa,
/ proven his r,,>rcctablttv brand Ml "u IT,,
! records al police Headquarters for all tim,
To come a. a suspicious person sitl. hu'
/ NOT held for lack 81 id,nce.
"A liule later ! was oiu~eicd with Sup,r
! intssricnt l}yrics, Who, after lac hse
listened to my story, sad calmly; The
policeman had right in arrest yoU. III
I Instructions are to question people AT night
! whom he meets with bundles. par lcular,N
/ II they are running II their replies ar,
not satisfactory he must take them Ia III,
police station There the scrgcan; ran u,
I his discretion ia the matter.
"'As to the men having hccn rndc tnyou
have your statement, and will look int
that Come here tomorrow at II O'Clock
and I'll have both the sergeant and police
man here
Tomorrow am going urto con'ron
the sergeant and policeman h for the su
perin,endcnt. but from wha; he says an
afra d ,herr will bc hut little done in th'
matter unless | take the case into th'
courts and sue he city for branding me "a
suspicious person discharged for lack O
evidence
"Yon can sc how far this thing Nigh
GO, a. Byrues' men also have instruct ION
In REGARD To women On the street at mig {
Surprising thick headed officer like Tia
one " no arrested me werc to arrest n,
spectacle woman by mistake
She might explain AT the station hous
and be discharged, In that case imasln
the horror Of having her name and the r,a
. L Al NJ h.,al,na Tor