The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-01-15
HIS FIRST PRS NER
Now Misplaced sympathy Got Omeor QuasA.
enbusb Into u Serious F1x-

Some reporters at Police Headquarters the
other night were telling odd yarns about DO.
lice experience and police work. Many hu.
morous raIes wsro recited. the majority OF
which wero we'll turued! lies. and It was grow
Inc late when the pan who had to catch Q
suburban tra.n pulled out his watch and. with
q look which meant that he had Just time to
tell the story. ask ed II any one had ever heard
about Bob Quackenbush's arst prisoner.
Every old-tims police reporter had a sincere
affection for Bob. For many years hs was the
night noormau In the big white building In
Mulberry street and was fa med throughout tho
department as u huinorist lie would crack .
Joke with anybody. from the President Of the
Board to the Italian bootolack. and was never
found wanting in quaint remark and ready
retort. Ii is sumo years now since Bob died
while he was doing duty In the City Hall
squad. and he Is now lying In a churchyard
away up the State meas the little town from
which he came thirty years ago with 200
pounds of muscle ana bone aud aspirations to
the New York police force.
According to the rerortrr's story, Bob. after
receiving his uniform and his shielt. was de-
tailed for duty Mt the Oak street station. That
vas in the afternoon Of the day he was ap-
pointed. and he went out on the night tour Of
6 o'clock to cover a post OF which he know
little and to catch criminals Of whom he knew
he would like the work. and concluded that y
he eou,d eaten a prisoner on his irht tour.
His hores were realized. for iust before mid;
man WHO wa lopelessly drunk. He stumbled
over the rurnst"ne as L." approached Bob. and
wsat s%g:"Yht dD Ssa .nsG n S,m s'F Ss the a s"il. was ana 4
soon had him landed in the stati3a house.
John Dlans, nsrd ~ resIdenfe;; .mo, .na YES
saw his mHn locked up with an odd proiession-
vi rride. and then turned in to sleeL.
TAX Ea1 III. tn" mao ne * c %Srn'" fhs Boa psps srE % : s,vs e
him calling i"st IL 20 n,T re. ia w 81 i's sG "'' s i
iin'ns "iihs sass marked on i. :fhs pris%nsri
10y The way. had an exceedingly large head
with tir aeon nanylng taste IN the mouth
""racerS was ali he wanted: Before they had
gOns man; blocks the semaIt grew into a re-
'"For heavens sake. ltt me 20 in there and
S Sss G0I a '.asoon On Centre strss!. But BOB
Was YIdursts bsd +. i've W9I n., ta s.ia NJ hsn SsisoD as
Save my lie: man, win your Let me get :
drink, Come IN md have one yourself I
th eth; S I'hD'1' he lew wo MD take no drink himself,
st"naInE sG IN a li.aor stors.' would be : MOE
S"mrlaint to have reG,sterei against MN oo3
s!s 1se c.S,i i, !n,r g! ansy' mas SoS who ls's sSSrs 1 re-.
Soui '.o% a"a r,. W svttS'HBs oi. saw "Si him 9 90 into
tn. saloon and hr station cd himself where he
s5iran.ss And hs vailed Iisrs; hits but "a :;
supreme anxioty he called out the bartender
that '~!sller' why. he went out trough do
DO" was paralyzed in his tracks. He looke1
at his court papers. wiiiGi no carried ~
hat. hr rpuldnt 90 back to his station VIM
out havipG than aiied out He war tu.t on
the Sergeant no matter u no were .tokS-
for il, when. AS he booked down tho stroet. no
saw an old negro staggering sionR. taklnK Up
the whole side walk. and singing " hinssi' IN
Bob saw his opportunity. He ran up 20 the
colorrd man. and. .aking him by TIE sh"ltdef.
shouted Aha Ioin !:ianS, SO you're drunk
again. .h' Come a.ons v" couit .
Use drune. ofilha; Ise oerT drunk hut isn't
""Sou are ohm Blank. Don't | know youi
II you az you're not John Blank Tou'h get ten
- Boz 70 / the, old negro to court the rule
said that he should have taken hun 70 the eta
too trst aud hauled him up before tho Jadgs
In the ,onls
II al teen . long session
John ilauh, what have yvu to say for your
self - WEAKLY Inquired the Justice.
Auiiny' circulated the nes 70. and the
whit ; of his g 81 rolled ap ~ Boh.
oo nToy w.. ds,siI ra ssIa me tSth nsa ass az. SSd the RE,
Will 9 was taxing . Iile In the Black MAZDA
the station with . great weight % his mind
Its . pity. ssld The story tsllsr. - hs pu
NcNsInsrs did not have 90 20 Of Bob Quacksn
! bush's inventive genius end eRDoreanidsA"