New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-15

MAKER FOR ANGRY COUPLES.
The neop,e whose business compels them to seek
from the police sergeant oehnd 'he oesN
may wonder why it Is that ne habitualy pears al
meet Of settled changeess melancholy; why MS "or"S
are few and short and why he carries the manner
of q man who has lost all faith in humanity IL 10
easilv exnlainad The police sergeant sees notnhs
hit the night side OF life BY virtue OF his once ne
must receive all criminal charges MADE III HIS p.c
cinct consgn the offender 10 the cells anu e"'e'
the record in the botter that lies on the desk ia
front of him. In all cases where the police OF
o,rc, make an arrest he is the court OF first re-
sor BEFORE his eye pass all grades OK ohehoe's'
from the murderer who shall ultimately eNplate "''
crime in the electric chair to the wretched s'iah"s.
whskev-soaked heap of rags found lying oeau
drink" on the sidewalk On his Judgment tre-
ouentlv depends the fate Of the culprt brought De-
zorro hin, for in most petty offences the sergeant -
invested with the power of dismissng the complaint
or OBTAINING the prisoner for examination ny NV
MAGISTRATE The police sergeant must thus eNe'
cise the incest judgment and tact ana ''e "ii'e''
decison in dealing with the hundred Varieu cases
that come before him IN the course OF cay oi'e"e
he has to exercise the quality Of mercy Hourly
anpeaIs are made to his pity, and II ne De MINI
hearted man-and he generally is kihdhelr'eu ma"
his task becomes all the harder
What f. called the might tour-or IN other worus
the period of desk duty between ana l. o cocn
at nights generally the most trying .i'.'
for tho sergeant in a busy uptown precinct. IL ~
then that the station gets the bViK oil ohs u''
business That tall portly. sunDurh'' nh'o''e
man seated at desk behind the prisoner IA" a.
Tho sergeant While the captain his superior
officer is securing the precinct, ne Is IN eo'i'a" "
tbe station. This particular sergeant has oa'd
baod = moist eve a heavy black mustacne an"
voce husky with the wind. rain and snow OF many
winters An Old white crooked star across inc W.
head tells Of a sabre cut received at Anue'ai"' NJ
is a picturesque sight as he SITS there pa."e ~
the light OF the shaded lamps calmly ruins "'
hooks with preoccupied air. as II no howilns iury
., q woman were shreklng for somebody ) ploou y"
tho coils below He only looks up when the door ~
thrown omen and there shambles up TO I'e uesn INC
ragged torn. bear-eyed. hasgard remains Oh soi".-
| thing which had been man. lmmed'alev
the air becomes impregnated win the odor 81 s'a.
/ Gin and onions The creature has not spoken "oro
| notbing hut a sound which might be sob. or
sigh mr. a whine has broken from him. but tho
ssrgean; knows why he IL there. "Phew! ne eN-
| claims with a Whit Of disgust Go pach ~
! GO back" means go to the Migrants lodging roo"'
/ in the rear Of the police station, where wanue'e.'
/ are sheltered for the night who would think 10
/ look n MIN now" rays the sergeant. that that
thing was once a prominent criminal lawyer IN 'ne
! od Tweed DAYS remember him when was
patroman What settled him? Why poker WITHOUT
/ tho limit first and then old rye after"aru' .
| ,i,,oet before the words have left his mouth
,herc Is heard outside a wild scattering OF rect
. -, ,.o,cas the two doors are thrown wide open.
and ,bere enter two patrolmen dragging across the
floor at a smart trot the nanimate iorm Vi man
,rho mako no stop at the desk. but run past into
| rho patrolmen's sittng-room and there STOP. i"o
whole procession has passed by ike swiftly "o'
ina panorama and IT Is in kind OF duil surprise mat
| an. follows the sergeant into the slttns-room 10
,aka look at the new visitor. Dead drunk against
| q lamn-post" H. the patrolmans verdict on 'he
| unconscious figure He is middle-aged Is dressed J"
clothes OF the best make, and has the respohs'o'e
| gray head and the responsible side "hishe'S VI a
! banker or a stockbroker. His heavy gold wa'ch
and his nocket- book containing an ample supply OF
/ huls arc taken from him. Too many OF TINS sort'
saws the sergeant in answer 10 remark Inc" '"
the patrolman he says: Put his coat nhuer n's
head and let him lie there until he Is aoie 10 give
his name .,. .,,o,
,,o, Two colored women living in the same house
h,,.o y,red a bitter feud for about two weeks To-
night one of the combatants has received the con-
tents OF a bowl of water thrown FROM seoo"u
a,or window and she at once suspects the o'hef.
Their husbands have been drawn INTO ,ne ns"'' a,d
here all four stand in line demanding tne punsm ,
mon, Of the law each one on the otner' CieaI oue
Of here says sergeant wnen he mas steh s 20
the tale land learn TO live peaceapy or tr he adas
whole common ,Ssr Later h took IN.
1T Is only thing TO DO WIN mem , .o1s nm no
before morning. ,...- .o,o-o , s,o,t
Lh tacsd "breathess midde-aged Irish woman.
With a shawl thrown over her head runs nt9 sne
49,, pefore he sergeant can ask ner DusiheSs
room, out into a string OF broken utterances.
An sergeant bless you. and VIII we CONE uI"h no
! NJ ~ Them McMurtry byes IL locked III tne
kitchen and foghtin. like pair o cats It's XIII"
other entirely ,dcb thsy bell Sf and patroman in
Wiling appears in answer. go down to No. j, ana
stop stop ' i% # YOU need assistance send Tor it,
woman w'h Some gaSy and n penness
Her husband is dead Failure in trade mas depr'SSeu
Of w2Tk S & ne ah ni' baby taken
airoS and will be cared for until they can be seen
by the magistrate IN the mor mn nrce Of u Supper
FAR the two The baby is too young to be separates
from, the mother and cannot therefore be taken &c
'fGc YOUNG married couple have had the last in
1leiEne n once and both demanding that the ser
tean shall instantly separate mem mem, i TOT esssteS
ard threatened her 'Do you want me TO lock hin
the sppns sh nS looks pS doubtful,
at the man by her side It is evident .hsi ba she saw,
already Ues she does not want that she only wanti
separation Go home now says the i ssGse wa
out Of the much more hsT n snan
came q int M KSdd 0' an hour
raw, made Il up and be like couple OF eoo'n'
. uoves shock Headed young man, policeman and
woman are the next appesra1ces Inc wD Uaser "o @
S carried the her shock young improving III
ooportunity has seized it and run on oniy 20 %
de Of minutes he Is down IN the e Sas ssrxes
term in sing sing sy, ,he SERGEANT and hei
one nm the river as sure as he's alive" ,.,
- ! Sack Of the pa;ro.men's sitting room IN htu'
@ courtyard that separates the dollhouse from .n
,nan building of the station lies heap or nesn ans
= hone that has been picked up outside river-lron
a | Houor store 1, is the body of q deeenty dresses
y | man who from appearance might nave peen
ncehan,c OF the better class The big jagged gas
r al the back of his head tells the story OF MS aemsr
= never be known His pockets nre empty That =.
!, | the worst OF the whole business. Even " ne
y | identifed you'll never know anything He can
h make a sign. You never get anytnns on, ,, 2
in he old fable about body bleeding when touches
by the hand OF the right person. You get pisny 0S
a ~ such as her" referring to the bowling demand
= for blood from the woman below, but you never ss
" a sign from q dead man.