The Washington times., 1895-06-08
DIDN'T FIND HIS POLICEMEN
Had to PatrolPart of an Avenue w hile
the Patrolman Was Hunted Up.
Several Officers Nearly Dropped
Dead When They Learned Whom
They Had Threatened.


president and friend left the club.
Mr.. Roosevelt decided to make night
of it, and took his friend along to ascertain
how policemen performed their duty. He
selected the twenty-first precint, the
northern boundry of which is Forty-second
street and the southern boundary Twenty
seventh street. In brief, President Roose-
welt did roundsInan duty.
THIRD AVENUE DESERTED.
Third avenue was the first thorough
fare of patrol. From Forty-second street
TO Twenty seventh the president tramped.
Not one policeman was visible in the whole
tour
This is pretty state in case an officer
was wanted in an emergency" said the
president 10 his friend. Now let's go up
TO the top of the precinct by way of Second
avenue"
The latter thoroughfare was as closely
and faithfully scruunized, but the same
"copless" state of affairs was discovered
Then tie head OF the police department
concluded he'd go 10 the station-house
and ascertain if the whole force had
dropped dead and the entire coroner's
office was in demand
No one was dead at the station-house,
which is commanded by Capt. Frederick
W Martens.
1t was a. m, when he arrived at the
station house. Sergt. James ]. Pagan
was at the desk. He did not know Presi-
dent Roosevelt from a side of sole leather,
but the sergeant was really busy.
GASPED INCREDULOUSLY.
He gasped and seemed incredulous when
Mr.. Roosevelt introduced himself.
What is the name OF the roundsman on
Third avenue?" questioned the president
sharply.
''White-P atrick White, your honor-I
mean Mr.. President" gasped Pagan.
well, has there been a sergeant out on
patrol the past hour or two?'
mo, sir: we are short handed, you
know, and have to divide up the work,
like to-"
What sergeant is in the station-house
now?" demanded President Roosevelt
''sergt- Tom Boyle, and he's asleep now,
on reserve"
Wake him up" was the order
And Sergt. Tom was aroused forthwith
and hustled out to look for Roundsman
White.
But President Roosevelt was not
through
Lets take another look" he said.
Perhaps we can find some of those fell
lows nowi''
The joErney up to Forty-second street
was undertaken with a different result
this time
THREATENED WITH ARREST
Roundsman White and Patrolmen
Patrick Mahoney aud James h Magan
were discovered IolIing against liquor
store at Forty-second street
President Roosevelt approached the
trio.
why don't yon men patrol your posts?"
he said in a manner that might have been
assumed by any citizen.
The cuppcrs sized up the little man
with yellow mustache and glasses aud
Strengthened up, full of fight
what is it to you whether we patrol
or not?" said botlf Mahoney and Magan
sneeringly. You'd better go and mind
your business"
'The city pays you to do your city
again remarked President Roosevelt
calmly and with his peculiar smile
"Cume, come! Go on uowi" blurted
out one Of the Officers. You'll get
run iu.''
"Who are you?" asked Roundsmau
White suspiciously.
I'm Mr. Roosevelt, President of the
Police Board" smiled the latter.
The faces of the policemen were study
at that instant.
You'd better go on duty" admouished
the President, as he walked away, aud
the shivering policemen lost no time.
NEARLY HAD A FIT
little further downtown Patrolman
Ebert Robertson was discovered sitting
down almost in slumber. The fright
he got after learning who the man was
that accosted him will remain fresh in
his mind for a long time. He sneered
and intimated that citizens would better
attend To their own affairs until the
denuuemeut came, then he nearly fell
in a fit.
Further down the avenue President
Roosevelt and his friend kept vigil,
while Policeman Thomas F. Connors
talked to a woman of the street for fif-
teen minutes The president got his
name, and then he went to Twenty seventh
street. where he made a long search for
Policeman Lawrence ellington. The latter
could not be found.
return TO the station house was made
at 4:35. There the president ordered Sergt.
logan TO send the policemen mentioned to
bis office this morning.
Roundsman White and the five policemen
were promptly on hand at President Roose
velt's office. They went inside, blue enough
and came out outfifteenminutesl later with grave
faces.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT TALKS.
Afterwards the president said:
Il did not intend to say anything about
my tour last night and this morning, but
found it got out. ] thought / would try
to make a little inspection myself to ascer
tain how the patrolmen and roundsmen per
formed their duties.
II came across five patrolmen and q
roundsman who did not think were patrol
ing as they should. l have had the mer
before me and severely reprimanded them
especially the roundsman.
1.-The next officers find guilty of similal
shortcoming will be brought to trial.
Il called attention to the fact while at the
| Thirty-fifth street station that officers must
patrol their posts and not lounge around.
expect roundsmen to keep military discipline
/ think the men have learned lesson that
will be of benefit to them"
Mr.. Roosevelt said he saw several saloons
he thought were doing business after hours
Delightful Summer Homes and Re-
sorts on, or Reached via the South
ern Railway.
The engerdepartmentof the Southern
1 Rail Eav has inst iSsued a largo folder es.