New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-08
ROOSEVELT AS ROUNDSMAN.
THE PRESIDENTS MIDNIGHT IOOn'
SEARCH FOR PATROLMEN AND ROUNDsMEN i.'
THE TwENTY-FTRsT PRECINCT WHO WE'RE
PROPERLY DOING THEIR DUTIES RE-
wARDED IN FEW CAsES-SE-
WERE REPRIMANDs AID


WARDED IN FEW CASES-SE-
WERE REPRIMANDs ADJ
MUSTERED.
There was dismay In the Police Department yes
terdav when II was known that President Roosevelt
rad snent several hours in the early morning per
forming the duties Of police roundsman ana spot
ting delinquent patrolmen. Mr. Roosevelt s.al.eu
on his tour In company with iriend SUM ".''.
midnight and selected the Twenty-frst Precinct
es n district In which to make an investigation no
had provided himself with map OF the precinct
showing the several posts and relieving points, 70
that he could tell where a policeman shouid De
patrolling II he on his post
From Forty second-st. Mr.. Roosevelt and MS
friend went down Third-ave., almost to Twenty
seventh-st the southern boundary OF the pre-
cinct. withou, seeing a policeman. They crossed
to Seconds ave. and found one policeman. VINO was
actually patrolling his post properly. They saw
another policeman, who munching something
in front OF a clearinghouse. They searched posi-
No 81 from end .o~end,-X,ithout being able TO ma
Policeman Menoney. who Mould have been there.
Then they wsh to the polic station in East Thirty
afth-st. aryfving there sooI after a. m Sergeant
Pagan wys at the desk bfsy writing in the blotter
and he ala not look UP when the Commissioner and
his friend entered the Office. Captain Martens the
commander OF the precinct, away. His home
Is in Mount Hope.
A SURPRISE FOR THE SERGEANT.
well. what is it?" the sergeant asked. as he
went with his work.
IT am President Roosevelt" said the foremost OF
the visitors in a quiet tone. he drew nearer
to the desk
The business energy OF the sergeant vanished In
a moment. and he became a model OF polite atten-
ton as he greeted the Police Commissioner. and
invited him and his companion to seats behind the
desk But the Commissioner had time for sit
ting Despite his quiet tones he evidently
diatr i,aI tafa ~ nd AM hai
almost stood on end as the head of the Police
Board told him how he had travelled from one end
| OF the precinct to the other.
Where is the roundsman. and who "a hep Mr.
| Roosevelt asked. He informed that the rounds
man in charge OF the district travelled by the Com
missioner Patrick j. White There
| geant patrol duty. there only three
| geants attached to the precinct Sergeant Thomas
| Boyle. who was In reserve. was sleeping In hs
| room upstairs He awakened and
| see II he could discover policeman anywhere in
| the precinct. Mr. Roosevelt and his companion also
/ started ont by themselves to look the ground
| again.
| At Forty-seconi-st and Third-ave they met with
| a surprise. The Commissioner took Off his glasses
| and rubbed them with his handkerchief. Then he
| put them on again. What he saw almost over
| came him There on the corner stood a rounlsman
| ana two policemen chatting secretly together. The
| roundsman White The patroimen were Patrick
Mahoney AMI James Magan. The three were loung-
ing In front o. n llquorstore. President Roosevelt
stepped w to the buecoaed protectors OF the peace
| and mildly inquired why they were not pdtrolllng
| their posts instead OF lettering around. Each OF the
| policemen glanced with amazement az the mild
| looking man who had the temer!ty so TO accost
| ,b.m They were inclined TO sheer at him. and
| probably would have given him a rough answer mad
| ne no, quietly introduced himself IA Commissioner
| Roosevelt In few short words OF reouke the
| Commissioner ordered them 10 take a Walk ahu
OF they hurried. looking decidedly shamefaced'
A TIRED PATROLMAN AROUSED.
Further down the avenue the President was sur
| pr,sed by tho sight OF another policeman Thi
buecoat was sitting down on box In front OF :
grocery store The Commissioner told the tire'
| policeman who he was. and advised him 10 Ut!
walking for a change. This delinquent was Patrol
man Ebert Robertson. A few blocks further 'hi''
policeman came into view. lie was parity con
cealed however. by pettcoats. When 'he 'o'"''"'
soner got near enough he saw inat the ponoe"a'
Vas in conversation with a woman Inc Oo'hi''S
| - siloyed their conversation ten minutes. an
,,er n,errupted Il with a scahing reprimand 10 I'M
| policeman who he afterward learned was iho'ha
| + Connors Policeman Lawrence O"n'o' W"
| had the lower part OF Thiri-ave for post 0o''
| M, he found Mt ALL Then the Commissioner we"
| na., - the station. and ordered that the rounds
| man and the policemen mentioned sno"' app"
he,ore him at Headquarters at $50 a M ye''eF
| The Commissioner then Vls'i III" "A, .farmoft II
| s,a,ion where he found Sergeant MIIef,no mo- =
Sommand and everything all right ne mao, nn de
Snor, ,our noIIccmen lie surprised sergeant kei
| ieher and Policeman Jordan; VINO ar ~. hu,idin
49,, \, Headauarters by walking INTO tHr ou,'n ~
n, 6I5 o'clock this morning lneh "e "'" -
| stairs and took short nap. llama, ~ the Twenty
The poanIsma np aa before President Roose
,,a aT on lime and he talked to them seyereS an
| gave them to understand IN p ,aytn their dute
future, 'n ny ,S,v would suffer punishment IL
|
| charges against theiii
MR. ROOSEVELT TALKS OF HIS TOUR
.,er they we're gone President Roosevelt IA
mia to say TO the reporters about MS TRIP
.r,s, night thought would Ike 10 MAKE
| u,,le inspection myself 10 see not on'y no" u"
| ,roirsn hut the rounismen os well perior"e
| ,,o,- duties | went over several posts 10 iho''
| ,ys.r I went over the East Side from rory
second at down to Hester-st ana Viseu "a" IN 1h
r.isnys ~, my rim | came across five natrolrnc
| and one roundsmap who were ilot l ~ Nit
beats az they should the snortso'n ami drecte
| ,hoy ali ~ report to this morning In NJ
cn.s the orenses showed laxity OF discipline
have had the m Ssnet SsGys the roundsm,r
Whether | will have charges mac OF h mv nrs
not decided certainly snail nave onafs on p
ie an az am, natroiman | lind guilty OF any simia
shnr,comings AZ the East Thirty -ntth-s' "a saa
ton called attention TO tne iaI' ,o MAJ n ionr
WI - around even when they stayed on thei
OF ss s,''' IN "n9rtcuar / expect the roundsman
keep military discipline hn Sim II he does not
a isa ralIeI attention the fact that the polio
, | MIST be courteous at all times out must sno'
n M' 90, have learned a lesson which Will be q
haneat 70 the whole department.