The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-02-23
MISTAKEN FOR A THUG.
A Good Story That officer Maley Tell
on Himself.

A Good Story That officer Maley Tells
on Himself.
The old saying that "fine feathers make
fine birds" was exemplifed recently in
the case of well-known policeman.
Everybody in town is aware that when
Officer Maley is fixed up'' he is fine
looking fellow. This may be truthfully
said without rejecting at all on the per-
sonal appearance of several other hand
some members of the force, and Officers
Logue, Taylor, Rutherford, Hayes, Hig
gins and others need not feel sighted at
this reference to Maley. AS rule, the
officers all dress and look well. even
on their old buds when they wish to do
little detective work, and then they
don't look quite so pretty.
One night Maley was hanging about
downtown hotel looking for some sus-
pect. and rugged out as he was in blue
flannel shirt and an old coat and hat, his
most intimate friends would have passed
him by without recognition.
Maley knew he looked anything like a
Beau Brummel, but he wasn't aware that
he presented quite so unprepossessing an
| appearance as he did until an incident
occurred that quite shocked his vanity,
He was leaning against a door-iam in
eyes and ears open for whatever might
turn up. While thus engaged he at
trated the attention of a hard looking
! specimen of the eX-convict and thug
class, who had just dropped into town
from Folsom and was looking about for
chance to do business in his line. That
| he had made good use of his time was
| demonstrated by what followed.
The thug was also in search of q suit
able person as partner" in any job hs
undertook, and his eyes no sooner fell
on Maley than he said to himself:
There's a bloke thatll stand in with
me, sure" Siding up to Maiey, he gave
the officer nudge and moved away to-
ward the door.
! Maley followed, and when they were
| beyond the hearing of any of the large
crowd OF men in the room the thug began
TO sound the blue-shirted officer 10 make
certain that he was not mistaken in his
man.
''Say, young feller,'' he began in low
tone, What kind O people are your
"Oh, Pm good people, all right" re-
Piled Maley, assuming the manner and
speech OF the class to which the other be-
longed.
want ter take hand in job?"
~ ready for anything that there's
stuff in" and the big policeman gave his
trousers sailor hitch and looked almost
as tough as his companion.
The latter then went on to explain to
Maley that he had all evening been
watching an old man who had displayed
several hundred dollars, and was de-
| terlnined on doing him up. He quietly
directed the officers attention to the in
tended victim, who was sitting down in
the corner of an adjoining room, and said
his plan was TO get the old fellow into
hack, take him for ride, "go through
hia--, and then throw him out.
Maley agreed to stand in with him, his
purpose being to allow the thug to go
just far enough to incriminate himself
and then arrest him.
While they were discussing the matter
the landlord of the hotel showed up at
the other end OF the room and beckoned
to Maley. The latter excused himself 10
landlord stood.
Looking in the direction of where the
ex-convict was, the landlord asked:
| ''Maley, who is that tough-looking GUS
| toner? pve seen him going out and in
here Tonight, and l don't like his looks"
'Sh-sh ~ replied the officer in an I'M
dertone, 'Pve just got him on string,
and expect to land him in -''
! Just then he heard the front door close.
and on CHANGING about saw that the thug
had disappeared.
The fellow got onto me-" said Maley,
IN telling the story, 'as sooD as he saw
that L. was talking about him. | lost
the chance of putting him behind the
bars, but great Cesar Just think of his
picking me out for a tough! / didn't
suppose had such mug Oh me as thatt'