The sun., 1896-08-16
DON'T SLEEP IN BROOKLYN.
oTIo LISDWALD rs FINED 81 FOR
TAKING A NAP.

1
ne slept Soundiy tho Floor or uts
| store-Seven Policemen and 500 Citizens q
| Awakened MIm-Hs Fired the Cops, and =
| Police justice Punished 1Itni Tor DosIng
Two BROOKLYN policemen valiantly and at
| great expense OF energy rescued n man from the
dire perls of oversleopinR on Friday evening.
| The policemen were Cassidy and Ansbro OF the
First precinct. The sleeper was Otto Llndwald
| OF b3T Fulton street. He went to siccp in his
| own shop at that address and slept so obs,i-
nately that seven policemen and 500 citizens
couldn't awaken him until they got key and
| opened the door. Then Otto got mad, and not
unnaturally. It would make nybody mad to
have such fine deep sleep MS that one spoiled.
Lindwald said he was mad. whereupon the po-
lioemen hustled him to the station and locked
him up.
So far as can be asoertained thcre 10 no stat.
ute In Brooklyn providing that It Is a crime. or
even q misdemeanor. for n man to 90 TO sleep In
his own shop. Nevertheless. onlcer Cassidy
was Immediately struck with the impronrety
OF the performance, when at Z O'Clock Friday
evening he saw through the front window OF
Lindwald's store. tho proprietor mapping on tho
floor. Cassidy called his fellow policeman
Ansbro for consultation. About fifty people
| gathered about and helped them look In at tho
window.
Maybe he's been sunstruck," suggested Ans
ORC.
"or taken poison" said Cassidy.
"Or had a Ht OF apoplexy," added a spectator.
upon whom the two policemen Immediately
| turned disdainful and threatening looks, which
discharge of their duty.
"S'poso he's dead, said Cassidy.
No; he amt dead" replied Ansbro. ~ can
see him breathe. There. look at him more"
There was no doubt about 1t. The sleeper
hunched up one shoulder and rearranged his
head SO that his faco was turned toward the
Z" Don't look as II there was anything the mat
ter with him, does - observed Ansbro.
Wed better rouse him any way"
Thereupon the two performed duets upon the
OF Impressions upon tho door. but not ono upon
the sleeper. He didn't 50 much as move. Some
Ger he spo na @sy
going on. so the pollcemen's Efforts were not
entirely wasted. Presently they became weary:
Wen never wake him that way, said
That's sure" agreed Ansbro. Say, do you
No, / don't" said Cassidy. "D'you
,6sP al .ssS Hshsr They
still looking when four other policemen and
Sergeant MeMahon arrived U on the scene full Of
suggested breaking in tho door. the ,sorgeant
thought that wouldn't do, II would DO better
| to get n key. ho said. Cassidy looked up Lind
| wads homo address and found no
| lived some miles away, quite too far
to 20 on such close evening. Then
| somebody in the crowd said that the man
who occupied tho other part OF the store would
have q key. That key was procured after two
b Durs of search, and the door was opened. Five
hundred people who had collected by this time
want ed to get in but the police held them back.
Cassidy and Ansbro went In and reused tho
sleeper none too gently. Lindwald awOke with
yell and kicked out. Cassidy wanted TO arrest
| him, but the Sergeant thought II wouldn't do.
What the devil are you doing in my place
anyway" demanded Liudwnld. Get out"
and he unceremoniously put the two policemen
| out on the sidewalk. after which he locked tho
| door and resumed his nap.
Tho crowd dispersed. and so did the police
| looking sheepish. But they got revenge later
| on When Lindwald had finished his nap no
| came ont, and. meeting Cassidy and Ansbro
| gave them II sharp lecture for entering his
| place. They promptly arrested him and charged
! him with intoxicatinn. In the Adams Street
| Police Court yesterday no was fined 81 on n
! ruling which the Justice murt have pro-
yided without the aid Of the law. since
there Is no law In Brooklyn any other
| city hereabouts making it an offence
for mau to get just as drunk rs he chooses ia
his own place. provided lie keeps quiet about II.
| II was through keeping too quiet that Lindwald
got into trouble. after providing crowd Of
citizens with something to do for two hours.