New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-18
BARS BEHIND THE BARS.
VIOLENT RECONSTRUCTION OF THE
KINGSBRIDGE STATION CELLS.
THE ZEAL OF TWO PATRoI.MEN IN ENFORCING
CITY ORDINANCE GIVES THEM AND SOME
OF THEIR sUPEKIoRs A PECK

THE ZEAL OF TWO PATRoIMEN IN ENFORCING A
CITY ORDINANCE GIVES THEM AND SOME
OF THEIR srPEKIoRs PECK
or TROUBLE.
Two valiant policemen OF the Thirty fifth Pre-
cinct Yesterday afternoon descended upon three
Frenchmen and two bears and took them to the
Kngsbridge station Afterward they were sorry
The bears extremely we'll behaved, and
showed the marks Of good breeding in their every
action. Besides they danced with a leaden-
! footed gravity that most entertaining. But
II seems that there is city ordinance expressly
forbiddlng the appearance OF bears in the public
streets. no matter how nice they may be or how
well they may dance. So. when Policemen Moran
and Muhearn walking down Sedgwck-ave
together they pricked up their ears this is figu-
rative language whom they saw the bears tread
ing the may to the delight Of large and joyous
crowd. Two OF the Frenchmen were banging on
trangles and the third was playing The Mar
selase" The waltz a march.
cit onter the dagoes." said Moran.
Run EN- in" said Muhearn. SO they ran
'em. in" The Frenchmen managed to explain
that they were ignorant Of the Jaw touching the
habits of bears. and they offered TO HE them back
to Yonkers with all speed and both bears. But
took them to the station
When the sergeant the caravan he
blanched. Then he reached for his pistol pocket.
determined 10 die game. Finally ne managed to
pull himself together. rejecting that he was In
the presence of his Interiors We'll" he said
right bravely whats all ths?" Moran pointed
out the fact that bears come under the head or
the "noxious animals" referred TO In the city
ordinance.
"Um-er-yes-certany" said the sergeant.
Put EN- in the stable" SO. with the help or
their masters the bears were stabbed. Then the
sergeant started the Frenchman In charge OF
two more policemen TO the Morrisana Court
where magistrate was sitting Moran and
Mulhearn remained TO boast OF their achieve
ment The sergeant had meanwhile recovered
his dignity. He tried 10 smile.
Bears eh?" he said playfuy They're easy.
/ You know when you came In just barely
thought"-
At that instant there came a roar from the
stabl that shook the air Again the sergeant
blanched The two policemen blanched also.
Then the sergeant shouted: Bring back TIE
dagoes. Bring EN- back quick" Then NJ start
ed on the run after the Frenchmen. Moran and
Mulhearn were not far behind him. They fahly
pulled pushed. and dragged the wandering
sbowmen back to the stables The bears were
still rending the air AS soon as they saw their
masters they subsidized
This time the sergeant would run no chances
He ordered the Frenchmen 70 put thelr pets IN
cells in the station This they did Then TN,
started again for the court. The MAGISTRATE
wanted to fine them. But they didn't nave 'he
money IN nav Twenty-seven cents was INC
sum total Of their capital. The Magistrate was
heard to mutter something about fool policemen
not having sense enough to walt until the piIs-
oners had collected from the crowd enough to
pay their fines before they arrested them. but
as he couldn't fine them he was compelled 20
hold them In 5000 bail for trial
Take 'em away" he said. Take EN- away.
At this moment white-faced messenger ar
rived and whispered something in Moran ; ear
Moran trembled
Yer honor he said obviously. "what'n we
do with the bearsY
Il don't care what you do with EN- ne
snarled TAX. em away"
But yer honor" interposed Muhearn respect
rullv "thev're pullia down the station house.
Turn EN- over to the property clerk. then.
eaid the MAGISTRATE Don't bother me. Take
,enn AWAY" SO Moran. Mulhearn and the three
nr,soners turned sadly from the courtroom 1t
would be hard &c tell which were the more
rnelancholv-the policemen or the Frenchmen.
Meantime there were great goings on at the
station The biggest bear. and he was more
than seven feet tall didn't Ike the Greciah
architecture OF his cell He preferred Gothic.
So he ripped up the bench upon which the peni-
tents are supposed TO SIT and weep FOR their foi-
lies and took steps toward making the desired
/ alterations He played a tattoo on the "alls
and bars Of the cell and accompanied his In
strurnental music with a vocal obbligato. His
mariner in the next cell came in on the chorus
As for the doorman. he fed ignomlniously.
With shaking hand the sergeant called up
Acting Inspector McCullagh on the telephone;
We've got a couple OF bears up here, he SAID
TREMENDOUSLY "Theyre rppin' the whole bloody
station house up the back
you don't mean to say you pu. EN- IN the
station house" shouted the Inspector why
don't you put em in the stable?
"Wc had en- there In the first place, respond
cd the sergeant pitfully. If we'd kept EN-
there. we couldn't a-kept EN- there We'd all
been eat up by this time. We-Wow Hear the
son Of gun howl, .
grin-at the other end Of the line.
| Must be hungry" he suggested
! Il guess you'd think So" muttered the
geant What re we goin' to do with EN-. any
why don't you feed 'em few raw police
men,
"Or YOU might try em with cop on toast"
| "Whatre we goin' --
IF that don't work. throw 'em a little rounds
man la rhum."
| The sergeant put up the receiver with a slam
and something else which rhymes with H. but Is
not commonly mentioned in polite society.
Dear me-" said the acting Inspector gently "a
| himself how hungry the poor things must
| be-"
When Moran and Muhearn got back from
| court with the Frenchmen the sergeant ran to
meet them He fell on their foreign necks. prom
ising them fatted calf and rings and any other old
! thing If they would only persuade Bruln to cease
his efforts in the way OF reconstruction IL was
! Gothic cell all right enough when the master and
| the beast got together once more.
! When the property clerk was told OF the Magis-
| trate's command IT is said that he remarked that
/ he vas no hear trainer and that. anyway his
menacerie was bit out Of order. Anyway. he
rnlipiously Stunned the Kingsbrdge station, and
slerli In the me COLL Inc