New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-21
An EXPERIMENT ~ DETECTION

The CROSSING POLICEMAN Is AS MISE AS SOLO.
MON WHEN NECESSARY.
From The Chicago T1mes-Herald
IL Is a question how some OF tho ,,oIIcor,o,
stationed at downtown street Intersections man
age 10 Keep from getting the brain fever. The wear
nous NO potentate Of patchwork monarchy
ever had harder time to balance his favors' liz
IN imminent personal danger 10 life and limb from
people who can't drive and horses which won't be
driven This danger IL not imaginary. as many
suppose. Indeed. several policemen have already
been severely We hur, in this Inaner while in the dis
emerge or their duty. AT the same time he is alb
solutely necessary at nearly all of the downtown
at these places facilitates things. If it were not
tor his prompt action and the authority he carries
the city would have 10 order ambulanccs by whole
SAFE ana haf the population would be going about
ambition OF every ieamster tc run people down.
one would think there was some sort Of bounty
ing mans leg 1t seems to be the settled opin-
Ion OF every dray-drving Action that people who
wish to cross should wait on the sidewalk until
after o'clock. while the coachmcn Of PROTECTORS
OF carriages eyince laudable ambition TO give
ride on he heads Of the people The policeman D
who maintains life and order at the meeting OF
siderable judgment lie must know when to make
hole In the wall, so to speak through the mass
mainly surge through. lie must know how TO do
several things at once. TO at the same time chat
from tho suburbs where the street shes on Is
and pull couple Of old gentlemen from the ia VS.
OF cable-cars And. what Is more surprising most
Of the downtown force can do this And what
is truly astonishing nearly all do 1t in n gentle
manly manner and keep their tempcrs well
1t Is not infrequenty that an officer Is found who
do all this and more, too. At State one
OF the most prominent cross streets there is n po-
liceman who is close second to the calIph that
decided the ownership Of an infant In his own
highly original way. Among many instances where
his acumen has played a particular part Is one
that happened a day or so ago. IL concerned
bicycle. The latter was left by its rider against
the curb. A few minutes later young man APP
preached Il. The policeman In question had not
the owner get off the machine. but he thought
the newcomer looked n trihe suspicious. The
chain and sprocket wheel Of tho bicycle had been
secured together by paddock When the young
stead of unlocking 1t he Eel; 1t was about time TO
act
do you that bicycle" he said to the young
man.
Yes" was tho reply.
Where's your key. them" was his next.
I've lost IT," That settled 1t.
Say, now" continued the policeman. will you
The young man seemingly did not want to make
any trouble. He hestated for a moment and then
said: Why yes. II you want It,"
And. now. continued the policeman. after he
had II, you know the case looks strange and
you know we have SO many bikes lost, would you
mind waiting fifteen minutes 10 see II any one else
should come after that Wheel
NO guess not" said the young man Then he
leaned back on a railing and began to wait. After
he had been there three or four minutes the police
man said We'll. guess It's all right. You can
go And then turning 10 a 5ystander he re-
, marked: You can bet your next months pay he
wouldn't have stood there II 1t wasn't his"