The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-22
MOSS JOINS A RAINES CLUB.
POLICE BOARDS NEW HEAD DOES
THE TENDERLOIN.

oponed, and n very meok.looking, rather small
man entered.
II there is anything in tho promises of the
Bcatitudes. the visitor should have been heir to
Il very considerable portion OF the earth. 80 ex.
tremcly meek did no seem, His whole appear.
ance reeked OF mildness. It expressed itself in
the set Of his shoulders and tho expression OF
his eyes, and the way In which he closed the door
and gently slid across TO the desk was the very
acme Of deprecatory timidity. He was Just the
kind of q man to collapse in a heap on the face
Of the Garth and require tho immediate aid OF
an ambulance If a policeman so much rs babe
him move on" AT least, no looked all this.
And the Sergeant behind the desk was Paddy
Lane!
"Ahemi Huh-ahem!' weakly coughed the
visitor"
Sergeant Lane drew u red.ink limo with
elaborate care. cooked his head on ono side, and
viewed it as II the future OF American art de-
| pended upon the rectitude of its perpendicu-
lurity.
"Ahcml" repeated the visitor. Would you
kindly toll mc-that is, could T." Hero he
broke or with an appealing look at the Ser.
geant,
Browning ominously, that official glanced up.
swept one com rehensive look over the imitator
of Moses, and did a lightning facial change that
almost dislocated his features.
what can l do for you, sir o. he inquired
urbancly.
There was q pause. during which the sounds
from the inside room rumbled like distant thun-
der. Surprise was visible in the mans counte-
nance, but he leaned his elbows on the rail and
said:
IF the lamppost In front Of my house don't
burn right, please, am l to report 1t to tho po-
,h "nf il ,S soss s; cut ss1 the . pH5i; cen sore on the ,o beat
hInttinu tha rad-inR limo
I-S.oh.: yes. Thanks. Then here's another thing.
r. were a member of the Salvation Army, but
I'm not, you know.
No" said the Sergeant.
"Augrrhh! Brrrr-phoo-oo-oo!' rumbled out
"Gracious!' exclaimed the questioner. "Ex-
cuse me; l didn't mean to interrupt myself. AS
l was saying, I'm not a salvationist. but II l was
the ncighbors have a right to kick r.
II the meetings constituted q public nuisance
Just as i it were an examination, as the door.
man afterward remarked. Ut wasn't until az
visitor was permitted to ask fool questions OF
that particular Sergeant and still live2 -,
wan tes' to OF ask iog Soa ;som assShsea els she co olSiIG pr-.i
room T. sounded in ssnsuinary tones rom tho
inner apartment and the man shrank up close to
Gould he continued after q fearful glance
behind him. " have u man arrested for charging
me 10 cents for a glass OF beer T.
Any man may charge what he likes for
Thought it was 8 cents a glass. How much
does 1t cost to Join a Raines law club =
Say" exclaimed the doorman. unable to re-
strain himself longer, what the - but a
burst of thunder sound from inside cut him Oft.
and as 1t died away the Sergeant answered in
" believe 25 cents is the usual price. Inever
Joined one myself. however"
SO 1t went on for ten or fifteen minutes the
visitor asking all sorts of questions, between the
Syerses OF the slnmber song from within, and the
reaSOnablenpSa ma III the OOlice afafiOn were n hp-
reau for the relief and enlightenment OF dis
s sfSssed F sna in9 3u.5 .: RR n. m.S ,nrn,ns imbs-
there came from the unseen interior a fierce and
What was that r asked the visitor.
The Sergeant prepared to construct another
1--WE heard it several times before" continued
the quertst. Sergeant, II you don't mind, I'd
N, TO- know sN. what + that room is. Is that where
mo" replied the Sergeant; that's the Cap
tain's room.
"Burr-oo.oo.oo Whirrrrrrrrum! Pir-oo-
100000 eel burbled the Captains room.
And is there a prisoner in there nowf'
us the Captain there !"
"Whoofl kerr:rr.rump! Aughrr-rr-rr! Sch
nawpl" remarked the Captain with the roof
c. Yes; sir replied the Sergeant. think the
II s'pose he's busy" remarked the visitor.
Very. much obliged to you, Sergeant. Good
-'sNot at all. Good night" returned the
Chesterfeldian Sergeant.
Then the door damned. The doorkceper
figure Of the neck visitor. closed it. looked at
Sergeant Paddy Lane, and shook his head with
the bewildered expression OF q man who has
just awakened from u confusing dream and
hasn't had time to get his bearings. Sergeant
Lane closed his ledger. chucklcd. and saluted the
.ccGOod night. President Moss" he observed.
Then the doorkeeper, UNDERSTANDING. made
use of the rail to hold himself up. for he had
gone very near to saying what it were not well
The visit to the Station house had been tho
finale OF a tour about the Tenderloin, precinct,
during which the President OF tho Police Board
off their beats. To each OF these he gave II little
lecture. Before he had been in the precinct moro
for police news spreads rapidly. At the end OF
each boat one officer transmits the information
to help the spreading OF the light. So It is not
at all unlikely that Sergeant Lane in the station
house was PrepYred to undergo a visit from his
One other thing that the new President of the
board did was to Join a Raines Jaw club and got
applied for membership, and +. ! Moss Is as good
Chapman has always said that his men couldn't
got into tho ltaines law clubs. SO while the Cap
p 1Sig sls oftj s swe .bowd y b boS precisely # %ss o sos''{ KIN MS sb 81,
tiic precinct at 3 A. NJ. and Capt. Chapman was
SUN biCBNllk.
AT Police Headquarters yesterday President
Moss said that he had been making u little trip
around the Tenderloin, and had caught several
delinquent policemen, but that there would be
Raincs La " CLUB he had Joined, or how many
beers he had absorbed to qualify for NOM
bership.
some fool questions" no said. ~ wanted to
find out how they'd treat u citizen who came in
after midnight to ask questions like that. The
Sergeant was polite. Oh, yes. very polite.
Know mo No. guess nobody knew me. No.,
didn't ser Capt. Chapman. lie was asleep"
What Capt. Chapman said when he heard that
thu President Of the Police Board had visited his
station house While he lay sleeping isn't w9rth
ton, and it was only one syllable, anyway.