The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-02-18

police force it is different. For exam
pie, if you and two other men were 10
see me go into saloon and take drink.
and you were to report it 20 the chief
of police, he could not dismiss me solely
on your word, or on your cath. would
be brought before trial beard. and the
whole. matter would be gone over.
would employ a lawyer. and ! might
somehow get out of it. at any rate,
would have a chance for my life.
think that this ought to be the way to
administer the law in the departments.
i know that is what the pee pie expect
of the law.
do l like this business? Well. it
pays SIS per month, and that is mighty
good pay in these times. / would Ike
to do better, but | am contcnted with
my lot for the present. OF course Id
like to be a sergeant or a lieutenant;
but that is long way off. 1t takes in
fluence. as well as experience. to get
advanced on the force, or in any bust
ness for that matter. Excuse me;
must leave you now. | have been wait
ing here for gentleman on police
business. otherwise would not stop to
talk TO you. as it is against the rules to
spend time in talking while on your
beat. But l have been waiting fer that
gentleman who is now coming down
the steps; so good-by."
Later in the evening. when he was
off duty, l met him on a street car. arc
he said: Il think we have q splendid
administration of our police depart
ment. Our commissioners are gentle
men who understand the city. and orr
superintendent is a man who has re-
sided here all his life. He was a sol
der, and for a long time Las been in
command of crack military organiza-
ton. He is good disciplinarlan and
yet is considerate of the men. We all
like him. and we all like the lieutenants
also. 1t is a good force anG we have
plenty Of good men in the ranks.
us there danger in the business?
Well. I'should say SO. 1t is always dan
gerous to be on duty, although days
and weeks go by in some neighhorhoods
without any arrests being made. /
recollect an instance in which the big
gest man on the force came Lear losing
his life short time ago. He is now q
the uptown hotel beat. Some months
ago be was standing down near Masonic
Temple. when private Waterman tod
him that burglars were getting iuto
house near the Presbyterian church.
block away. 1t was an awful bad
night, and the rain was jus. coming
down in hurry. The officer ran UP to
the place, and throwing away ris rup-
Der coat ran up the dark alley. where
the burglars had scaled a nigh brick
wall. Without sending for assistance
the officer. who was ambitious to make
ON arrest unaided. climbed over the wall
and dropped down into the dark yard.
AS he did SO he struck his <nee on a
low fence on the inside and gave it "A
sprain from which he did not recover
for three months.
"After he fell he saw a dark form ten
feet away. and pulling his revolver he
fired from the hip. The ball clipped off
the ear of a big negro who howled MUIR
der and mercy all in one breath. The
big policeman grabbed him and took a
revolver and knife from the burglar
before he could recover his presence OF
mind and use his weapons. just then
the other burglar. who had effected an
entrance. came rushing out aud ran
through the gate which he had un-
locked from the inside. lie esca ped, as |
the private waichman had vanished |
when he heard the pistol 60 off. He /
supposed that the officer had been
killed AID he did not wait to be shot Il. |
Well. the officer brought bis man out
into the alley and around the cornar !.