Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-11-21
ONE NEW YORK BLUECOAT.
How . Lone woman Found . E'rien
In . Policeman.

Hevv . Lone wonan Found . Friend
In . Policeman.
Il is favorite retort to suggest to
one who is boring you with his woes
that he go and tell a policeman. The
police are as a rule unknown quantities
and many conflicting stories are told OF
them. Some denounce them as brutal
and discourteous, and others make them
ont 70 be gentle and obiiging. Thij is
probably because in policemen, as in
every other class Of men, there are vary
ing types. Without trying TO explain
this problem, the following little incl
dent is told TO cite just one case of what
one policeman did when a woman went
10 him with her troubles:
Il was the opening night at the Irv-
ing Place theater last week. In the au
dience were a man and his wife. This
man Is particularly busy man and
much of his work is done at night In
this instance he had taken his wife to
the theater because she was anxious to
see the piece, although he was unable
to stay through the performance He
arranged with her that he would leave
her there at $50 and return for her at
II O'Clock, naturally supposing that
would be the closing time. Then he
went away. The woman's dismay may
be- imagined when at 10 20 the play
came to an end, the audience passed
ont, the ushers locked the doors and
she found herself in the street.
II is not pleasant for woman to find
herself at Fourteenth street and Irving
place at 10 o'clock at night and alone.
This woman didn't know what it was
best to do, but having plenty Of courage
and remembering some instruction she
had once received she looked around for
. policeman. She saw a big, burly blue
coat across the street leaning against
the billboard in front of the Academy
OF Music. She marched over, walked up
10 him and explained her case. Her lip
was quivering as she finished, for it
was a trying position. The big police
man Strengthened himself up and said
cheerily: ''BIess your heart, little wo-
man, don't you feel bad about that.
Why, Lord love you, lots Of women
Now, I'll tell you just what you do.
You come inside the Academy and see
Sporting Life, and I'll stand outside
here and watch for your husband and
tell him where you are"
The woman demurred; said he might
miss her husband; she would wait with
the policeman. But the policeman said
stoutly:
''Now, if you are in my hands you
obey orders You just go inside and
will watch out here. Your husband
won't get away. will spot him the
minute he comes up" With this he
marched her up to the door, waved his
hand to the doortender and said grave
ly,"Friend of mine" This "open ses-
ame'' was all that was needed, and she
passed into the warm theater and took
. seat in the last row. In a few mo-
ments the policeman came in, and he
was highly indignant over the seat she
had secured. He called up an usher and
gave him fits, and told him to take
shis friend" down in front. The wom-
m protested. and was finally allowed
10 retain her seat.
1t was about 10 80 when the husband
in the case came along, and he was sur
ucised to see that the theater was closed.
He glanced around anxiously, and. not
seeing her, was at a loss what to do,
when q big policeman accosted him and
eaid humorously, Lost anything?
PAe man explained that he was look
kfr,1f The policeman said
se1suaAnlIy, - Wall~eIsvova aAxls.s-sazzzs
dlan wsntssz TO know what for, but the
Policeman only laughed and took him
across the street to the Academy of Mu-