New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-17
WANTED TO HOLD M4ZET NAN
HE HAD PREVENTED A BURGLARY BUT
THAT MADE NO DIFFERENCE.
BECAUSE THE PRIVATE DETECTIVE BLEW Po-
LICE WHISTLE HE WAS CHARGED WITH
TMPERsONATGNG AN OFFICER"

'rNPERSONATTNG AN OFFICER"
Edward J. Rea don a detective In the employ ~
the Maze Committee. tried to arrest three burglars
early Yesterday morning and was nearly locked mp
nv the police for his pains Reardon told the story
yesterday morning Mr.. Moss office. In the Ben
nett Building
u was on nv wav 70 nv home" he said. lat No
22i East Twenty-hfth-st just after midnight this
morning when | saw three men fumbling at the
doors Of the saloon az No. 300 They seemed TO be
acting susoiciously. and watched them. They left
Twenty-hfth-st.. and were trying door at Twen-
ty-elghth-st and Second-ave. when ! decided 70
have them arrested I blew my police whistle and
attacked them Policeman Schulka responded, ana
together tackled them At the East Twenty
second-st. station the sergeant in charge accused
Of violating the Law in using police whistle
and said he would lock up for impersonatng an
officer.
II remarked that through using the whistle
had secured the arrest Of three men in the act OF
attempting A burglary, and suggested that be
allowed 10 send for a friend prove my respecta-
bility You can't send from here said the SER
geant But m going 10 send you up to the East
Thrty-hfth-st. station. and you can argue the
matter out with the sergeant there. was bundled
into the patrol wagon with the. three men and
hustled of to the East Thirty -hfth-st station.
Sergeant Westervelt in command there. took no
stock in my explanation. and decided TO lock me
up. | gave my pedigree and was searched.
Then / asked permission TO send for a friend
What friend? said Westervelt Frank Moss,
answered What do you know OF Frank Moss
he asked I'm working for him and the Mazet
Committee I'm one of their detectives Wester-
Welt saw light He hesitated moment and then
said: Well you'd better go home. Don't forget to
be In Yorkville court in the morning.
The prisoners when arraigned described tnein-
selves as Edward Magner, twenty-three years
old and John Waters. thirty-one years Old or NO.
al Second-ave, and Thomas Reynolds, twenty
seven Years Old Of No. 423 West Twenty ninth-st.
thought il his duty a good citizen to have the
men apprehended when ne saw them acting sus-
pciously He said they held their hats down over
t1er faces He blew his whistle, and the police
man came I'D and arrested the men.
The three men could not make satisfactory an
su-ers saving that they were standing around
and not doing anything. Magistrate Mayo nned the
ination as A warrant had been issued for his ar
rest on another complaint o. ~, ,.
Tho warrant had been obtained by Mrs Agnes
Monaghan OF No. 400 East Twenty -nnth-st one
said Nagner entered her store several Gays ago
and tried 10 kiss her. Magistrate Mayo nned MIN
Denvtv Chief Cortright asked II citizen
has a right 10 blow whistle 20 call poHceulah'
He said: 49,. ,t.,zor ,ba rich,
~ arrest any person he finds IN the act OF com
rnttfinr a crime or about TO commit one. tie mas
a uarfect right 70 summon a policeman py wis
lie ar nv any other means ne can. or ne may ug-
lain such person until police aid mas arrived; II
-,skos no difference whether the sound Is IKE a
,,oiiceran's whistle or not But a man mas no
right 10 mpersonate A policeman