The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-01
ONE ARREST In 81 YEARS
Yet This Big, Good-natured Police
man Keeps Order on His Beat.
Chicago Record-)


In the home that he built in New
berry avenue nearly twenty years ago
Big Steve Rowan, the humorist of
the police department" died Tuesday.
He left his post as bOdyguard for May
or Harrison ten days ago.
AS a policeman Big Steve'S" record
stands Enthusiastically alone. Dur
ing his twenty-seven years of service
he made but one arrest, yet, according
to his superior officers, he maintained
excellent order wherever he was
placed
It's the duty of a policeman" Steve
would say, Ito kape the peace, and not
to be maxim trouble be orristin' any
wan
For fifteen years he Travelled the beat
about Clark and Madison streets. In
years gone by that corner used to be a
great ''hang-out'' for rOwdies. In TAX
ing charge of the beat Steve did not
pursue the usual method of 'lambast-
ing" DRINKS and ''vagging" tramps,
but he listened to their hard luck stOr-
les and treated all with consideration.
After listening to a tale of woe he
would invariably say; We'll, well.
It's a hard world. That hadn't O.
was"
Now. now, me daddy buck he
would say to the drunk, -'in whose back
yard have We been playing? Now, go
home like a good boy an don't kape
yer poor ole mother a-cryin' all night"
who are We? 1 knew We WE'LL was
another of his salutations with which
he used to greet the staggering way
farer.
When called into saloons to throw
obstreperous persons out, it was his
custom to cajole them until they were
in a good humor, and then he would
say:
well, what'H we do? I guess Wen
go out, and thin We'll come back, eh?''
1t was seldom that his argument did
not prove effective. Once outside the
saloon. he would inveigle the man to
get into a cab and go home. If the
man thus cared for should happen to
turn up sober on the following night
to thank Steve for his pains. he usual
ly flung this remark at him:
Don't offer me money; 1 might take
OF all big steve's" saws, the one
most generally known is the one which
he used to reel off every night when
he went into BILLY" BOyles chop
house in the alley for his midnight
supper. 1t ran:
while we're waitin' we must be
atm. Bring me a dozen raws."
Big Steve" was born in 1889, in Ire
land
Time and again Steve was offered
promotions. but in every case he re-
fused, saying that he would rather be
outside Than in. He changed his opin-
ion, however, after an experience that
ne mad a rev years ago, ana Jnen ne
was willing to go inside and become
the mayors bOdyguard.
One day he was standing at Clark
and Randolph streets, when d heavy
truck wagon became stalled in the
street car tracks, blocking the north
/ side cars Steve was busy helping the
driver out of the difficulty, when man
came up and tapped him on the shout
der and said:
"Omcer, why don't you arrest that
man?'
What fer?"
why don't you see he has blocked
| all traffic, and that he is keeping the
/ public from their dinners?''
wei. it amt his fault if he is, SC
/ if yen tend to yer own business ye'l
/ be better off,
Then you refuse to arrest him 20
Eyes, soir, do. I wouldn't do it fer
| ole Yerkes himself
! A minute later Steve was called into
the chiefs Office and the man who had
, tapped him on the shoulder in the
street was introduced to him as Mr.
! Yerkes. The cabbage patches stared
/ Steve in the face. but he had friends
/ and he was soon installed in a position
| in the mayors front Office.
--GS 60
To Prevent the Grip,
Laxative Bromo- Quinine removes the
| cause.