The sun., 1901-03-29
0BITER DICTA, BY DEyERY.
USEFUL ADVICE TO THE FORCE INCI-
DENTAL TO POLICE TRIALS.
"Loiterin' Means stsndin' Round Doin" What
You want to Do, Not what's Police DUTY
Keep Oater Gin Mills; This Is = Well Reg
ulatcd city" -Colored Letter Carriers.

There was noticeable decrease in the
number cf policemen on trial before Deputy
Commissioner Devery Yesterday one po-
heeman remarked after being Aned ten days
pay: IT'S a tough boss AS II make a COM
plant agin a cop while this feller IL judge
Ana that seemed 10 be the general view OF 1t.
James T.. Taylor. a negro letter carrier.
accused Policeman Tobin OF the West Forty
seventh street police station Of needlessly
clubbing aud srresting him. The police
man said that Taylor was the treasurer Of a
ball where a lot Of degenerates congregsted.
lie lTobinl had been sent there TO prevent
trouble, and while lie was sitting down Tay-
lor pulled the chair from under him
Taylor. said Devery. after hearing tho
testimony, IF you had your head an hand
broke you'd a known that when a white
man Is sittin on chair black man cam
plli II away from him I'm on an equality
vita all races, but cspers like that by pO-
liceman or a letter carrier shouldn't go When
people amt ntcrferin with YOU but are
sittin' on chairs mind your own business
yours that cause all the trouble for your
race You're errouc I'm goin To tell
Your Postmaster about this.
If thoughtyou wouldn't believe me-
You shouldn't cause trouble in any shape.
manner or form, interrupted Devery
That's what YOU think, ehf' ,-.,
"lCs, an give me none OF yOur lmperti-
ncnce. shouted the Deputy tommi.Tioner
The ease II dismissed
That's what ! thought, replied tho negro.
lis not what you think yelled Devery
after him I'm dom the thinkin', us
what | think
has been commended many times FOR bravery
ana who is far,liaHy known to drivers on
the Speedway as 'suspender Jack, waH
horse iump po'e on Scdawick avenue when
he should have been patroilirs the captain
evidently regretted having made TIE COM
plant, but no, more than the policemen dld
I've tho Widest horse in the department
CommissNn"r. -aid he He Ahie- ~ poles
aud has thrown four men ] "sitsd Hn,ll
,hG avenue vas coar fJt ,wo mag" bodins I'M
II about foot from the ground and was trying
to make The horse Jump II when the captain
came along
no, stopped when the captain saw mo.
/ was afraid he wouldn't Ike II
If you'd made the horse Jump, said
Devery. I'D dismiss the complaint, though
there's no need Of Jumping fences lol
don't have 70 do any hurdling gor cross-counuy
"Gh, yes there i.." broke in Jack, Il once
caught horse thief by jumping fence.
Hes up IN sing sing now
It's well 20 have tho horses trained, re-
shouldn't 'each your horse 20 do tricks Be
sure the next tim, you jump your captain
isn't around or take the renee. anyway
lack, who was a oOwhoy before he hecam"
a policeman. was fined two days pay Every
body bat h" took the complaint as JOKE.
He was ~OrrOwlul
"TNa complain, says that | was spurring
and abusing my horse, he remarked 20 his
friends "Fvery body knows never abused
horse in my life 4 horse Is my friend
Yet that charge s'ays on the records
policeman vino va. accused of improperly
pa trolling biz post said that he wasn't l. or
Ing, he wns standing atLl
That. loitern'," said Devsry "Ioiterin'
means s,andin, round doin what yop want
10 DO an not what's police duty for the benefit
OF the public You we're loiterin He was lined.
Two policemen Who were found by thoir
roun danan in a saloon gave a. an excuse
that they had dropped IN TO leave their sticks
there while they went 10 drill
1t don't look nice for two policemen in
uniform TO he -iaudtn up TO a bar in q gin
mill. said pevrrv You're not in a Western
town This !, well-re amated city Yours
fined ten days pay eacN Policemen in uni
form must keep onter gin mills