The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1901-06-06
NEEDED A BED
WHILE ON BEAT
Observation-Disclosures
and Hints to Cops
Who Err.

why don't you take a bed out or
pos, with you." shouted Deputy Con,
missioner Devery at Pntroman Geors,
W. ovcrGn. OF the Madison street sta
ton. who was on trial to-day on the
charge OF sitting down while on du1y
Can; you patrol six. hours without lying
DOWN.
My shoelace was too tight" said the
policeman ms he hung his head
"oa. yes: oh. yes. sure" said De<ery
give days pay for sitting down"
a fat butcher with rcd face came am.
tlir4 to the front.
Well" Iuericd Devcry.
Turning 10 Pa,rolmnn Charles Smith
OF the Elizabeth stree: station. who
stood by his side. the butcher said
with gesture OF a pudry thumb. "He
owes mo 81. Can't coliec, IT,
II offered 10 give him $40 on account
said tho policeman. holding a greenback
curled up between HIS fingers.
Take the ten now" qucr!cd Devery.
'1Iow abou' the other clcvcn?"
"Oh. nonsense! You'd settle your own
bills for 30 cents on the dollar and call
!: business. III dismiss this case. &c:
your stun the best way you can"
Parolman Murphy. OF the MncdouEai
street station. was UP FOR being OF his
post. He Is said 10 have many unpaid
bills. which he refuses to pay. al.
though ordered to do 20 by the old
trial board.
Thirty days pay for being OF post. -
said the Commissioner.
Wait a minute" yelled Lawyer Ross.
II have an order from the United
States Circuit Court restraining ypu
and oil other Commissioners from hold
Ing back the pay OF policemen for
debts
Turning to Murphy. Devery said:
That II lust why I fine you for being
OF post. The court won't let mo fine
you for not paying your debts. Every
chance I SGT III ono 'bi!kers' like you TIL
you haven't enough money loft to hire
hwysrs to como hero and plug for you."
Capt. Walsh. Of tho East One Hun.
dred and Twenty.sixth street station,
came UP jaunt!!y. He had on a King
Edward yachting cap and a natty gray
suit. Ho wanted . case postponed be-
cause q patrolman was III at home.
Devery eyed the Captain.
Say" said he. you'd better get back
TO your station and put on your uni.
form. We don, need any dudes on the
force. You set q finc example to your
men,
No, a word did Walsh say a. he
slipped out.
Pa,rolman Lewis Owens. OF the West
Th!rty-seventh street station. was
charged by Capt. Cooney with failing to
prevent a burglary at 50 Ninth avenue
and with being of post.
ut II true that l was OF post" said
Owens. but l think 1t was excusable.
was In For,ieth street. a short dis
lance away. nrresting q thief. and In
my absence the burglary was commit
ted"
You was doing too much police duty"
said DAvery. you ought to have raped
FOR assistance from tho of'icer on the
post you was on aud let him take your
prisoner to the station-house III fne
you ten days pay"
Owens and his friends were shocked.
lie had been congratulated FOR his cap.
An Undertaken faced Policeman John
O'Br.en. of the West Cine Hundred and
F4fty-second street station. with bill
20: Thirty ssis cF days INES e.. ' SoSied pevcry.
wow don't think OF getting married
again III you pay the expenses OF your
Policeman John Lubbio. OF Staten
Island. who had been transferred for In
subord!nation.. was up again with Ave
charges against him-th-ee for being late
and two for being OF post.
II can't be q good policeman" said
Hubble. II have too many bosses"
Twenty-Five days was the nne.
Thanks" said Hubble. and he wen.
out mut,erinE: TOO many bosses. too
many bosses"