The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-04

estng nature. Its author was evil
/ IDENTIFY aware that the entries must be
/ seen by Gen. Greene, for he took the
diary to the commissioner in person.
/ a. m.-Awoke from that sleep which
only a clear conscience and a stainless
record can give. I'd been having such
a sweet dream about Commissioner
Greene. I had been dreaming he was
the noblest man that ever lived. l lay
awake till thinking of the commits
sioner.
a. m-Got up and called my men
to the desk. Talked to them like a
father, telling them all that our splen-
did commissioner would do for them
if only they were good, adding that
they must not be discouraged if they
failed to be as wise and as good and
as altogether perfect as-I had almost
written "as Commissioner Greene" but
it suddenly occurred to me his eyes
might some day fall on this diary,
and fattery is a thing my soul loathes.
a. m.-Sang Shall We Gather at
the River" as a solo to such of my men
as were not on duty.
s a. m.-Etead The Life of George
Washington" That man has a strange
charm for me. He was so like Com
missioner Greenel
10 a. m to l .. INVENT to police
headquarters and had the undeserved
pleasure of seeing a picture of the very
automobile Gen. Greene makes the
rounds in. Also his office chair.
3 p. m.-Raided a poolroom. Was I'M
fortunate in finding it had been vacated
three years before. The evildoers evil
IDENTITY knew better than to venture to
remain and brave Commissioner
Greene's eagle eye.
6 D. MAS this was my evening off
l went to conference and prayer
meeting of The Little Brothers of the
Artesian Well" Told the members
that if it had not been for Commits
sioner Greene's example 1. too might
have been a drunkard years ago.
11:591a p. m.-Fell asleep thinking of
Commissioner Greene.
The remaining entries are briefer,
hut more to the point. Here is Capt.
Allfondo's:
a. m.-Got. orders from Greene that
my precinct was Il hotbed of lawless-
ness and if 1 didn't make good it was
Inc for Goatville. Decided to spend day
raiding.
a. m.--Sent tip to Schweinhund to
close up.
10 a. m.-Raided Schweinhund's.
II a. m.-Gave Bracegamer the Office
to look out for squalls.
II Noon-Raided Bracegamer's.
l p. m.-Sent a redhot wire to Long
shott's poolGoom that Jerome was on
the way there.
? p m.-Helped Jerome raid Long
shott's.
3 p. m.-Reported to Greene that the
precinct is so pure that driven snow
would leave black smudge on it.
A p. m.-Received months salary
$50.
p. m.-Used it all in making final
payment on my Harlem real estate.
6 p. m. to u m.-Made personal COL
lections, as my wardman is ill. 1 find
he's been robbing me Systematically of
$4,000 a month. Such dishonesty is dis
couraging.
S a. m.-Reported sick at headquar-
tiers.
a. m. to 12-Helped Mulrooney and
Sheyman coach four witnesses in Job
son blackmail case. They'll tell every
thing but the truth if they'll only keep
their heads.
u to 3 p. m.-Took contributions for
the Fund. There's more pleasure in do
ing this than there used to be when
the inspectors made us keep tabs on
every cent we raised. The police cap
tain nowadays that dies poor dies dis
graced.
p. m.--Sent word to Surething's,
Tentoone's and Easymarks telling
them that now, if ever, was the time
to open up again.