Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-11
Policemen Swap Yarns of the
Inauguration.
SEEN AT THE DEPOTS
RUBEN AND CYNTHIA ARE HARD
ONES TO FOOL.
Suspicious Character at the Pension
Office Ball Saved by a Piece
Of Pound Cake.

1t is after the ball. and the members of
the police department have been given
| little rest The handling of an inaugural
crowd is usually one of the severest tests
to which policemen are put, and this time
they came out Of the fray with colors fly
ing. The fact that they were so success
| full, however does not mean that they did
not have to work hard They worked even
harder than usual, but with their late
hours and constant tramping there was an
| amusing side to the affair. There were
| many striking incidents to attract the at
tention Of the detectives from time to time
| and make them forget their tired feeling
| for an instant The special policemen af-
| forded some amusement to them, as did
| some people from the backwoods. At po-
| lice headquarters the detectives frequently
| compared notes and told of incidents they
| had witnessed. One of the sieuths from
| the west told story about 'hold-up' at
| the ball and of how the affair ended
| I'VE were standing in the crowd he
| stated, and were attracted to tall man
wearing muddy boots and long coat such
| as only a farmer would wear. 1t seemed
unlikely that farmer would put up five
| dollar bill just to visit such a place, and
we concluded that he was crook in dis
I guise."
Innocent Pocket Piece.
| He told of how startled the old man APP
I peared when suggestion was made that
| the detectives wanted to talk to him, but
| how quickly he regained his composure-
| Where are you from?" was the first
| question asked him.
From down the country was his BE
| Spouse.
| know anybody here?'
| BY this time the tall man with long
| 1ohiskers showed signs of indignation
| What it all meant he could hardly under
| stand and was anxious to ascertain re
| was not given the thorough searching that
| is usually made for the contents OF mas
| overcoat pocket convinced the sieuths thal
| he was not crook. who
did the searching, taking square package
! from his pocket ,,,o5
Well" said the detective VINO op e,ed
| the package, with a smile, its pouho
Won bet it's a cake" said the country
| man. and it's a good one m GUNS ~ 10
| after the ball is over and m golns W
| take the cake with me as a souvenir.
BY this time the man from tne couii 20,
was beginning to understand wna ~, "s as Re-
| ing on and he appreciated the Johe ''' 10
| ing the detectives
Special in the Cold.
| o,,.s;aa the ball room Saturday night
stood special policeman whose nervous
| -o1or,.n+s indicated that he was not Who'll
1y satisfied with doing street duty lie
| Thought that his badge and club should en-
|
! rifle him to more than ordinary considefa-
+ior There was no reason, he thought,
| why he should not enter the pig bulioiiis
| and enjoy the festivities Policemen, m, N, ne
| argued have a right TO go TO sucn places
| and have good time , ~,
| HE even went so far as to tell OF MS
| disa ppointment at not being permitted 10
enter the building and be treated 10 sup
| per" said one of Major Sylvesters regu-
| lars And he felt that he would nave
been justified in surrendering his equip
mentS then and there. 90,
! "After ALL" said the old policeman, me
| only had the idea that many people en-
terrain about policernen-that they get ev-
erything they want for nothlng-out they
| are greatly mistaken"
| TWO detectives were standing in the
! PENNSYLVANIA station the day after the In
| auguraton and their attention was attract
| ed to an elderly man and his Wife remain
ing in position more than an nour-
| They were from a small town in Pennsyl-
vania and their train had been delayed
about two hours in starting away from
here When the crier announced through
his instrument that the train would start
in ten minutes the elderly turned to
his wife and said: Col darn them railroad
people, Sal, but they amt goin' fer to fool
me. When train oughter go at II o'clock
and it don't start till 1, there's somethn'
wrong and they aint goin fer to lead us
astray this time.
Come on Sal, and go back to the ho-
tel, he said, taking his better half by
| the hand and leading her toward the door.
"We'n go home tomorrow if the trains
on time
Wanted Brass Buttons.
| A stranger in one of the railroad depots
| was in need of a policeman and called on
special officer for information.
Il want a policeman" he said, ''and
| want him in hurry
Here's one" said the special, striking
| his own chest.
1 tl,,
| stranger.
And" said the special 81 say I'm a
| policeman.
THAT you may be- the stranger told
| him, but when l want policeman l want
| a man who wears the buttons, and no other
| will do. came from the country, but be-
| fore l left home they told me that people
| would try to play all sorts OF games on
| me- and I'm going to tell you right now
| that you'll not be the first one to do it.
| You may think 1 don't know policeman
| when see one but l do
| He turned and walked out OF the station,
| thoroughly satisfied that an attempt had
| been made by sharper to play trick on
| him.
| uniform of liveryIuan, stood in the Balti-
| more and Ohio depot during the time the
| station was crowded and presented the APP
pearance of a cabman. Several VISITORS &C
| costed him and asked him what he would
| charge to drive them to different sections
| of the city One old man called and asked
! him: BE We cabmanE
| II be-" was his response. thinking ne
would settle the question in short order at
| the expense Of the questioner.
! sIf We be a cabby," added the stranger,
| Eve wear mighty poor clothes and Ia nate
"a ride alone. the street behind ye Get
| roo,,e on veself and then we wont have to
| stand idle all the time while We brothers
| are reaping in the money
The special policeman realized ne nao
! made a mistake and explained that he was
! a policeman. His explanation helped him
| hut little, however, for the stranger SAID
| he would rather be taken in by better
| dressed man.
Shot for His Insurance.
In the mail of the city marsnal OF COT