Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-09
RICHES FOR POLICEMAN
PATRoLMAN STICHBERRY GETS
$4,000 AND RESIGNS.

BALTIMORE, April 9.-Having fallen:
| heir to estate worth about 500, 0OO
Patroman James L. Stichberry of the north
| ern district resigned from the force yester-
| day, and will leave today to practice vet
| Urinary surgery, realizing the ambition of
! his life.
Although he says he will always have a
warm spot in his heart for Baltimore, the
| patrolman declares he will be a happy
| man when he can settle back once more in
| comfortable spot on his farm.
The life of Patrolman Stchberry reads
| like novel Of the Horatio Alger type,
! such as Work and VIM for despite the
! fact that he might have had a COMPARE
lively easy time of it, he selected his own
course and padded his own canoe. Now
he can look back upon his uphill fight
| with great deal of PRIDE and he is of
the caliber that usually rises to the top.
Like other boys raised a farm the
: patroiman served his apprent ceShip and
knows all about getting a living out of
| the soil. He is a typical eastern shoreman.
! and lived near Easton until he came to
! Baltimore to don the blue and brass. When
Ia little fellow he took a great fancy to
horses and it has always been his desire
| to learn about them. But he followed in
the footsteps of his father when young
man and rented place near the old home
stead.
Got Along Well.
Through his energy he got along pretty
| well and married. But about 1898 he be-
came disguised with the price of grain and
| decided that the farmer had little chance
to store anything away for rainy day.
| He met Mr.. w. w. Johnson, who was visit
| ing near Easton. The friendship became a
| fast one, and Mr.. Johnson appointed the
| young farmer to the force Patrolman
| Stitchberry was assigned to the southwest
| ern district, but he made up his mind at
| the beginning that he would not work all
| his life in the police department.
he saved his money, fostering the idea
| that he would some day get together
! enough money to buy a farm of his own.
| All the while the father of the patrolman
and brother were on the old homestead
farming large estate, but the son pre-
! ferred to work in his own way. Finally
| his opportunity came. There was fight
| at the Mount Clare shops one night. The
Waterman was attacked, and Patrolman
Stichberry arrived in time to do the watch
man and the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
| service. His service was appreciated for
| the master mechanic told him he could
| get most anything he desired within rea-
i son.
Patrolman stchberry declared he would
| take a pass and a few days later he re-
ceived annual pass over the road. That
| opened the way for him. He entered the
| College of Veterinary Surgery in Washing
| ton and began his studies Railroad Off
| Gals learned of his ambition, and for three
! Years his pass was renewed.
He worked his post until o'clock every
morning and. after a few hours sleep, put
| in his appearance at noon in Washington.
When he Was graduated he had percent
age of 90.
| When he was about to complete his
| studies his father, Mr.. W. G. Stichberry,
| died, leaving him the estate. The patrol
man then set about to stock the farm as
! he desired. Now there is nothing further
! to do except to work out his future. The
| hospital will be one of the best equipped on
! the eastern shore and will accommodate
| twenty animals
| Although he has been in Baltimore ten
! years, the patrolman declared he never had
| gotten used to working on Sunday and
| would be glad, for that reason, If no other,
| to get back to the peace and quiet of the
| farm. The farm covers about PSI acres.
| Patrolnan Stichberry, his wife and two
| sons live at 2iJi Druid Hill avenue.