The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-02
Officer Kahn Makes
 Arrest At Gun Point
FIRES FOUR SHOTS IN BRINGING DESPERADo TO BAY IN SINGER AVENUE THIS MORNING.
BOLD CAPTURE CREATES sENsA- TIoN IN POLICE CIRCLES PRISONER NOW SLEEPING PEACEFULLY.

Special Officer Harris Rahn. who combines the offices of Sherlock Holmes, Old King Brady. Nick Car 1 ter, Fearless Hal and Desperate Des- mond. and is generally referred to As ''the flower of the regiment by other members of the local department. proved himself to be a. hero this morn ing by making a dare-deyl e .stiIre Eof a drunken man. after firing four shots alt the despefado.
 Officer Rahn, who watches over the cares and destinieS of the resi- dents of the South End like a mother this morning that a. villanouS char acter named Peter Pokura had, by force and arms and with malice aforethought broken into 'fTramp'S s Roost'' otherwise a barn on Singer avenue, and there was sleeping off the maddening fumes of a wild New Years day of debauchery on green beer and other habit-fOrming drugs.
 Realizing that such a character might steal the barn and stblow up" the street at any moment Officer perado to bay and hale him before the Temple of Justice
 Surrounding the barn with his massive form, Officer Rahn approach ed on tip toe and gently thrust the point of his revolver down the sleep ing offffender's throat.
 Throw up your hands! he com manded in that stern and ringing
 
 many evil doers in the South End.
 .'Thash goo feller. I've thrown up ever'thin else, drowsily responded the victim of Officer Rahn's prowess.
 Prodding him with the point of his No 12 foot, Officer Kahn gradually induced the disciple of Bacchus to shake off his slunbers and wavering- ly navigate out of the barn; wabbling slightly from side to side in lacka- daisacal manner
 s'Goo by. fren.'' he called with a
 I,T h mfnion of the law and starting to meander in several directions at once.
 By those incautious words he gave himself away: If he had not said have suspected the villanous purpose that was simmering through the brain of his once captive
 He intended to escape!
 Still partially stupefied by the fumes of liQuor, he incautiouSly said good by and thus made plain his nefariouS purpose Officer Kahn was quick to grasp the situation. His eyes con fir,ned the deductions of his brains. His prisoner was gently wabbling away. Like lightning flash came from Officer Rahn's brain to his nerves.
 With unfiinching courage and great presence of mind. he chose his course. In the words of the poet, he seen his duty, and he done it.
 Firmly clinching his revolver with both hands at once he boldly turned his head in the other direction and fired four shots.
 When he looked again, his quarry had sunk in heap to the ground Running up to him, he bent over him ca gerly.
 s:Are you dead?'' he shouted.
 Sure I are" was the reply.
 Then come with me-" command ed Officer Kahn and summoned the police patrol from the nearest box. When the wagon. arrived, Prisoner Pokura was dumped inside and was deposited in a police cell, where he passed into a gentle and refreshing sIuIr1ber pending the arrival of time for city court tomorrow morning.
 Officer Balm was universally com inended for his daring capture. A is afoot to present him with a silver handled pop gun for future use in such desperate cases.