Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-04

in particular. when / thought l heard a
muffied cheer. | stopped and listened.
and pretty soon | heard it again. There
was no mistaking ii this time, and 1t
seemed TO come from around on 9th
street
I couldn't imagine what on earth
was all about, but any sort OF noise Is
unusual in this town at u CLOCK IN the
morning so ! got a hustle on and beat
IL up to the corner.
There wasn't any trouble finding out
what the cheering was about ABOUT
half way up the block there was regu-
lar circle of men reaching from curb to
curb. Inside that circle fine young
open-air prize fight was going on y
Young fellow I'd been seeing around town
for several days. who went by the name
Of Athletic Jimmy of Philadelphia, and a
local lad from my beat were going to IT
hot and heavy, and the crowd was cheer
ing them on.
"Of course. i could have made a single
handed raid, and maybe nabbed two or
three folks. but | couldn't hope to get
'em all Anyhow. it seemed better to me
just to break UP the mill, give everybody
= scare and send them all home to bed
with a warning. So ! did it. 1t wasn't
much trouble. Everybody was en-
crossed in the fight that they didn't no
tice me until ! was right in the ring
When they did see me there was one of
the finest young exhibitions OF jumping
backward and sideways you ever saw.
We'll. as ! said. ] sent EN- all home
They scattered slowly, but good-natured-
y. and / stood and watched EN- go.
Soon they were all on their way except
one man. little fellow. dressed in a
bicycle suit-wheeis were all the rage
then. He'd been watching the fight and
he still hung around. i gave him a black
look.
% Beat it, | ordered Go on home and
go to bed like the rest of them and be
CAD Won got the chance
The man looked me over whimsically.
4 shall go home in all good time, he
remarked. lightly. You needn't worry.
] merely waited to congratulate you on
the way YOU have handled this affair.
You showed both wisdom and discretion
There should be more men on the force
like YOU Again | congratulate YOU. And
he smiled lice he was tickled to death.
Then IL was my turn to look him over.
and right away | concluded I'd run up
against some fresh guy, trying to kid
me along So ! acted accordingly. Very
sweet of YOU 7 murTnured: very. very
sweet / thank yol. But now that you've
handed out your congratulations, sup
pose YOU run along, and do il quick.
haven't arrested anybody Yet. but I'll tell
YOU this much. if you're not away from
here in one minute from now. l will ar
rest somebody, and itll he YOU. Now.
lake the TIP and 20 on home. l. m giving
You your last chance Shoo.
AT that my man drew himself up
II don't think YOU realize whom you're
talking to, said he.
:" No said !, i don't. and what's more
I don't care. All / know Is you'd better
20 OH home, ~ in a minute YOU won't be
able to. You see. / was beginning 10 get
good and mad. IL seemed TO me the
fellow just stalIng for time to keep
1tp his Kidding Md it didn't make me
any better humorcd when he looked up
at me with wide grin
SO that's the way you treat man
who tries to pay you "A sincere compli-
Iuent. is IT.? he asked. And at exactly
that point reached out and grabbed him
Since you're so crazy to argue the
point. We can talk it over on our way
10 the station j remarked. Come along
And gave him a good. healthy yank
Well. sir. that chap walked along
with me 10 the box meek as you please
never saying word, but still grin
ming He didn't open his mouth until / had
unlocked the box and was just about
TO take the receiver off the hook to
call the wagon. Then he touched me
on the arm.
Just minute said he: L guess it $
me after all. seeing that I've only been
in office about week. But before We
20 any farther with this thing We
might as well get acquainted l hap
pen TO know that your name is Sulli-
van. Allow me TO give you my card.
And he handed out a bit of pasteboard.
81 looked at that card-and then |
looked again. Then / looked a my
prisoner-and then turned him loose.
Why? oh. nothing much-he was
one Of the District Commissioners.
that's ALL"
THE most famous arrest that