The Washington herald., 1915-10-17

strong as horse and gaining at every
yard. thrust out my foot and he tripped
! over 1t and laid sprawling on the side
walk. The three detects came up and
made great show of arresting him. He
was clubbed and handcuffed and one of
the offlcers remained for a moment to
say to me:
" Casey. you drafted fool. you have
mad warning enough. Now, then. look
out for yourself,
What made the matter worse" said
the hero. was that all the papers gave
me credit for the arrest. At least, they
said that the fellow would have got away
had =! not had the presence of mind to
trip him up. l knew that the detects
would never forgive me- but I could only
wait and see what sort of a job they
would put up on me. There was three
weeks Of waiting and then came the
Crisis One night. at II o'clock. a boy
came running up to ME and said that
there was a big fight going on in a
cheap restaurant at No. Al and that
some one would surely be killed if did
not hasten there"
And you FASTENED, Mr.. Casey"
Il fairly flew
Still as green as grass"
That's It. my son. 1t was my duty to
preserve the peace and I went to my
duty with both wings spread out l
jumped into that place like a ton of
room and they seemed to he using chairs.
dishes. food and everything else that
would hurt each other. The owner was
standing at ease with a grin on his phiz
and IN a side door ! caught sight of the
three detectives with Grins of anticipa
tion on their faces.
And YOU was trapped'
Beautifully trapped, my son-bsauti-
fully. | 1t in less thar ten seconds.
and when l backed for the front door, /
found it locked and the key missing I
had got TO fight for my life. There were
eight as tough looking men as the under
VI nrl nd of haN q faI
to EN- afterward that their orders were
not TO kill me but to beat NE up until l
would be off duty for couple of months.
The three detectives had planped the
which IS rather big odds, you know.
And in five minutes. Mr.. Casey. they
had you on the floor
Did they? You don't know what Of
ficer Casey was in his young days He
wasn't afraid of anything living, and be-
ing Irish. he loved fight as we'll as you
love buckHheat cakes for breakfast. He
was strong and as quick as a cat. and
him. he gave a whoop and sailed in
With that truSty club of mine had two
of them on the floor before you could
count twenty and they did not got up
a. gain until the battle was over.
And an Irishman never waits TO he
attacked. but he attacks first. The own
er of the place and the three detectives
admitted that I was doing we'll. when
one of the toughs got behind me and
jumped on my back and fastened his
teeth no the back of my neck. The in
cident took place in the winter: You see
The place was heated with big stoves. |
and maneuvered to back up to 1t and
scream of pain showed me that / had
scored a success. I pressed the man on
how he got the hot stuff! 1t blistered |
his ,entire back and he was six weeks
gettinS we'll of it. He dropped off my
back and was out OF the fight
.N..- nzTt g. ,,1e q
Casey" I said. :
Yes. five and they got me by the legs
and arms and pulled and hauled and
tried TO get me under foot. 1t was IN
and / drew my gun for the first time:
They wasn't giving me fair show. and
had right to one. II was at this time
hat the detects and owner of the place
rlimhed out of a back window TO ne
seen no more.
But did you commence shooting?"
II did. my son. hut | didn't aim to Kill
lnybody. put a bullet through one feI-
he foot and the three others threw up
heir hands and surrendered. l walked
o the front door. found the key on the
ioor and blew my whistle for help. Three
1atrolmen came running and after send
ng five men to the hospital. We walked
he other three TO the station where the
police surgeon looked us over.
And were YOU hSdly hurt Ohcer
We'll, l received about thirty bruises
md cuts my son. but IN week | was
N my post again. though | had limp
rom a sma shed toe.
And you made charges against the de-
Not much my son-not much. That
sn't the way a good policeman Is built
nd | am b good policeman. ] said moth
ng to no one. hiding my time to get even. ,
;oon after | was on my post the commits
ioner sent for me and congratulated me ,
n my heroism: hut at the same time ,
e said to me:
Casey. we have a detective corps here
I hea duua rterS. You had best attend to
our own affairs and let them attend to .
heirs.
isted a detect since.
Casey" said I. after a silence. do r
ou tell me that you out-fought eight !;
len?" I asked =
IF you will excuse my modesty. / will !
epeat that there were just eight men. t,
e replied. :
Next day ] hunted UP the former !
wner of the restaurant and he remem-
cred every phase of the row. He brought
roof that there We're ten men instead of
ght who attacked Casey and who got n
ne worst of IT"
Mr.. Casey had feared that l would :
link he was stretching the truth. il
nd therefore he had reduced the number r