The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-11-11

nuiuNG the evening Cleary and I
II answered many calls without
trouble Several times. as I sat In
the back OF the cloaed.in wagon.
noticed how nearly everyone stepped.
turned ana guzod.
'"Tryin' TO see II rs a friend OF
theirs were bringing In" said
Cleary, as he noticed them.
II WIS nearly midnight when the
exchange bell tapped twice again.
We started on the way. patrolmcn
Mike Mahcr. Vic Allcmcersch and III
Peterson were awaiting un with four
prisoners at Second ave. ana Wash
inEton ~.
The four were wildly drunk. They
raved and stumbled about on the
sidewalk and into the gutter. when
We asked them To- take "A ride" one
baked. Then they all did. But the
five OF as threw them into the far
end of the wagon. where they diuai.
pnted their maudlineaa on the
leather seats for few moments.
Three swedish boys and an Irish.
man in a fight" Maher explained
terscly. when cleary asked how they
we're 10 be booked. They're all
broke. Tn. swedoa imagined the
Irishman had bottle OF Jamaica
ginger. and he thought the Same
thing about them. So they fought
And OF COURSE" clrary started
TO say hut Maher finished the sen
tenee
the frishman won
We left Peterson and Ailcmcerrch
arguing with the good Irnhman
Mahur. as 20 who won the fight.
altho I knew Cicary would like 10
have stayed.
A the wagon started with jerk
n We turned our attention 10 our
prisoners
them and they won't bother ur.
they're pretty mean" Cieary said. so
looked out the back OF the wagon.
But the next moment. when a pair
OF perfect teeth were sunk into my
ear ana iumbcrjaok's brawny arms
oneireled my neck. l disrcEarded
Clear5's advice and struggled to be
free.
Thru my mind flashed the old be
lief that prisoner need navcr be hit.
hut II was not necessary. because NO
tight was his hold that could not
have hit him had l tried. lie looaod
his teeth from my ear and howled
with delight as We rolled 10 the floor
The other three became comrades
against Martin and /. the common
foe. at once. They iungcd at ua. I
thought again Of the old injunction
that the club women had preached:
There IL never. never need 20
strike a prisoner. especially when
he's drunk He's not responsible. "
A wee fell 10 the floor. he III on
tho bottom and felt his hold loosen
squirmcd and struggled free. but
the other three were on top ~ me
In moment They were fighting
mad. wildly drunk. and failed their
arms ylciously.
There was only one thing for
Cleary and me 20 do. And we did Il.
We were TO enforce the law. II We
didn't fight back. the men would
batter themselves TO liberty from the
rear OF the wagon and would be
carousinK on the streets.
So cleary and did that one
thing
Five bloody noses. seven buiging
eyes and many scarlet weits were
with US. when our four prisoners.
cleary and | stood before the book
Ing offlce wicket Cicary felt hts
nose tenderly and looked at him
thru a halfshut eye.
Then I thought OF the club woman
and wondered how she or her fol
lowers would have handled those
four drunken men. now aubdued.
g. LEARY and Sullivan. you had
" quite a battle" Capt. Hedges
said heartily. as he looked out OF
his office. The three Swedish boys
were leaning against the wall. The
Irishman staggered and srowied In