Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-09

another, TO have gone scot free There
are two other centers, located respect
lively. at New Egypt and Lake Hopat-
cong.
Sergeant Eastburn Is worthy Of de-
ScriptiOr. for he is an embodiment of
the idea of the New Jersey State po-
lice. lie is little over average height.
straight and slender. He has smooth
red hair. thin. alert features and cold,
intelligent eyes.
In his youth. which was probably
longer ago than is easily evident, Ser
gcant Eastburn ran off apd enlisted in
! the cavalry.
Ward School Graduate
After his discharge from that school.
whose graduates also include Miles and
Funston. he joined the Black Robbe'
Of Major Groomc. formerly head cf
PENNSYLVANIA State Police. He saw
duly in the memorable street car strike
in Philadelphia and the equally
memorable Bethlehem Steel strike of the
same year. For months nfterward he
was the nemesis OF aw-brcakers in the
anthracite districts.
He afterwnrd thrcw his lot with the
late Colonel William +. Cody. and
every day for two or three seasons per-
formed the fcats Of Roman riding" in
the Buffalo Bill show "a simple trick
Of driving four horses around an arena
while standing on the backs OF two OF
business of driving the Indians away
from the belcaguercd stage coach.
Sergeant Eastburn welcomed his un.
invited Visitors into the orderly room
lie said he would like to tell then
whatever might bear telling. but tina
! Colonel Schwartzkopf had decreed tina
whatever might be told must be told b,
himself. "Orders." said the sergean
politely but positively, ARE orders.
But his guests. the sergeant continued
had come a long distance to be disap
pointed by him. Would they not d
| him and his command the honor to joi,
, them at luncheon, especially since tn
: guests could not leave liammontOn I'M
mcdiately?
All Look Efficient
The guests asscnted. At table the,
were introduced to the five or six othe
troopers who happened to be at head
, quarters at the time. They were al
rather like the sergeant, straight, slim
humorless and efficient looking. The
all had orderly hair and they all ha
a blue or hazel eyes.
One of them had just returned from
: Phlllipsburg, where he had cleaned on
nest of Black Handlers and secure
=, one indictment for murder. 1t devel
: opcd that two of the men AT the tabl
!. spoke Italian almost as well as Eng
= lish. and doubtless some Of them spok
other languages.
H The food was served by the woma
t of the house and her daughter. Il gin
p Of fifteen or so. From the head OF tn
-. table the hOspitable sergeant made con
2 versation. At one point he was aske
r the attitude of policeman toward hi
9 quarry. His reply was to the efeC
that it was more or less impersonal.
Is The Trooper Code
"A man who breaks law do,
II wrong" he said. lie knows he
u doing wrong aud that he should be pun
. ished."
rucrr was some talk of the prepara
tory training that vas given at Sea Gi
to the chcct that il was harder tha
anything the regular army. in his hare
est days, had to give. 81 was this trai1
ing that vanquiShed. 10 OF the II
skinned from the 1900 applicants Il
enlistment.
After the luncheon various troope
of tho mounted or motorcycle uni
came in, reported, were given assigi
ments somewhat after the fashion
newspaper reporters, and went oI
again. They were told the location a,
what was krown of the crcumstanc
Of a case and apparently the rest VI
left to their initiative and judgment.
Later In the afternoon Colon
Schwartzkopf was reached by tell
phone and lie consented that few pi
lures be taken of Sergeant EaStbu
and his men.