Evening star., 1923-07-29

thinks the reporter
Have you a permit?" respectfully
asks the policeman.
mo. I havn't any permit. This
my car; otherwise I would never
have II. I don't need any"
Drive over to the station house,
directed the policeman.
My house is just half block
! away. Let me drive down there and
will call Inspector - and save
you all this trouble. You are smart
alec. prefacing IT with few oaths.
You Will have to go to the station
house." says the policeman. The
his revolver.
Threatens Policeman.
You ought to have couple of
swords tackled on you, too. TO help
out" remarked the motorist. you'll
hear from this. You'll get something
out Of this"
What did you say was going TO
get?" asked the policeman.
II will not say what you are gong
to get. but you will hear from this,
| responded the offender. =.
Drive over to the station house"
again directed the officer.
The car started, with the policeman
/ following, but had not gone couple OF
| feet when the offender stopped, callirSS
out:
Say, cop, if you want me to go to the
station house get out in front and show
me where it is."
The policeman dismounts, opens the
| door of the car and says:
| Now, I don't want to make any trou-
| BILE for you, but if you do not drive 10
| the station house as / tell you, would
/ just as leave take you to patrol box,
call the patrol and have it show you the
| way"
| Tho oSfapdar driyea on
| This Is a fine place to ask couple
| Of gentlemen remarks the offender,
entering the station.
! You certainly acted like couple of
gentlemen on the street" responds the
policeman as he waits his turn at the
rail to give the necessary information
!, for the blotter.
| When his turn comes the offender
! insists on stepping outside the sta
ton. The policeman tells him sew
and give the information.
TIL come up there when / get
\ ready. You wait"
You are coming up now" says the
policeman. He grasps the offender
and places him firmly, but gently, in
| front of the rail.
Eases Charges of Speeding.
Thirty miles an hour; no permit"
| says the policeman as he completes
| the information.
Twenty dollars on the speeding
| charge and s5 on the no permit
| charge" answers the desk sergeant
as the man reaches for his pocket
II always drop down a few miles
when making the charge, as I want
to be fair. although the speedome-
ters are accurate" the policeman
on the fact that none Of the charges
is up, to what the speedometer
| showed.
Leaving the station to make an
other run over the precinct, the of
fender drives up, and a man who
| had accompanied him comes into the
station.
Il want your number. You are 60
ing to hear from this" he states
VIII write you my name and
| number" says the policeman
Il just want your number
You might forget it,
You will hear from this within
half an hour" is the parting shot.
Not Worried BY Threat.
IF / had my job taken every time
some one threatened it because I do
what the people pay me to do-en-
force their laws-Td be looking for
work all the time" solliloquizes the
cop. sometimes I almost wish l
would lose IT."
At midnight the tour is done.
See you at o'clock in the morn
ing in court" is the policeman's part
ing shot. Then he goes home, crawl
ing in the hay somewhere around 1
am.
Nine o'clock the policeman is in
court. He must have his inforn,a-
tions made out before 10 o'clock. If
he has any other than traffic cases,
they must be made out before 9
o'clock
He hasn't been in court a minute
10 h,,
officer. a man unknown to him. The
last man arrested the night before
had apparently given a little thought
overnight and called in a few friends.
here was an emissary. who had a
friend. another officer, and they were
seeking to get the collateral re-
duced.
The policeman can't see it. though.
for the man had threatened to get his
job and papers were made out The
man had resorted to friendly tactics
which he should have used the night
before. Those few misplaced threats
and oaths cost him $25, which he
otherwise might now have in his
pocket
The informations are made out The
| two police courts have convened and
the policemen sit around. Only one
| man had tried to beg off. The Traffic
| Court doesn't convene until the
Police Court business is finished. The
cop keeps sitting and sitting and Sit
! ting. Nothing for him to do, but he
must be there all the same.
] While making out his informations.
| a policeman comes in a minute after
10 o'clock. The court officers charged
with the duty Of making out the in
| formations give him a growl and a
| dirty look. But the assistant district
| attorney directs them to make out the
This is the last time I will make
| out papers for you after 10 O'clock. :"
says the court man.
! Il don't care whether you make
| them out or not" answers the police
| man. 'T was working last night
while you were asleep. If you don't
want to make out the papers, say so
| and I'll go home"
That's it," he goes on. eff you don't
| get down to make out your papers.
| and then when you make them out
| you have to wait around the best part
| of the day for the trials, probably
! finishing in time to get back to work
| at o'clock"
About Three Hours Rest.
At 11:4o the Traffic Court convenes,
and after some preliminary business
| the collateral list Is called. All of the
policemen's cases are forfeited and
he is ready to go at 1890 o'clock
three hours and a half before turning
I to duty again. and the same old grind
but theic "eEo otner poilcemen at
court that day who had been on the
same trick of duty in other precincts
| and they didn't get off until 8 o'clock
and at o'clock they had to be back
at the station, in uniform. ready for
inspection, for another eight hours
duty.
II they have other than traffic
cases they must get down as early
as o'clock, and probably they
haven't gotten home before 1 o'clock
! in the morning. Once a week, and
sometimes twice, after coming off at
midnight, they have to do q trick
| Of ten hours reserve in the station
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