Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-07
Treatment of Prisoners
Strict But Devoid of
Any Cruelty.
Too Many for Exercise.
So Days Arc Spent
Idling in Cells.
Continued from First Page.)

| time for the murder Of which one
has always dreamed, and that the
| boss would be an excellent person to
begin on Then there is the ever
present temptation of escorting that
!ady-who always comes In to talk
| when we are husv--to the elevator
and openinR the door. push her down
the shaft. Nor Is the proposition of
throwing a brick through a plate
glass window without its advantages.
as l have ALWAYS lonced, secretly. to
see what would follow. AS for pick
ing out the Policeman who said | was
going IS miles an hour that day when
swore l was only going 22-walk-
ing up to him and without more
ado handing him one to the jaw
the mere thought is enhancing. But
all these offer their difficulties.
The thing must be done so that
the ends of justice will be met-but
one must not have to go too far to
meet them.
We Start on the Adventure.
A plan was at last chosen and at
100 o'clock on the fateful night /
was seated in the rear seat of an au-
tomobile and with three carefully
picked comrades we set out to do
and the location OF quiet. secluded
spot for the crime. occupied some
thought, but we decided upon George
town as a section of Washington
which boasted precinct where police
men are policemen. where men are
men and where the street lamps do
not shine too brightly in the middle
Of block. Up one street and down
another the automobile with its
cd rs
nary an officer was in sight. Streets
where one always found cop when
one did not want to see a cop were
traced and retraced, but nary police
man It was a rather cold, crisp night |
and the policemen were evidently hug
ging the sheltered places, but nary a
sheltered place could be found. We
did see one officer. but a look at
his kindly. rosy face as it shone at
us from beneath a sputtering light
made us abandon him Immediately.
He looked too good -natured.
Leaving GEORGETOWN with some re-
luctance, we sought other fields we
skipped through the precincts which |
have a reputation for dealing rather
abruptly with buns. and toured the |
wide open spaces of Rhode Island
avenue. We followed Rhode Island |
avenue from Scott Circle to the Dis
trict line. Not a policeman could |
we find. We secured the countryside |
around Fifteenth and II streets north
east. but nary q copper was IN slSht.
The thing was getting ridiculous. 1t
was getting late. in addition, and the
thought suggested itself that perhaps
all the policemen were having ball
and it hadn't broken up yet.
No. 12 Looks Inviting.
No. 9 precinct seemed an attrac-
tive place. We passed 1t and saw
its windows lighted with hospitable
and inviting warmth. 1t is new
station. Its cells are clean No. IL
was chosen. We would find cop
within its environs or die in the
attempt.
We finally gave up the idea of try
ing to find the policemen on the
street. Instead. we looked for little !
stores. cozy retreats against the
wind-swept and chilly streets. we
passed the stores and slowed down
to look for cops. Finally we saw one
He was turning in his box at Twelfth
street and Michigan avenue hortm
east, right in front of little store:
We passed him by hurriedly, darted
M a side street and parked the car.
Nv assistant said not word. Dut
left the automobile and started IN
a short. nervous walk toward inc
hox. 7 swallowed a large section or
my heart which had risen IN my
throat, and followed him. sa" MN
enter a store near the box where we
had first seen the Policemen anu ,.a,,,
followed in a shutting, llstless walk |
that sometimes indicates that the
walker has been testing the AGO.
holic content of various f1uldS.
That Address Business Exposed.
NV assistant. on entering the store, |
asked the storekeeper how to reach |
An address which we had carefully |
chosen beforehand as being non
existent. He was told how TO get |
there. The policeman, meanwhile, IN
terrupted the storekeeper to tell MN !
he was wrong. and directed the |
stranger to proceed in the opposite
direction. I had by this time taken
nv seat on the cold curb. placed my |
back carefully against a tree, hghted
a. cigarette and waited.
NV assistant came out of the store,
looked around him. saw me at my
most and returned to the store. lie
re-entered the store and informed
the policeman that man was sitting
on the curb. evidently sick:
The policeman grasped ms cluo
firmly and came running out of the
store. He looked to be about 10 feet
tall I gritted my teeth.
Now Comes Some Action.
He bent over me.
whats the matter, buddy he
asked ,.
60 take q jump in the lake,
said. or words to that etIect'
The policeman leaned closer.
Get up from there, my boy, he
said.
60 take a jump in the lake.
repeated, or words to that ERECT.
Here, buddy. get up-and get up
quick" said the officer, and he
seized me by the neckband OF my
overcoat and gave it friendly tug.
! then produced my ace card. IL
was an empty bottle. held II IN
willingly toward the cop. 49,,
Have a drink, mister. said ]!
Come on, everybody have drink.
No" said the policeman.
"Will We have a drink. or viii We
not have a drink" l demanded.
II will not" announced the police
man. ..,.
the street. 1t broke into thousand
fragments. Its crash snatteIeo III rne
still night air of Brookland. Inc
policeman was aEhast.
we've broken ye botthle" he told
the world. ,
He tugged at me. talked freely.
7 told him all about who his ances-
tors were. told him where he could
go and what he could do
His billy poised above my head.
The time had come. / didn't want TO
get beaned, SO l rose to me feet ana
staggered. Then l chose other tao
tics. I began to plead with him.
But he was adamant. AS he said
himself and kept repeating 1t, but
we've broken we botthle!'
He gave me his arm, took mine, and
escorted me to the box.