Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 288, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 December 1914 — “Bill” Whips Handsomest Policeman Of Los Angeles [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

“Bill” Whips Handsomest Policeman Of Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, CAL. —A fine figure of a man indeed is Patrolman John Albright, tall, erect and dapper. His shoes are always shined, hiß uniform always pressed, and never a wrinkle does it show. The other day he had

Ills beat changed. For several months lie has been patrolling along Alameda street, not a prominent place for a handsome officer. An ornament to the city, that was Patrolmaxh Albright until the night he asked to have his bpat changed, and that was because of a goat The goat is named “Bill” and reigns in the five-story stable of Charles Fuller, ex-police commissioner, at Jackson and Alameda streets. A few days ago Patrolman Albright

was proudly strolling along Alameda street near Jackson in the dusk of the evening, head up, and airily and skillfully he twirled his <llub. Behind him there came a scurry of hoofs, a terrific blow, and Mr. Albright thought a switch engine had gone wild through the street and struck him. He touched the ground 12 feet away, and “Bill” was upon him. He drew hiß club, “Bill” withdrew, set himself and charged again. "Bill” followed the rules of accepted strategy in war by following up his victory. Whenever the officer tried to rise, “Bill” was at his rear, aiming for any conspicuous point left open .to attack. About forty feet from where the battle was in progress there was a fence, and near the fence was a bench. The officer made for them, but as he gathered himself for the jump, “Bill" gathered in. He caught a very solid portion of the officer’s" body with his horns, and instead of alighting on the bench and Safety, the patrolman went right on over the fence. Muddied, ragged and limping, Policeman Albright went to the station "Sergeant,” he said, “I want my beat changed.”