ˈæftɚ wˈɜːkɪŋ æz ɐ bˈaʊnsɚɹ æɾə bˈaʊɚɹi sɐlˈuːn hiː dʒˈɔɪnd ðə pəlˈiːs dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ɪn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd æz ɐ pɐtɹˈoʊlmən.
After working as a bouncer at a Bowery saloon he joined the police department in February 1900 as a patrolman.