The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-05
Oux Municipal Police.

ina marked Improvement that has taken place h the
orrauizaGon and general arrangement Of hs polsoe Do
partmeut OF this city must DO TACT extreaey crafty ing
70 citizens. Under tho supervision Of Mr. Aaasell
has from year 70 year exhibited remarkable In
crease In efficiency utility and discipline. So immediate
the control OF the Chef Of Police the enttre de-
psrment by means Of the electric telegraph system
In vogue, that IL would almost impossible for any
riot Of serious nature to Through the aid Of this
most important Improvement fully half of the police
force could be musered and concentrated u. any gvea
point below Forty second street short space OF
twenty minutes. Our police are, however, very seldom
called INTO action " suppress riots, and this fast should
be CRAFTY Ing to the public, especially when the fro
quency Of rot,Dg and bloodshed In other c,t,es not
blessed with than half the population Of Gotham
10 taken into consideration. The drilling and dhc
plfne Of ono police toroe ID maintained with
strict military usage The arsenal in White street used
for tho purpose Of baton exercise and there Wednes
days and Saturday. may be the patrol force attached
to the various wards going through their evoutons with
precision that would be Of great 70 some Of
militia companies to witness. In accordance w,h
usual custom have prepared some neresting STA
tstics relating to the police department We will COM
mence by taking look into the interior of the
CHIEFS OFFICE.
In small, cramped up ard half lighted corner Of the
basement Of the City Hail. Mr. Natsel and his stSn may
be found busiy engaged at all times Of the day aud
night The main office occupied by number Of clerks,
whose duties are various the nricaces Of the do
partment can possibly make them. They smpoyed
nom In the morning until six In the evening. and
with Mr. Kenar the chief clerk their hands and sads
generally full with multiplicity Of app cations for stua
tons the police complaints agstnst these meat useful
servants Of the public and other papers too
to mention" kr. hasse occupies anteroom, where,
AxAs~ A-nA-
with the captains eutenauts and Subordinate
officers under hB command IL ID IN this that pick
pockets, hotel thieves burglars and other BERG Of
The cheua.srs dind.sis fraternity sho va up aud %
raded bt fore the detectives and others Aschs 70 tne
Chiefs office are three orderly rergeants who for
Chief in his absence. These officers well 70
fame excellent dete aives Their names are Robert
Bovyer Eli Devoe and Robert Brown. These gsntenen
generally manage 70 size mos, important arrests
henson OF the offenders. Joseph Keefs and Hugh Mss
terson also good detectives. set sde- TO Mr.
hsssei sns mo-, make some very nsorssnt a,Ists the
with the Chiefs Office, Is placed in charge Of Nessrs
Chaplin Crowly in tho day time, while ssrsesnt Owens
plsced command during tue org and dreary hours
Of might. The number OF Lost children restored to
their parents and returned to their owners
DC sen children are restored 10 The arms Of their p.rons
WRpe peses ana carts wTsnJus pumo@ urS ra?et 10
safe possession Of their o~ners by means OF ta modern
Invention The utility OF the police tee graph 10 case Of
fires, DO, hey nd The most sangune expectations OF
the men who frst contemplated the idea Of erecting
net work Of nghsnng the Island Of Manhattan We
will now take our readers TO the headquarters of
THE RESERVE coRrs
which d also situated in the tsaeasnt Of the City Hail.
This body Of men "a composed of worthy aud Intelligent
patrol mcn taken from the ranks and placed In more
honorable position than that occupied by the doing
ward duty The corps consists OF seventy
five men, and ia divided into squads, each under the
command OF sergeant These squads designated by
the letters Of the alphabet, from down TO ". Tho
duties Incumbent upon the members Of the reserve
corps are numerous and In their nature.
Some Of The squads compose the decisive force
nMily termed, and in The exercise o, theIr
profession Wait the theatreA aucoos steamboat whsrves
railroad depos, political mass meetings, and all
plsces where thieves pckpock are most apt 70
frequent. Other squads have the super vision of Iunk
stores. ps.nSr9ss seops, &C. nsosd-ay and some
the same reserve corps while the Osstie Gal den emil
grant depot and other localities are attended, TO w the
remainder OF this force. Probably the best detectives In
the department belong 10 the reserve corps. they
always dressed in citizens Clothes and when la purs
sumo part: which are suited ~ for The Occasion wnon
the vriol man Vas rlayins bis prsnks some time ago
detectives In all sorts OF dsguhes were sprcsd the
city for the purpose Of erretng out the author OF
much mischief and they succeeded finally In securing
the fellow ~ one Of the Broadway theatres he In
the act Of throwing the destructive mud upon some
dies dresses although the ingenious plan uset
BY the rascal to prevent his movements nom being Oh
served.
Abos, thousand policemen compose the patrol
force. Tho number Of attached 10 the various sta
ton houses, varies from thirty 70 fy. An the
corps and detailed foroc drawn from the wards the
patrol force 10 much weaker than would naturally
suppose. On many oocssioas the entire patrol force Of
the largest wards iu hs city reduced 70 twenty
This from scknoes In the aud absense
on detailed duty. Then, largo ward Ia conhded 10
the care OF twenty policemen only not ct all surp's
Ing that and robberIcs without number should
take place. especially when the shades VI darEnexs hang
The metropolis. Il generally conceded thai the
patrol force TOO small for tho checlu prevention Of
have beats o. renly half a mile In longtn,
and can hardly be expected 10 Know what "
going on IT one end OF them whom they are
nj the other extremity. The patrol are gsoorally
salaries the very last pcnny The cold and Of win
aud the intense heat Of summer alike endured by
these servants OF the public without q grumbe Little
tboae who accustomed W ro.re 70 beds
the patrol man he PAGES his booely beat while the
swsthcd IN DE Gnowy robe that winter throws
And nov having psia Just compliment 70 the services
OF the patrol men, we VIII Introduce readers 70 TIE
officers In command nj the various station rhsy
are, with lew exceptions qualified 20 bold The in
portani trust mtied 10 their by the Police Con
missoncrs. We have arrAng ID their inucdact
folio sing ORDER
Hard. CdIsaias. Fira Lioanoa,.. Secgad Lic,seose.
Michael Hzlpln- J. Dalton. William Bsrus.
I'D. Leonard. >. Feeney. a. keaang.
81. A. J. hoptios- J. ". Cropsey, vaoant
81. NJ. Diicheu- j. Langdon w s. wliislnA
3D.. Carpenter VIM. III. Martin. -. u. Horrissn.
c--i. Downing A. Bingham. n, 4. Fiery.
- Lets J. J. Blair. A. Oliver
sc g. 1urnhuiI. g. Kohler. J. ID. stage
%. Ackermas !. !. seSring. W. Osrsle.
100. W. Norris. =. heed 4. G. Davis
lip squires. VIM. D. CraA = Camorop.
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