The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-25

up, or q riot to quell, ana there Is no
member of the force who is his equal.
Occupying a room between the Super
inteDdent and Inspector is subordinate
member of the Department, the Clerk of
the Superintendent, Mr.. Frederick L.
Jenkins, tall, portly, black haired, side
whiskered gentleman of about thlrty-five,
who is known by name in every police
department in the world.
He it is who does all the correspond
ing touching criminal matters, but what
has especially made him prominent is
the important reforms he has inaugu-
rated in the collation. and publication Of
police statistics. He is in communica-
tion with every police department, for
eign and domestic, and there is nothing
In the way of criminal statistics bear
ing on the reports of his own depart
'ment that he does not turn to profit. He
is a general favorite with the newspaper
men.
The most important bureau, locally, Is
the Telegraph, in charge of Superintend-
ent George H. Flanly, a thorough ex-
pert and gentleman who has grown upin
the business from boyhood to almost
middle-aged manhood. Under him are
four operators, patrolman detailed as
clerk, and two linemen, and some idea
of the work done may be gained from
the statement that annually about 175,-
600 messages are sent and received
through this single office. Dial in
struments, printers and telephones
are employed in the busi-
ness, and in addition to the Station
houses the bureau is connected by wire
with the Fire Department, City Hall,
reservoirs, County Alms-house, Peniten-
tiary, Jail, New York and other points
In this bureau is kept q record Of ar
rests so that applicants for missing per-
sons may have the benefit of the names
of those apprehended for misdemeanors
and crimes, while every message and
every inquiry is recorded in its peculiar
volume.
On the second floor also is the Detect
i've Bureau, the sleeping rooms of the
members of the squad being on the top
floor. Originally the squad was pre-
sided over bya Sergeant, but that mainly
ornamental piece Of furniture was done
away with two years ago and Clerk
substituted for him, the men being
placed directly under the Superintend-
ent. Another reform inaugurated
within a year has been the compelling of
a certain number of the detectives to do
patrol duty on leading business streets
between the hours Of midnight and 6 a.
M, and though the men do not fancy
the work, beneficial results have fol-
lowed. Of the ten Headquarters De-
tectives, Folk, son of ex-Superintendent
Folk, is the ablest and best educated,
though such men as Frost and Zundt
have made enviable records for them
selves, whilst Riggs and Corr are each in
their way thoroughly good men.
Of the ten, however, Riggs is the most
interesting, with his unending stock Of
thieves slang, camp-meeting songs and
his innumerable array of beautifully
carved and richly colored meerschaums.
On the floor above, skipping several
offices, are tho Commissioner rooms and
the offices of the various clerks. The
President of the Board is Gen. Jourdan,
tall, soldierly-looking man, with war
record, and lately commissioned Major
General of the Second Division. He is
Republican, as is also Commissioner
LEIGH, who has served in every position
from patrolman to captain, until last
year he was appointed Commissioner; he
therefore brings experience to bear ir
the discharge Of his duties. The third
Commissioner is Democrat, Mr.. Py
burn, man fully six feet tall, anc
weighing easily $50 pounds. Like al
large and well-built men, he is manly
fellow, and if he likes you is not afraic
to show it on all occasions; while, if he
dislikes you, he will not play the hypo
critic.
The best of feeling exists between tn,
department and the newspapers, thougl
the latter are entirely independent il
commenting upon the actions of tn
police. So good is the feeling that tn
Commissioners place at the disposal 0
the reporters a large room on the top flool
and there, each morning, the precinct re
turns to the Superintendent are sent il
order that their items may be availed 9
by the newspaper men, Each reporte
has his desk, and the room is entirel
under the control Of the occupants. I
addition to the returns" the reporter
during the day find in box provide
for that purpose in the Telegraph Burea
slips of all items suitable for publication
so that within ten minutes after an even
+ of Importance has occurred in any sectio
of the city notification Of the fact
given the newspapers. The result
that Brooklyn papers get every scrap {
. criminal news from the pettiest to tn
largest.
If there is any doubt as to the feeling
,, of the majority Of the people Of CnciI
natl toward Theodore Thomas, there ca
= be no doubt Of the feelings Brookly
= people entertain toward him. The
I were most enthusiastic in their demol
= strations at the Philharmonic rehears
= and concert last week, and at the 7
i hearsal, when he appeared on Il
stage, the orchestra, at signal from Oh
h of their number, Herr Dietrich, ga
" him q fanfare while tha audience a