Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-15

THE PROPOSED REORGANIZATION OF THE MET,
L.

Asah ihofosED hEOkGAN1ZATl0S OF THE METROPOLIS.
TAN POLICE.
The resolution adopted at the recent meeting NJ
the citizens committee, favorng a reorganization
or The police force, has been sent to the District
commissioners. What action the latter will take
cannot be predicted In advance, as so far nothing
has been done that would indicate what the policy
OF the new board Will be. Ii is thought how yar
that rather conservative course Will ma rk tina
administration or affairs under the present hoard.
nul az the same tlme such policy Will not inter-
IeFe WIN plans tending TO secure efficient ana
vigorous management In the various Departments
OF the District government The evils that an
acknowledge exist at present Will be corrected
quietly. and withouucreatng any great conmo.
tlon There is OF course great Interest manifested
IN IN .ils Us mater py the citizens and certain feel
Ing or uncertainty among those who are more
closely connected with the District government
Inc uncertainty as TO what is TO be done Affects
more or less all the officials, and impairs some
what Their efficiency. These defects VIII be rem.
edIed 10 the course OF time, when it becomes man.
Hest what the Commissioners intend to do
THE EXPERIENCE OF A CITIZEN WITH DETEcrryrs
Mr.. W. c. Dodge, the well-known patent law.
yer. has sent the following letter, under date OF
November 18th, TO the citizens committees:
Ut was my Intention long ago to add my experf.
ence with the thieves and detectives, but seeing
that you had so much already, neglected TO de,
So Sunce IL TO say, that while my residence and
Office have been robbed nrP times and ALWAYS buf
ono once promptly reported at headquarters, ] never
GOT either the THIEF or property, except the last
time, when employed private detective, and by
paying double what the articles recovered were
got seven months In jail. good uarna sri5er o,r1r
hrs, Theie ne honest portion " the public sup
port him fn fdlefaeSs!
When INV residence, ll6 B northeast. was roh.
Ded, April ath, 1881, reported in person at head.
quarters Immediately, and Detective Coomes was
sent to make an examination. The very first thing
he did was TO suggest that should 0rSr a ,,er0rd
saying that II made it large enol,gh some OF the
thieves would "peach. and 10y that means might
regain some or the things; but he made no sug.
gestion about catching the burglar. Twas salts
neu In my own mind, from his manner ana talk,
snat ms OBJECT was to induce me 10 Offer a
reward sufficient to enable him TO divide
with the thieves. and hence did take kindly TO
his suggestion However 1 did authorize him to
oHer a reward or $50, more especially as among
the articles was a gold medal from the King OF
Italy. and decoration from the King of Spain
The reward was offered. hui the only things ra-
cove red were couple or model pistols and half.
worn coat, found In panwnbroker's shop within
4e nourS. Coomes then had the impudence 10
write me note saying, ought at least to nav the
pawnbroker what he paid the thief, Just as though
ne didn't know they were stolen goods when he
What surprises me is that people are so aston
lshed at the developments. l told Messrs. Dent
and Morgan year and a half ago that / had no
cOnndence In the police, and especially the detec.
tives. and called their attention the fact that
the mayor OF Cincinnati had abolished the detec-
uVeS there. Mr.. Dent expressed some doubt as TO
their utility, but Mr.. Morgan defended them
warmly, which was TO be expected OF course. sss
You may convict some few or the worst. but we
shall never have competent police until il is SO
thoroug hly reorganlZed and has a Tar more Ell.
cient IA eau IMAM II now has or has had for years
past"
HANTZ AND SMITH.
In regard to the whereabouts OF George Mant1
and James E. Smith, indicted for receiving stolen
goods, there are many rumors, and there have been
intimations I'm some quarters that the marshai's
Ofce and the police have been remiSs II f. stated
on behalf OF the officials that since the bencn
warrants h. ave been issued both the marShals on.
GERS and the police have been doing everything In
their power 70 secure the arrest OF The missing
men. In spite OF reports TO the contrary il is not
thought that either or the missing men has been
In the city since the indictments were brought in