Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-01-10
Violation Of Law by Detectivea
RECEIVING FEES WITHOUT AUTHORITY.


RECEIVING FEES WITHOUT AUTHORITY.
The following letter and Endorsement show
that the detectives have been receiving fees and
emoluments in plain violation OF the law:
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS,
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 10, 1854
Cdptafa chds n. Ve'mon. acting supt. Met Police
Sir: You will please furnish to the Commission
ers report Of all presents, fees emoluments
that have been received by the detective force
since June II, 1878, the retention of which by them
has been consented to by the Commissioners, as
provided in sections 357 and 35s Revised Statutes
| relating to the District OF Columbia.
You will please specify the amount OF each oI
officer to whom the same was paid the date OF the
report OF each case to the commissioners, and the
action held by them. Very respectfully,
- WILLIAM TINDALL, secretary.
Endorsement
OFFICE OF MAJOR AND SUPERINTENDENT
METROPOLITAN POLICE OF THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
10th January, 1888
Respectfully returned to Commissioners d. c.
Since June H. 1873, to date hereof, no presents,
fees, emolumentS or rewards have been received
by this office from the detectives; consequently,
the retention of any such present, Zee. emOiument
or reward, II received by them, or either ar them,
could not have been consented to by the C0mmtS-
sioners c. r. VERNON,
Act MAJOR and Supt.
The following are the provisions In the law
violated by the detectives in this matter:
Sec. ,357. No member of the boar of police. or of
the police force, shall receive share in. for his
benefit under any pretense whatever. any present
Zee ior seree M ether than the
by consent sen of the board Of po ice.
extraordnary services rendered BY any member of tie
police force in due discharge of his duty. permit
or present rendered him therefor.
The COrcOran Gallery Of Art
ITS TRANSACTIONS FOR THE YEAR
The annual meeting OF the board OF trustees OF
the Corcoran Gallery OF Art was held at the
gallery on Monday, the 9Th inst, all the members
being present save Mr.. W. T. Walters, of Balti-
more. Mr.. Corcoran was present. The annual
reports of the secretary OF the several standing
committees, and the curator, and also the usual
special quarterly report OF the committee on
WORKS OF art were read and accepted. The fol-
lowing officers OF the board We're reelected /:
president, j. c. Yelling; Weep president, C. NJ.
Matthews; secretary and treasurer, A. Hyde. All
the previous committees were reappointed by the
president, save that on works of art, which WAS
reduced to its original number OF three members
ana al now consists of Messrs s. H. Kaufman,
Edward Clark and f. B. Mcclure Its chairman
presented plan for increasing the useful
ness and extending the influence Of the gallery,
which was unanimously adopted. All the officers
or The building were reel cted, and it was ordered
that the gallery be opened ,ree to the public on
al public holidays except the 4th of july from
lO am 10 pm. An important amendment to the
regulations for cOpyiStS was also adopted.
THE CURATOR's ANNUAL REPORT
SHOWS the number of paintings belonging to the
gallery on public exhibition to be 1s9 increase in
1854 g. number OF pictures not owned by the gallery
on exhibition, 29 The new pictures are as follows:
Portraits OF ex-Presfdents Johnson and Hayes, by
f. F. Andrews; portrait OF ex-President Grant by
Henry like; piazza OF st. Peters. Rome, by Anto-
Mo Morettl, 1853; the Roman forum, by same No
additions OF marble statuary, casts, or ceramic
a.. artieies nave nave been made during the year. The
casts have been perpetrated, in spite OF the vigil
ance of the officers. One OF these occurred lust
after reward Was offered for the detection OF the
Gffender In the previous case.
Forty volumes and several illustrated works
have a been added to the private library Of the
gallery. bronze medal OF Benjamin West 1873
commemorative OF his painting OF 'sChrist in the
Ieinple,n painted in 1911, was presented by DR.. j.
NJ. Toner, OF Washington.
THE sTATUARY INCHES.
Four statues by Mr.. Ezekiel Rome. representfnp
Titan. Da Vinci, Reubens and Rembrandt, were
placed In inches of the west wall OF the building
during the last year The same sculptor has been
called upon to furnish designs for the ornamental
t,on or the pedment and columncaps in front of
The number OF copylsts of pictures in 1882 was
rs and OF casts 4; number of copies finished, 81.
CATALOGUES
Two editions OF the catalogue have been issued
and 5,OS5 copies sold during the year. making
altogether 10000 copies issued since the opening
OF the gallery to the public, January 90 1874.
VISITORS.
Number of visitors in 1882, 76,O6s; pay visitors
day, 1470; free visitors day, g. 469; pay visit
ors {night), 1,7s7; free nght), 4O2; largest num-
ber (pay), Feb. q, a04 smallest number (pay).
Sept. 4, IS; largest number Qree) Dec. q, 1852;
smallest number {free), Aug. z, so; largest num-
Feb. 16, n: There were IA night exhibitions from
January IL to April 13, when several excursion
parties attended.
II NAV no adda1 horo thor a. ,,o, r,oo,, ,....,
lneXpeGient by the trustees to open the gallery
for evening exhibitions during the present SEASON.