National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-27
MAJ. mcuARDs,s VIEWS.
REFORM IN Police ststhods and the Mag
tstrats systosn Urged.

n durht not 70 comment on Mai Dyes sug.
rostioos about the inerease ofthepolice force"
ssid Maj. q. Richards yesterday. ~ was
uai1g uf ne ioFcc a one time. I agree with
MAJ DYES rspuris On tho main. I don't think
thai a. assistant experimentation Il really neccs.
40. uof % thlnk thai the slEo OF the force
calls ~ H1 many captains However. believe
thai tht csrfaius ~ appointed. should get s1i,.
"a ctth and tns rafreauta sta 90 each There
taauld ho iuuf urrruauts 10 each precinct.
seua onlI hsys tsa cla.cs Of .privaie., 80
q b uefe. ~ adsanesIacnt Mar sgfviee
0f y uisnT ears 90 advancq them n The 30
gfsde srcufiinF o. thslf Standing ~ efficiency.
BEN sheala = = eef,si9 ns9tesf q desee-
trn thanid b. k6u secret They
st1uli u aFsis uu.ief me b reuca sysieia. They
, .s q 20 NV WA ,es, I s.T,I afa
90 rrmfa au1 rrIlinais flc mumcut that
nua 81 fhHm Hhnfld lrfurHr kudwn that mo
ufuI D. shn.ld - pis,gd ~ oihcl, Uses q
alIafY ~ auch men. fhnk that Maj DYES
HaurrHi achrn.a IN frrf nlrd. HE ufco ought
T. ~ rereaffa fho nurneaf Of men askcd Tor
sHtss a. yss ti'st III ihs pfaposod nasls.
uitrF uFemf asked nc reporter,
tt.i w. ~ thlug wanied. ne system
a.a.l ~ IN, 80 e,a ~ once y ne ms ~.
Vrrrd in frdr1 arru Z uuierfaud. tAgugh.
nat thr commits rflrfs haFe a slirditutf they
wet cniT fIuf rInrHfffatrs aud " make Judge
sncifs Cnun uns % appCss and ior trial q
ulfd states rsaga Jas would BE- absurd.
u % ttIa HCHid D. % hvof tho attorneys
/ once and ctpr the irtcuilon of certain Mior'
| nrfa IhrfF wnuid 81 no improvement In the
| ydgm, u would ~ a double expense and prO-
| tuce ouufraiun. unlireuan would have
| corporation case trlc1 at bic station house and
/ then be usnh have 10 ~ q the police
/ cCuu tn tfY DE- United riuiCs case. All Viola.
/ tiaus Of posiai INTERVAL rcvcuug. and other
/ I've The me rttrutas 1homafi traie should b
/ taiafioa and given poser 10 nv civil cases,
/ and the fels ol aurh cases shuu.d Dc turned
| into Ire uidrIrt There arc rnany pnof people,
| such a. Washtfwumrn nut sefvtnts who
arr uuhlfc ~ uoiluCt thotf snail bills
/ such should D. The Caso that the maglamics
should tfy such casrN ThCH cuuEablcs could
| CASES Zoe tlmr luf ~ police ufiiccrs In walt
/ ing ~ police euuft am1uuti tbfD.QtI annually.
| There are many Uh|rrtIuna o. the police court
l 10 sesfns W bsa rHllar bualard ru1si Judge
| SMELL. believe. has duuo al he cuuld 10 break
i w the evils that surround him. but he has
/ iailcc. GilEcna arr discussed ~ me idsa Oi
| being forced 70 attend ffrn Sur points u fhe
| city upon lie c1uris 10 and eases p1stp5isi
nom day % day, he revcnuoe ot the pldfict
/ would b. largCiy increased undof the niaEis.
/ trHto system. ] remember I'M my time that one
/ year The magistrates turned IN $4,000 b. tho
/ District. his amount was upiy from oorpQra'
| ton cases. ! believe In making them tsolicg
i Judges Commia iuurr Ncbh when chief OF
| polloo, had Ia mind formulating hlil mstinF
a certain number OF magistrates % sltas eouri
| ofnppcal once week. This could b. done,
| and the police cuurt 81 caurt uf appeals could
| De DISPENSED with I hnpc that Congress will
restore the ruagislfaie sysiosn."