Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-06-16


FoRrrEs-RzPsATED Arrest CURE FOB DRUNK
ESSrss-rHE FIRST REGULiR POLICE FORCE
WASHINGTON MORALS IN FORMER YEARS
81 am surprised said an old corporation police
man TO q star reporter. "that the statement Is
generally accepted that there Is no law for drunk
epnesz In the digest prepared by Commissioner
webb some years ago there Is plenty Of law. at
least we found IL 50 In the sos The law Is simple
enough and all about II Is that the officers should
persist In enforcing 10, and common DRINKS will be
driven from the streets. man may be a drunk
ard al home as long as he chooses, but how many
''drlnks" keep at home. suppose the police
officers refer 10 the law, and then bring up the
drunkards and, II the court does its duty 1t viii
require bond OF $50 to refrain from being seen on
the streets In an intoxicated condition II the
Officers persist with them. as we did thirty-1ve
years ago, the number viii be greatly decreased.
TAX about persistencyI I know OF one case,
that OF a weIi-known business man, whom ar
rested frequently that In six months he was IN
der twenty bones Of s20each- His family got tired
or going on his bond and then friends would, after
letting him soak a few days. take him out Well,
he finally tired OF getting drunk, locked up con-
nned In the workhouse, and finally reformed, TO
the establishment Of family and friends. This Is
not the only case and can recall possibly twenty
cases where persistent persecution changed the
downward course for a better one. Some OF these
are now regarded as among our best citizens"
"You were on the police force for a long timer"
queried the reporter.
"Yes." he replied, sand was well acquainted
with It's workings long before / went on. suppose
that some Will not believe me- but IL is a fact,
nevertheless, that some indignities TO the Pres1-
dent OF the United states led tothe organization OF
the Auxiliary Guard In september, 1872. President
Tyler was elected as a wing on the ticket with
Gen. Harrison and on the death OF the latter be-
came President When, as was alleged. ne
departed from the principles OF the platform OF
'1ippecanoe and Tyler, too a mobwas threatened,
but the most done was to besmirch the front door
arNl rNf1l-a
stone at the President and was arrested. Mr..
Tyler however, wrote a note TO the authorities
qlssting that the man be not prosecuted and this
fact resulted In doing much 10 alIay the bitter
feeling among the most jealous OF the local wing
politicians. The auxiliary guard was not the first
police force here, for there were conStables
In each ward who received fees, and these gener-
ally were on duty during the day. The frst aux
Hilary guard was OF fifteen men under the late
captain John II. Goddard, and this was paid by
the Government They were on duty patrOlling
the streets, many OF which had not been graded,
the eoPstabes Would sase charge al ali otner
hours The fact was, however, that the fee men
were regarded on duty at all times 1t was in
March, 1851, that the paid corporation pO-
lice force was established, each man receiv-
ing $500 per annum, and / was among those
commissioned This force consisted OF fifteen men
and was placed under Capt. John ii. Goddard, OF
the Auxiliary Guard The list was as follows:
Joseph Hilton and Harrison Craig, first ward; w.
II. Barnaclo and W. A Boss, second ward; James
+. WoIlard and E. G. Handy, third ward; r. X.
Burr, VIM Martin, and A. X Allen. fourth ward:
JOhn II. Wise anu Johnson SlInOniS, NTH ward,
Josiah Adams and J. E. Willet. sixth ward; Isaac
Stoddart and Uriah Mitchell, seventh ward. Capt.
Goddard Is dead and also Messrs. Barnaclo VOL
lard, Handy. Burr, Martin, Wise, Adams, Wiilet,
and Stoddart-
MAGISTRATE SYSTEM.
Then we had a magistrate system and some
lock-ups. In the first ward Samuel Drury pre-
sided at the western lookup. At the central
guard-house over the rish market, John ID. Clark
presided In the secondhand cases, John l. Smith
In those Of the third ward and Il. X. MorSell for
the fOurth-ward cases There was "A lookup
Capitol Hill. where Justice Jos. W. Beck presided
James Gull held courts in the sixth ward, and
VIM cooper In the seventh These men are all
dad now, and they were a very efficient set OF
men, transacJtng, they did, all the branches or
criminal business now done by the Police Court,
In addition 10 civil business. There was no fear
among them. and sometimes they acted as con-
SENATORS Of the public peace
THE SNOW RIOT.
Old Squire Clark, during the Snow riot In the
ys, went among the rioters and counselled peace.
Snow was a colored man, and 1t was alleged that
derogatory TO the wives and daughters Of the
white mechanics of the city. At night mob was
raised, and, going to snow's place, at the north
street. failed 10 md him, as he fled on their APP
proach. The crowd then went Into the cellar,
drank the liquor and broke up the paraphernalia
Of the restaurant. squire Clark went down among
them, and II was an excited crowd too, and urged
them 10 desist, telling them that even II the man
had made such remarks they should not drink his
liquor. They, however, wrecked the interior OF the
place. The militia was called out by Gen. Walter
Joaes TO quel the disturbance but did not go into
service"
HOG HUNTING.
"ThiS city, one OF magnificent distances, was a
city OF freedom when / went on duty, excepting as
To hogs. Cows, bulls, geese, dogs, and every ami
theiI owners, but the hogs were tabooed. Oh!
wasn't there excitement when the police went
n0g hann Iners o" ws not h mGfn hunting now
early In the morning when the hog raids were
made. Henson Brown, OF Capitol Hill, had the
best hog-catching dogs about, and they were en-
ploy ed In the chase. The captured pOrkerS were
taken TO the poOrhouse, where the owners could
redeem them within a reasonable time. You may
Judge how much business was done in the way OF
lines when tell you that deposited from 5000 TO
$500 per month. and this was an aggregation OF
small nnes, The highest being $50 and this amount
usually for playing faro, exacted probably four
times year"
TREATMENT OF coLoRED PEOPLE
There has much been said" continued the old
resident, cas- TO the harsh treatment OF colored
people In the old times The laws were undoubt-
eddy Onerous upon them IL enforced, but after the
40S when the compromise measures were being
discussed In Congress, they were not rtgidly en-
forced No discreet Offcer ever executed these
laws against respectable, orderly coIored people,
"There were not in those days one woman or the
disreputable class where there are fifty now, and
that portion OF the city below the Avenue and
west OF llth street was largely settled by the
spectacle people. Then such women were not
allowed In the Presidents or Capitol grounds or in
the theaters or at public balls or excursions but
they were not objected TO at the race course. AT
the hotels no woman was accepted as q guest
unless known or vOuched for The keepers OF
brotnels on conviction were not simply fined, but
II WAS Judge CrawfordS custom TO impose impris-
onment in Jail with dollar fine, and this was
more effective than the flne business. Take IL all
IN ali the condition OF the District Jhen IL seems
70 me, was better morally than now-'
Building up Suburbs.
At HIGHLANDS AND vIcIslTY-SorES FROM HYATTs-
WILLIE
Correspondence Of The EVENING STAR
HIGHLANDS, Nd, June 10
The old Ben Holiday property, lying west OF
this place and extending 10 HyatJsville has been
recently bought by Capt Bartlett OF Washington,
who Is building three houses, one OF which has
been sold 10 Mrs. Mary e. Barr, OF Washington
Avenues leading TO Hysttsville and the Highland
road which skirts the soldiers Home, have been
graded On the east OF the road another old his
tore place Is situated Ia the OF 1872 IL was
& battle ground; during the late war IL was the
property OF Mr.. McGllI, the destruction OF whose
beautiful surroundings by soldiers Quartered
there caused the suicide or its owner. Be-
coming aiterwarI "A part OF the estate OF
ex-Secretary Robson, II has recently been con-
siderably Improved, and Is now the headquarters
Eamln Is president The OLD mansion Is entirely
remodeled- Billiard rooms, lawn tennis grounds
and a handsome driving park have been added.
The grounds are Suodlyided by avenues into build
Ing sites specimen cottage stands In front
upon the terrace green, on which is written IN
living letters OF flowers Highland Club" From
Highlands 70 Monticello looking westward, Is q
magnificent ridge, upon which houses are spring.
ton, Is just getting It's avenues INTO shape Just
below stands the old mansion OF the sculptor
clark Mills. Here an equestrian statue or Gen.
Jackson, smaller, but similar In model TO that