Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-21
SIX MONTHS ARRESTS
The Semi-Annual Official Report of
the First Police District.
OFFICERS WHO DID GOOD WORK.
The Arrests for This Year Estimated at
Fifteen Thousand.
CHANGES IN THE FORCE EXPECTED

year ago by Inspector McAleese, ne mas
had a semi-annual report compiled of the
number of arrests made by the police officers
of the various districts in order to show
what work has been done by the bureau,
both as an organization and as individuals
and to give proper credit where it is due.
The report of the First district is the first
completed, as it is the most important. In
speaking of this, Chief Brown said that the
arrests last year were Il. 200, of which fully
two-thirds were made below Ninth street.
He estimated that the arrests for the current
year would reach 10, 900 and the same ratio,
he thought, would be observed.
WHAT PROMPTED THE REPORT.
Inspector McAIeese was prompted to Sc
cure this official report through seeing at
the morning hearings the same faces day
after day, and hearing the same arresting
officers make charges, while others whose
beats ran through criminal portions of the
city never showed up. The result of the re-
port will be that the officers will probably
receive some recognition of their services
ranging from honorable mention and pro-
motion TO a chrome. three days suspen-
sion or a perpetual holiday. The Inspector
said last evening that although the force
was undoubtedly fine one, still it was not
large enough to admit of carrying members
for purely ornamental purposes.
OFFICERS GIVEN THEIR DUES.
The reports for the three station houses of
the First police district are given below,
with the number of arrests made by each
to his name. The names of the captains,
tc al nff0
are omitted as the great majority of their
cases are turned over to their officers credit,
and the nature of their occupation prevents
them standing on an equal footing with the
officers as far as arrests are concerned.
Another point to be remembered is that
each officer is only credited with such cases
as he substantiates before the police magis-
trate or in court and convictions follow.
The following is the list of police graduates
in the art of diminishing the criminal popu-
lation of the city for the past six months:
HOW THE LIST LOOKS.
Central station, Second ward-Thomas Pals
ley, l56; James O'Hara, rs: Frank Yeager. 5S;
Joseph Ketter. 72; George Wagner, 50; Edward
Cross, SO; TRULY Shaul, 169; Martin Morgan, rs:
George Wagner, 50; W. P. Smith, 70; John
Sommerville, 81; Hugh Boyd, 81; William Max
well, l24; James W. Jack SO; Joseph Baker, 66;
Archy Sharp. 40; Alex. Bovard, 12O; Robert
Riley, 40; Harry Thurlow. "a; Chas Gallent, A;
Pat Moran, Is; John McCaffrey, IA: Isaac
Rockey, Is; Albert Hilderbrecht, 81; VIM. Vogel,
AZ; Adolph Metz, 50; Charles Kramer, "; John
McClurg, 9;Cbarles Grimes, 81; Robert Fowler,
IS; John Brennan, Is; John Mulvihill 5S; John
McRoberts, 20; David Lewis, s; Thomas Welsh,
10; Robert Holmes, Is; Robert Dennistnn 12l;
Gerret Cranon, 81 Isaac Haines, Is; Patrick
Young, 10; Charles Mersheimer, Il; Ed Fent-
waryler, L: George Cleary, IL; Thomas Malley
i$ James Duffy l5 Homer Homer cspps ~. 20 Miles
Boyd, ,35; Joseph Leaver,4 As; Thomas Richardson,
IL; Charles Burlbaugh, 10; Archie Hamilton, lS.
No. 2 station Eleventh ward-Jacob Baly Is;
Fred Ludwig, II; M. s. Hanley, 81; Morris
Wilskupski, u; Andrew Terry, SS; James
]. Harris 4; Ben Rosenblatt, 10; John Messner
10; H. N. Diehl, 43; Michael Murphy, Z; D. ].
Sullivan, l6; John Letley, Z, he caught; John
Adley 20; Paul Carson. S; William Young, Z; P.
F. Maher, lS; B. Craig, 8; William Beegle, g.
UNTERBAUM COUNTED OUT.
No. station, Twelfth ward-Captain Unter-
baum lS but as the Captain turns over most of
his arrests to his men, his record would show a
much greater number. A. M. Teeters, 49, John
Moran, l2O; Oliver Peoples. 50; John Singer, Il;
Samuel Miller, 50; ]. B. Thompson, So: David
Hanna, "a; Charles Metzger, 81; Mike Connolly,
27; John Burns Is; William Kinney q; George |
Cole. n; John Neeland, 4; G. ]. Fucker, IL; |
George O'Neil, 10; Joseph Dutton, 8; c. ]. Lari-
mer. 9. The last five FIVE are members e of No |
Manion 6S; John Moore, 81; John Maken, 5S; |
Pat Farrell, 60; Edward Tobin, l6; John Roach, |
ST. Mike Carr, rs; Matthew Bell IA; Pierce |
Brennan. l6 s. II. Brown, %; Daniel WiIkie, |
Is: Arthur Lester, 2l; John Arnold, Il
Upon the completion of the list Inspector |
McAleese said there were several matters |
connected with the work of the officers to
which he would like to draw attention. AL
though all, as body, had done well, he
saw considerable room for improvement in
many particulars. For example, there
were beats which had only turned in from
Is to 20 arrests, where, from the complaints
made and his own personal observation, as
we'll as that of Chief Brown, 100 violators
of the law might have been made to feel the
lash of justice or else get out OF the way of
doing mischief
TRULY TAKES THE BISCUIT.
In reviewing the work of the men he &C.
cords the palm to TRULY Shaul, and said:
"Out of the 265 men comprising the police
force there may be as good men, and have
no doubt there are, but none could have done
better. He was placed in charge of the !
Hardscrabble and Yellow Row district when
the department declared war upon the dives
and dens of i'll repute in that locality, which
were so numerous and of the lowest type in |
the city. To-day respectable people can
live there, and two-thirds Of the arrests made
by the officers are now doing time or have
served their sentences, and other undesirable
denizens have been chased out. Associated
with Shaul in the work, and deserving of
credit. was Officer Joseph Biker, who runs
the adjoining beat.
HoNoRABLY MENTIONED.
The following officers he also named as
worthy of special mention: George Wag-
ner and M. S. Hanley, two small men, but
of determination and known staying quail
ties. They were given the task OF reform
ing the Owl gang district, about the toughest
in the city, and where so many had failed.
The result of their work is shown in the fact
that six of the Owl gang leaders are now
serving sentences of 8, 4, and 6 years in
The workhouse and penitentiary, while two
are now in jail awaiting trial for highway
robbery, and the neighborhood is compara-
lively quiet to what it was couple of years
ago. Martin Mogan, who had the Point
district, is commended for his good work
md bravery. 1t was he who was so severely
stabbed by Barney Gallagher about three
weeks ago while taking the prisoner to the
patrol box, but who nevertheless landed his
nan at the Central station. He is still off
luty from the effects of his wound.
MORE COMPLIMENTS.
Lieutenant Robert Denniston is also
highly spoken of, his 121 arrests being prin-
,ipally Of suspicious persons, most of whom
we're strangers in the city, and proven to be
known bad characters, the majority of
whom are now enjoying the hospitality of
he workhouse. His promotion was the re-
ult of his energetic campaign against these
people. William Maxwell and James Jack