Morning journal and courier., 1890-01-23

wound. Officer Reilly at last noticed . little lit in the cloth on the back of . sofa, and upon tearing of the cloth found the bloody ,tiletto. It wss always supposed that when Caffrey and Cook were fighting the latter's mistress flew to his defense and plunged the stiletto into Caffrey's breatt, but no sufficient evidence could be obtained to convict either party and both are still unpunished and at large.
 A sketch of Chief Bollman.
 The career of Charles F. Bollman, super- intendent of the New Haven police depart ment, is an example of the success man may achieve under American institutions, no matter how humble his origin. The story of his life is replete with hardship and adven. ture and suggests encouragement te all struggling young men of brains and deter imitation.
 Charles F.. Bollman was born April 19, 1847, in g little village near the city of mined that the youth should have the ad- vantage of good education, 70 at m early | age he was sent to the gymnasium, which | resembles tho American college in grade, and | at the age of seventeen Nr. Bollman could | read, write and speak German and French l fuently and could read English with perfect | ease, He was also trained pianist.
 About this time an acquaintance of his fathers, who had married wife in New York, was about to return to America. Young Bollman begged his father to let him % with this gentleman to America. The parent refused at first, but after long urging reluctantly consented. After Q short time in New York his guardian was ready to go back to Germany, but the boy had already formed
 Il. Ln mined to join the Union army. One night he ran away and hastened to. Bridgeport where he enlisted in the First Connecticut Cavalry. He gave @ fictitious name and age, as he was too young to lawfully enlist in the service. The gentleman in whose care he had been made every effort to find the runa- way, advertising him in the New York papers and securing the country with detectives. but if any of his fellow troopers had guessed his secret they kept it we'll, and he fought in the dashing Custers division of the army with which Sheriden swept through the Shenandoah Valley, and took part in all the movements which soon after resulted in the fall of Richmond Superintendent BolIman was one of General Grants body guard at Appomattox, where the terms of Lees sur. render were arranged. At the close of the war when 50 many thousands of soldiers re- turned to their homes to seek new smploy- ment it was not strange that . friendless German boy should have difficulty in secur- ing desirable position. After . time he went West and found work in . lumber yard, where he used to become too exhaused to on the bed with his clothes on. Af- ter working in various capacities in Chicago he returned to New Haven. Frequently before he had translated the German and Latin lessons for Yale students, whose offer to pay suggested to him that his knowledge might be turned to account,
 he eet about to give lessons in French, Ger man and music. For some weeks he earned but $1.50 per week and existed on tho
 meagre sum, boarding himself in his own room. He soon found that those who want- ed to learn the piano greatly outnumbsred the searchers for linguistic accomplishment,
 and his music pupils at last yielded such 8 satisfactory income that he determined to take course at the Yale Law school. He classmates being Attorneys Oliver s. White, Morris F. Tyler (president of tho Southern
 New England telephone company, William A. Wright, Hobart L.. Hotohkiss and Judge
 Rufus s. Pickett of the City court.
 MT. Bollman started ous in the practice of law by writing in his diary "Cash on hand, | 45 cents," and the family motto, "Do right | and fear not" Fortune at last had begun to | smile upon him and his law practice became | SO remunerative that in two years he was en-
 abled to visit his aged father in Germany. In that country the difficulty of becoming an
 attorney is SO great that men of this profess sion are much greater personages in the eyes I of the people than here, and the aged fathers
 pride in introducing his son, the lawyer, to
 all the wondering neighbors hardly knew
 bounds. The representative of nobility in | whose estate MT. Bollman's birthplace was included, who would not condescend to no-
 tice the untitled Bollmsn boy, received and
 entertained with distinction Attorney Charles F. Bollman of America. These experiences
 in the Faderland, while socially pleasant, but increased his love for the flag he had fought to maintain and the freedom it guarantees. In 1877 he married Miss Hattie A., daughter
 of Charles Katsch, retired business man.
 MT. Bollman gained reputation as e criminal lawyer in the celebrated Bucholz | murder case one of the most remarkable in
 the annals of crime in the country for the
 length of time occupied in the trial" The
 facts of the case arc then recited: The
 sketch then notices Coroner BollmanIs ef
 ficiency and the reforms he introduced as
 coroner, and his appointment as chief of | police:
 Previous to his term as chief of police nc
 regular plan had been followed in the as
 signment of men to the various beats, but
 some men might for long terms have the
 most desirable beats, while others were
 continually assigned to the most irk.
 some duty. With e few exceptions thii
 state of affairs grew out of the lack ol
 any system in the assignment of work rather
 than any designed favoritism. Mir. Boil
 man has prepared chart which shows thu
 exact beat, whether by day or night, and tn,
 work which every man in the department ha'
 been assigned for the past Ave years. BJ
 means of this chart he can rotate the meI
 in turn so that each is in tine called upon tt
 perform like amount of night duty and [ , like amount of the desired day duty. Tn, impartiality of the system has, of course
 the patrolmen, which is great factor in tn : cheerfulness with which orders are obeyed. Another result of his service has been tn, adoption of e system of charts. which show the exact position occupied by every patrol man in the city, on all nights when the fir bells have rang an alarm at the time tn ] alarm was given. The chief has prepare, } large amounts of comparative and other DO lice statistics, which have been and will here after be of great value. Upon assumin 3 office he caused photograph to be taken o , all persons thereafter arrested for dangerou offences, with Q description of the persol } and his offence recorded on the back of th photograph. This plan, while opposed b some ct first on account of expense, has re ] suited in the collection of . rogues' album . which has materially aided the officials o 3 this and other States in the detection o l criminals.
 } Superintendent Bollman's value as a prac 3 tical policeman aside from the detail of man aging the department is attested by tn comparative immunity from danger to Tiff l and property enjoyed, and the certainty wit which nearly every violator of law has bee l captured or discovered, since his term be . gan. The blood of 8 soldier flows In hi veins and he does not hesitate to perfofn , any duty himself or face any danger tha D falls to the lot of the regular partrolmen. : Superintendent Boilman is member c @ Admiral Foote Post, G. A. R., prominen 3 Free macon and Odd Fellow. He is at pre- s ent grand dictator of the Knights of Hone . of Connecticut"
 @ LYMAN BREOHRR LECTURES. . The First by pr. BehrenAs at Mal f quand Chapel To-Day. The first lecture on preaching in the Ly
 nah Bsecher course will be- delivered in th @ Marquand chapel this afternoon at thrs . o'clock by the Rev. Dr. Behrends, of Brook - lyn, N. Y.
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