Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-07

sad boar. Ia eonsectioa Ssh the system
II "a 2nbul znee Aad pAIfoi sakoa- tne
wagon attends ali alarms for patfoi
boxes, zna many calls from private tel
epnonez- Ia order 20 give tue nsess-
sary police protection tne saigon at
tends ali lres- Policemen are reqafed
IL spend . poFtioa of TIE snls eaen day
IA the ase Of tho club and revolver
Tue ensire force - well drilled III nall-
sAry tactics. Tue polieemsn have or
gained al association among them
selves for tie purpose OF assisting dis
sEessed members Ii Is Ia nfosper-
Gus condition. aud fair amount OF
funds are on hand.
Gu July tue department was moved
INTO the new police headquarters
building, where every eonyenleDee re-
quired for systematic control OF the
department. work has been provided.
Detective GAss IL the Veteran
OF the eight policemen who joined
the force al its organization twenty
years ago, but one remains on the
force al the present time. Detective
Cornelius Cast mas served contin u
ously On the force since lts ofgAniLA-
ton. lie trst started as q patrolmAn,
aud fourteen years ago when detec-
tlves were added to the system be was
Transferred to that branch OF work, IN
which capacity no now serves De-
tective Cast WAS born IN the Neither
lands In the year lsi5. His parents I'M
migrated To New York when he Was
five years old. At the age of 10 young
Cast enlisted In the service OF the re-
bellion and served two years or until
the war closed. In 1867 he came to
this city and went TO work In plan
ing mill. He contiI ued at this
business until the police department
Was organized, when, at the suggestion
of Aldermen 5. o. Dishman, Thomas
Dorsn aud John Grady, he applied for
. posltivn on the force, and was elected
| by tho city council. He has passed
through all of the various phases OF .
! policeman's life IN Grand Rapids, and
now appreciates the high standard to
which the department has been
brought.
Cast and Jskeway.
Detectives work in pairs, and At the
| present time Mr.. Cast 10 associated
| with Detective Sherman Jakeway, an
| ex patrolman. Many thugs, fakirs,
| sneak thieves, confidence men, pick
pockets and burglars who are now
serving time in penal institutions are
reminded OF Detective Cast each day
as they reflect on their surroundings
and condition. Many important ar
rests have been made through the
alertness of the acute detective
Among his most important capture.
were "Red" Leary and his pal, Ed Ken
nedy two not rious confidence men who
robbed several passengers on the c., b
4 Q. railroad fourteen years ago. II
was bold, slick piece of confidence
business, and the robbers secured sew.
eral thousand dollars. Considerable
excitement prevailed throughout the
country at the time over the occur
renee. Leary was arrested by Detective
Cast while standing in front of the
National hotel-the present Morton
house-on Monroe street watching the
procession of Barnum's show. He
made no resistance. Kennedy was ar
rested q few minutes later as he wa
about to leave the hotel with his grip
They were turned over TO the Chicago
authorities and convicted. They arc
now serving q term in the Illinois stat,
prison. A police detective works TO
the honor which his successful opera.
tons beget and not for what there /
an it," as detective Is forbidden Il
accept offered rewards or the captur
of rogues and criminals.