Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-25
IN POLICE CIRCLES,
Matters Are Quiet Now While Mai.
Moore is Away.

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| Decrease I'm Cases of Petty Thievinx-
The Commentator of Omcers for
BFavery-The Annual Report.
Everything Is quiet in police circles, says
Capt Austin. who Is acting chief Of police
during the absence of Major Moore who is
| In Atlantic City with the Light Infantry
| The business Of Major Moore's office has
largely Increased during the past few years
| Tor, In addition to the regular police busi-
ness. all sorts Of complaints are referred
| TO the department from other branches of
the District government, SO that the time
OF the chief officer Of the department is by
| no means his own. Then too, the LIQUOR
| license question occupies a large part of the
| majors time and he Is obliged to read all
the evidence given in the police trials be-
fore 1t Is submitted to the District Com
missioners. Some of these trials last sew
eral days and the typewriter testimony
| fills scores and sometimes hundreds of
| pages. Besides these duties the discipline
OF the force has to be looked after, as well
as Its needs, so that the major is getting
work Of completing the annual report will
have to be done and this will take some
time and a considerable amount Of hard
| work.
Petty ThievinE Has Decreased.
Petty thieving has decreased to a con-
| siderable extent during the past week or
two. although an occasional robbery is re-
ported. While the thieves are operating
the police are doing the same thing and a
number Of cells in jail are now occupied by
some of the light-fingered gentry. During
the past week Policemen Jacob Heller and
Octavfus HayhurSt of the second precinct
| made a record in the line of arresting per-
sons charged with theft and recovering the
plumber. They have three cases of grand
| credit and more than $500 worth Of the
stolen property was recovered by them.
Chickens and other fowls in flower gar
dens are causing some complaint to be
| made to the police, but there Is no law I'M
der which the violators can be prosecuted.
regulations which provides remedy. The
| section provides that fowls shall not be
permitted to run at large in the cities of
sions outside the city limits and when
found at large they may be imprisoned by
the poundmaster.. They may be redeemed
upon payment of so cents for each fowl.
Thus far the poundmaster has not been
out any chicken catching expeditions.
but II the complaints continue to come In
II Is likely that the service will be extended
In that direction.
Jumping on street Cars.
There is a police regulation
children jumping on and of street cars.
or. as they term 1t, catching on behind"
The street car conductors have any amount
of trouble with boys about this particular
violation. and recently several of the boys
have been arrested. While the law pro-
vides penalty OF IS in case OF children
found offending against it, the same law
provides a more severe penalty for parents
or guardians who permit their children to
indulge in the dangerous habit.
There is one class of cases which the po-
lice cannot regulate. 1t Is the case of
DRINKS being picked up by drivers of pub
town and then made to pay fare for
several hours. During the present tirle,
when the drivers are not busy, 1t Is their
| the morning. when the bill is disputed,
| there is law which gives the driver
right to use the police court and police
force as collecting agencies. while a man
bill cannot be touched
A few nights ago at the Baltimore and
got job off western train. several of
them stood on the sidewalk and discussed
the situation. and the conversation ended
| In one Of them remarking: II wish some
old drunk would come along now, SO I
could soak him."
Commencing Omcers for Bravery.
The policy adopted by Major Moore some
time ago. Of commencing officers for brav-
cry and good work. has resulted in much
good to the force. for the officers know that
ehcA "ofh Will DS appreciated ana QOne 80
In manner that the public as we'll as the
officers will know of it. This week an
order of this kind was issued which reads:
On the 18th instant at z o'clock pm Prt-
Yates J. r. Narrower and George N. Nichol-
son stopped a team Of runaway horses, on
Brightwood avenue, at the risk of their
nves, receiving the applause and commenda-
ton of many citizens who witnessed the az
Their GOODNESS and unfinching perform
ance OF duty on this occasion Is deserving of
special mention.
Many applications for leaves OF absence to
attend the fair have been made by the ON
GERS. and many of them succeeded in get
ting nfteen days. The applications came in
have to be satisfied with ten days in order
to accommodate their brother officers
Tnere was an amusing case before the
court a few days ago from the fifth pre-
city on freight train were actually taken
on the train and charged with being likely
to become chargeable to the District as
paupers.
Where do you belong? was the question
asked one Of them.
Nowhere" was his reply.
Where's your homer
Amt got none"
Where are you going?"
The. judge naturally thought 1t would
have been better had the policeman let him
move along while he was moving and the
man was sent out Of town.
Personal Notes.
Chief Clerk Sylvester spent two days at
Harper's Ferry this week. One day he
spent on the river angling for bass and
| he landed six fine fish.
Mr.. ]. Arthur Kemp, assistant to the
chief clerk and stenographer, whose house
was destroyed by fire some weeks ago, has
| rebuilt home on his lovely country place
near Rockville, which he expects to occupy
| in a few days.
Justice Wilkes Stonestreet of Rockville
| has asked the police to assist him in his
search for two horses which were stolen
| from his place. In event of the arrest of
| the thief the justice will probably hear the
case.
| Mr.. Edwin B. Hesse of Capitol Hill has
qualified as clerk in the police department.
| vice G. w. Trow who has been transferred
| to the assessors office.
| Policemen Cotter and Stamler have done
| good work in looking after the patrons Of
| the bathing beach this season.
| AS the result of the work of the police a
number of dog tags are now being issued
| to the owners Of CANNES.
There was only one case before the po-
| lice trial board this week.
Tournament at Onk Crest.
About 1000 people attended the tourna-
Il