The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-20
Letters of Explanation

were sent out from the secre5 service
cureau in Chicago to the principal cities
asking for the co operation of the ent re
world in essening the chances Of danger
to property and person by a direct police
system from the different S ctions OF the
earth.
Chief of Police Child received one OF
these letters, and the gis5 follows. The
letter states that in view of the expected
influx of visitors to the Worlds fair, and
the necessity of properly protecting them
from the criminal classes. the near
cooperation and assistance OF the officers
in every locality is necessary. The pro-
lection of the visitors will be grven o
the secret service department, aud 1t Is
desired that force of at least two OF the
most experienced men from every city OF
$4,000 inhabitants and over, from every
state in the Union, and from the prin-
cipal cities of foreign countries be sent.
1t Is further stated that it is the inten-
tion that the
Salaries of the Men
be continued by the home department
but that the bureau will pay the trans
portation charges and an allowance of
$50 month Tor expenses.
This is one plan, put in the event OF the
refusal OF the different police depart
ments to cooperate. it will bs necessary
to employ men VINO have had some eX-
perieuce among the criminal classes. but
this plan will emDoiy SO great an eX-
pense that it is hoped the former Will be
taken up.
The men sent from each locality would
of Durse be acquainted with the crooks
and criminals In their district, and 1t
would be an easy matter for them to de-
tect the faces OF well-kuowa offenders
and easier still To get them out OF the
way. a picked force of local men in and
around Chicago could not do the work
SO effectively, aud the loss would DC far
greater than otherw So.
The organization or the force is de-
tailed as follows: When the men ar
rive there. say on or about the l5tn OF
April, that the grounds will be divided
Into Six Divisions,
corresponding with the six months of
the fair Officers doing duty in Divi-
sion "A" at the end of the first months
service will move into Division "B.' aud
so on to the eud OF lthe period. In that
way the officers detailed here will serve
for one month in each divi sion. Each
division will be subdivided into two sec
tions, the sections alternating in their
divisions every two weeks, and continue
this way through each division. The
officers will travel i'm pairs.
la no insJance, however, will the men
sent here by one municipality be detail ed
together, but will be paired with officers
from other cities. Officers so paired will
continue travelling together for. say,
about ten days, and then will be changed
with an officer Of some other city.
The idea OF tue changing about is that
the officers Will become acquainted, will
intercha ge views and point out to each
other the crooks from their locality, aud
in that way will add to their knowled dge
and experience.
At the meeting of the Pawtucket
board OF aldermen Saturday "A letter
similar in import TO the one received by
Chief Child was read and the board
passed resolution TO accept the Of
fer and will appoint two officers To Co
operate with the Chicago police.
Chief Child, however. stated that he
did not know how this city could spare
two men, and did not think he should
send yone. However, this decision
may be changed, aud then Prov fence
will b. represented among the police at
the Wnrlufg fair