Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-07

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ouIrements OF the force with such tionhs
as the cold roast-beef OF England wasnFe
down with unrivalied and uniimissu
BASES pale ale. The politeness-in lac.,
one might say galiantry-of the BRUSH
policeman 10 proyerbial. In the aensess
crowd he Is omnipotent Take Pfccadilfy
circus any afternoon at the height OF the
season. and what chance has the. :ordi-
nary pedestrian to effect n crossing!
None; yet, let him appeal &c one OF the
popular A policemen. and In an instant an
upraised arm causes the immediate cessa-
ton OF the entire traffic, and passage
as safe as that enjoyed by the children
OF Israel I'm crossing the Red Sea Is at
the disposal Of the distracted traveller.
HOW PARLIAMENT is PROTECTED.
The value OF the A Division men In the
House of Commons is beyond ordinary
description; especially since the attempted
dynamite outrages have the energies OF
the A men been particularly demanded
Unless one knows the ropes" admit
lance to the House of Commons Is COM
pleteiy impossible. At the outside gates
the guardian OF the law In the form or
a stalwart "a" policeman blocks the
way. "who do you wish to see?" or
what do you want?" are the questions.
Let the stranger but keep cool, and calmly
inquire Is such and such a member IN
the House-whether ne Is acquainted with
him or not is immaterial--apd the gate Is
al once unlocked. Care is taken IN all
cases by the police officers that no grip
sacks or parcels OF any kind are per-
mitted 10 be taken inside the House with
out a close examination. In order to gain
admission to the Mouse OF Commons one
has only TO send in--which means filling
up a card provided by the authorities
for one OF the members. III you ege
known, or II the member is good natursd,
he accedes to the request on your care.
which is usually for admission Tor ser
and friend to tho House and brings II
out to you. AS he approaches the bright
ness of the police officer is shown. VINO
called for Mr.. -, or Lord p" Is
echoed through the outside lobby. close
mountaineering with the e00-odd poll
ticians who legislate for the British ma
ton can only enable the policeman 10
recognize the various members. You step
forward and are handed the magic adj
mittance card. which Is now always in
dorsed by the Speaker, and forthwith
proceed to your seat in the strangers
gallery. II you are a well-known "stran-
GER" the chances are In favor OF you
obtaining a seat In the Speakers gal
lerY, one Ol the OSoA PheNNo - va NAS~|~.
The initiated or habitusl frequenter OF
the Hobbies OF the House of Commons
has little difficulty In placing the Scot
land Yard men who have haunted the
historic pile ever since the days or Guy
Fawkes. without any exaggeratfon, on
an ordinary debate night fifty, at least,
OF these bright Hawkshaws might be
counted within the House OF Commons
itself An Irish night--I refer 70 nine or
ten years ago-they might have been
numbered by the hundred. Those were
in the dramatic dynamite days.
EVOLUTION OF A DETECTIVE.
AS already stated, the Scotland Yard
men are a distinct forca In themselves.
In az of the divisions OF the London po-
lice force there is a detective branch COM
posed of the brainiest men, who reach
the position OF detective entirely on merit.
An ordinary, everyday policeman shows
his sergeant some cleverness in connec-
ton, II may be, with some exceptional
case. either of murder burglary, dyns-
miteism, socialism, or any Of the Using
that has rendered our language famous,
and that policeman Is marked for pro-
motion He reaches In a short time the
position. of O ''plain clothes" officer This
is a distinctly hybrid or halfway loca-
force and q "tec," as they are dubbed In
London, but In time. all going well. tho
"plain clothes officer" Is crystallized and
a full-iedged detective Is at your service.
II Is from the detective branches Of the
various divisions OF the police force thai
Scotland Yard is recruited, and II may
be taken for granted that all men con-
nected with the celebrated Scotland Yard
are vigilant sleuth-hounds, who slunber
not or sleep, men who at a moments
notice are prepared to visit the utter
most parts OF the earth, familiar with all
Ii nguages. capable Of every conceivable
form OF disguise. from bishop or the
highest church to a Whitechapel tough.
from provincial dude to cockney cos
tormonger. These various specfIftfss are
on tap and can be turned out In the
twinkling Of an eye. Stroll with me into
one of the principal depots. say Charing
Cross. 1t is evening and the Continental
express is due. Observe among the Gu
rious conglomeration that goes TO COM
pose a London crowd, and always al the
outskirts are q number OF curious people.
invariably with umbrellas OF an unmls-
takably new and unused appearance.
These men, as a rule, are detectives. An
other Point that without fail gives the
detective away besides the clumsy man.
ner in which he carries his umbrella. and
that Is his shoes. They are ever Of the
policeman pattern. Glance at them, and
with their classic proportions fixed in
your minds eye, compare them with the
shoes OF the first policeman you meet;
then observe the similarity. The duties
OF Scotland Yard are multifarious. Po-
litical and criminal detectives are always
In demand. There Is an annual
sum Of money voted by Parlia-
u,ent to the secret service fund,
and no doubt Scotland Yard absorbs q
goodly share of II. Political detectives
are employed TO follow, watch, and re-
rort Mt meetings OF an extreme charac-
ter, which are generally held in Hyde
Park. Various foreigners find employ
ment in the yard" and receive hand
me salaries.
THE MUSEUM OF CRIME.
There is an interesting museum in con-
nection with Scotland Yard. IL Is neces-
cary to obtain an order from the Home
Secretary in order 10 visit this unique
place. Here may be found the various be-
longings of the "eracksman," the COM
mon burglar and assassin On the occa-
sion OF the writer's visit he was. upon
entering the museum, handed a pistol
the case they belong tor was asked; re-
plying negatively. the answer came;
THAT pistol and that bullet killed the IN
famous Carey, the arch-informer, who, at
the Invincible trial, in Dublin, betrayed
his fellow-assassins and richly deserved
the death he met with" Among the curios
were the relics of the celebrated burglar
Charles Peace, who, after life OF daring
rob0eries, closed It upon the galiows, he
having been sentenced TO death for kill
Ing a policeman. Prior TO his execution,
Peace confessed to a murder which had
occurred seventeen years previously, and
for which another man had been ar
rested, tried, and sentenced to death. ana.
by the merest chance. royal clemency had
been granted; otherwise. perfectly in
nocent man would most assuredly have
been put to death.
AN INFAMOUS BURGLARS METHODS
Peaces burglarIous implements were
He had several DISCUSSES;
his favored role was that Of preacher;
he also went about frequently as one
nnod xratarop. HE tOolS were cleyefly