The Washington times., 1894-08-26
POLICE ARRANGEMENTS
How Crooks Will Be Cared for and Good
Order Maintained.

Order Maintained.
The arrangement for handling the great
crowds that will undoubtedly congregate on
the Avenue during the passing of the process
sion will be under the immediate supervision
of Col. W. g. Moore, superintendent of the
Metropolitan police force and are OF the same
perfect character as have marked all similar
demonstrations in the past.
The Avenue will be divided into eleven sec
tions, comprising all that part of the great
thoroughfare which lies between the Peace
Monument and Twenty-tlfth street. Each
section will be under the charge of a lieuten-
ant or acting lieutenant, neither OF whom will
be held responsible for the street maintenance
OF order beyond the two squares under his
immediate supervision.
The mounted men will all be on duty and
will move from point to point as their services
may be required
The largest number of policemen in one
body will be placed in the neighborhood of
Fifteenth street and Pennsylvania avenue,
il is there that the people will most generally
! congreSate, and here the detectives will also
devote much of their attention. Although
public announcement has not been made of
the employment of detectives from other
cities TO watch the crooks from their respec-
tive localities. these gentry will be looked
after in a way that they may not be expecting,
and they will be disposed OF in the most sum
mary manner.
KEEPING TABS on THE CROOKS.
Col Moore has received photograph Of
| every pickpocket or similar criminal who has
attained any reputation in the country, and for
weeks the members ofthe detective bureau and
other skilled men who will assist them during
the encampment have been making close
study OF those who may be expected to pay
! Washington a visit about this time.
In the event of the capture of any of these
| criminals from the outside. and their arrest Is
certain, should they come. they will be hurried
| out of the city before getting an opportunity
| to ply their vocation.
! Our police authorities have often been
complimented by visitors from other cities on
| the admirable manner in which they handle
| large crowds. The latter are not disposed to
ascribe all their success TO their own ability,
! but are free 10 express their belief that the
! immense width of Pennsylvania avenue has
| much to do with the matter. Heretofore it
| has been the practice TO stretch ropes along
/ the Avenue from the Peace Monument to
| square or two beyond the Executive Mansion,
| but on account of lack of funds this course
will not be pursued on this occasion, and the
/ policemen will be kept fully occupied in keep
! ing the crowds in their proper places on the
/ sidewalks.
| 1t is expected that the District Commits
sioners will, if proper application be made,
! issue an order stopping the cable cars on
! Seventh street and on Pennsylvania avenue
! while the procession shall be moving on the
! Avenue, both from the starting point to the
! Capitol grounds. until the various divisions
| OF knights of Pythias reach the place OF dis
| missal,
| COMMITTEE on PUBLIC ORDER.
In reference to the duties OF the members of
the committee on order, Chairman johnson
! says:
The members Of the committee on public
! order will be expected TO report at the several
points on Pennsylvania avenue to which they
! have been assigned at such hour as may here
! after be announced, on the day of the parade
and should maintain their positions during
the day or until the procession shall have
passed the point to which they may be
assigned.
at will be the duty of the members of the
committee in connection with the officers of
the Metropolitan police force to supervise all
matters pertaining TO the general order, and
in the event of their Observing anything being
done that would tend to create disturbance
or in any manner interfere with the arrange
ments made for the maintenance of order it
will be their duty to report the same at once
to an officer of the police force or to the
chairman of the committee.
''The officers of the committee will not be
| stationed at any particular point, but Will be
| found generally moving from point to point
along the Avenue. While it has been deemed
necessary to take steps along the entire
Avenue between the Peace Monument and
! Twenty-first street to prevent the constant
passing and repassing of the public, yet it is
not desired that this shall work any annoy
ance or inconvenience to persons holding
tickets to the various stands along the Ave
! nue..
persons presenting such tickets will be
allowed to pass across the Avenue for the
| purpose of securing their seats at any time
during the day, except at the time of the
| procession to and from the foot of the Capitol
| grounds.
'The special badge to be worn by the COM
mittee will be duly recognized by the police
force, and all others. AS the maintenance of
order as we'll as all other matters pertaining
to the duties of such a committee has been
intrusted to the committee on public order,
the chairman hopes that each member thereof
will feel it incumbent upon himself to be
present on the occasion of the parade and
lend his aid, 80 that the burdens may fall
lightly on each, and such order be secured as
shall reflect credit upon the committee and
all others interested
The difficulties experienced here in han
ding large crowds are not met with in any
other large city, as in the latter the route oil
march invariably extends over a much
longer distance, giving greater space for the
people who desire to witness the parade to