The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-30
POLICE OF BOSTON.
,.soector Houghton Tells How
the Force Is Ruled.
EASES THE SEATTLE FORCE.
~..rsytissn Board Governs IL and
rvsry Public and Private Inter-
est IL Guarded.

60 r. Dorei: extradttion. Fpeut the day,
/ ss.,srcned by Chief of Police Rogers, in
....inx the many points of interest and
i s.,ss,g into the police and detective sys-
- II this city a. we'll as examining the
- and county jaiis. He expressed him
g. :. highly pleased with everything ne
= and especially the discipline OF the
-. department. and excellence OF the
r.terisl aud the personnel Of the force.
Z. ~ the men In the morning, when the
A. free relieved the night force and again
! 4 ths evening when the night force came
| : ausy ssaIn, and he said that In physical
srsngsh, size and general manly appear
snv the men compared favorably with
Nth the Boston and New York forces.
fosreporter OF the Posr-ISrErLIsENcKa
Irspscsor Houghton gave an interesting
sessss Of the Boston police department.,
sanov exists. lie said:
IVA have all told about so men in the
6sexrtment, and every man IL appointed
during good behavior and irrespective of
ssli.ses He cannot be removed except
In ssnse, and that cause has TO be tried
hfere the board Of police commissioners.
vAn decide the merit of each case. This
boari Of police commissioners is appointed
nsn, sho serve for five years. The pres
IN. board is made up Of two Republicans
ARD one Democrat, the Democrat being
CHAIRMAN and appointed as such by the
fso Republicans. Their names are
Geo. 4. +. Martin, Democrat, and Col.
EsbeTt r. Clark and Albert r. Whiting,
republicans. The last one, Whiting, has
wfyed for ten years. This board has great
psHers and might In truth be termed an
koart nil
essses in the city of Boston. The extent
efihis business you will better understand
when say that the annual income from
licenses OF the city is nearly s., 000, coo.
Liquor licenses In Boston are heavy.
namely. $40 for any grocer who sells by
the bottle: u, 900 Tor regular bar; 5000
Tor hotel. and s., eco for wholesale and re-
isil. or 81 600 Tor each. One of the pecu-
iArItIss OF our laws is that all houses that
have wholesale and retail license can
keep open on election days, while all regu-
lar saloons must close.
THE labors of the board are great and
fequire, besides its regular clerk, Thomas
RYAN, corps Of nine clerks to keep the
nsss of records in order.
There are sixteen police stations
throughout the city, besides the headquaf-
ters. At headquarters We have the super
inIendent of police, Benjamin r. Eidridge,
esA AAA AShA INFab&Cos daH1Cputs EltECt,
Burrell and Coulter. Each station runs
ron iorty-hve TO ssventy-hve patroImen,
according TO the district. Each station
has one captain. two lieutenants and
three sergeants. The cautains' hours are
Eom in the morning to in the evening;
one iieatenant is on from In the evening
% In the morning and another one from
Nat time to Ia the morning. One of the
H'gsants serves with each lieutenant and
one Tor the daytime.
Tbs detective department il most COM
fsie IN all Its details, and, as a result.
Host effective. IL Is made up of thirty-hve
Zen. OF whom William b. Watts is chief.
Under him he has one captain, Henry
hxson, and under him sixteen regular
asasctors Of police and nineteen patrol
nsn, or what We call special officers, who
tr detailed Tor detective work. These
nsn do all the detective work of tho city,
Nd are divided into squads a. follows:
Ihs bank squad. the most responsible
o. all is made up of myself
Garraughty and Collins, with ne officer.
This squad taxes care OF all the banks, go-
iag In aud out OF them st all hours of day
and night, having special access TO them
sh have been on this squad for seven
teen years and, rs q result, 1 know every
hass officer. clerk aud messenger, and IL
Is our duty to keep track of them all, as
veil as the bank buildings.
THE next is the depot squad. composed
six men. two 20 each railroad station.
Their duty Is TO look out for confidence
naen and careless passengers who leave
bundles on seats, etc.
The next is squad of four men de-
tailed to attend the large dry goods stores
aud keep track Of pickpockets.
Inc water front squad is made up of
Two men. whose duty il is TO look out for
confidence men who seek 10 work strangers
coming In on the many foreign steamers
and vessels.
The pawnbrokers' squad. made up of
W men. takes care of all the pawnshops.
" has one superintendent of pawnbrokers,
shese duty Il is to go around to every
Pasnshop and make them show him their
books. showing entries of articles taken
10, the number Of Watches number of their
cases and works, maker 5 name. etc. These
sent TO headquarters. where tho list is
rsaa out 20 all the men AZ roll call by the
saiel inspector. These lists are read daily
Assery one of the sixteen stations in the
cif. Slx men are detailed TO GO around
smong the pawnbrokers to look over these
Nhcies and see what they are, then they
ake TIE manifolds of the list covering all
Saeses reported lost or stolen and COM
Esrthem With the pawnhroker's stock.
sasss various reports are filed away daily
9 BOOK form. each case indexed and put
Afsaay reference shape so that an article
ea es traced for years back.
Anlght time myself. 0arraughty, Burk
nc Aahoney are detailed for all the
Ass'ers and places OF amusement. where
wmore abous IN and out until the thea
feks,s
chief Watts stops out with his men up
shidnight aud in case he dxes . collar
VET onr instructions and make the ar
ast
.aree special men ara on watch at
sNeaarisrs all night from $50 In the
stalag 10 $50 In the morning.
:, Beside these there are two clerks, enc
saom ranks as inspector of police and
- ether ~ pstrolmsn. Thomas Barry is
- inspector. and he has charge of the
sssses gallery, which is = model in its
afsseness OF details. Barry keeps this
rs9fe cover ng the history Of every GRIM
- and these are all kept, with photo
- 'teard, in manner for ready refer
- lie also keeps \ record Of the Grim
49, Aeout 30 be discharged from the yari-
- IraSi Institutions, so that the officers
r zoos Gus fer them on their release.
-4vs TIE habitusl criminal act. If = man
fssted three times be gets twenty-five
- The other clerk. George Pinkerton,
ssfs eli records OF arrests made during
l ,af and posts ledgers With give every
- IN detail. description, etc
Al. 1Ae police department has 8 squsd OF
psirolmen and lieutenant. or in
/ $3.50, who dUty is 70 see that street cars
vehicles do not create blockade and
l mat The stream Of vehicles keeps
1 s'5aT. Ihen also We hays ABOUT fifty
Amen IN charge OF the crossings OF
a. FfineiPal thoroughfsres 70 help women
at ofkers.
aae nav Of the men Is graded. Reserve
- se' - 81 day. snd when By good BE-