The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-28

rs,s,sse sss~~rare Several years later.
wheu. a broken hearted man. ne vas
poor ard IN distress. the szepsister viEaGi-
Gated him BY giving herself Up ana iFeefy
confess.ng that Nhtcaers StAt@Isashts o
the motive and method q the crime were
absolutely correct But POOR W nicaeT las
never been reinst&ted-
This old Scotland Yard organization
continued until the exposure OF wnas are
remembered as the Great Turf Frau1s-
This showed state q affairs more oe-
ri0rable I'm Scotland Yard than the l~@1ow
committee revealed in Ne" 1ofk Fly
and almost broke the heart % Mr. " III
hanson. chief officer. Growing out OF
this unsavory mess Of bribery. o11aeiaI
rhisyery- and general corruption. came IN
1878 reorganization on about the present
basis
At the same tine the Office Was moved
from the old building 70 another n me
center OF the square. This vas occupied
by the detectives until. In 1sss, cyns-
rniters, fncensed by the constant espion-
age which Scotland Yard subjected them
20. blew up the place. Fortunately, 10
one was killed. Then. after moving TOT a
time 10 temporary headquarters. the ds-
partment took its present commo4io0s
Offices. Which Is enough OF history.
The detective department Is the oaiy
branch of the Metropolitan police ~nica
is. OF Itself interesting; but the plan OF
organization OF the whole affair - par
ticuIarly now. when the United states IL
being swep< by a wave Of police REFORM
worth brief explanation. Under II favor
igism IL impossible and bribery IS al pres
ent believed 20 he unknown.
Any man may apply for appointment
on the force at any one OF the division
(precincD houses In order TO secure en-
pl0yInent as police constable he must be
over = and under s.. He must De al
least feet tall. He must be able TO read
well. write ieg1bly and have FAIR kno"i-
edge of spelling. He must he free from
disease and OF strong constitution. lie
must be recommended by two household
ers who have known him for five years.
by his last employer, and by the minister
or church warden OF his parish. he
must not have more than two living chill
dren. He must file q statement or his
debts and be able 70 pay such of them
as the commissioner OF police. may direct.
After his appointment he can do no
work for pay aside from his police duty;
and his wife cannot keep shop. His pay
is decreased when he is on sick leave.
His uniform and Goals for his cooking al
home or elsewhere are supplied by the
department without expense TO him. III
he is unmarried and sleeps at the sta
ton house. he IS charged p cents week
for lodgings. He cannot resign without
permission. He Is liable 10 instant dis
missal for drunkenness and many other
faults, and he can be punished in many
ways principally by fines.
He begins at salary of Sc a week.
This will be advanced p cents a week
every year that his conduct is good un-
til, at the end of eight years of service,
he may be paid IS a week. One case of
drunkenness. or other violation of the
rules, is certain TO bring about reduc-
ton of pay TO the original S.. He must
then begin his advancement over again.
The pension system Is very complete.
Men who have served fifteen years may
retire on pensions Of ffteen-fiftiethS OF
their regular pay; and this Increases 10
two-thirds OF the regular pay for those
who have served twenty-slx years and
upwards two-thirds pension may also
be granted 70 a constable who is inca
pacitated for duty by injuries received In
the actual performance of service at any
time. no matter how long he has been on
the force. II he receives fatal injuries
In the performance Of his duty similar
pension may be granted TO his widow.
The ranks are these: Constable, ser
geant ins pector analogous 10 the New
York police captain. superintendent IAN
alogous 10 the New York inspectorl,
chief superintendent analogous to New
York's SUPPLEMENTARY Beyond these
there are a commissioner and three as
sistant commissioners. These, In turn,
are subordinate 10 the home secretary
now Mr. Asqdth-who Is also known
the secretary of state. Thus the police of
London are practically a government in
stitution, as the home secretary is a
queens cabinet minister.
The safeguards against favoritism in
the acceptance OF men for the force are
many. The candidate is first examined
by district or precinct surgeon and
then by the chief surgeon appointed by
the home secretary. Then he may be put
on probation for fourteen days or longer
during which time he receives a small
wage and is drilled on the drill ground
at Scotland Yard. residing meanwhile in
the candidates barracks. After ap-
pointment he is drafted into some district
or precinct IN which a vacancy exists.
and must live. and. If he is married. his
family must live. in that district,
Promotions are made every week, and