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a short time afterward at Tazewell Court
House, Va,
CAPTURING MOONSHINERS.
Baidwin's hardest Fighting has been done
along the Norfolk & Western and the New
River railroads among the coal regions
of Virginia and West Virginia.
He is chief detective of the former road,
and was employed by the operators on the
Bluestone and Elkhorn extension of the
latter to break up the moonshiners along
the route. During the strike of three or
four years ago Baldwin went among that
section, as a newspaper reporter, mixing
freely with the men and going over the
entire line three or four times week.
After becoming thoroughly posted and
getting evidence against the gang, he got
his men together and made a raid that lasted
! three days. capturing thirty-one men and
landing them in Jail.
Only one gang, from Wyoming County,
gave the detectives any considerable trouble
on this raid. Baldwin found where twelve
of the men were staying in hut. His men
were scattered along the country for three
or four miles and he was cautioned to be
careful, as they were dangerous men.
He determined to go ahead. however, and
with couple of his detectives started for
the hut When they reached it they found
four men, whom they summoned as wit
nesscs against some parties under arrest
as they were afraid il they arrested them
they might be unable to get the others.
They took the four down the line all
right until n place was reached where
twenty-eight of the Wyoming crowd We're
just coming from dinner. Here the four
stopped. and the leader. a man named
Rutherford, declared that they would go
no further.
QUICK AS LIGHTNING.
q guess you'll 60 all the way with u.s."
said Baldwin.
wen see about that" was the reply,
and Rutherford stepped back and made "a
motion as IL to reach for his pistol.
Quick as a flash Baldwin jerked his gun
from his belt, and. showing it up in the
moonshiners face, told him to throw up
his hands. Rutherford elevated his digits
and Baldwin pulled a pair of handouts
from his pocket and proceeded to cuff him.
To do so he turned his back to one of the
crowd named Halsey.
Suddenly he heard warning cry from
Joe Wallace, who was with him on the
raid, and, turning around, saw Halsey with
a pistol Ieveled at him. Quick as n flash
his own pistol was at the desperados
breast, and in q few seconds he also was
handcuffed. They then walked their pris-
oners into the Elkhorn station.
Several years ago, as an evening train
came East on the New River road, an at
tempt was made by number of moonshin-
ers to rob three Hungarians who were on
the train. Baldwin happened to be in the
| baggage car, and the conductor, noticing
something wrong, asked him to look after
the three men. The detective went back
and found the mooushiners in full posses
sion of the car.
One of them had knife at the throat of
10 u,ip ptr
through them. Baldwin sailed in, threw
the man with the knife from the seat, and,
as his four other comrades came to his as
sistance, knocked three OF them down with
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with club, and, throwing the other one
into a seat, gave him a fearful beating.
One drew a pistol, but before be could
cock it Baldwin had him covered and dis
armed. Some passengers then came To
his assistance, and ne placed all five men un--
der arrest and took them Ia Radford.
QUELLING A RIOT.
on the Fourth of July, 1880. Baldwin
and his men participated in riot at the
Blue Stone junction of the Norfolk 4
Western. The miners in that place had
been given a holiday, and m oonshine
whisky flowed like water. Three hundred
negroes had gathered at Bluestone. The
negroes and party of Hungarians got on
a train, and the two crowds got INTO
fight, during which Hungarian had his
throat cut. ., f,.
This had the effect of quieting the mob
for a while, but when the train broke out
afresh and Baldwin and his men were called
to the rescue they attempted to arrest
the two ripgleaders of the mob, and were
charged upon, and hand-to-hand encoun
ter began.
Baldwin and his men used their clubs
freely, but soon firearms began to be used,
and Baldwin was cut through the coat and
vest. He thereupon drew his revolver and
shot his assailant twice, both balls tax
ing effect in the arm.
rescue, and after filling the jail with the
rioters, the few left dispersed During
the fight Robinson. one of the Officers,
had his arm broken, and several others
were severely battered up.
GOOD WORK KINAEEXANDRIACO Y.
His latest work, and one for which he
has been commended in the warmest
terms by Gov.eo'Ferrail and the press of
the country, isi the breaking up OF tile
famous gambling resort in Alexadria coun-
ty, and laDdin g ten.of the principals in the
Alexandria JAIL The county was over
run by gamblers and all efforts to sup
press them hafn been futile.
Gov. O'FerraH knew that there was one
man who could do it, and he sent for
that man. He.gave him carte blanche in
the matter of expenses and methods, SIM
ply saying that those places were to be
broken up at any price. The result is
lown. The gambling element in the
county was strong, but when the slightly
built, black-haired man, with flashing ey9s
and waving pistols, sprang to table in
the middle of Jack Heath's place, crowded
to the doors with people, and shouted
Keno" it was q signal that the end
had come.
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criminal magnitude from petit larceny to
murder.
This increase of crime is in no way
due to laxity on the part of the patrolmen
in the performance of their duty, but
wholly to the fact that the force is made
uuate to properly cover the territory over
which they have charge.
Ii is admitted ON all sides that the police
force is Insufficient To properly patrol the
CITY. In area Washington stands third on
the list of great cities in the country. Still
its poiice force numbers less than half
that OF cities of much smaller area.
The area OF the city which is supposed
to be patroled is nearly seventy five
square miles. To watch over and protect
this vast area. is the Metropolitan police
force, numbering all told 479 men. In
this number are Included the nine lieu
tenants and 104 men detailed on special
duty, at the White House, District Ba Id
ing police court, and other places. II
also includes those who may be on leave
of absence or on the sick list. BY de-
Quoting this number from the total 1t
will be found that the protection OF the
lives and property of the 10000 in
habitants OF the city, scattered over an
area of nearly seventy-five square miles,
is in the keeping of S66 men. But just
here it must be remembered that only
one-half of the latter number is on duty at
a time.
Again. this number must be divided
and SUI bdivided in order that the city may
be guarded at all. With these figures
and facts as basis to work on, a
liberal calculation Will show that the
care of all the property within nearly a
square mile of territory and the protec-
tion of 2.7G0 inhabitants is in The keeping
of single member OF the force. Is 1t
any wonder then that crime holds high
carnival and criminals go uucaught.
While the knowledge of this condition
of affairs is sufficient to cause sleepless-
ness, it must be a great satisfaction to
the residents TO know that the Commits
sioners intend making a desperate ef-
fort, as soon as Congress convenes, TO
have the force greatly increased In
order that the territory under the super
vision of the police be properly guarded,
an increase of nearly 200 would be nee
essary, but it is not believed that such an
addition Will be granted at this time.
In speaking of this matter day or two
ago, one of the Commissioners said that
the demand for an increase would be
placed on the ground that numbers of the
police force had not kept pace with the
rapid growth of the city'S population, or
the development of the suburbs.
Nor is 1t the Commissioners alone who
see the urgent necessity for large increase
of the force. Nearly every officer, from
the superintendent down, sees it and is no,
slow to give the best of reasons why II
should be made at as early a date as pOssi-
de. At this time Sf the year more than
any other is the necessity OF an increase
felt. With winter comes Congress and
with Congress comes an influx OF sneak
thieves. pickpockets, card sharps, and
confidence men. who look upon Congress
men and Senators, especially those from
rural districts, as easy prey This being
SO it is to be hoped that as a matter OF
self.defepse and protection that Congress
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IN UNPLEASANT PLACES
Where the Lines of a Police
mans Life Fall Now Days.
EVEN AT THE CAPITAL
Their Time Not Their Own and Their
Hours of Duty Fill the Entire Day.
The Force Is Entirely Too Small.
An Officers Beat Covers Many a
lille.

There is no city in the country, certainly
not one with metropolitan pretensons,
which SO completely yerifies the
truth of the old saying: THE lot of the
policeman is not a happy one" as Wash
ington. OF course, there are circum-
stances under which a policeman's lot
is as much to be desired and sought after
as any other mans lot. For instance, if
it is large enough and has an elegant
brown front on 1t or if it were like the lot
OF his Baltimore brother, which has no
dog watch attachment.
1t is not, however, of the policeman's
'lot," no matter how ''reaP' it may hap
pen to be, but of his duty-plain, simple
duty-and under what circumstances it is
performed that it is Intended to speak.
BY the average citizen a position on the
metropolitan police force is looked upon
as a soft berth. The responsibility and
hardships which are inseparable from 1t are
not considered. By many it is believed
to be SNAP" the performance OF which
consists principally of par adiDg' the
streets during the day and mapping in
the open air at night. To these casual OBJ
servers the duties of one of the Finest
is all May day picnic, and except in winter
"mid-summer's night dream" No thought
is given to the haroships to be endured, to
the dangers encountered.
As rule no class of servants, either
private or public, are subjected TO SO
much abuse, whether warranted or not,
as the members of police force. No mat
ter what course he may pursue, he is roundly
abused by one half and given doubtful
praise by the other half of the community.
The police force of Washington, all there
is of It, is unsurpassed by any other In
the country. For several years, however,
it has been insufficient to properly patrol
the city and its suburbs. In some of the
| precincts the "beats" to be guarded cover
| an area of twenty squares or more, so 1t
| should not be at all surprising that some
| times the sneak thief and professional
| craftsman gets in his fine work, while the
cops back is turned. During the last few
| months there has been an unusually largo
number Of crimes committed, ranging In
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and his quiet dcmcanor coversa ooura &c that
never fails.
Baldwin is only about thirty-fivc years
old, but his curling black hair is already
l:berally hesprinkied with gray. He has
black, sparkling eyes, a straight Grecian
nose, and a handsome, dark brown mus
tache, under which is a very determined
mouth. and firm, square chin. He is
slightly above the medium size, with
perfectly developed muscles, and is as active
as an athlete.
BILL MORAN's FATE.
In the spring OF s91 desperate by the
name of Bill Moran had been terori2ing the
people along the line of the Norfolk and
Western road in the neighborhoods of Po-
cahontas, Va. He defied the authorities,
went heavily armed, and gave out that he
would never be taken alive. In this he was
true prophet.
One unlucky Saturday night Moran got
on drunk at Falls Mills, W. Va, shot into
the depot several times. took all the switch
lamps off the tracks and threw them n the
river, and the n wanderedaway. He had two
OF three murders to bis credit, and Baldwin
determined to capture him. He swore out
warrant and, taking with him Eugene Rob-
inson and Joe Wallace, two of his men,
started on q hunt. They found him at last
in TaZewell county, and ascertained that
he was hiding in a deserted log ca bin. About
O'Clock in the morning they drew rein in
front of the house and dismounted. Bald
win went up to the door, the others follow
ing, and, knocking, asked that drink of
water be brought o him. A familiar voice
told them to wait.
"Our man is here" said Baldwin. 'fIH
make a break; you boys follow me-"
Suittng the action to his words, he pushed
the door open and sprang into the room. A
figure was lying on the couch. and Baldwin,
thinking it was Moran, called on him TO sur
render. His call was answered by two pis-
tol shots from the rear. and Moran showed
himself at the back of the house.
SAVED BY HIS WALLET.
Baldwin quickly drew his revolver and
opened fire. Both shots had taken effect on
him, one lodging in his left wrist and the
other cutting hole in his coat just above
the heart and lodging in a pocketbook filled
with money, papers, and cards.
As soon as Baldwin opened fire Wallace
and Robinson sprang into the bouse and the
firing became general. Wallace went
down with two bullets in bis arm and shot
through the mouth, and Robinson oad his
pistol shot from his hand, one of his fingers
cut Off, and a bullet through his left hand.
Baldwin and Moran kept their feet, and
when the latter had emptied the contents
of two pistols the firing ceased and the
desperate lay dead, riddled with bullets
A woman who had been in the back part of
the house with him, and who had at first
opened fire, lay on the floor in a dead
faint. Wallace was almost dead, and Rob
inson was helpless.
Wallace was taken to a neighboring
house, and without waiting to dress his O WI
injuries Baldwin rode twenty miles for q
physician. The injured man was given
every attention possible, but died a few
days later. Baldwin and Robinson were in
dicted for the killing. but were acquitted
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BALDWIN KNOWS NO FEAR
The Man Who Arrested Up-the-
River Gamblers.
HIS HAIRBREADTH ESCAPES
Shot by Noted Desperate, But the
Bullet Lodged ina aPocketbook-How
He Broke Up MoOnshiDers-His
Nearly Fatal Encounter With
Drunken Mob.

In the yellow covered literature of our
childhood we delighted TO read OF men
whom the authors fancy pictured as beings
from whose vocabulary the word fear was
omitted; men who held life valueless be-
side a principle; whose days and nights
were spent wadiDg in gore to right the
wrongs or protect the life and honor of
some beautiful girl, and who wore, tied
TO their pistol belts, the scalps of many
vanquished enemies In our sober, grown
I'D days, however, we throw aside even
the memories of those tales that thrilled
US once, and regard as mythical those
heroes of fiction.
With the romance and spectacular ef-
fects left out, however, there are today
a number of men whose deeds have made
them worthy to be classed with boyhoods
highest ideal of many heroes, well as
won for them the highest ecomiums OF
sober-mindcd and prominent men. They
spend their lives in the protection of peo-
pies property and in the enforcement of
the country's laws, and are brave men In
every sense of the word. Such man is
William G. Baldwin. chief of Baldwin's
raildroad detectives of Roanoke, Va, who
has recently made such a record for HIM
self by cleaning out the notorious gambling
dives on the Virginia side of the Potomac.
ANSWERED AN LAD"
WIN Baldwin is known throughout the
entire Union; but especially in the border
lands of Virginia, West Virginia. Ken
tucky, and Tennessee is his name house
hold word, beloved by the poor and dreaded
by the lawless.
About ten years ago he entered upon
his present vocation-ans wering an adver-
tisement-and without any previous eSpe-
riencc obtaining his commission and start
ing to work as a detective. He almost i'm
mediately arrested Bill Phillips, a notorious
Virginia criminal, whom he sent 10 the
penitenrlary for six years, and since then
he has steadily increased the reputation that
makes him inSsuch great demand.
He is gentle and quiet in manner, of q
slender build, and one would never suspect
him of having faced the pistols and Win
chesters of desperate mountaineers, but
his slender frame is knit with fiberS OF steel,
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SENATOR CAMERON. one of the three
owners or great deal OF Kalorama
Heights.
ALEXANDER +. MATHEWS, 1891 acres
VI. A. RYAN. 23.41.
]. FORD THOMPSON 40.
MARY ]. WARNER, 1850.
WILLIAM HEINE. "a.
ORLANDO GRAY, So.
ANNIE c. BEALL, 20.
NORMAN BRAINARD. 1887.
HORACE L. WHITE, 50.
WILLIAM MORELAND, 30.4
PIERCE SHOEMAKER, 49.40.
CHEVY CHASE LAND COMPANY, 30.
C. c. CLOVER, 63.
w. NJ. STEWART. 104.
HON. j. DAILY and REBECCA X. BEALL.
Is.
ARCHIBALD WHITE, 41. ~
M. G. EMERY, IL.
JAMES T. FENwIcK. 81.
VAN RIsWICK's heirs, l37.
X. c. PORK. S5.ST.
ROBERT ARTHUR, 1881:
Estate of DAVID sHoEMAkE ER, 5l-ls.
WILLIAM VOGT. 20.
LOUIS f. McCOMAS, JR.. 80
DAID SHOEMAKER, 71.i1.
SAMUEL QUEEN. $50.
WILLIAM HEIDER, IL.
CHEVY CHASE LAND COMPANY, 30;
also l7.71; also 1878.
JOHN r. MORGAN, 10.
CHEVY CHASE LAND COMPANY, 10.
\. n. SHEPHERD, S5.
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City VS.. Suburban improvements.
(A1exander r. Shepherd in a Published hVtcr0ie'S)

have through the suburbs quite extensively
since my from Europe, and have been amazed be-
yond expression the number of the suburban subdv1s
ions already laid out.
''To my mind there is sufficient plating already
done outside the city proper to suffice for fifty to
come in certain directions scarcely think the pres
subdivisions will be populated to any great extent
even i'll that period.
Washington must depend for its future population,
first upon the natural increase and then aud substan
tally upon the persons who will come here in search of
residence The wealthy. for instance, who have retired
from active business and wish to live where they will be
surrounded by everything that cultivation desire
riches command.
' The latter class will scarcely go into the suburbs
will undoubtedly spend their summers elsewhere
they will want to inside the city during the winter,
where they may entertain and be entertained and enjoy
all social pleasures without the Inconvenience that an
outside residence would necessltate.
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Vote al the polling piacenearest your res
idence.
Tie polling places viii he as follows:
WALTER j. BoYCE. First street and New
York avenue northwest.
u. C. EAsTERDAY. corner Ii street and
New Jersey avenue northwest.
FRANK SMITH. Fourth aud streets
northwest.
A. H. McCLosKEY. 1912 Seventh street
northwest.
4. w DUFFY, Ninth and streets north
west
F. NJ. CRISwELL Seventh and T streets
northwest
EDMuNDS & WILLIAMS, Thiri street and
Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
W. &. ROE, Seventh and L streets north
west.
MOUNT VERNON PHARMACY. Ninth
street and New York avenue northwest
q. 4. BENTLEY, Fourteenth and Corcoran
streets northwest.
OFFuTT 4 BLUMER, Fourteenth and u
streets northwest.
J. LOUIS KRIC. Seventeenth street and
Pennsylvania avenue.
GEORGE b. LOCKHART, 1874 Thirty-sec-
ond street, Georgetown.
II. NcNULTY, 1886 Fourteenth street
northwest.
H HAGE. 2153Pennsylvapia avenue north
west.
DANIEL n. MCLCAHY, North Capitol aud
Istreets.
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List Of Polling Places.

j. Z. woopFoRD. Fifth aud II streets
northeast.
A.P. GEYER, Thirteenth aud II streets
northeast.
H.. in 10 II stree, northeast.
W. F. MACkAY, s2l II street northeast.
HoYLE * co, Fourth aud East Capitol
streets.
F. p. WELLER, Eighth aud streets south
east
THOMAS A. DoBYNS. Second street and
Pennsylvania avenue southeast.
JOSEPH LINDEN, 400 Eighth street south
east.
W. W HALL, 5r., 722 Four-and-a-half
street southwest.
JOSEPH PETIGNAT, 6O9 Seventh street
southwest.
W. d. BRACE, Thirtieth and NJ streets,
Georgetown.
]. W. JENNINGS, 1142 Connecticut avenue
northwest.
SIAIMS' PHARMACY, Fourteenth street
and New York avenue northwest.
DeMOLL & HELMSEN, Ninth and East
Capitol streets
BYRNES' DRUG STORE, Ninth street and
Maryland avenue northeast.
THE TIMES OFFICE, Tenth street and
Pennsylvania avenue.
w. H TRINsLoW, 81 Monroe street, Ana
costa, ID. c.
RI .T.PYwELL, 10oi Eleventh street SOUTH
east.
GUY NJ NEELY & CO., corner Eleventh and
streets southeast
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Oraoon Road AGENT. !.

A stage robber held up the stage on the
Ager-Klamath Falls line near Keno, ore,
with a bough of a tree one day last week.
The district attorney and deputy sheriff
were the only passengers. A voice from
the clump Of bushes by the roadside called
out, Hey, put up your hands," and glanc-
ing in the direction OF the voice, the driver
and passengers saw what they took to
be barrel of rifle sticking out of a
bush. They promptly threw up their hands.
Then, following Instructions, the driver
threw out the mail sacks and drove on.
A few yards further on tile deputy sheriff
jumped off, stole back aud shottbe robber.
The man had no weapons and had pointed
a stick OF wood at the STAGE
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A. C. BROWN, 221.
W. r. RILEY, 100.
W F. EATON. 80.
W. J. COwDEN, 70.
J. H. CAMERON, 40.
PIERCE SHOEMAKER, 245.
PIERCE sHOEMA SO.
PORTER & DOUGLAS, 81.
CoRNELIA TRUESDELL, 10.
JOHN K. Dos FASSOS, Il.
MckEWN HEIRS, 80.
B.H wARDER, 80
JOHN BLAGDEN'S HEIRS, 80.
CHEVY CHASE LAND COMPANY, AZ.
s. +. BURROWS, 53.
LEVI ID. BURHOw =, ss.5.
CHEVY CHASE LAND COMPANY, 1854
and 1912.
PIERCE SHOEMAKER, 200
JOHN RUFERT, 45-
W. X. RYAN, 35.
CHARLES c. LANCASTER, 6.
=. q. NEwLANDs, "a; also 81 L. in the
same locality
c. c. GLOVER, l5-
". X. RYAN. I6.
A. u. STERRETT, Sc
F. g. NEwLANDS and W. NJ sTk"-
ART, 80.
PIERCE SHOEMAKER. y.
VI. l.. BEAL-L. 10.
T. w THOMPSON. 50.
]. W. THOMP son, 80.
c. {. GLOVER, 81.
FRANCIS NEWLANDS, g.
]. z. KLINGLE, ~.
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Some Suburban Property Owners.

The following names. in some cases, repre-
sent estates which are intact, partly sold off,
or have wholly passed into the hands of peo-
pie who bought them to sell again. The num-
Der of acres is given where practicable:
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Cut This Cut and Vote 1t.

1st-Do you favor the issuance of bonds by the
District to the amount of Four Million Dollars for
the Improvement of sewers and streets within the
city limits proper?
I eS or NO.
DIDO you favor the issuance by the District
of bonds to the amount of Seven Million Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars, more, for street
and sewer extension and improvements which
shall include property lying outside of the city
limits proper!
Yes No. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Name.
Address NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-07-01
STOLE 4 MARCH.
The Big Four Began Laying Tracks In
Louisville Last Night.

Louisville Ky, June 2o.-The Big Four
stole a march on the property owners on
this side OF the river in tho vicinity of
the new Louisville and Jeffersouville bridge
last night, who were endeavoring to pre-
vent the men from laying their tracks.
About 10 o'clock train was run over the
bridge from Jeffersonvile with 300 section
hands and track builders on it, and i'm
mediately on reaching this side they went
to work laying the tracks from Washing
ton and Hancock streets to Washington
and Preston streets. Yesterday an injunc-
tiOn suit was filed in the court to prevent
the road from laying its tracks on the
streets mentioned above. The papers had
not been served on the officials and they
decided to take advantage of Sunday to
lay their tracks. AS the train was heavy
one, there were some msgiyingS about the
bridge, which had so often proved treach-
erous, and on which many lives had
been sacrificed. Everything passed off safe
ly, however, ana the structure was found
TO be perfectly secure. General Agent
Akers stated that the Big Four and Chi
Cago X Alton trains would be running over
the bridge by August This week work
on the round house will be begun and
ground will at once be broken for the foun-
datiou of the freight depot east of the
Gait house. He said 1t would be the finest
and most modern structure of the kind in
the country,