Evening journal., 1896-04-20
OFFICERS IN THE MILL.
The City's Police Force Ans
wers Difficult Questions.
THEY MAKs CRBDITABLE REPLIES

Been Looked Into by Sergeant BAJiey.
Comm issIoner Pyle Endorses the One
Senator Question-whsre Warrants Can
BE served-otber Decisions OF Impori-
anoe.
The annual school OF examination OF
| the members OF the Police Department
began on Saturday afternoon. and from
| until 6 o'clock the men we're put through
| their PAGES A fner body OF men could
not have been found anywhere and the
interest they manifes I'd and the intel
ligencs they shoeed In ans Wering
questions proved that they were well up
In their duties
2oMsa Commissioner William M Pyle,
Judge Ball, City Solicitor HarmRp, Walter
n Hayes and representatives Of the local
pspsrs we're present. and many Of the
questions asked omanated from them.
Chief DolAn asked the questions and
Clerk Doherty scored the game
The sergeants ON tho Rack.
The six street sergeants we're frst put
on the rack aud series Of questions re-
lsting to their duties wers asked These
questions were nude as intricate ss
possible, so as to confuse, but few Of
them caased the men to stumble OF
course, there we're differences Of opinion,
but II bulls eyes were not always made
there were no misses One ~ the que9
tione was; 'Whst would you do II you
had a warrant for man accused Of oom
mittlng q misdemeaDoT, and You knew be
was Ia a house. aud you could not get
lin2"
Some OF the men said they would force
a way 10, but the ms ,rity would walt
for an opportunity. Mr HArman re
piled that II technical arrest had hrst
been made breaking could bs made, but
not otherwise A technical arrest meant
touching Of the man.
Another question was; "lf yon saw a
man In the city who had jumped his ball
at the last term OF court, he having boen
arrested, charged with a mlsdemeanor.
how would you act2" Sergeant Welsh
said his Impulse would be TO arrest him,
but the proper way wouli be TO notify
the sheriff or the attorney general.
How Many In the Department.
Numerous questions touohiAg the
co urts. drawing OF juries etc. we're
answered and then a s5umper come In
How many persons sre connected with
the police Department. Sergeant Bay
ley answered eighty-one and after Com
missioner Pyle had added up the list Il
} was found correct Sergeant BAyley
smiled as he remarked that he added
them up bsfore he came In For tbs
benefit OF the curious the list Is given
} Commissioners, 8; chief, 1; clerk.
ceptains, 2; sergeants, 10; operators
turnkeys, 2; mGtrons. 2: linewan, 2
patrol. 2 drivers. 2; jsnifor, 1 efhcers
5i-totai, 81 OF these 3 are bonded,
tbs chief and two house serReenta.
Another lestion was: Can you ar
A rest on warrant outside OF tho c .ty, T.
serve a summons N Issued By the Judge
OF the Municlpsl Court II so, wheref
The answer Is Eyes. as a warrant Of thil
court holds good all over the state p"
The Tax COLLECTORS PrerogAtlve.
Another question which caused some
hesitation was should the city tA1
collector order you to make an arrest OF
delinquent, what action would yor
takef' The aus Wer was, arrest him. there
, being an ordinance to that effect, Judge
! Ball, however, expressed hiE belief thai
the ordinances would not stand II con
tested
The patrol men we're then lined up II
|, the court room and answeted 10 roll call
/ Only seven precincts were examined, thu
balance Of the men, the pAtro service
house men and operators having respite
: until Wednesday afternoon The ques-
tlons asked were mainly relative 10 dutl
I. and we're, In the main. answered promp
tly. ConsiderAbls amusement WAS created
I when one Of the men WAS asked whai
! | rule seven WAS, VIXEN he replied Givinl
news TO reporters will be punished b.
dismissal Chief Dolan corrected him by
d saying that the rule related TO dsvulgl nj
police business TO outsiders
Officer Mauion when asked what h
, would do II saloon keeper asked him 4
= remove n man from his place, smiled and
said Il would not 90 In
OnIy one United state Senator.
Officer Harry Massey was asked wi
4 ore the two United States Senators fr5u
= Delaware he promptly answered
There is only one, George Gray A.
EyRNIEa JOURNAL report, gsked Pyl
II that was correct and received 81
y Affirmative reply.
i Oae question was "I; an ofic,
, having O su5boe IA for a mtn nests hir
It and notifies him that he has D SUBJ @ II
v but before be can read It the man ruD
away, is that n serviceT Ohlef Dola
d dscided that II WAS. and cited a cas-
III WDero Oulol JuhbiCb 0llplu uutu ne
Al for contempt OF court who so acted.
a "CGn an ciiicer break inte houae wit
h warrant for misdemesnorf CT
,e Solicitor Harman decided no unless
o technical arrest had FIRST bsen made
II Does it at His Own RIsk.
IS "In case OF one officer having h war;ar
for a man charged With mlsdemeanor ca
another officer arrest that manf' Cii
Solicitor Harman said that II no objectio
or was raised by the man. the arrest ooul
It be made. Bat II he resisted and II
IL officer used force. he could be sued Il
Il assault, and II he killed the man. Il
ie murder, while N the officer was killed .
= charge OF murder could lie against Il
q mac.
Another question which caused oonslC
erable ArgumrAt WAS could an ofii G.
arrest citizen who. when called on
be assist In making an arrest, refused p
40 was the opinion Of the city solicitor ar
st Mr.. Hayes that he could. bat no instanc
he Of where Il had been done we're known
ne either. A warrant would be necessary
u Takensll IA all the examination was
very satisfactory one. and while son
- officers may not get 10O they all deser