St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-16

the grip of the law the next moment, in
the person Of an inoffensive looking per-
son at his elbow, but who happens to
be one Of Chief OConnor's men with a
perspicacious eye. Or down at the union
depot where the heavily laden trains
roll in hour after hour throughout the
twenty-four and the passengers pass in
hurried crowds to and from the way
gates. There are brace of detectives
there. Presently one of them goes I'D
TO a man lust alighted from the train
and begs the privilege of five seconds
conversation. ST don't know you from
Adam" says the newly arrived shortly.
"Oh, that's all right, says the detec-
tive. THAT makes no difference. But
7 know YOU. and that's where it is, you
see" and tells the newly arrived blunt
ly that he's thus and SO from such a
Mace. naming a noted crook from New
York-Boston- Philad elphia-Chicago-
anywhere, and what his particular style
of crime is, and a very brief, but exact
biography of this entire stranger which
disconcerts him. "And now, you skip"
saws the detective in copclusion. you
can't do any work here and we won't
have If. Here's the ticket office right
handy and a train out every two or
three minutes. Skip" Where to?"
asks the now thoroughly abashed new
ly arrival. ooh, anywhere out Of town.
I don't care which way you go so long
as YOU go it," Thus detective who has
never set eyes on the man before.
But there is a quaint gallery of rogues'
pictures up at headquarters, with sue
cinct history of the personages there
represented, and detective has made the
most of his opportunities. They are
busy men, the detectives, and their
hours of labor are from early dawn
until any time into the depth of night.
The city advanced in its standard of
virtue during the past year and was
II per cent better in 1875 than in 1894.
There were 4,571 arrests last year, or
578 less than the year before. OF the
arrests in 1895, the central station made
26O1: Rondo street, 437; Margaret
street, TAB; Ducas street, 702; Prior ave-
nue., SO. There were 2,457 box calls for
wagon, 1893 special calls, and 800 fires
reported over the police patrol wires.
The patrol wagons, of which there is
one at each station, Travelled Sab miles
In the course Of the year and made or
assisted in 3,014 arrests
In 1889, by an act of the legislature, a
police pension fund was created, made
up Of 10 per cent of the moneys paid
into the municipal court as fines in
criminal cases; also fines imposed by
the mayor or members of the police
force for dereliction of duty. There are
three classes of pensioners provided
for: First, widows Of members of the
police force killed while in actual per-
Torrance of police duty or dying from
injuries received under like circum-
stances, an amount not exceeding $400
per year. Second, to any child or
children of such member leaving no
widow, or, If leaving widow, then
after her death, an amount not exceed
ing s4O6 year, to such child or chill
dren under eighteen years of age.
Third To members of the force who
are not less than fifty years old and
after twenty or more years of continu-
Gus service, or who shall be totally dis
abled from injuries received in the dis
charge of police duty, sum during
life equal to one-half pay, not exceed