Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-24
Major Moore Discusses the Force in
His 4: Annual Report.
BICYCLES ssBuLD Be FURNISHED
Crime ms the District and the
Number Of Arrests.
MORE FACILITIES NEEDED

The major and superintendent of poltea
this afternoon submitted his annual report
to the District Commissioners. After Civ
ing his estimates for the coming year as
well as the items of increase asked for,
heretofore published in The Star. Maj
Moore takes occasion to state that the IN
sufficiency Of the police has been COM
mented on annually with view OF I'M
pressing upon Congress the dif1cuities en-
countered in giving to the different sec
tons of the District that security which
the government guarantees to persons ana
property.
The recommendation for a light wagon
to be used in conveying prisoners in the
suburban districts contiguous to George
town Ia renewed In speaking or the po-
lice bicycle squad, Major Moore stated that
over $1,000 wheels are used in this District,
! and as natural consequence more or less
fast riding is INDUCED in and many acct
dents result. The hue and cry on the part
of the public against careless needless
riders has more than kept pace with the
purchase of bicycles, says Major Moore.
ard 1t became d serious question to the
| department how to procure wheels for the
Lolice.
Several policemen possessors Of bicycles,
| offered the government the use Of them,
| which was promptly accepted by the su-
| perintendent- The value of a bicycle
!
| report, but the requiring of policemen to
| furnish their own wheels. to pay the ex-
peHses Oh repairs, which aggregate 10
them considerable sum, largely partakes
| Of imposition. Major Moore, therefore,
| thin ks it but Just and reasonable that Con-
gress should make appropriation for the
| purchase of at least fifteen first-class bicy-
| cleS.
| improvements Needed.
| The Improvement of the third precinct
| stable Is earnestly asked, as well as pro-
| vision for new cells and additional stories
| to the station houses. The constantly
| growing police force and consequent in
crease in the number Of arrests for INSIDE
| mcanors, says the report, have occa-
sions more than tested the capacity of the
! station house cells, and have made 1t nee
essary to confine prisoners belonging to
| one precinct within the cells of another pre-
| cinct station. Ha.. O.
| Crime In the District.
After reviewing civil service methods as
| applied to the police force. and resume
of the duties Of policeman, Maj. Moore
| speaks of crime in the District He says
that the Comprehensive moral status of
the District of Columbia is above that of
| most communities and were 1t not for the
| Expectations chargeable to theft there
| would be comparatively little crime chroni-
| cled here. The cases of arrest during 1895
|
| lation. u ~
Major Moore calls attention to the fact
that there is no law against intoxication
in the District, and explains that the lieu
! terants of policsf exercising their discretion
| released 2,159 cases where such was the
charge and where the persons arrested
| were detained in the station until they
were in a condition to find their gay
| through the thofoughfares without risk Of
robbery or injury or exposure to the pub
| lie gaze. ~, .. sya
'' Heinous Crimes.
Major Moore states that the most start
Ling and heinous of recent crimes in the
District was that of the killing of Elsie
Kreglo Another horrible murder, he says
was that of crippled and iEfirm shoe
maker by parties unknown, and who have
! up to the present time eiuded arrest.
| This escape, says the major, is the third
| of the kind recorded against the Distric'
police since 1872, and he adds that he be-
lieves that the affair will eventually be fer
| reted out and the culprit arrested.
| Number of Cases.
The losses of property and money reported
to the police during the year aggrega tee
SIS, 7O4, so it is set forth in the report
Two hundred and sixty-three cases Of
. usebreaking by night We're recorded
The cases Of ARRAY numbered 354; assault
| 1,177 assault and battery, LBS and as
saulting an officers growing evit-97.
Writing Policy.
At no time in the history of this depart
ment did the writing and promoting o
, policy in the District reach SO low ebl
as within the past year, says the major
The Virginia shore afforded a safe rem
| devious for the policy writers, and TIL
, bridges furnished the highways over which
: the agents for the several firms paid thei
daily visits.
In speaking of expenditures Mai. Moor
: | states that eXtravagant fixtures, super
| fuous- records and unnecessary provision
| of all kinds have been avoided The ex
penses of the year amounted to ST, 450.41.
The expenses are itemized in the report
In conclusion, Major Moore gives the dealt
7 roll for the year, saying that it include:
/ | four true and tried members of the force
r Michael Green, Daniel H. Ellis, John Nc