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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-15
THE TRANSFER MAY BE ILLEGAL.

Tho Hoboken Ferry Company has transferred It's
franchise TO the New-York and New-Jersey Ferry
Company. and the question has arisen as to the
legality Of the transfer. the city not being party
to the transfer as the law directs. The fact OF the
transfer was found when Controller Fitch insti-
tuted Investigations TO the value OF the fran
ch,se so that he could secure TO the city better
price than heretofore. For 1894 the city received
from this company for It's three ferries the follow
ing sums: Christopher-st., 225OO Barclay-st. 1900
Fourteenth-st., $1,000. ,
For 1895 the aggregate sum received was In
creased that these ferries yleIded szp s--Vf %
and $685.. respectively. - -,
Mr. Fitch would now like 10 know what the fran
chises were sold for. that he may determine
what compensation the city should get Tor the
privileges A., ,,
pany says that wien the transfer was mace u
was directly stipulated that the city should be nrs
consulted before the sale should be valid and oper
alive
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-15
CIVIL ENGINEERS TO MEET

THE forty-tnird annual meeting Of the American
soc,ety of Civil Engineers will begin this morning
q. 10 O'clock IN the church at Lex'ngton-ave and
Twentv-thrd-st The society house IS only TWO
doors est OF the church. and members. as soon as
they arrive in the city requested TO call there
and register their names. At O'Clock IN the even
ing an address will be delivered by II. W. YORK, IT,
on the central station OF the United Electric Light
Con,pa.y In East Twen;y-eghth-st. The lecture
will be illustrated b. number Of stereopucon
vcws Tomorrow morning there VIII be an eXcur-
sion 10 Ampcre, in New-Jersey, and IN the after
noon the sting members will view the BROOKLYN
Fridge by invitation Of the Board OF Irus tees In
the evening a reception at Delmon.cos VIII cioSo
the meeting. ,,, !, 49, .,oo
Two important items OF business VIII be the elec-
fion Of officers and the choice of a place IN whlch
70 hold the next meeting. Thus far San Francesca
anpears TO stand In high favor. inasmuch as last
wear :he extreme East. Boston. had the c0hVeh-
lion AS for the officers. there Is prac,icaliy no
onnosltion to tire ticket here given; President.
thomas Curtis Clarke. chief engineer or the new
'rhird-aye. bridge; vice presidents, William hlch
Hutton who was OF the engineers OF the ne"
Washington Bridge. and Peter Alexander Perte-
SON OF Montreal, chief engineer OF the canadai
Pacific Railroad: Treasurer John Thomson; d.
rectors George Alexander William Barclay iar-
sons chief engineer OF the Rapid Transit Cominls-
sion: Horace See naval architect; John Ripley
FREEMAN Commissioner of Metropolitan Water
supply OF Boston: Daniel Bontecou OF Kansas
civ; Captain Thomas William Syinons, OF PORT
land. Ore. United States Engineer Corps.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-15
IOcAL BUSINESS COMPLICATIONS.

Judgment for s2,5lG entered yesterday against
Horace X. Thurber in favor of Edwin Moees Taylor
II was averred that Mr.. Thurber Endorsed and guar
anteed the payment Of note Of the Charles y
Higgins Company, dated Brooklyn. January 3. 1882
payable twelve months after date, for $500
Gideon j. Tucker has been appointed receiver in
supplementary proceedings for Walden p. Ander-
son. architect and builder. of No. 40 East Thirty
sixth-st the application OF G. L. Schuyler &
Co. Mr.. Anderson's last professional work was dono
four years ago. when he built row OF sixteen
houses on West Ninetieth-st. near Central Park
West. which were afterward sold out under fore
closure the mortgages on the property asgfegatlnG
$l5,0Oe.
James ]. Thornley,. jr.. has been appointed re-
cciver IN supplementary proceedings for Samuel b.
Dewsnap the application Of the Monohc Drain
and Conduit Company. Mr.. Dewsnap's assets con
sist OF a bicycle. Il watch and interest in real
estate at No ] to William-st., under the vii! Of
his father John Dewsnap.
Samuel V. Heimberger has been appointed receiver
In supplementary proceedings for William r. Utey,
broker In Investment securities at No. Wall-st.. on
the application OF Alfred w Bcasley. Mr. Utlcy has
been in the Street for twenty-five years and Judg-
ments for large amounts have recently been en-
tered against him.
The Sheriff yesterday sold out the right title and
interest OF John b. Hart Co. In the Colonnade
Cafe at No. 126 Broadway.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-15

WILL THE PRUssIAN GOVERNMENT f'NO0o',' '-
SUPERINTENDENT PIERCEs CERTIFIcATEF
The leading insurance companies Of this city 'ooh
.ha ground Yesterday that the mission OF foul''eS
1,,ce,ov 10 Berlin had by means proved lai'uie
On the contrary. they held that Mr.. BigeioW i'"1
rr,ed or; the instructions he received from super
,,aodent Pierce the head of the Insurance Depart
want Of this State. and had delivered the .euer
,,h,cb no as the representative of the sHperih-
.enaant WAS instructed TO present 10 the iu'
ACHIEVEMENT The letter which Mr.. Blselow caiileu
contained a categorical question as to whe'her inc
certificate of the Superintendent OF the lhsui "nO'
Ioanor,ment Of the State Of New-York would be re-
ce,ved by the Prussian Government as sui"o'e"
nroof of the solvency and proper manaselie.se ~
fhe companv covered by the superintendent e w.
representative of one OF the three ga " ..Nr
eurance companies of this city saiu 10
ptarca as we understand il, sent MI. blSe ~ "
Germany his personal repiesen1a,,'' ,n,andng to
letter 10 the Prussian Government ueiid" t NO
Lrov II the certificate OF soNenc! lssueN g! ~.
Sunerntendent of Insurance OF thr o,dte VI ,,bo~;
vnrk would he recognized by the Prussldh du.ANi
ties Mr.. Bigeow has delivered me- III. 1'be report
&c now on his return this country me III je,n
that ne sought an interview with Emperor W @ =;
because they had been intimate nlehus ~ ~ nd
ri6;cuous Mr. Bigelow had no such Hiissi 81 an" ~.
he subjected the Emperor TO no such 'es' u ~
sNr Rigeows sole mission was to deliver ms i tI
+ar Of instructions from superintendent tIsi -
has delivered his message AS ne pe 'ister of the
Interior was out of the city, TO be gone TWO VIZ
! do not see how Mr.. Bigclow can nave rece. ., a.,
answer from the Minister. expect as ina.te. %
fact that Mr. Bigelow viii return anu Tt t - s
SUPERINTENDENT Pierce that he has delivered MS ,es
sage He certainly Will bring no ahsWe ~
answer we shall look for in due course OF time
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-15
'.7.n,s,s a,lsa.ss SO
SKETCH OF BIT.

pavement Samples Of almost everything used IN
the construction Of such building have fallen there
since the building began to rise. Once derrick fell
and there was a narrow escape for a number OF the
vorkmen. Since then the wortmen have been drop
ping nails bricks iron bolts and other things almost
every day
man brought to The Tribune Office yesterday
piece OF steel nearly nine inches long and weighing
twelve and one-half ounces which a careless work
had dropped from one Of the upper stories OF
the building into Liberty-st. The man said II fell
close to him. and he had narrow escape from
death He also said that two policemen had told
him that other men had narrowly escaped being
hurt or killed by falling bricks or bolts near the
building The piece of steel is bit used in drilling
II has point sufficiently sharp to pierce the skull
Of any person on whom IT might have fallen. If IN
careless workman who dropped ii wants 1t back
he can have II by applying at this Office.
Nassau-st. and Liherty-st. are narrow ana nave
narrow sidewalks. So many people Walk though
those streets that many Of them choose to leave
the sidewalks since the paVcments have been Gov
cred with asnhat. The sidewalks on two sides OF
the building covered. but most persons pre-
fer to walk in the middle Of the street instead Of
under the cover The middle of the street Is not
safe il the workmen employed on the building can
not he taught TO be reasonably careful.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-15
DEADLOCK N MARYLAND.
REPUBLICANS WRANGLING OVER THE
UNITED STATES sENATORSHIP

Drpr-DIJCANS WRANGLING OVER THE
UNITED STATES sENATORSHIP.
Annapolis. Md. Jan. II acknowledgements
wellington failed develop the strength his friends
expected in the first ballot for United States Senator
taken to-day lie received twenty-five votes
Charles T. Westcott led the Eastern Shore candl-
dates with eighteen votes Speaker Mudd and the
members from the southern counties. with two
ceptlons voted for Eastern Shore candidates. The
vote I'm the two houses House Of Delegates
C.orge L. Wellington % Charles T. Westcott. l6:
Philp |, C;odsborough II: James & Mukin. I: A.
Lincoln DRYDEN s. Sidney r. Mudd. /: Henry c.
Forbevt /. John Walter Smith Uem.). II: Samuel
NJ Henry QDemD G. Senate Smith. .: Henry, g.;
WELLINGTON 3; Goldsborough. g. Westcott. q Dryden
2; Robert Is. Dixon, l. Total number OF Senators
and delegates ll6 Total number OF votes cast lOi
Necessary to choice, 80.
The Wellington men disappointed at not re-
ceving stronger support from the western counties
Three members from Washington County and two
from Frederick declared in favor OF UNFOLDING the
Eastern Shore law, and voted for candidates from
that section. Speaker Mudd voted for Colonel Null
likin to-day but 1t Is believed that later he Will give
his support to any Eastern Shore candidate upon
whom the members may unite
If the Eastern Shore cannot get together II Is
believed that James \. Gary of Baltimore. will be
the compromise candidate. and that Speaker Mudd
active candidate, on the ground that an Eastern
Shore man should be chosen to prevent a rupture in
the party. 1t is contended that Mr. Gary could com
bne all the opposition to Mr.. Wellington, from
whatever section II may
The Democrats to-day voted for Colonel John
Walter Smith Senator Germans close political
Trend. ana Daniel w. Henry, a distinguished old
Democratic lawyer and ex-Congressman OF the East
ern Shore Smith received q and Henry votes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-15
TRAMPS N MISS MORRISS BARN.
THEY WE'RE MAKING THEMSELVES COMFORTABLE
WHEN A POLICEMAN SURPRISED THEM
RARsTABLE's CAPTAIN.

THEY WE'RE MAKING THEMSELVES COMFORTABLE
WHEN A POLICEMAN SURPRISED THEM
Miss Clara Morris the actress. WHO lives on her
estate on the Hudson, adjoining the grounds oil
Mount ST. Vincent Convent, was badly frightened
Monday night by what she believed TO be an at
tempt to burn her stable. About o'clock SER
want saw a flckerng High; in the carriase-house
and gave an alarm
All the servants turned ont then prepared To hsht
the flames headed by william Williamson, the
oyerseer one Of them having been dispatche" ID
send out an alarm OF fire at the nearest box. l"e
Fire Departmen; would have been called ont haI
not Policeman Charles Williams, OF the Kings
bridge station. noticed the sht while riding by III
Kiverdale-aVe He rode into the groun!s am W''
me servant on tie way to the s!gual-hoN ana ar-
companiei him TO the stable, just a Nilliamsln
burst omen the carriage-housc door ana HI@'ils' =,
a group o. ragged tramps seated around sm'''
fire the ground go 80, ,x II.
the trarnps es-aoed through hole IN me hrl \
foundation and disappeared in the darkness w
Of them made no effort t. gtt away. Ahi "'i'
AIKEN 10 the station by Policeman Williams ana ar
ra!pnel I'm the Morrisan.a Court ycstcrha! mon III
ing where they gave their names "a " nam
Reilly twenty-five years old OF NO : West Ienth-
st. Brooklyu. and Marta Sacho. th!rty-sN years
old
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-15
EARLY SENT BACK To ELUTRA.

Edward F. Early. who was an inmate OF tho FL
mira Reformatory on parole, and when turned over
by Magistrate Deuel. in the Centre Street Court. on
January q Hugh r. Brockway, the transfer Of
fccr assaulted him, arraigncd in the Court OF
Special Sessions yesterday and pleaded guilty Of
assault. He begged to be sentenced for long
term in the penitentiary or Sing Sing rather than
be sent back TO Elmra for six months. He said he
did not believe he would ever be able to leave the
Reformatory alive II he sent there again. Jus
tcc Hayes was Of the opinion that Early should be
10 the City Prison for sixty days, but Justice
Jerome and Jacob decided TO suspend sentence and
turned him over to the Elmira authorities. Early
said he feared he would be cruelty treated because
of his assault upon the brother or the superinten-
dent of the Institution
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-15
HrCKLEBERRY FRANCHISE STANDS.
THE ALDERMEN VOTE FOR THE REPORT OPPOSING
ITS REVOCATION

THE ALDERMEN VOTE FOR TIE REPORT oProslNG
ITS REVOCATION.
The Roar1 Of Aldermen yesterlay received com
munca,ion from Mr.. Little the keeper q the Gov
errors Room Mrs.. Little some time ago los, her
coat containing her pockcibook. She said IN her
letter tha, she thought she ought not 20 suffer the
loss OF the coat Tho Aldermen ordered the matter
referred 10 the Finance Committee.
The IuckIebcrry road franchise was called NJ.
and Alderman Brown arose and said that he wished
70 apoogize TO Alderman Hall for the remarks. per
sonal In character that ne had made regarding
Alderman Hall. Mr. Hall said he. too. wished 10
apologize to Alderman Brown FOR anything personal
that he may have said during the debate .ast Tues
day
Aldcrmar Hail then moved that the minority re-
por, be adopted In substitution for the majority T"-
port and IN favor of that action.
Alderman Brown opposed the substitution. He
contendcd tina. II the Peoples Traction Company
had been successful in bidding FOR the franchise re
Gently bid for In the Controlcr's Office the attack
upon the Hucklehcrry act would never hay" been
H. de They were using the Peoples Traction Com
panv as a club hoping thereby to compel the Union
Railway Company TO keep It's hands out Of the
matter Of the new franchise bidding.
Alderman Hall then submitted 10 the board a
resolution recently passed by the Noith Sld" BOARD
Of Trade. couicmnng the Hhckebnr'y toai 10
strong language The paper was signed by cN-
Julge Erncs, Hall Tax Commissioner James l..
Wells and others.
The mater o. substitution was then put 10y The
fly report waf adopted. The majority report j.
against the revocation OF the franchise. the report
also provides that the Huckcherry road shall put
up a bond OF 5000 10 guarantee that It Will finish
the parts Of the road yet To be laid within TWO
years.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-15
TURIi AND CHICAGO TO DEBlTE.

President Brodt OF the Columbia College Debat
ing Union last week sent Il letter to the president
Of the Oratorica Association OF the Chicago Uni
versity asking II that organization would take part
in an intercollegiate debate with Columbia A tele-
gram OF acceptance was received In reply and
Yesterday the following letter came from the pres
dent OF the Orator.ca Associations
The Oratorical Association OF the University OF
Chicago win be very glad TO consider proposition
10 debate with Columbia. We would not like to
have IL occur before June /. however, II such would
be possible for you J.. BRENT VAUGHAN.
The delegates OF the Columbia College Debating
Union held n meeting yesterday afternoon and de-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-15
A BUILDER ACCUSED OF BRIBERY
IT Is CHARGED THAT he OFFERED MONEY TO
BUILDING INSPECTOR FOR GER
TAIN PRIVILEGES


BUILDING INSPECTOR FOR GER
TAIN PRIVILEGES
Jacob jung OF the building firm Of Jung & Moore
who lives OF No 2l3 East Eighty -seventh-st.. was
arraiened before Magistrate Wentworth at the llar-
lem Court yesterday afternoon on charge of brb-
ing Department The complaint alleged that on
November q, 1885, an anonymous letter was received
by the Superintendent of the Building Department
alleging that certain Irregularities were countc-
nanced in the construction of hathouse at Ninety
eighth-st and Columbus-ave. and that the building
insnector in charge Of the district not aware
of the fact.
Special Inspector Evans was assigned to make an
investigation and he went to the fiat In question on
December 30 and saw Mr.. Jung. Evans declares
that Mr. Jung said to him that he would get so If
he would allow certain Irregularities In the con-
structon of the fat. Evans alleges that Jung told
him that he had no money with him. and that II he
would come 10 the house Of Mr.. Moore on the follow
ing day he would be paid =.
Evans alleges that he went TO Moore's house. NO
1.16l Park-ave. the next day and that Jung there
paid him S25 and told him that the balance would be
paid when all settled
According to EVans's statement. he marked the
bills paid him by Jung and then reported the case
to the Superintendent of Buildings on the next
day. exhibiting the torn bills proof.
Mr. Jung declares that the charge against him Is
the result of a plot the part of Evans. lie says
that Evans called him on New Years Day and
says that he refused TO give Evans any money. that
Evans declared his intention of getting square.
and that the present complaint IS the result. The
Magistrate held Mr. Jung in $500 for examination
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-15
NINE SAILORS DROWNED.
THEY WENT DOWN WITH THE SCHOONER
FORTUNA.
THE VESSEL WAS CUT DOWN by THE STEAMER
nArNsTAp1e OFF CAPE CoD-FouRTEEN
MEN sAvED-sToEY OF THE

DAENsTABIE OFF CAPE COD-FOuRTEEN
MEN sAvED-sToEY OF THE
RARsrABLE's CAPTAIN
pos,or Ian u-Thc fishing schooner Fortuna
Captain GrcenIaw from Boston. for Georges Banks
was in collision last night with the British steamer
parngtablc. off Highland Light The schooner was
emf almost in two, AMI she sank within three
minutes Fourteen of her crew were saved by the
steamer but nine went down with the vessel The
men drowned belonged In Gloucester. and they had
families Their names William Akman.
Robert Chlds Harry Menefee. Thomas Seward
Crawford Minach. Harry Emcneaf simon DlVeaux'
John Clark and William Tobin
The Rarnstable was from Port Antonio. with fruit
for This city She brought the first intelligence OF
,he disaster when she arrived Captain +. f. Paine
the master o: the steamer, makes the following re-
port Of the collision:
eft was about 7:25 o'clock last night when we were
northeast 10y east about three miles distant from
Highland Light cape Cod. l suddenly discovered
a two-masted schooner directly under our port DOW
Before anything could be done to avert col
usion we crashed into her just abaft OF the lore
rigging. cutting a great gaping hole In her whcn
extended far below the water-line Immediately
ordered the engineer TO keep headway IN oIder Una.
made in the schooner long enough To give those on
board an opportunity 10 escape. AioSt oi tiIc MN
on The schooner were In the fOrecaste and when the
shock of the collision felt they hurried on deck;
climbed up the rigging OF their vessel ana reache
the deck OF the steamer g., . $4,000
In about four minutes after the collision occurred
the schooner drifcd away from the steamer PlunSeu
s"rusrd and sank i'm about nfty fathoms OF water.
We remained I'm the vicinity for some hours; hoping
TO rescue OF the men. nut ai'.r ''o o,f >
search no trace of them could be found. so the
steamer proceeded - TO-. a.,
Captain Paine said that tie weather was clear "a, AZ
b ii,no n Tho disaster and that the schooners Jb
nv obscured lights so that II was I'M
possible to see her from the steamer uh''l TOO H'e
10 avoid collision. l., eco, GIL
The Fortuna was built In Gloucester In 1874 she
rsristerel ia tons gross and was owned by "A G
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-15
THE NEW CLEARING HOI Sc.
PROGRAMME OF THE OPENING EXERCISES
TO BE HELD TO-DAY.

TO BE HELD TO-DAY.
Tho dedication Of the handsome new marole
Clearing House OF tho Associated Banks IN GEAR
81 to-day will be IA happening of great interest TO
the financial community The programme for the
occasion has been arranged by the building COM
mittee consisting OF President William a. Nash. OF
the Corn Exchange Bank. president Frederick d.
Touuen Of the Gallat.n National Bank; President
/ Edward simmons OF the Fourth National Bank
and President Henry ". Cannon. OF the Chase Ma
tlonal Bank. The programme Is rs follows intro
luctorv announcement by Mr.. Nash invocation by
Hshop Potter: dedication hymn 10y the Bank Clerks
Gl.e cub ,words and music by II. H. HUMPHREYS,
conductor); statement OF the Building Committee
bv Frederick d. Tappen chairman: Grafton ana
formal delivery of building by J. Edward simmons
on behalf Of the Building Committee: glce (Aen,
dnlssohn) Bank Clerks Glcc Club: address ana
occcptancc OF the building by President Nash: ad-
dress by Alexander f.. orr. president OF the New,
York chamber OF Commerce. chorus, America,
by glec club and audience. and address ana bene-
diction by Bishop Potter -, 49,,
After the dedicatory exercises. which VIII take axe
Mace. on the top floor luncheon VIII De served py
Demonico IN the Board room on the second MOOT.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-15
CAUGHT on HIS RETURN.
YOUNG DEFAULTER VENTURES BACK TO THIS
CITY AND is ARRESTED IN HIS EN-
PIOYER.S OFFICE

After avoiding the police for nearly two years
young George Dufrane venturel TO come back 10 this
city and is now under arrest Dufrane Is A son OF
Dufrane the professional pedestrian who is now In
the express business in Sixth-ave. Young Dufrane
10 twenty years old He gives his home as No
52i2 Carmine-st.
He was at time a collector for Alfred w
Frost a produce dealer at No. 1G5 Reade-st on July
IA. 1884, ne was sent out to make collections ne
collected 800 and disappeared with the money lie
went first 10 Denver. where he employed for a
long time in an athletic club. Two months ago he
went to Buffalo. but remained there only month
He came TO this city two weeks ago, ana secured
a position az A typewrie. with a law firm at No
10 Broadway.
His presence here became known, and n warrant
which was issued for his arrest .ast November was
paced in the hands OF Contra! once Detectives
John J. O'Brlen and Dorian. The latter arrested
Dufrane Monday afternoon, at No u? broadway.
He was taken TO the District Attorneys office yes
tcrlay morning.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-15
NEW rifles FOR POLICE MATRONS.

secretary Bell Of the Police Civil Service Board.
hos nrepared new rules to govern the appointment
NJ notice matrcns These rules were to have been
submitted yesterday afternoon at the Police Board
meeting As the Board did not med,. the rules
were not made pubic. 1t Is understood that ac,
enrd,,o "a the new rules IL they approved, all
srplicants for the position must Ire over twenty-five
Years old and under forty. They are to undergo
biography copying penmanship and letter-writng
The applicant must get at least 20 per cent 10 ne
anno,nted They are to be appointed on two months.
nrnbation during which time the police surgeons VIII
nstruct them on matters of simple surgery ana hrst
"a ~ tho ini,,red At the end OF two mon MS pro
ha lion they M be permanently appointed If consid-
rod
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-15
FOPGED NOTE GIVEN COOK & son.

man about six feet tall. dark compieN'o"' n"N'
owes. round face weight about one hundred anu
s,x,, nounds calling himself H. Deane. called al
The office of Thomas Cook & Son. No 2Si south
Clark-st. Chicago. last Tuesday, and bought a
s,xty-day draf. on London for AsJ In iaVor OF
ID. " Esmond ana paid for the draft by cerlmed
check on the Ango-California Bank san IRAN
49, ,rha nbcck was presented yesterday for col
lection and Immediately pronounced ioisyIs
Thomas Cook & Son report that on satur,ay ~, Ia
on tn6ividual calling himself u. Y. Esmond OHerel
the draft al their Boston office and requested pay
sna,t ALLEGING that he short OF money ray
,nent was refused and the holder was referred 70
M New-York office. The matter is now in the
faods Of the police.