The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-14
OF SAILORS.
The Police Board Stops the Arrest by Po-
IlCsmen of DESERVING Jack lars.
CHIEF KINGS REPORT FOR JANUARY
Substitutes Bonlt nnd Morrisctte Pro.
NOTED To Regular Poiiccmen-Ap.
plicants for Positions TO BE SUM.
moned.to Appear nj the Next Meet.
Ing for Examination.

The Board of Police commissioners
met yesterday at 1880 p. M. all members
being present, Mayor Petit presiding
The first business before the board
was the reading of the resignation or
Sergeant KirchmIer, and the same was
adopted -
The report Of the Chief OF Police. w
II. King, OF the opera tons of the police
department for the month OF January
1886 was read The totals OF arrests
are as follows: Total arrests: White.
2i5: total arrests colored 800: grind
total, 51. Other Matters-DIsorderly
houses reported. |: stores and offices
found open and secured. 90: alarm of
fires turned In through boxes. -: side
walks reported in bad condition. q.
streets reported in bad condition. /. OH
structions in streets without lights, 8:
dead animals in streets, 2: cows found nj
large and impounded. l: horses found
n large and impounded, Z; dead persons
round ana turned over to the Coroner
,: street electric lights out OF order
20; white persons applied for lodging.
"a; colored persons applied for lodging,
is; calls for patrol wagon. 255.
The matter of tho arrest of sailors and
marines as deserters by police officers
in order to' secure the reward offered and
the indiEnity to which said officers are
sometimes subjected by the crews of
the ships and that said crews are un-
restrained by the United States officers
IN charge was discussed, and the fol-
lowing regulation was adopted:
Whereas. Complaint having been
made to the Board of Police Commits
sioncrs that certain police officers have
been accused of arresting United States
sailors and OBTAINING them In the sta
tion-house over night and the next
morning taken TO their respective ships
as deserters. for which service the off,
onp- atIt, ~ 4, -
ward of $40. the Board of Police Com
missioners have investigated these
charges and find them totally unfound-
ed. and
Whereas. On the other hand the de-
sertcrs who were apprehended by the
police officers In consequence of the de.
scriptivd lists furnished the police head
quarters. of the said deserters by the
officers of the ships 10 which they are
attached, and tho police officers in re-
turning said deserters have been sub
jectcd to gross indignities at the hands
Of the crows OF the said ships, they
beirg pelted with coal. potatoes and
other missiles and apparently no pro-
lection given them in this respect by
those in command OF the ship; 1t is here
by ordered that in future the officers and
substitutes OF the police force are to
deSist from arrcstinE sailors or marines
designated as detserte!a except when
they violate the State or city laws. The
above order was adopted and In future
no policeman has authority to arrest
any sailor or marine as deserter
Uncle sam will. therefore, in future
havc To catch his own men without as
sistance from the police force of Nor
folk.
y motion to promote Substitute Omcer
Boul, 10 the position of regular officer
was made and adopted. as was also
officer MorTisett.
II was ordered that number of APP
plicanta for appointment he rfotified
TO appear Al the next meeting, to be
for appointment as substi-
tutes.
There being no other business before
the board they adjourned until Thurs
day next al 1870 p. m.