The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-01-19
MARSHAL REPORTS
Condition of Police De.
partment Of Republic.
Men In Outer Districts Uniformed.
Progress of Target
Shooting.

Marshal Brown submitted yesterday
/ TO the attorney general the report OF
! the work of his department for the
year 1896. 1t is quite long document
and combines many features of gener-
al interest. Appended are the reports
| of the sheriffs of the various islands
and list of all the officers in the EN-
ploy of the department. The following
are some of the interesting extracts
from the report:
During the past year the deputy
sheriffs and police officers of all the
districts have been uniformed and now
present as officer-like appearance as
do those of Honolulu. This they are
required to wear whenever upon duty
The idea l have tried to i'm
press upon the sheriffs and deputies
is that police officers, whenever upon
duty, must be thoroughly uniformed,
and already a marked improvement is
noticeable throughout the district.
With the rapidly increasing
Asiatic population, it has become most
important that officers of the peace be
thus uniformed, in order that they may
be recognized and respected by this
class of people.
"The police force of Honolulu is Of
the of the same relative strength it
was a year ago. The entire force is
drilled weekly in military tactics I'M
der the command of Robert Parker,
senior captain of police, in which drill
the guards of Oahu Prison also take
part.
1.-The mounted police, numbering 20
men and three officers, are drilled N
cavalry tactics. Target shooting is
also practiced weekly by both foot and
mounted police The result of such
constant drilling and shooting is most
noticeable in the improved appearance
of the men and the scores made at the
butts.
THE Citizens Guard is in most eX-
cellent condition, and consist of eight
companies in Honolulu. These are
well Differed and equipped; the mem
bership of each company being up TO
the limit, and much interest taken by
several such companies in target shoot
ing. To encourage and promote prac-
tice at the butts, / have arranged a
series of medals to be competed for by
the members of these different COM
panies.
THE Mounted Reserve, one of the
eight companies of Honolulu's Citizens
Guard, is now thoroughly equipped
and fairly we'll drilled, making most
creditable support to the mounted po-
lice upon occasions of drills and pa
rades. The Citizens Guard on Hawaii
Kauai and Maui are in good shape.
The detective work of this depart
ment has been most successfully car
RED on, for the most part under the
efficient management of David KAPPA
| Burglaries and larcenies are not Of fire.
uUent occurrence. and when occurring
/ in most instances the offenders have
been apprehended and brought to jus
| tice.
Arrests and trials for violations CT
| the gambling, opium and liquor laws
constitute the bulk of the work in Ho-
| nolulu.
THE prosecutions in the District
| Court of Honolulu have, for the most
part, been conducted by the deputy
marshal, and the work performed in
/ a most creditable manner.
''JaiIs and court houses throughout
the Islands are, for the most part, in
good condition, with the exception OF
| a few, upon which improvements are
shortly to be made.
1.-The Oahu Prison, under the able
management of James A. Low, jailer,
retains its reputation for cleanliness
and discipline