The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-29
TEN NEW POLICEMEN.
TO BE ON DUTY DURING THE GREAT
CELEBRATION.
Appointments TO BE Made From the
Eligible Eist-PeOpIe Warned 10
Men and House Thieves-HOv
Their Work IL Done.

Es ponce IDLCf TO be increased DUR
Ing the Fourth OF July celebration by the
addition Of at least ten special officers.
Last evening Caief Reed and Secretary
. Grout OF tns civil service commission, had
a colsIlta Jon at headquarters, at the
close OF which the chief said that he had
requested the secretary 10 provide him
with LIST OF those eligible 10 appoint
naent.
The new men will be named today or
tomorrow, and according TO the present
/ intentions OF the chief Will net GO o..
outy before o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
The three days celebration will make
hard work for the police because they are
expected TO perform their ordinary du-
ties as well as 70 look after the safety
OF the Immense throng OF people that viii
be present from ali parts OF Washington
and British Columbia.
Every patrolman VIII be required TO
work twelve houis a day instead of eight.
and tie detectives will be fortunate il they
are not on the move a few hours more.
Chief Reed realizes that there are break
ers ahead this week 40 matter how yigi-
liant hls patroImen and detectives may
be and he earnestly requests the people
OF the city and those who are here from
other PLACES 10 be constantly on their
guard against the different kinds Of out
laws that always flock 10 a city when a
bae .I1kEb9 dAtOI - ia
There will be pickpockets. bunko men.
card sharps. dice manipuIators. and burg
lars here, while the police will gather In
many Of them. unless they take warning
and remain away there Is bound 10 be a
number OF clever workers. who are I'M
known 10 the officers. and such then can
do enough work In three days 20 make
the citizens believe the city is being torn
up. as the expression goes.
d. not hesitate 10 ply their vocation on
a street car which is loaded down TO the
rail Once in a while they work singly
but as a rule in two and threes They
crowd person. and under the elrcun-
stances he does not think much about it.
In the meantime however, the clipper"
the one who picks the pocket IS indus
triously al work. Women who carry their
purses in little pockets In wraps are easy
victims, as the purse is easily observed
and il requires only one move OF deft
fingers 10 make II disappear. II should
he remembered that after the actual
theft IL is common practice among
thieves TO pass the plumber to a second
man who escapes in the confusion, while
the accused. on being searched. is found
to have nothing. At the end of the day
the gang meets and cuts" up the pro-
ceeds. II people will keep their eyes
money and watches and chains while in
crowd. instead of stretching their necks
continually to see over someone's shoulder
they Will be better off financially. even il
they do lose some portion of the show"
Dice games In saloons with strangers
should be avoided entirely. No matter
how clever a man may think himself he
ought To remember that there are others
smarter. and that 10 "go against anoth-
err mans game IL like butting your head
against a rock. Those who allow them
selves 20 be pressed into card game 10
bet another mans money Will surely live
TO see how foolish they were. Follow the
rule To talk with policemen, not strangers
"a civilian dress.
1t is n common practice among residents
Of city 10 go 10 eeiebrs lions and leave
no one a. home. There is not a house in
Seattle which is proof against a clever
burglar. No matter how secure the doors
and windows may appear. a man who
has made study OF overcoming locks and
hasps VIII End a way TO get In. The
proper thing 10 do when leaving n house
IS 10 see that nothing valuable Is left
where II can be stolen. Why should peo-
ple SO away ana leave rings. gold watches
ana diamonds on a bureau? Yet Il IS done
frequently and leaves the way open TO
hurElaries that amount 10 something.
As haS been mentioned In the Post-in-
telhgenceT il VIII be the policy OF Chief
Reed 20 have all known crooks and sus-
picious characters arrested on general
principles during the celebration ard
while this may appear a harsh way Of
dealing with liberated criminals, yet (, -
the only practical way One large gang
OF huukc men, etc. passed through Sc
attic u few days go. bound for Montana
TO toin the racing circuit. Up 70 the pres
ent time only q few crooks have appear
cd In Seattle 10 celebrate" The Fourth ard
they have been given & lecture on what
is expected of them. In brief. crooks can
not work In this city. unless they are cley-
er enough % avoid The police.