The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-01-03
Ancient Method Of Dealing With
Law-Breakers to BE Done
Away With.
ONE THOUSAND OFFICERS
Army Of Peace Guardians VIII Be
Placed on Duty. and Patrol
Wagons Provided.

NEW YORK, Jan IA dispatch 10
Tho World from Havana. says, 0ood
progreun has been made In tho creation
OF a Havana police force Already sever.
al inspectors hays been appointed and
more than enough applications arc on
nle 10 M the subordinate positions and
tha ranks,
Chlof u Police Colonel Moul,on brings
TO HIS hard task wide business experience
ana Eroal energy Ito has recommended
drastic changes In tho lower courts TO
help the speedy punishment Of crime
Hayana'a policing IN 10 ba modern.
Each of tho ewelvo precinct stations will
b connected with tho central once by
telephone and Now York hurry up"
wagons will start tho pedestrians
Up-to-dale "nppera" will diHplaee tho
tightly drawn ropo which now brings
tho prisoners elbows painfully together
behind the back No moro bleeding mon
will DO marched aa a butt OF abuse
through mo narrow streets nor will tho
women Offenders bo bound and hustled
lika anlmalA Who each criminal 10.
whore ho goes and what ho doea viii bo
recorded Now either nothing Ia heard
OF a man after no commits crime. or
no resumes hls former habits Ia his for.
mer homo with absolutely no espionage,
Eighteen hundred applications for po.
lice positions have appeared. or these
about LOo viii bo accepted. Inspector
MoCullAgh thinks ha can pick enough
good men 10 make an effective force
from tho start.
There will DO 10 policemen. Of whom
ono hundred will be mounted. another
hundred will DO used In special details
al public meetings. tho ferry. railroads
aud all public gatherings, The remainder
will DO Officers,
Thoro will DO chief. Col Moul,on.
one deputy chief. twelve captains npd
" llvulenanln. Inspector McCullAgh hsa
created tho latter rank here because the
rank sergeant" 40 used In the United
Slaloa rrtiy means lieutenant. and ls
officially recognized an being the cqulya-
lent " that grade IN tho United sIatos
army.
There viii be a serwran,a AZ well with
the lover order of duties. and then the
patrolmvn Tho term "roundaman" Mr
MoCulash considers oBpoloto and hd
has dropped it, assigning those duties
10 his ncrEeantn
low American applications have ap.
peAFed. one of tho requirements ~ thal
future Havana policemen must be ablr
90 spcak Spanish ny President Ne
klnlsys expires, deairo no account il
takra " tho nationality of any applicant.
Cubana and spanlarda aru treated with
absolute impartlahly.
Colonel Moulton has recommended 20
General Ludlow that experts DO asked to
report upon tho changes IN tho penal
code, Under Spanish law. an accused
person. after being examined In the
lower courts, could bo kept In prison for
three years awaiting trial In the middle
ones,
The power thus to delay trial has
been often used by corrupt Spanish AL.
thortloH 10 mulct tho prisoner and his
friends II they have money Even for
minor oncmou, tho prisoner may o.
kept y hours before his case 10 called
Inspector McCullash says;
"'rhcy put a man IN jail and then spend I
three dayH nHding out who no is, II he !
In anybody. that's enough 60 see what |
his family and friends will do for him"
Tho veteran also says: Talk about |
your colder policemen. with rincs, Just /,
Eiyo mo tho New York pollcoman's club.
with good courts behind II, and / will /
guarantee TO Keep Havana tho most |
poaeablo city In tho world, Its people |
are mild and easily handled"
Colonel Moulton'a future policy aa to |
tho suppression OF public immortality. !
the curse ot cuba. will DO az General |
Ludlow may direct, Probably Few
changes viii DO made az present, although |
tho immoral thcatera may bc warned to
remove certain features. Colonel Moul.
ton says.
II shall try to avoid either extreme
Rnd 10 uao plain common sense IN deal.
Ing with delicate questions ana customs
OF three ccntuneA' growth,