The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-10
POLICE FORCE
OF MANCHESTER
Small, Cut Feared by All Evil
Doors.
FOUR MEN ON THE FORCE.
The City on the South Side is Well
Looked After. and is the
Best Omcered City Of
Its Size.
FOUR MEN ON THE FORCE,

Manchester is a town OF 1000 people
with corporation limits four miles square,
ana yet for years the police force Of this
city has consisted of only four officers.
who have always been most faithful in
their duties, and have preserved the
law and order Of the town commend
ably
DO is true that there is no town in the
South the size of Manchester mat has
such satisfactory services from So small
a force as is composed OF Chief Lipscomb
Captain Jones, Captain smith ana OHicef
Alex Wright. The force has remained
the same for several years and has be-
come I'm truth part and parcel OF me
municipality
MANCHEsTER's POO BAH.
CANAAN Lipscomb, Chief of Police. aside
from this office, is connected with nearly
every other branch of the city $ affairs
lie lis a walking directory and a most
valuable piece OF property for by apph-
cqtion 10 the chief. a citizen can locate
ANYTHING from the monkey-wrench and
tbe rock chusher 10 the latest piece or
street engineering. During the civil war
Captain Lipsc0mb was member Oh tne
Chesterfield Cavalry Company. and IS ye.
am active member in the organization oil
the surviving members OF this old COM
panv.
An classes Of people. as is necessary IN
town Of 10000 inhabitants 20 to these
officer. daily with their troubles. Man
chester has troubles Of her own. but
living as She does just across the James
from the great city Of Richmond. con-
rected by several bridges. she IS otteh
a place Of refuge for thieves and crlml-
mails for whom the police in Richmond
have made it interesting.
ALERT POLICEMEN.
This practice is growing in disfavor with
the criminal class. as they are too oiten
picked up by the Manchester police and
restored TO the realm of Justice john
Manchester has three railroads leading
i'm which carry side door sleepers. ana it
Is frequently necessary for the officers 10
meet these trains The building Of the
richmond Petersburg and Carolina rail-
road lust outside the corporate limits,
brings another class. which might at any
time IL il were not for the ever-watch-
hil eve Of the police, cause frequent ana
serious trouble.
Takin, these surroundings into cOnsid-
GRAFTON and then the splendid order that
As preserved and has been for so many
wears i'm Manchester. the showing Is Ia
vorable and complimentary TO the oihceTs.
CAPTAIN Jones who Is first assistant mas
served on the force for many years. ne
has always been considered one OF the
best i'm the business Since the first Of
last January. Captain Jones has made
eiehty-nine arrests
CAPTAIN smith. second assistant like
CAPTAIN Jones, has grown old In the
service and the coon" ne does not know
80. 49,. boon In Manchester In the last
year he has pulled seyenty-siX.
THE YOUNGEST OFFICER.
Alex Wright Is the youngest OF me
fcur Besides being fearless omeer,
he has some reputation as detective
HIS arrests for The past year number
ninety-nine.
Captain Lipscombs arrests for the year
are one hundred and two. The records
M Police headquarters show 4S, the total
number OF arrests made since the first
! OF last January. Though the present