The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-09
Webster's All Absorb
ing Problem.
CLARE DON'T KNOW.
He Might Be Chief and Yet
He Mighm't.
HO uISHUt1 o

Webster, March S.-Deputy Sheriff
Maurice P. Clare was seen this forenoon
by the Webster correspondent of The
Spy relative to the abolishing of the
present watch district, known as
Watch district No. l." and the estab-
fishing of a regular day and night police
force, with chief of police to superin-
tend the business.
Mr.. Clare is in favor most heartily of
the proposed scheme. He was, in fact
the first official in town to officially
start the agitation, and at a recent
meeting of the prudential committee
which body has charge of the district,
hires and rates the salaries of the night
patrolmen, he aired his opinion that d
regular police force would be mutual
benefit to Webster and her citizens.
In some regards pertaining to the
proposed police force, Mr.. Glare was
very reticent, while in others he gave
his opinion quite freely. Mr.. Glare is a
man of a few words and when he says
anything he means it.
Mr.. Glare has gained much popularity
in town and elsewhere by his purely
straightforward business principles He
is an officer who does his duty when he
is called upon or needed and has al
ways given genel al satisfaction to those
he ever has had dealings with. The
majority of the citizens esteem Mr..
Glare very highly.
Mr.. Glare was asked by the local Spy
man if he would accept the position of
chief Of the police force, providing the
thing went through all right at the
coming town meeting. He would not
give definite answer, saying he did
not know.
Mr.. Clare was also asked by the re-
porter if he had any candidates or in
fact any Webster person in sight or in
view that he intended to assist to the
position, and to this query he replied:
Il do not know"
Mr.. Care has few things hidden
up his sleeve which he is keeping in
store for the coming town meeting,
Whem he intends to spring them point
blank on the citizens of Webster,
He says that at the present time there
is no system to the night watch. and
when the night patrolmen, Messrs. Os-
borne and Hyland, leave duties for the
day there is no information IN hand
orNJecorded that shows whether the
WatchInen had performed their duties
or not.
Mr.. Glare, in his capacity as chairman
of the prudential committee the past
year states that several complaints
have been given him about the delin-
quent night Watchmen. He added that
the system was dead wrong"
Mr.. Glare will support the agitation
of resurrecting a new system of police
force and at the town meeting and the
republican caucus will inform the citi-
zens of Webster Just how the matter
stands --'s
The opinion of some is that instead of
completely abolishing the watch sys-
tenn, It ought to be enlarged and Jericho
and Merino villages added, and a cou-
pie more Watchmen at nights be added
to the list.
MY, what big difference is noticea-
bic now around the local depot of the
New York New Haven and Hartford
than was in evidence a few weeks ago."
said prominent lady to the Webster
correspondent of The Spy, today.
There is, indeed, a big difference, and
it is all due to the watchful eye Of Off
Elias B. Wakefield. who is now doing
patrol around the railroad station every
night. His hours are from $50 o'clock
until the l9St train leaves for South
bridge durir the night
Before M, Wakefield went on duty
the depot was the rendezvous Of a GER
tain class of people. They used to lott
err in the waiting rooms and on the
platforms, talking boisterously and in
maRy other ways making themselves
obnoxious
Mr.. Wakefield soon put a stop to-
these actions. He has been constantly
on duty and his watchful eye has
quickly signaled out any iml ropricty.
He has completely routed all Of these
objectionable characters out CT the
depot
The members of the d. T. K band
are soon to purchase new uniforms of
natty appearance. IT, society has
elected the following officers: Presl-
dent, James Hyland; secretary, Will
liam Kuehl; treasurer, Charles Groh,