The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-15

/ 'ncnt to remove the recruiting station to
, 'he Armory. owing to the lack OF proper
accommodations IN the Old House Of Dele
Eiies chamber which originally was select.
ei Tor passing ou applicants Assistant
secretary Mocki"r Of tie Police Board. who
had been IN charge. accordingly gave G!yrc-
toES !9r the t-austcr ana t,.e 10 men
marched To The Arn.ory IN charge OF Patrol
! mn Je:e Crane.
At the Arno-y. Captain Mathew Kiely o.
! t''e otf'h and Captain +. y. Creecy OF the
i seventh District were IL attendance To pass
/ On the applicants. BY noon they had a
/ varied aggregation to examine. Boys less
! tlhf4 ID years old and men with gray hu:.a-
ana betrus: well-,irese'ei inIivi luals auI
ot.efs whose attir" bespoke hard times
. presented themselves as possihl. rol,,.-
men, So that Mr.. Mock!er and the two
ponce captains We're taxed 90 coruI!-te
lae'r wo4k before ) o'clock. Military reeula-
IONS win respect 10 alnlttance and esress
/ from tie hail were established and the
"o-A was proceeded with in IL systematic
! manner Nacy OF the applicants mad failed
| u 4'ii OUT application blanks, which caused
considerable delay. while others were u:-
acIe To prepare the blanks These we're
rejected IN every instance 4 number y,rr.
rejected a. too young or too old and scy-
tTal had 10 forego the experience Of fem
! i'ofiry preservers OF the peace owing To
! having been residents OF the cItv for loss
t--dn one year. the restrictions on member
snip IN the department prescribed in the
ne" police manual being figi iIy adhered "a
with exception OF that rrIati., 70 mo batrs.
ana WeiBht standard. The number of asr,-r-
ans was 10" small in comparison with the
need, Tor these points 10 lie looked into TOO
closely. "
II was after p, n. before Mr.. Moci,Ia-
| 'o1!lG telephone 70 the -Four Courts that tn.
Re" men We're ready to be sworn il, NJ an
"!.le captain J. hosser Rcemer Grillrnas-
'tE' VINO mad been assisting in the examirla-
ION oi the men, was putting the recruits
through an imprcptu drill Many of tbrn,
we're eS-soli;ers. but there was an awk-
ward squad which gave him and savsral
oIticeT* OF the First Regiment who assisted
III the drill considerable trouble. The
marching and countermarchinE continued
Tor atout an hour. when Police Commits
sloher Forster arrived and swure ", rbs,
men in squads Of hfty They tban yara
marched To the Four Courts for inspection,
by Chief Campbell. Last night cots we-,
provided fox them at the o,d city Hail. and
th's morning they will receive their instruc-
tions
It was understood by those in charge at
the ArInory that the new men would he as
signed TO districts and placed on beats. p,sr-
mlttlng the use of NOR. uniformed men a,
possible centers Of disturbance The theory
WAS that the moral effect OF a uniform on
the dlsorderly was appreciable while men
IN citizens clothes especially If incynari-
4 crowd.
FEELING of disiuiet was occasionei
among the recruits during the day BIZ a re-
puft that they were to be armed with rih-s
ana sent against imaginary armies of -trill-
ers This originated with some member Of
the crowd, but WAS the occasion fnr en-
pHatIc declarations from those ho hear, II
mat they would gu!; before they would
consent 10 shoulder rife. Another OF the
unacoountabie ideas which went the rounds
was that the new men wer., to be sworn IN
as United States Deputy Marshals which
also caused many 10 voice emphatic declar-
ations OF principles. All the applicants,
however, We're vigorously questioned a. to
thelr Willingness To obey orders and quen /
disturbances without partiality. They aisJ
were questioned as to thei- willingness to !
stand on the platforms OF street cars with |
motormsn and conductors while the strike /:
is In progress. as a test OF their courage. |
Several went down under this question and |
were rejected.