The evening times., 1900-06-15

man entering her house contrary to law
According to the statement of Mrs otey
the policeman in question came to her
house at the instigation Of a neighbor to
Inform her that complaint hac been made
against her dog. TO the effect that in the
neighborhood's opinion 1t was dangerous
to the community on the ground that It
had threatened to bite children and also
the neighbor's dog.
The case having been referred TO the Po-
lice Department for investigation, w. F.
Falvey. acting lieutenant of the Ninth
precinct. reported to the Superintendent
as follows:
II have investigated the complaint OF
Mrs. Otey against a policeman entering
her house, as set forth in her letter 10
the Commissioners Walter G.. Gleason is
the officer who went TO see Mrs. Otey on
complaint OF Mrs. Hobart Brooks. who
claimed that Mrs Otey's dog was a men
ace 20 the children OF the neighborhood,
endangering their lives. Policeman Glea-
sen called to see Mrs. Otey to inform her
OF the above complaint, and entered her
house only on invitation OF Mrs. Otey,
where he told her IN gentlemanly man
ne of the complaint Mrs Otey has since
the complaint sent her dog to the country
An explanation has been made 10 her
which seems 60 be satisfactory"
In transmitting the case 20 his superiors
the Superintendent called attention 10 the
reports OF his subordinates and asked tnat
they be approved, which was done by vote
OF the Commissioners.
The next case considered was that OF
Private Thomas d. Walsh, who is charged
with neglect OF duty in failing TO report
TO the officer in charge Of the patrol sery-
ice through the patrol box on his beat
at l. 2, and o'clock a. m on June 2
At the investigation before the trial Off
GER Walsh was adjudged mot guilty" IN
reporting on this ease to the Commission
erS the Superintendent said:
= cannot wholly agree with the finding
of the Trial officer in this case. II Pri-
vals Walsh had due warning Of Illness
while on duty and gradually reached that
condition when he felt that treatment was
necessary. he should haze reported 10 the
sta1ionhouse through the signal box or
should have gone there in person and bad
medical attention given him. as required
! by the regulations governing the Metro
QOlitan Police Force
For this violation Of the regulations I
recommend that he be fined s.. to be paid
on OF before July 5. 1900, and that he be
warned that If in the future be is found
I
OF the manual Il viii result IN more serl-
! Gus cOnseG GUencss-'
The report and recommendation of the
! Superintendent were approved by COnlmis-
I sioner Ross who has immediate charge OF
/ the Police Department. and II is expected
| that his associates will take the same view
I OF the matter
Another case up for consideration was
| that OF Private WiseWelI Wheeler. charg-
| ed with the non-payment OF a debt. and
| required by the Trial officer to pay to the
| R NJ. DObbins Company the sum Of S39-
| being the amount Of an account due and
| the costs of a judgment added.
In forwarding the papers in the case 10
! the Commissioners the Superintendent
recommended that Private Wheeler be re-
quired 70 pay the debt at the rate OF 81 a
/ month, each installment 10 be paid with
/ in five days after each pay day begin
! ming with July. 1900. The Commissioners
/ approved the recommendation.
A third police case was that OF Private
I 5. S. Fraser. charged with absence from
I duty without leave on June / 1900 and
/ found guilty in the investigation before
/ the Trial Officer. The superintendent re-
! ported to the Commissioners on this case
! as follows:
Il am satisfied that Private Fraser's IN
| tentious were good. and that he was nc
/ awakened in time TO report at roll call
! and although he must be credited with do
/ ing good service generally, this is the sec
4 ond warning he has had, and recommend
| that he be fined s., to be paid on or before
/ July 5. 1900, and that he be warned thai
/ any future neglect viii work serious con
/ sequences
! The recommendation in this case wa
also approved.
The Superintendent OF Police forwarded Il
| the Commissioners this morning for theil
| information and consideration the report Of
| c. w. Proctor relative to the registered
dentists doing business IN the District o.
| Columbia The report follows:
| II respectfully report that on SATURDAY
| last l visited eight addresses given BY
dentists when they registered in tn.
| Health Office, one being out in tbs COW,
try and one at the corner OF Twenty-sec
| ond Street and Pennsylvania Avenu,
| northwest, to ascertain their places O
| business. Since then have finished max
| ing up the statistical report of the facts a.
1 they now appear concerning the dentist
| that have registered in the Health ono,
| since the present law was enacted IN 1892
| Those pTacticing dentistry alone are zC9
| some twenty Of whom are in Government
! employ. Not practieing, thirty, about
| fifteen Of whom are in Government
| employ, while the other fifteen are prac
practice, and one is blind. Ten are prac-
ticing dentistry and have assistants il
! their Offices There are twelve such as.
| sistants employed in the District OF tn,
! registered dentists nineteen were located
in one of the States at the time of regis
| tering here. while seventy-two other.
have moved away since registering. Sine
1892 no less than twenty-five dentists hav
! died, while ffty-six could not be locate,
by me- The total is 430. only 231 Of whom
are actually engaged in the practice o
their profession, not counting the ffty-si.
! could not locate
! Charles s Davis, attorney for W "
Griffith, asks the Commissioners thai III,
tax against sub-Iots SO, 81, s5, block 80
ROsedale. for 1892 be cancelled, On tn,
ground that the amount. $13.05, was omit
edd from three tax certificates, which ar,
enclosed for their examination.
The Assessor, in his report on the app.f
cation, says that the records OF his ono
show that the property in question Wa!
transferred to w. w. Griffith evidently O,
the faith Of these certificates The Assesso
thinks that this case comes within the pro
visions Of the act Of May 13, 1882. and I,
recommends that the collection and reeoy
cry OF the tax for 1892, assessed In tn,
name Of George r. Potee, be barred as {,
any purchaser subsequent TO June 6, 1900