The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-11

and occupation signed to the communica-
ton printed in the New York paper, which
was as follows:
I understand that there win be a con-
! veution Of the chiefs Of police from the
different cities Of the United States and
/ Canada in this city, on May Is. Now, as
/ citizen and policeman, would respectful
{ " cal the attention Of Commissioner
Murphy and his deputy commissioners.
( Dcvery and York, 10 the fact that the
b Chief OF Police from Washington. D. c,
has threatened TO visit Us 10 attend that
convention. Usually there IS nothing won
derful or extraordinary, not to say dan
gerous, about d visit from q chief of 20
lice but warn Commissioner Murphy
that the people of New York should be
protected from this particular calamity,
and l insist that Major Sylvester, the
Chief Of Police Of Washington D c. be
prevented from attending the convention.
or even from coming into the city. and if
he should in any way gain admittance to
! New York, al the detective force should
[ watch for him, and If found he should be
( seized and put aboard the first ship Ieav-
! ing for Russia. He should not even get a
! trial or hearing before a magistrate. He
! has convicted himself on his own coufes-
/ sion and should be shown no mercy. Here
I is his confession IN fun
IN speaking Of the work CT his men,
in connection with his desire to put into
| effect an eight-hour system, Major Syl-
( vester described in a recent report the
/ daily routine of one Of his subordinates:
! Under existing conditions a member Of
/ the force gives the District almost his en-
/ tire time The police day begins at O'Clock
a. n, when u member will answer roll
/ call, go upon the street. and patrol until
| O clock p. m, when he reports off at
/ the station and remains therein "On re
serve until 0 clock j.. n, when he is re
| iieted from duty zOr SIX hours. At mid
J night he resumes mis- work, and continues
until o clock q m, when his day off,
begins, and continues until O'Clock p.
m At that hour he goes on until mid
night then follows reserve duty until
0 clock p N. the following day, when he
again goes or street, to remain until 8
o clock p m, then follows reserve duty
until midnight, after which he IS ''on pa
troll until o clock in the morning.
That member under the regulations
governing his conduct, is required TO be
LeSPecIuI, cicanIy IN appearance and
dress, prompt, and firm; 10 constantly pa
Uoi his beat be able 10 give Intelligent
responses TO all enquiries, pay his just
debts; to be honest and sober prevent
crime, arrest offenders, keep nemoTau-
DUN Of suspicious houses and persons and
Of all matters Of police interest; to arbi-
ItLc complaints concerning Growing
ROSTERS and barking dogs, be kind to in
dtyiduaIs incapable Of caring for them
selves, attempts at suicide, animals
3StTay- abandoned infants dead infants
dead bodies found, drOwniags, dead ami
mails dangerous Davements, rOadways.
buildings and bridges. doors and windows
FOUND open damaged trees and boxes.
fires, fire plugs damaged filthy streets. al
leys and cutters; persons found sick
damaged hydTantS, lamps not lighted or
damaged. pumps out Of order permits e,z-
amined. sewers damaged. filthy sewers
suicides, water mains and pipes damaged
and other matters too numerous TO men
ton
Now, ] submit. AIr Editor, that a
chief Of police holding these opinions and
trying TO enforce them IS dangerous
man 70 have at large in New York Why
he actually cnteTtains the idea that Il pc
/ liceman Is human and should be treated
as a human being, and not as a slave or
serf- And then, think. too, Of his idea
that policeman could do better work
and protect the public better by giving
him reasonable hours and d little time to
himself than by keeping him on duty all
the time, even when he IS unfit to work
But, as / said above. he should be kent
away from New York under all circuTa-
stances.