The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-31
HUNTING FOR CRIMINALS
Present Methods Far in Advance
of Those of Former Days.
OF Modern Civilization
of Great Advantage to Police sys-
TENS in Ferreting Ont Law yiOIat-
crs-Mnny Escape Their Vigilance.

tieth century is likewise an era of dread
To the burglar safe-blower. second-story
worker and rascals generally. Wherever
the criminal may turn. to the North,
South East. and West, he will find APP
proaches guarded, and all avenues OF es-
cape closed. So it is evident that the
proverb-''The way of the transgressor is
hard daily becoming grated In
the minds alike of rascal and policeman.
Many are the resources Of the detec-
tive and police. and expert must be the
criminal who slips through the coil laid
for his apprehension. The electric bell,
connecting pawnshops with the nearest
police station or headquarters, as the
case may be; the daily police bulletin re-
citing in cold type the robberies and
'lookouts of the preceding twenty-four
hours; the police telegraph and telephone
systems, including numerous boxes
scattered here and there through streets
of the big cities; compulsory reports from
pawnbrokers and secondhand dealers re-
ceived daily, and methods of criminal
Identification not before known or but
little used, are few of the ways now
invoked by the police to maintain public
order and secure protection against the
| rascal of every class and type. To this
list may be added the descriptive cir
crlar, sent broadcast by the thousands
from police headquarters Of every large
city. addressed to sberiffs iai, autbori-
ties even postmasters and hote,keeners
and containing minute dissertation of any
criminal wanted for any narticu,ar crime
A most important adjunct 10 noIice
work is the electric bell Every large
city has its system of communication bv
this method. chiefly between dealers in
cheap goods or pawnbrokers. and the
police department. Several n,wnsbone I'm
Washington are fitted nm with s,,cb do.
vices. SO that in case suanic,on f.us nv, ,
patron of the establishment of tho ..,braa
balls" or tIpop the goods he orr.,s for
pawn. word my be sent ,,nl,noup +o hin,
to Police Headniarters Tho first l,roIyI-
edge such a patron of tho nawpsbo, hos
of impending danger is the bastv ertr,nc,.
into the establishments of a defective or
policeman. Then no is o,,astion.,5 r,s,,sct
ing the goods to be pawned how tba,,
came into his possessiop and in ,,a,,,.
instances is ..coIlarad,, ard Ia5 a,,.,- -,
der arrest to a prisoner,s coll Annara,t-
Is in Washington naun,ro1,or, L., :.
best to stand in" Win m. ,,oItoa Co.,
besides renorts ,noda dait,. -. haa,.,..,,.
ters as required b,- ~. H., -. =.
formation which may faIt ,,,,,,,,, III -,
| tice and freouentlv assis, :, +bf, ,,,,,,,,.1..
| in the canture of cri,,ipsIs t,i.a-.,,,-.-
co-operation with tho ,o1i, i, -
ers is NOT ,,ni,.a,s.t 49,, ~ pa. - iiDi IN
o' UNIV eisdl' ana IN several big
cities there is believed to be a wide d.
vergence in views on the advisabiJitv
of supportine a,,+boritiag
| Es,-ar,, a. q, -
| -, 10y III me year puplcatlon is
| ISSUED by the local Police Department
giving information about criminals II is
| n single sbae+ arsair ,u - - =.
Puoisheu on q hahd press at headquar-
\ tiers. 1t contains reports of robberies re-
! ceived during twenty-four hours proceed
| ing with n e,e,.r.I ls.,.,.;,.,t,,,, 70 ~
t 9' iF'ioI VI 'iie
| property Stoleh' ana any clue II there is
such to the thief. Moreover. il has the
| description of any suDnosed rascal want
| ed hv tho ,olirn fnr an, ~ = ,l,,'.,.,-,,,
| -, Nv, Po,io' a"s Vi :" tiiousdnu
! cfiLlts'. b" hfther the fugitive Is wanted
IN " Washington, New York, Cuba. or the
| PhilinDinas his dissertation and olcasion-
| .u,- IA, rto,o,,ro,,,, lii ~,
~ ms 'PH' WIN S' iilto tue
! makeup OF the bulletin, provided the
| case has been brought TO the attention Of
| th, local authorities in any NJ tho res.,,Iar
| a,,a,.a,- 80 I,I..... - - ~ .''.i
oii"iiiieiS vi optaiiiiiis iHIorihdlioh' 1t Is
| apparent therefore, that not alone every
| Washington policeman Will be on the
| lookout for the criminal. because he car
| rios the b,,IIc.ir a., IA, -,o,,,-o, -. T., "a.
! az ms PYN"S' VI III ms
nat Out thAt ponce ana detectives else
| where many of whom are supplied with
| leaflets from this citv will lseen close
| ryatch lest on imnnrtant caSa eli,
| tbroutyb his hands F
Eor a dacaJe nv NOR. tho yvasbirat,,,
| policeman has had Tho natroI hoy as an
| adinnrt 70 his yrork ne NAV taianbora
| 10 HE ststior fron, bis hest a, anu iiy,e
| of the day or night and ALWAYS Teceixs
an answer IL. may report an accident
| a murder. or a triffing incident. or he may
i call for the patrol wagon TO convey
| nrisonnr ia rho station He may snun1
| the alarm of a fire and NAV receive in
| structfons from the sergeant or other Of
/ fetal OF the department Before patrol
boxee were In vogue here The, policeman
| was comnelIed to tak, his prisoner tn the
| statIau as hest he could Patrolmnn were
| then widely scattered on distant beats
and assistance when needed was not al
/ v,avs to he had Conditions in Washing
| TON however. have improyed in every
| wear with the advent of the telephone
and systems of raDid communication To
| he sure there bas been Northumberland
| with other cities bv telegram for many
| wears hut until a comparatively recent
| period the wires have not been extensively
| used to facilitate the arrest Of fugitive
| criminals
| Occasionally a criminal ESCAPES every
| combination of brains energy and ex-
| pense which may be brought about to eff
| feet his CAPTURE Modern appliances are
| not infallibIe and the shrewd criminal
| NAV bring to bear wits even more keen
| than the willy detective or astute inspect
| or or Secret Service man. IT IL rernem-
| bered by some in Washington that the
] elusive Dorsey Foultz is stll missing:
| that nothing has yet been heard from the
murderer Of the old shoemaker. Hail, in
his shanty Ninth and u Streets
] northwest. almost ten years ago: that
| Tascott. the slayer of millionaire Smell in
1 Chicago. is yet wanted, and that Topeka
! Joe said To be "A burglar safe-bIoN,er and
desperate criminal together with Pat
| Grove of kidnapping fame are now nj
| large. These notorious and. in one case.