The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-24
Ex.CHIEF SEAVEY CHATS.
Of Chiefs Of Police AsSo-
citation Is in Houston.
MAY CONVENTION WILL BE A HOT ONE
The Anarchists VIII Come in for atten-
ton--Bill for the 5ertilIon System.
Texas in Line for 1908 Meeting,

captain W. = Sc1NCA. n ponce uncer ana
detective Of national reputation. aud gen
erai agent of the Thiel Detective Service
company, with headquarters at St Louis.
was here yesterday with his wife, and
spent the day at the Rice hotel. This Is
Mrs. Sesveys first visit TO Texas, and she
is much delighted with the State aud its
people
Captain Seavey has the honor OF being the
organizer OF the National Association Of
Chiefs OF Police OF the United states and
Canada. lie accomplished this work IN
1898. when he was chief OF police of the
city of Omaha, Neb. He was its president
for two years. is life member Of tho as.
ISOLATION and attends all the annual meet
ings OF the body, taking great Interest in
the proceedings.
Captain sedvey said yesterday that tue
next meeting OF the association, which Is.
TO be held al Louisville. KY, May T-iu,
VIII he the largest aud most interesting
meeting ever held. He hopes that at least
every city OF the metropolitan, and tirst
class In Texas, will send It's chief of police
to this convention He said that Texas Is
entitled to the annual meeting In 1908, and
II stropg delegation Is ut Louisville ia
May. Texas can secure the tenrh annual
meeting OF the largest and most important
police organization IN the world. The OH
Increase the efficiency OF the American po-
lice system to Il higher standard and re
duce the per centags Of crime IN this
country.
Captain seavey is recently from WASH
mgton, where n bill for the establishment
OF national bureau of criminal identi
hcation is pending in congress. The sys
tenn proposed h commonly known as the
Bertillon system OF authropornetry,
method now In use In the old world aud
which Is being generally adopted by po
lice authorities OF this country. II has
been giveo universal approval by students
Of anthropology and by governments and
the public where its workings are known.
In brief. " consists OF the systematic nr.
rangemeuts OF cards. each one OF which
contains the front aud profile photograph
OF criminal with the metric mcasuremcnt
left foot color of eye there are thirty.
eight tints In the human evel, kind OF nose,
shape and length of ear, complexion.
teeth, color of hair marks on body. dates
and nature of crimes committed, ana all
known information pertaining to the sub
1ect.
The purpose Of this bill Is to place the
government officer In charge Of this hu.
reau, and the head OF the police depart.
mcnt In every city, village and town. also
every sherin and warden OF all prisons and
Canada, IN touch with a central source OF
criminal information. to which he shall
give either photographs, descriptions on
Information concerning criminals or crime
number OF peniteutlarics and twenty.
seven cities in the United States are sub
scrihing to this system which Is now being
the honrd Of managers Of the National
Chiefs Of Police association. These sub
scnbers pay small assessment each year,
and the bill now before congress con.
proposition and giving II to every city and
town having population Of 5000 or more.
At present there are 10000 measurements
and photographs Of MP 10 date criminals
IN the bureau, which was moved from
Chicago TO police headquarters at Washing
ton, y, c.. the frst Of the present year
- "a a.
$4,000 annually 10 further perfect and
maintain the service, and Captain Seayey
IL confident the hill will pass and that the
appropriation will be made.
~
Major Richard Sylvester chief Of police
Of Washington, d. c.. Is president OF the
National association and he has written
lengthy letter TO the heads OF police de-
partments OF every foreign country urg
Ing them to come or send n representative
10 the meeting of the association OF chiefs
TO be held In Louisville, Ky. in May, with
the hope that some united action VIII be
taken by the police to stamp out anarchism
and makes the operation OF the Bertlllou
system univergaL
"The association Is going after anarchy
without gloves" said Captain Scavey, 'and
this will he one OF the most important cues.
resentatives in Louisville next May Re
newed effortH have been determined upon
since the assassination Of President McRln-
ley, and it Is the purpose Of the National
association to exert Itself to stamp out
this class Of criminals"
49,
After attending tho cattlemen's couves.
ton at Fort Worth last week. Mr.. and
Mrs Seavey spent several days at Waco,
Austin and Galveston, and Will leave to-
night for San Antonio, returning TO st.
Louis after month Of sightseeing. at
Beaumont, Shreveport New Orleans, Mo
bile, Montgomery, Birmingham and Mem
phis.
~
The Thlel Detective Service company was
established in 1873 In St Louis, and now
with the head office at Chicago operates
under three Gags--the United States Can
ada and Mexieo--besides large business
connection In Australia and continental
Europe. The Thiel agency operates on the
American continent from It's branch offices
In st. Louis, New York St. Paul, Kansas
City, Denver, Portland, Ore, Seattle, Mon
trea, and the City OF Mexico since the
the extradltlon laws went Into effect in
April. 1880, between the unted Ststos and