The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-30
DISCIPLINE IN DEPARTMENT.


OF the fact that the Anti-Saloon League has
had private detectives employed for nearly
| three months shadowing patrolmen who are
suspected Of being derelict in their sworn
| duty created a sensation in the ranks Of
the uniformed members of the force. Up
| TO that time only a very few patrolmen
were aware that they were being subjected
| to rigorous espionage, and these few were
| only informed of II when the Captains OF
| their respective districts had them ''on the
carpet" last Saturday. read the accusa-
| tions made by tire private detectives
through the Anti-Saloon League, and
| warned them TO be more circumspect in
their conduct in future. on pain Of being
sent before the board.
The knowledge that private detectives.
hired by the Anti-Saloon League. are spy
ing upon them and furnishing TO headquar-
tiers detailed and circumstantial accounts
of their movements had the effect Of
frightening some patrolmen.
The result was that yesterday many CT
the boldest patrolmsn passed dry day.
The recent changes. promotions and trans
fers in the department within the last few
weeks have given rise to 4 belief well
grounded in the minds Of the patrolmen that
the Police Board is preparing to enforce
the strictest discipline in the department,
and that those who are found deficient in
department and the qualities that consti-
tute a frst-class officer will be dropped
this new dear was to be inauguTated with
the completion OF the new police manual
and its distribution to the members OF the
department The manual Is now complete,
and its distribution was begun yesterday.
All the districts will be suUplied within
few davs. as fast as the printers can sup
ply the books
MEETING OF CAPTAINS
AND ALL LIEUTENANTs.
II WAS in anticipation Of the new order
of things that Chief Kiely called the meet
ing OF the Captains and Ieu:enants OF all
the districts in his office Monday. for the
purpose OF imoressing upon them che ne
Cessity Of taking up the study OF the new
manual. and seeing that their suOOrdlnates
were made thoroughly acquainted with its
provisions The fact was thoroughly inn
dressed upon them at that meeting that
they would oe held to n strict accountable
ity for the proper Observance OF the pro-
visions of the manual by their men. and
that :he patrolmen under their supervision
would be required TO live up 10 the letter
and spirit of the instructions.
With these facts brought to their atten-
tion, and the added knowledge that the
Anti-Saloon League is keeping close tab
upon their visits TO saloons. the members
of the department are at present in an agi-
tated state Of mind
ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE
PUSHING INVESTIGATION.
The Reverend E. E. Barclay, superintend-
ent of the Law Enforcement Committee OF
the Anti-SalOOn League. under which the
"OTh OF SnauOWlnS the patrOimen Is DeinG
prosecuted, said yesterday that for the
presen. he preferred not to discuss she
methods being followed in the work OF at
tempting to regulate the saloons
For obvious reasons, he said, we do
not care to make public our plan of CAM
paign. II will be sufficient to say that We
are working earnestly and systema ticaiiy
and when we kave all our evidence prepared
in proper shape we will present # to :he
Police Board or 10 the higher court officials
II necessary. We submit reports monthly
from our agents TO Chief Kiey and to Ex-
else Commissioner Seibert of patrolmen
who derelict in their duty and of disor-
derly saloons. respectively. We have re-
ceived no reply to these communica tions
but that does not prevent US from contin-
utng TO send In reports. We have not made
known the names of our witnesses as il
would impair their usefulness II they be
came known. and we have not completed
our work"
Harry B. Halves, President of the Police
Board declares that Superintendent Bar
cay Is mistaken when he states that he mas
received no communication from the board
relative to his reports containing accusa-.
tions against patrolmen. Mr.. Hawes said:
THE matter came 10 my attention but
once, when I received the following COM
munication from Superintendent Barclay:
st. Louio Jr=e .. iee2.-A-. Harry UsU.s