The San Francisco call., 1904-12-31
HOODLUM ACTS
TO Be STOPPED
Chief Whitman Issues His
Orders for the Conduct
Of Crowds New Years Eve
ARRESTS TO BE MADE
Striking People With Tree
Boughs and Daubing Faces
With Paint Reprobated

Confetti throwers and young men
generally who blow horns and do 9TH
er stunts" on the coming in Of the
New Year should take warning from
Chief Wittmans orders to his COM
mand. If the weather continues wat
cry there will be no reason for any at
tention being paid TO the Chiefs or
ders. but If change should come
young men would better beware. The
Chiefs orders are as follows:
With the expiration Of the year 1eo4 and the
vast number Of our good citizens will continue
the practice which OF late years has become
the custom IN San Francisco, of promenading
Kearny. Market and other intersecting streets
on New Years eve, seeing the old year out
ana the new year in.
ment has handled these vast crowds which
congregats as above stated. in q very efficient
ana satisfactory manner, but 1t has been our
experience that previous to three years ago
roWdies took advantage of the occasion to
insult ladies' and annoy the promenaders with
acts of hoodlumism and 1 wish the strongest
measures taken by the Police Department TO
the end that this does not occur this year and
tnat the good record made by the department.
in the past two years in this regard may be
continued. The following extra details are
therefore hereby ordered and 1 wish you TO
give strict orders to the officers detailed to
be prompt and active in seeing to it that the
people are protected in their desire to enjoy
Two officers win be detailed from Company
to each block on the north side Of Market
street from Kearny to Taylor and thxee off,
GERS to each block on the south side Of Market
street from Third to Sixth streets
Sergeant Coogan and hve patrolmen from
Brophy and FIVE patroinen from the same
company. to be detailed at Powell and Market
streets
Sergeant Mullender and I'VE patrolmen from
Company E, to be relieved by Sergeant Grif-
fin and nye patrolmen from the COM
pany. to be detailed at Grant avenue and
Market street
Corporal Ferguson and fve patrolmen from
and five patrolmen from the same company.
to be detailed at Stockton and Market
Sergeant Blank and five patrolmen from
Company d. to be detailed at Kearny and
Market streets. and to be relieved by Corporal
shanahan and five patrolmen from the same
Captain spillane will take personal charge
details Market street
Captain Duke will take personal charge and
exercise personal supervision over all the de-
tails north OF Market street The latter will
! Market streets along the line of Kearny
street as may be needed and from the detail
Grant avenue may be necessary, and Will
detail two officers in the block on Mason
street between Eddy and Ellis to be relieved
by two others at IL o'clock D. m.
All these details to be in effect at 1880 .. m.
Of the 81st inst. and continue until 80 a. m.
of January l, 1905, when the officers as above
detailed will go to their regular beats.
Do not allow crowds to gather at any par
ticular point. but keep the people moving.
Complaints have been made in the past that
people have been struck by boughs Of trees in
the hands of rowdies. Instruct the officers
detailed to take all such material away from
any carrying the same the street. Com
plants have also been made Of young men
carrying pots of paint or like material with
which they daub the faces of passers by.
HAVE THIS STOPPED and take the material
away from them. ARREST ALL PERSONS
who do not behave themselves when warned
TO do so and see that all peaceful persons have
the opportunity 10 enjoy themselves in a law
full manner.
Have the officers on duty during the day OF
the 31st inst request all persons who have
evergreen decorations in front of their prem
ises to remove the same before nightfall by
this means you will remove some OF the am
munition of the hoodlum.
Captain Gieeson will order the patrol wagon
from the O'Farrell Street Station to report at
the Central Station at o'clock p. m. and re-
main on duty there until o'clock a. m, jan
uary i, 1905.