Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-06

 tue disorder arising from a trolley , slke, but even Were such the case It seems to me that better and more economical course could be pursued than that now in vogue. Under the present system, whenever the local po- lice authorities are inadequate to pre- serve order and protect property, the mayor may call upon the county sheriff tor assistance, and be- as was the case III this city last winter, may call for the troops. l
 Such a system is cumbersome and H. able to be much more expensive than the situation would warrant, and yet the local authorities are powerless to prevent it. If, in the judgment of the local authorities, the services of fifty additional men were required, the sher if may call for 300 or 1000, and under the present law the city would have to pay the entire expense
 In our case last winter. when the sheriff was called upon for assistance. sixteen companies of state troops. two machine guns and more than fifty dep. uty sheriffs were sent to us, when. in my Judgment. less than 100 uniformed policemen would have rendered the requisite assistance.
 We have now in this. state state police department consisting of a su perintendent. salary $3,0OO: assistant superintendent. salary S2.OO0. and five policemen, salary $4 per day.
 The powers of said state policemen with respect to criminal matters and the enforcement of the laws in any part of the state, are the same as sher- ms and policemen have within their respective Jurisdictions. The law pro. vides that said department shall ren. der assistance, when requested, if prac. tcable, to any sheriff or chief of police, In any part of the state, and The super 1ntendent of said state police may re qu1re the services of any policeman in any part of the state.
 My plan Is to make use Of the state police and the authority invested in the superintendent thereof, in case of any extraordinary disturbance in any city or town in the state. as follows:
 Should the police authorities of any city have reasonable grounds to ex- pect any serious disturbance within their jurisdiction. the chief of police of such city should request the imme diate presence of the superintendent of the state police. and should the dis order assume such proportions as to necessitate the reinforcement of the local police, written request could be made upon said superintendent for such number of men as the local po- lice authorities may deem necessary, and said superintendent should then immediately make written requisi- tion upon the proper authorities of the various cities for the requisite number of men from their police re serves. to serve at the expense of the city requiring their services.
 Such is the plan that would sug- gest, and if adoDted. in my judgment the county sheriff and state troops will never again be called upon to perform police duty in this state. Such service is obnoxious to the troops and is liable to engender pre- judice against them in the minds of large portion of the community.
 The plan is simple, lawful, econom- icaI, and I firmly believe would be thoroughly effective for by it a uni formed police force of more than five hundred men could be concentrated in any part of the state upon very short notice, and without detrfment or expense to the cities furnishing the men.
 Of course the same object wou be attained without the aid of th9 state police, had We law empower ing the police aut' ,rities of the vari- ous cities to make requisition upon like authorities of other cities for the services of a portion of their police reserves.
 Murders.
 At $40 D. n. on Sunday, March 8, word was received at headquarters that Antonio Cimenero had been shot and killed on Jackson street by an Italian then unknown. Search was immediately commenced for the mur- derer and at 9:3O two Italians were arrested on suspicion, but it was not until 1O:35 that Vincenzo Sanzerero, the real murderer, was arrested by Officers Mclean and Bergin.
 Al 1O:15 the same evening, while search was still being made for the Italian murderer, word was received that Officer Mendelssohn had been shot and killed in car at the ter minus of the North Main street troll ley line. The officer had been de
  switch near Hill street to the ter minus at Forest park. for the purpose of protecting the cars and the men running them. When the car upon which the officer was murdered reached the terminus and the trolley had been reversed, the conductor was struck on the head and knocked to the ground senseless as he was about to board the car. The motor man had gone to the front of the car and the officer was seated inside. but upon hearing the noise caused by the attack upon the conductor, the officer started for the rear of the car fol- lowed by the motorman. When the officer reached the car door he was shot through the heart and fell back upon the seat dead. The motorman, l upon seeing the fate of the officer, ran to the front of the car with intent to start it for the city, but some of the gano had already mounted the