Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-10

directed the raid against the United States
Hotel, in which heavy fines were Imposed
in court. He also led the, raid on the For
est City House, where a fight of some mag
nitude was caused by the police fnterfer
ence. He was on the "Hels Bottom"
beat, then considered one of the worst in
the city. At the time Officer Crippen was
killed by Bush in Browns place at 18th
and G streets northwest In 1889. Lieut..
Daley was one of the first on the scene
and was the first in the room, where the
fatally wounded men were lying.
From the second precinct Daley was sent
to the eighth precinct. and while there, a
test OF the mhe-limit from the Soldiers
Home regulation was made. Many arrests
were made at the time, especially around
the corner of It'll and Florida avenue north
west. AS result of the thorough testing
which was given the law by Sergt. Daley
and his assistants, congressional action was
taken which ended the controversy in an
absolute prohibition.
But Lieut.. Daley won greater reputation
while he was sergeant in South Washing
ton in the fourth precinct. When he first
went to the precinct he found many places
there that sold liquor openly. and the pro-
prietors boosted that they did not have
licenses. He determined to put a stop to
that. and he made a long. uphill fight until
he finally won. He would have as high as
fifteen or twenty cases in the Police Court
every day His raids and the activity
which he produced in the precinct raised
the number of arrests In the first quarter he
was there to ,U02. twice the usual number.
His activity against the violators of the
liquor law made them bitter against him,
and he was the object of many an attack.
At one time a colored woman threw I've in
his face, inflicting painful wounds which
kept him in the hospital for many weeks. At
another time a notorious gang formed
plot to assassinate the Fighting Ser
geant" and planned to throw a bomb on
him at Az and NJ streets southwest. He
did not pass the point on the night planned.
nd tha lot Shn af I'd
Raids on gambling joints were also in
his line and many interesting game,
sometimes entertaining high as 100 play
ers, was broken up by the sergeant. He
had many desperate fights in that time,
but he was victorious and finally convicted
the offenders OF assaults also. Together
with Sergt. Hartman he took an active part
in the raids Chesapeake Junction. In
his handling of the crowds at the Benning
race track and the circus grounds he has
been successful.
Sergt. w. F. Falvey, the senior sergeant
at the ninth precinct, is man of long
police experience with reditable mill
tary career before 1t. He has served in
the busiest precincts in the department
and In the busiest places at all times. He
/ Is d native OF the country metropolis,
where he was born June II. 1856. He lived
in that city until In 1859, when he enlisted
in the United States navy. He was first
assigned to the United States steamship
Michigan on the great lakes. Later, when
assigned to the Warchusetts, he made a
trip to Europe and visited many of the
important places there In 1874 he went
to Key West. was assigned to the Wyo-
ming. on which vessel he went to Santiago
de Cuba at the time OF the Virginius trou-
BILE. He re-enlisted soon afterward, and
upon the Swattar made a trip to South
America to bring back the refugees who
left the country after the civil war. He
received \ special discharge in South Amer
lea, AMI remained in Rio Janeiro for a
short I. ne before coming home. He re-en-
listed sgain and was sent to the Naval
Academy. where he was placed In charge
of the field music for two years. He made
another trip to South America soon after
on the flagship of the South Atlantic squad
ron, and visited Australia at the time. Upon
his return from that trip he was dis
charged at the Brooklyn navy yard in 1882
His appointment to the police force was
on April IS. 1883. He was first assigned
to the fifth precinct and later was sent
to the third precinct. where he did duty in
"Foggy Bottom His appointment to the
rank of acting sergeant came in 1885, and
1t was accompanied by his transfer to the
sixth precinct. 1t was in the sixth precinct
that Sergt Falyey did efficient duty for
fourteen years. At the conclusion OF those
fourteen years ne was sent to the ninth
past six years. His promotion to the rank
of sergeant was made In 1880, while he
was In the sixth precinct, and most of his
work in that busy precinct was in that ca
pacity.
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Sergt. Falvey has had varied experiences
He was shot by a policeman while he was
in the sixth precinct. He was about to
report the man for tntoxication, when the
officer shot him in the shoulder. He was
highly commended by the major at another
time for hts EFFORTS to save lives from
drowning in d pool near the old base bah
grounds While doing duty a. private