The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-19
SPLENDID WORK I'm
HANDLING CROWDS
Police Meet Every Demand Upon
Them and Deserve All Pos
sible Credit. n.

FOuCe lWccl Lively tDCAiAoAAA y PO4A
Them and Deserve ALL Pos
sible Credit. en-
The manner In which the police Of Rich
mond handled the vast crowd yesterday
can but reflect great credit upon those
in charge of the department. Chief OF
Police Louis Werner was here. there
and everywhere. and with his assistants
he kept almost perfect order-ns perfect
as any one could expect when such q
Fseething mass congregatcd on the thor.
ioughfares. There were oc casional d1sor-
ders, Of course, and these were expected
But on the whole, not thing happened
ito mar the programme that had been
mapped out or to Interfere with the ex-
$pectations and desires Of those in charge
of the Presidents reception III Virginia's
capital city a few persons were dubbed
mot many, however-yet in each In
stance the authority Of the law had to be
made manifest.
One could not walk on Main Street or
Broad Street, or any of the intersectinE
thoroughfares through which President
Roosevelt passed without encountering o
police officer. They seemed to be every
where. inspector Epps and Chief Werner
had spent much time in preparing the
details, and they had left nothing undone
towards making the line of march fully
covered with the blue coats.
Cleared the Streets.
Four bicycle -Patrolmen Amos,
Thursman, Kellam and Bryant-rode in
front Of the parade. They prepared the
way for the soldiers and the citizens who
r~IY III tCft
officers was mounted on a chainless bicy-
Gle, and their uniforms were of the
brightest color. They alone showed to
many Rchmonders the great strides the
city is taking In sprogressiveness. Officer
Amos was in charge Of the bicycle squad.
and each and every man did efficient and
valuable work. All OF the cross streets
were cleared and the people were sent
to the sidewalks by the wheel officers.
There was little trouble experienced by
these officers in forcing the citizens to
stand on the sidewalks At Seventh and
Main Streets the crowd persisted in fore
ing its way into the street, and some little
difficulty was experienced In enforcing
obedience to thes orders.
Behind the bicycle officers rode six
policemen, under the direction and super
vision of Sergeant Sowell, Of the Second
District.
Sergeant sowell had with him Officers
Neisz Wiley, Pendleton, Goldsby and
Wright. They were mounted on fiery
stceds, and cleared the way for the SOL
diers who followed them. Each officer
was dressed in full-drcss attire. with
white gloves.
Captain Whitlock, OF the First Dis
ttrlct had practically every man from
the downtown Office on Main Street
Several patrolmcn were below the Chesa-
peakc and Ohio Station, but were In
toucf+ with headquarters at all times.
There were eighteen policemen stationed
from the First District along Main Street
and the route Of the Presidents parade.
All Did Excellent Work.
Captain IIulce. Of the Second District,
had thirty-three men under his direc-
ton and control, and so skilfully did he
handle them that there was little dici-
Guilty at any time. At First and Broad
Streets, and again Mt Seventh and Broad
the crowd had to be pushed hack in
order to allow the line of march to pass
Al every CONFER two officers were sta
toned, and they had their hands full in
keeping the people from climbing over tho
ropes and getting into the center OF tho
streets.
Nothing but praise was heard from all
sides Tor the ponce, Several police COM
missioners who were in the crowd spoke
In the very highest terms of the manner
In which the officers had handled the
crowd. On Broad Street one negro had
to be hit over the, head with club be-
fore he could realize that nc couldn't
force himself upon the lines.
Under the shadows OF the remodeled
| Capitol another negro was w1iacked by
| Chief Werner. The negro persisted in
crossing The line because he had seen
Il white man who had pass 90 under
the ropes. Two raps from the stick
carried by the dauutless chief showed the
negro his mistake
| Perhaps the only disturbance that at
| tIacted any considerable attention was
| when negro became unruly In The
| Square while tho President was speaking
| He persisted In pushing his way forward
| regardless of several children who were
| In front OF him. and who were beinp
| mashed. Chief Werner silenced his pro
testations with several well-aimed blows
Had Nothing But Praise.
Mr.. Robert I.eeky. Jr., chairman Of th'
Decoration Committee for the city. Aait
yesterday evening that the manner IL
which the police handled thc crowd Wa
Il credit TO the department and ~ tn
entire city He had nothing but III.
highest praise for every Individual OFF
Ger and for the heads ~ the depar mcl
for the capable rnannrr IN which IN
itnrong vas taken care OF,
Mr, Lecky Was all through the line Q