Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-02

" its own. ana the enforcement Of the
same has involved constant Intelligent and
energetic work on the part of police
force inadequate numerically for the task.
1t has been found impracticabls to procure
men for existing vacancies on tho force.
owing to insufficient pay. and the question
Of increase Is now pending In Congress.
The superintendent of the force has set
forth strong appeal in behalf of his de-
partment In this respect and in his annual
report has made many important recon-
mendatfons to the Commissioners for the
Improvement and welfare OF the District OF
Columbia. Among the items included was
the presentation of the work OF the bicycle
squad. showing $40 cases to have been
made for violating the speeding regulations
on the part Of bicycle riders and the opera
tors Of motor vehicles. resulting in $50. 293
In fines being imposed.
The superintendent of the District of CO.
lumbia police force was elected president
OF the International Association Of Chiefs
or Police for the fourth consecutive year,
ana was awarded medal and prizes by
the St Louis Exposition Company for origi-
mating and carrying out a successful crimi-
nal and police exhibit in the educat ionai
section at the worlds fair.
:. kTes,oent Hoosevelts reference to the es-
taDlishment OF the whipping post in this
city greatly interested Maj. Sylvester and
the members OF the force The matter has
been informally discussed by them. but
their opinion has not been asked by the
legislative powers. Many changes in the
personnel Of the force have been. made
from time to time Early in the year Capt
James p. Heffner was retired and his place
was filled by the promotion Of Lieut.. SWIM
dells, who was regarded as one of the
ablest men In the department. Sergt. Shill-
ing OF the White House squad received the
vacany caused by promotion OF Capt. SWIM
deils. Lieut. John r. Kenney resigned
from the force to accept a position In a
business house in Philadelphia His place
was filled by the promotion of Sergt Joseph
Elliott. The effects of the bureau of fden-
tihcation were removed from the local po-
lice headquarters to st. Louis, where they
formed an interesting exhibit. They have
since been returned The members of the
policemen's association appealed to the Dis
trict Commissioners for an increase Of pay.
such as Maj. Sylvester recommended. The
annual parade OF the department took place
In November as usual, and the flag was
won by the Georgetown precinct.
Not many homicides were committed and
the city was practically free from the work
Of professional burglars. Not murderer
escaped, and there are only three persons
at large who are badly wanted for offenses
alleged to have been committed during the
year. They are Thomas NJ Fields. Willard
H. Myers and Joseph Burkhart. Burkhart
Is wanted for stabbing and almost killing
of the National Safe Deposit, Savings and
Trust Company. and is charged with having
Incorporated about $1,000 worth of Sc
curities. Thomas Fields was a lawyer and
was TcCelNcE III lLc case VI INC washington
Beneficial Endowment Association While
acting as such. 1t Is charged, he defrauded
the creditors out Of about $4,000. The al
legged defaulters had ample time to get out
their alleged unlawful conduct. Ten al
legged homicide cases claimed the attention
of the police during the year. Early in
January John P. Graves. colored was cut
across his face by Stuart Tibbs. The affair
happened in a saloon at 22d and G streets.
Graves died, and Tfbbs was sentenced to
the penitentiary for thirteen years.
There was no other fatal encounter in
this city after the Ttbbs affair until the 18th
day Of June, when John M. Hopper was
struck and knocked down In front Of a sa-
loon on Pennsylvania avenue. His skull
was thin and his death resulted from the
effects Of the blow.
William Jenkins Is serving a year in
prison for having dealt him the blow. The
latter part of March Charles G. Forster. a
clerk in the White House. killed his wife
and himself at their home in Kensington.
One OF the most brutal murders Of the
year was committed by William Hamilton.
colored, who choked Lizzie Lyman to death.
He Is under sentence Of death. About the
middle of May James Smith Of 936 street
northwest sustained an injury by being
thrown from a saloon ON D street. He
paid no attention to his injury after he had
been treated and discharged from the hos
pital. Six weeks later. however, he died.
Louis Rickle was arrested for the alleged
assault. and held for the grand jury. He
was released on bail and has not yet been
tried. A shot fired by Samuel r. Young,
a soldier, was the means of ending the
life of Policeman John J. Smith, the SOL
der had a blank cartridge in his army pis-
tol and fired the shot while on the Aque-
duct bridge. He has not yet been tried.
Frances Munroe, colored. Of 80 Sd street
southwest was fatally injured by George
Webb. also colored, during row the 10th
of July. He was given six years. Mrs.
Agnes Levi was murdered by Henry HUH
by cutting her throat. He escaped the
death penalty. but was given life imprison-
ment. The following day. August 8. Nora
Adams, twenty-three years old, who for
merly lived at Malcolm. Md, was killed by
George Long. He cut her throat from ear
to ear, and saved the police trouble by end
ing his life in similar manner. Rose
Craig. colored who had given the police
trouble for several rears. was held for the
death of her mOnthvr, Jennie Williams. 1t
is charged that she had row with her
mother, and that she bit the latter's hand
Blood poisoning followed and the woman
died. Rose has not been tried. young
for alleged manslaughter. 1t was charged
that she threw her infant away, and death
of the little one was caused by exposure.
The young woman was subsequently re-
leased.
William J. O'Brien an insane soldier, Gre
ated some excitement in the War Depart
ment early in. March by shooting two of
the clerks. He imagined they were not
doing what they could to assist him in
getting an increase of his pension. He was
sent to st. Elizabeth Hospital for the
Insane. Cora Lane, colored who formerly
lived in this city. was murdered in Cleve-
land, Ohio. Policeman G. L. Hilton of the
Georgetown precinct was exonerated of a
charge of having caused the death of c.
H. Barnes, a prisoner.