Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-19

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1860. With his father, he came to this
country and settled in Jersey City. He
worked in a tobacco factory for a little
time, until he Joined the marine corps, at
the age of twentyfour. He was sent first
to Brooklyn and later to Portsmouth, N
H. From there, with some other reg-
ments, his company was ordered to the
lsthmus of Panama. There he remained
for six months, keeping the railroad open
during the war. In that place he was en-
gagged in several sharp encounters with the
rebels, particularly when they marched to
the city of Colon and set it afre. After
that service he was placed aboard the
Saratoga, upon which he served for about
three years. He was discharged from Wash
ington barracks. Soon afterward came his
1889. Jay
Conlon was assigned to the seventh pre-
cinct and remained there for ten years
1t was while doing duty there that he was
detailed in citizens clothes to guard the
residence of President Cleveland on Wood
ley Lane. During October 1895, he had
an exciting experience one evening about
midnight. Several shots were fired in the
vicinity of the house and they startled all
the inmates except the President. The
officer slowly tiptoed around to the rear of
the house and saw the man with the gun
in his hand. The officer crawled toward
him under the shade of tree, and drawing
his gun ordered the marauder to surrender,
which was done. Then the question arose
as to what to do with the prisoner He
had no way of telephoning to the station
and he did not like to leave the house while
he took the man in. Finally, disarming
the man and giving him a severe warning,
he allowed him to go and remained on duty
al the house for the remainder of the night
Inc man finally landed IN the penitenuary.
Sergeant Conlon was MADE private or
class in July, 1895, and was promoted to
he a sergeant in September 1897 He also
served as sergeant IN the seventh, 1ourth
and eighth precincts, before ne was sent
to the one in which ne is now stationed.
In the number of arrests for grave crimes
Sergeant Conlon ranks nigh. He arrested
William stump for the murder OF Jim
Davis, colored man, IN Coopershop alley
At another time he arrested John Lucas Tor
killing Ollie Taylor. With Sergeant Lob
man, now OF the hrst precinct, ne entered
house on Q street, In Georgetown. TO ar
rest four brothers who were disorderly in
the house. There was opposition from me
boys, and in the fight Sergeant Conlon was
struck over the head with chair. He was
game in the fight until all had been ar
rested, and then took some sick leave. All
four were convicted and given terms IN jail
of from eight to twelve months. While
i'll the sixth precinct he has led many raids
gambling joints.
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Sergeant Yulee Hodges, the second ser
geant at the sixth precinct, comes from the
southwest He was born in Florida April
4, 1862, and lived in that state until he
was seventeen years old when he started
ont fo~ hir,soIe ord mont into Tayas and
bacaroa a bardar M ranobr,ap For five
Years he was on the western mains 1ook
inc after cattIe living the life of q COW
how In that time he made MANY trims
oyer the trai1 u,jth large berds for the
nortbern roartet riding all dav and narn-
inc nI,t unSar tbe stars AZ nisbt II was
there that he obtainad the bardihood which
has bear ca yoI,,abIe d,,ring bie service on
~ ooIica So NJ 10 bena no troh,e1
n,itb ~ ,,tIJto, -,trtt Ia - ini,ad D.
ter Z % srtil1erx Ame,,st II 1Ss5 in
which he Servad for Ave Years
His service uas cbaracterizad &c excaIIent
I'm his discharee nanars ana armed With
those he annfiea for a nosition On the
wasbineton pnftce force nlace was
fonnd f6r bi,, a. the frsf nrecinct Santem-
her : 800 For n,anv yaars he vas as
star,as - H. 81 A; -. 80, ,it, 80
100 IIa "h t haap .;x,s T., r,oiina r,ds
IL 1sn 1850 $500 6rnnshrv To-, tba
ra,,rdar &c &C.,, go, IIis raonrd 10
y claar ono Ia he hos 1syer been caI,aa
hofora +ba t,iaj hnara 70 - ,Swar oharanc
'Ao 'iA0i ooai ~ 'N'"e 'N"' ee'
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anu 'iita'S ia oeains !" oe
seaht samuel Murphy, the Junior sergeant
at the sixth precinct. He comes of English
stock and was born In the mother country
sentar,ber q ,ez7 IIa cove ~ +b,s conn
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.ry WIN ms iather as cniid ana Wofheu
IN the ran River cotton mills ana later at
me froVIdence 1901 company, IN fhooe
! s Disliklng moor NE ne enisted IN
"a. me army Apfh o. lofo' ana was sent 10 tne
ans term OF service covered two eniistments