Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-25
CROOKS BY THE SCORE
Entertainment for Visiting
Police Officials
DURING INAUGURAL
NATIONAL BUREAU OF CRIMINAL
IDENTIFICATION.
More Than 10000 Photographs, With
Bertillon instrumentation
Spot the Bad Ones.
DURING INAUGURAL

1t is expected that there will be more po-
lice officials here at the coming Inaugural
ton than ever before, and every one will
probably call at police headquarters to pay
his respects to Major Sylvester While the
superintendent of police will have his hands
full and will be able to spare but little time
to the entertainment of his visitors he will
be able to have them entertained in the
headquarters of the national bureau of
criminal identification This bureau has it's
headquarters on the top floor at police head
quarters, where there are something over
10000 pictures of criminals to be 1t
was largely due to the efforts of Major Syl-
vester that this bureau has become fixture
and is doing d great work in the matter of
assisting police departments all over the
country in the work of identifying people
after they have been placed under arrest.
Congress has been asked to make the bu-
reau a government institution, but favor
able action on the bill has not yet been
taken. Membership in the bureau comprises
the leading police officials and private de-
tectives, as well as United States agencies.
Although Congress has not yet seen fit to
make the bureau a part of the Department
of Justice, those who compose the board of
governors going ahead with the work
and increasing the value of its collection
and broadening the scope of it's work.
Major Sylvester is treasurer of the board
and takes deep interest in the work of
the bureau. Edward A. Evans, formerly of
Chicago, is superintendent of the bureau,
and 1t is due to his conduct of the affairs of
the bureau that SO many identifcations have
been made for the departments in all sec
lions of the country Mr.. Evans was with
the bureau in Chicago before so much in
terest was taken in the work. and was made
superintendent after the effects had been
removed to this city. He takes a great in
terest in the work of the bureau and has
been the means of greatly improving the
value of the work
The bureau is conducted under the direc-
ton of Major Sylvester, the resident men,
Der of the board. who had it moved here
from Chicago shortly after the holding of
the annual convention in New Orleans. 1t
was due to the efforts of Major Sylvester
that the organization had an interesting
exhibit at the st. Louis exposition. Super
tntendent Evans accompanied the exhibit
to the exposition and remained there until
it's close.
Exhibits From Other Cities.
In addition to the effects of the bureau,
Major Sylvester has received many Of the
exhibits from other cities and some from
foreign countries. Many of these exhibits
are now covering the walls at police head
quarters and the room of the bureau They
are being arranged in an attractive way
in order that the inaugural visitors may be
afforded an opportunity to inspect them.
The bulletin system of aiding in the work
has been adopted by the resident member
Of the board and is greatly facilitating the
work of the bureau. The scope of the work
has broadened to such an extent during the
past few months and much has been ac-
complished that there can be no doubt con-
corning its value. Additions are being made
almost every day and 1t will probably be
but short time before there will be $4,000
photographs in the collection.
1t is the intention of Major Sylvester and
other members Of the board to eventually
have the bureau placed upon a scientific