The Washington times., 1906-06-24
LIEUTENANT DOYLE
YOUNGEST OFFICER.
Has Command of 9th Police
Precinct of the
District.
THREE ABLE ASSISTANTS
Rumors of Transfer of Detective Tyser
to Central Office, Where He Form
erly Did Excellent Work.

No. police station has the unique
distinction Of being commanded by the
youngest man who ever engineered the
affairs Of any precinct in this city. and
at the same time one Of the best com
mands in the Police Department This
youthful. although most efficient and
capable. officer is Lieut.. Robert Doyle
who has had a meteoric career in the
Police Department and was promoted
from the rank of sergeant upon the
death of the lamented James Moore
few months ago
Doyle has spent fifteen years in the
department and has earned every pro-
motion bestowed on him. He is a chin
off the old block. his father having been
ore Of the most courageous and capable
men on the force until his death at
the hands Of an assassin while in Ier-
formance OF his duty Doyle is not
yet thirty-four years old He looks
ten years younger than he really is.
and is always Hght-hearted, COURAGEOUS.
congenial, and modest.
The sergeants who co-operate most
heartily with the popular lieutenant. are
Kilmartin, Kramer, and Acting Sergt.
Ston. All of these men have brilliant
records IN the Police Department. and
they have assisted Lieutenant Doyle in
no small way in making his command
one OF the most efficient and reliable
In the department. II Is more than
probable that these men will be boosted
up notch or two within the near
future because of their work which
has attracted the attention Of Major
Sylvester
Versatile William Tyser.
As a precinct detective the versatile
William Tyser is entirely out of his
class He is worth a great deal more
. the Police Department at the Central
Office. and rumor has it that he will
be restored to his old berth under Can
tain Boardman on July l. Tyser is one
Of the handsomest and most distin-
glIished looking men in the Police De-
partment and there are few Fly cops
or Datrolmen who can count as many
friends as Bill" Detecting and pre-
venting crime is one OF the least i'm
p0rtant things that Tyser does He
can do almost anything and do II well,
and there are very few Of his under
takings that have fallen through. Since
his transfer to- the Eighth precinct he
has made a number OF important ar
rests. and many letters OF commenda-
ton about him have been received by
Major Sylvester. who has been pre-
vailed upon by friends OF the detective
10 place him again on the headquar-
ters roster
Tyser Is a finished minstrel man. hav-
ing at one time Travelled on the road
with Primrose and West He is coon
shouter Of much ability and an equally
good dancer He is gifted with second
sight and has been called the psychic
sleuth.' Many stories are told of his
locating stolen property and criminals
by his magic. and he has such piercing,
trUth-compelling eyes that he has
forced confessions from some of the
most obdurate criminals that ever fell
into the tolls. Tyser has written a
number Of sentimental and coon songs
which have become immensely popular
He is possessed of a remarkably clear.
strong tenor voice. and often sings for
the men at the Eighth district.
Not so many years ago Tyser was
bricklayer. He was known then as
the gentleman bricklayer-" There is
nothing about his bearing, address. or
conversation that would lead one TO be-
lieve that he was other than A sub
stantial business man of affairs. who
had spent the customary four years in
some university He is even courteous
and obliging to those he takes into the
tolls and never. tries to stretch a point
in order TO railroad some poor unfor-
tunate into durance vile.
Fine Library of Eighth Precinct.
There are fifty-one men at the Eighth
precinct and they are all of the first
water They keep down complaints. ar
rest and convict the guilty. and the res
idents of the northwest section of the
city feel that they are safe. being pro-
tected from fire and criminals.
At the Eighth precinct there is an
ey client library, containing several
hundred volumes of standard works.
and almost any hour Of the day or
. ght one can walk into the spotless
alton house and find policemen buried
ep in Thackeray. Longfellow, Poe.
hitter. Shakespeare. Irving, Dickens.
I'd other books of a similar character
This library was donated to the station
about three years ago by Thomas Mel
e0n Page, the author of a number of
FRI -eresting novels about the Southland
-- Page lives within the bounds Of the
ecinct and donated the library whiIa
eutenant Jordan, now retired, was in
command.
On Sick Leave for Year.
one popular member of Lieutenant
Doyle's command has been on sick
leave for more than a year and will
probably leave the department within
a hDr- fr1n 10 g-