The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-11-23
DON'T WANT
STATE POLICE.
Chief Cowles Lays Down
Law at His First An
nual Fall In
spection.
TO Leave Them NO GROUND
Every Man to be Held Re-
sponsible for Illegal
Actions on His
Beat.
SQUARE DEAL TO EVERYONE
New Head Outlines His Policy
for Department While
Under His
Rule.
SQUARE DEAL TO EVERYONE

~ shall hold each patrolman re-
ssponsible," said Chief of Police Henry
sD. cowles to the members Of the police
force yesterday afternoon. TTf he
doesn't do his duty I shall not hesitate
to put someone ahead of him who will.
4 I'VE don't want the state police coming
hn here and doing our work for us.
II shall hold every man responsible
ffor any Illegal business that takes place
.pn his beat.
Il don't want you TO go to sleep,
**either, on going to or coming from your
Meats.
Give everybody a square deal, rich
pr poor Be merciful, yet firm.
81 wish you would lay aside all petty
8ealousies that may exist among you.
Some of the promotions may have
$tirred you UP little, Lay all that
bside.
II want every man to wipe his slate
Pf and begin anew, and If he does his
prty ! will back him to the last
4 Itch"
These observations were made in the
essembly room at police headquarters
yesterday afternoon at 8 o'clock, which
gvas crowded with the night shift Of
he police force. He had virtually said
he same thing to so members of the
lay Shift at o'clock
This was the capstone to the annual
U4A D1inn in cTlsatiny1 .af hn
was followed by the presentation Of
handsome Japanese couch and chair
b ex-Chief of Police James Wrinn by
he personnel of the police department.
"You may think, said ex-Chief
grinn, as he thanked the men, that |
m thinking Of lying down on the
~ buch at once. I don't intend to do
+ bat yet awhile. It is a great pleasure
know that when my infrmities
pme along have a beautiful couch
IL lie on, and beautiful chair to sit
l."
There was a grin on the face of the
i -chief. He was pleased beyond
easure.
Between 2 and o'clock he, with
hief Cowles and the members of the
Pard Of police commissioners, Louis
Ullman, Daniel r. Kelly, jeremiah
Sullivan. 3D., Joseph C. Kelly,
mes P. Manning. and Charles F.
hith, had reviewed the parade of
1 he night men UP Court street down
lurch, to Elm and then to Temple.
'The alignment doesn't seem to be
ry good" said the ex-chief, in an
Hide.
Then his eyes fell unon Sergeant of
- bllce William G. Doherty. Now
rgeant Doherty was in command
~ is the drillmaster of the police or
y nization.
81 always walked in front of the
en, !" said ex-Chief Wrinn.
Chief Cowles was not in front Of,
3sz men. He was in mufti like the
embers of the police board. There
is no blue cloth or gold braid for
NJ In. His uniform, which arrived yes
day, was misfit, which he regret
~ b very much.
The inspection of the night shift
& rned out 110 men, exclusive of their
Nicers. AS they passed in review be-
Re the new chief, the ex-chlef and
commissioners of police, the Sec
d regiment drum corps played
urkey in the Straw"
While the men stood at attention In
mt of Center church the commits
ners, the new chief and the old
eff carefully inspected them, Mount
Policeman Enright, upon the fiery
Lck charger that General Phelps
bntgomery sold to the city recently,
his horse like a cavalry captain.
erybody passed remarks upon horse
man.
What a fine horse and what fine
H." said one of the bystanders.
he inspection proper did not last
" long, Chief Cowles as he passed
4 Blk of the men now and then read
ting belt that was not properly
anged on a patrolman. Arthur v.
Hips, the clerk of the board of po-
commissioners, walked near the
eff and made the requisite notes Of
ects in personal appearance, and so
til.
his over, Police Sergeant Doherty
he the order for the march back to
Ice headquarters. where it had be-
!, the drum corps flied and beat
buth Farms Over the Bridge" and
rank and file trailed across the
len.
t police headquarters the men gath
d in the assembly room where they
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