The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-28
Police Department IS
sues Circulars to Resi-
dents of the City.
Co-Operation of Every
body IS Asked in Re-
porting Crooks to
Authorities.

NORFOLK. Va. April 27.-Norfolk IS
arming herself against the band OF
crooks ana thieves that inevitably comes
IN the wake OF an exposition.
The city's police department has is
sued circular asking the assistance OF
the natives ard the foreigners within
her limits. This circular sets forth that.
authouSh the city has increased its Do
lice force, has enlisted the nelp OF the
Pinkertons and their men and has en-
ployed other private detectives, It does
not believe the crooks can be success
fully dealt with unless IL gets the aid
of All honest people.
Citizens are then requested to report
in the fullest manner possible to the po-
lice at the earliest moment feasible all
rob5erics, insults, and attempted rob
berries or thefts, with full descriptions
of the people suspected. The telephone
number Of the police station is given.
Expect Much From Guards.
on the grounds Of the jamestown Elk
position the Powhatan Guard is expect
I'd 60 do much, in fact everything
toward maintaining order. In the Pow
hatan Guard there are 300 ex-soldiers
and ex-saIlors. They are under the sole
command and control OF Capt. Frank
Carpenter, of Berryville. Va. who Is "a
captain in the Marine Corps. These
men are all soldiers and sailors who
have made records of which 70 be
proud and who have been honorably dis
charged from the service.
one Of them IS Menier, who killed
eight Filipinos in a block house in the
province of MindanaO. He met them
single-handed when they tried to sur
prise the post which Nenier was guard
ing.
Another is the famous Rivers, who
was instrumental in starting the Boer
war. All are of magnificent stature and
physique.
The police OF this city fear women as
much as they do men in the crook
line. II has been the experience Of
other exposition towns that women are
often employed as the lures, if not the
principals. in hold-up schemes OF every
sort
That the authorities OF the city are
determined TO deal severely with wrong
doors has been shown by the first case
brought TO their attention A couple
was brought before the court on the
complaint of the mans wife because the
man ana another woman had been regis
tered at one OF the prominent hotels
here as man and wife The Judge fined
the couple each $50 and costs
Cheap Suburban Hotels Feared.
a locality where. il is feared. much
trouble viii De experienced by the Hu-
thorities is Just outside the exposition
grounds proper. Here il is that a
number of cheap two-story and three
story hotels have sprung up. and near
them is what IS called the outside war
path" 10 is feared that in these hotels.
or some of them there will be much
that will tax the authorities in the
preservation of order and decency.
In the city. on the cars and in other
localities. there are already displayed
signs bearing the legend: Beware of
pickpockets.' Special warning has been
issued by the police department against
the ''sec0nd-story workers"
The hotels Of the city proper have also
adopted strict rules and regulations in
tended. TO preserve the property Of their
guests. For instance. Il man can not 90
20 q hotel nowadays and say:
Mr. Jones is in room No. -. He's n
friend or mine and told me 1 could 20
up and wait for him
II he does say il. his request is re-
fused Formerly such a request would
have been granted readily.