Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-01
POLICING Of CAPITOL
Thirty-0ne Trespassing Dogs
Were Gathered In.
II ARRESTS LAST YEAR
Twenty Accidents Came Under Con-
sideration of Force.
CASH AND MISCELLANY FUND
Grafters and Crazy People Sent to
Right About Face-Drunks
and Vags Caught.

A''N'''' liz oiiouAlt ItiNoiteu was Sixty
cents.
The explanation of the item appears
in the annual report of the United States
Capitol police department, completed to-
day by Will P. Hail. secretary of the
police board, by direction OF Capt j. P.
Megrew, chief of the capitolian bluecoats.
The "one dog collar and lead" it ap-
pears. is the sole equiment Of the dog
pound at the Capitol.
Trespassers Against Law.
Under the statutory laws which apply
10 the big white building on the hill and
its picturesque grounds 1t is unlawful
1or dogs or cats to trespass upon the
reservation unless accompanied by their
owners. Hence the Capitol policemen are
required to impound every such animal
found upon the grounds
AS they are not provided with a big
scoop nets, such as are used by District
Poundmaster Sam Einstein's colored con-
tlngent of dog needs, the men of Cant.
Megrews command are instructed TO use
gum shoe methods or persuasive coaxing
or feline that may be found trespassing
upon Uncle Sans parking about the
capitol When the animal is caught the
collar is placed about its neck 1t is
ied to the watchroom. where it is
held until the District poundmen can be
summoned by phone
Inc principal reason dogs and cats are
persona non grata in the parks is that
they destroy the squirrels and song birds
that nha bit the reservation. The annual
report shows that in the wear which
closes today thirty-one dogs were taken
INTO custody by Capitol policemen Two
were returned TO their owners and twen-
lynne were sent to the District pound
Have Plenty. to Do.
Inc capitol policemen do not lead an
IDLE life by any means. The report shows
that they made seventy-one arrests dur
ing the year. In the same period there
were twenty accidents of greater or less
degree which was handled by the force.
while several hundred articles lost in
the building and grounds were taken in
charge, and, in a number of cases. re-
stored TO the owners
Great vigilance has been exercised to
protect senator's and representatives from
cranks. erafters' and other undesirab les
Inc men nave been on the alert to pro-
tect the thousands of strangers from all
parts of the world who have visited the
great American lawmaking Establishment.
seven insane persons were picked up
by capt. Megrew's men in the past
tWelVenonth One was sent to the Wash
lngton Asylum for observation five were
nailed TO the sixth precinct police station
and one was sent to the Casualty Hos
pital for treatment.
In the bunch was the perennial fellow
who demands the small matter of an an
preparation OF several million dollars for
some imaginary obligation of Uncle Sam
The hallucination of another was that he
could remove the insurgency in the
House, just as housewife removes
grease stains from garments by applying
10 the insurgents some of his electro
abs He was dead set upon seeing Uncle
Joe Cannon in order TO sell him a supply
OF the stun when stalwart Capitol cop
per gave him the collar and led him to
the gCardroOm.