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the officer "and it is a great pleasure to
note the intelligent and energetic action
Of the policeman"
When gcIng OF duty at 12:15 o'clock
one morning recently, Policeman B. NJ.
Odum, Of the Eighth precinct, was no.
titled by Louis r. Clark that he had been
robbed Of a pocketbook at the corner OF
Fourteenth and streets northwest. The
4 o'clock placed; .he thief, Francis Watts.
under arrest. Maj. Sylvester spoke In
high terms Of the action.
. On September II, John Lee, Of ia Van
street southeast shot Nelson Conway,
living in Pomeroy road, Hillsdale, ID. c..
during an alteration on the railway
tracks behind the lumber yard of Weiss
e Entwistle, in Anacostia. Policeman
J. F. Reagan, Of the Eleventh precinct
heard the shot, and rushed to the scene:
Lee Jumped in wagon and started
across the Anacostia bridge, toward the
city.
The policeman hastily jumped into q
buggy, and there ensued a thrilling
race through the streets Of the city
Reagan finally overlook the wagon mt
Second and X streets southeast, and
arrested Lee.
Catcher Housebreaker.
Detective H. w. Tortney, Of the Sec.
ond precinct was praised highly by the
Commissioners for arresting George
Smith, alias Indian George, who was held
for the grand Jury on a charge Of house
breaking. smith removed a screen from
a window at the residence Of Walter
williams, 1870 New Jersey avenue north
west, on October Is, and stole quantity
Of clothing. Indian George Is we'll
known thief and police fighter. He served
one term in the penitentiarY, and has
been in the District Jail a number OF
times charged with larceny.
Smith had never been known to sub
nnit tn arrest without Offering reSis-
tance, and when Detective Fortney ap-
urehended him, he made every enort to
maintain his reputation. After livery
struggle the thief wns subdued.
The complete list Of policemen COM
mended by Maj. Sylvester and the DIS
trict Commissioners for meritorious serv-
ice since August is as follows: W. u.
Stott Third precinct; GustaVe Lauten'
sixth precinct; J. +. Reagan, Eleventh
precinct: d. j. Cullinane, Eighth pre-
cinct: L. S. Vandewalker, Eighth pre-
cinct: w. H. Bailey, Second precinct;
T. F. Sweeney, Eighth precinct; T. M IL.
Edwards, Eighth precinct; William Gill
foyle, Eighth precinct; E. II. Whitaker.
Second precinct; H. w. Fortney, Second
precinct; J. T. Owens, Second precinct;
Is. NJ. Odum, Eighth precinct; RoDert
Livingston, Second precinct; r. H. Beck
ley, Second precinct; ]. Z. Barnes Ientn
precinct: z. P. Keleher, Tenth preclnct'
r. A. sutton. Second precinct; w. ID.
Bailey, Second precinct, and A c. Belt
Second precinct.
Service to Public.
All OF these men have rendered to
the residents of the city q service the
value of which cannot be OVereStl-
mated. They have protected the people
from the assnIIant and the thief. And
for their services what recognition
would they or their families receive
under present conditions, asks the su-
of police.
Fulton NJ. Brylawski. the prominent
washington attorney who has been AID
ing in the movement for an adequate
pension fund for firemen and pohcemeh'
received letters this week from the re-
naming members Of the House Distrlct
Committee with respect to their attItuue
on the pension question. AS puphsned
IN The washington Herald on Saturday |
Mr. Brylawski has already re-
ceiyed letters from thirteen OF the Con-
pressmen. All of these are heartily In |
sympathy with the movement, and nave
nIedged their support at the coming ses-
sion of Congress. After Congress mas
Mr.. Brylawsh will visit other
and learn their attitude on |
this important question.
For Remedial Measure.
William F. Guide chairman Of the sps-
cIaI Chamber of Commerce committee on
the pension question, announced yester-
dav afternoon that the bill which the
Chamber of Commerce and the Board OF
Trade are Jointly framing probably VIII
be completed Tuesday or Wednesday and
will be submitted to the Commissioners
for their approval. The Commissioners
have already presented a pension bill
to Congress, but it is believed that they
will be willing to turn their support from
the pending bill to the new one, which
provides for the maintenance Of the fund
according to the half-and-half principle.
The Federation of Citizens Associations
has strongly indorsed the half-and-halfi
system of pension provision. 1t is be-
lieved that II the Commissioners approve
the bill now being framed the pension
question will be settled without delay as
soon as Congress opens the discussion of
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