Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-03-16
DIDN'T KNOW
WHEREABOUTS
OF HARTMANN
Mounted Patrolman Could
Not bs Located
Found in Stable.
SERGEANT TOLD THAT HE
is ON ANOTHER BEAT

william T. Hartmann, the mount.
cd patrolman, has received fnstrue
tions from Chief OF Police Patrick ]
Burke to patrol on the outskirts and
to keep away from the posts OF the
other patrolIAen In the heart OF tht
city.
1t was the original idea that ths
mounted officer would take the place
OF several officers In being able K
patrol the wide territory on the out
skirts OF the city. which cannot bt
adequately covered with the presen
force OF patrolmen doing duty Oh
foot. The posts in tho central por
tion of the city are not too large Il
be well covered by the regular Off
GERS which have been assigned tt
them and they need no assistane.
from the mounted patrolman in tht
preservation OF law and order.
Formerly I'm Smith Street.
Hartmann has been spending mos
OF his time In Smith street ans
around police headquarters, coupled
with dashes to the outskirts of tn,
city In various directions, which q
times, 1t is said, have placed hi
steed In shape for an s. P. G. A
complaint.
Hartmann is sometimes on dut.
from 8 to about 1880 o'clock In tn,
morning and from / to 4:30 or
O'Clock In the afternoon.
1t Is understood that Hartmann
has days of frequently other thar
those which are allowed the rest O
the patrolmen. Whether this extr;
time is supposed to give him oppor
tunity to recuperate from strenuous
labors or whether his value to tn,
department Is too small to b,
noticed by his absence. is not known
Extremely Cold Day.
1t was very cold this morning an.
the wind made 1t decidedly unpleas
ant for those outside. At 1913,
o'clock this morning an effort wa
made by the NEWS to locate Patrol
man Hartmann. A reporter was un
able to find him in the business sec
| ton of the city and called up th
sergeant on duty at police headquar
ters to see II he could give the de
sired information. The sergeant sal,
| that he did not know where tn
mounted officer was. When the ser
geant was asked II Hartmann wa
out on his horse today he agail
stated that he did not know. Whel
asked II Hartmann was supposed I
ring in fron1 the police call boxes q
stated intervals, the same as othe
patrolmen, the sergeant said tha
Hartmann was not required to maxi
regular calls.
At 1880 O'Clock Hartmann
horse was. still in the city stable
Hartmann at $50 o'clock was seel
on foot crossing Smith and Stat
streets in the direction of Moor
Brothers newsstand.
| Covering Another Beat.
After the discovery of the hors
In the stable police headquarter
was again called and the sergean
was asked Ii Hartmann was havin;
| another day off, The sergeant sal,
that he had got in communication
with Chief Burke since his conver
sation with the NEWS about twent,
minutes before and that the chic
had stated that Hartmann was GOV
| erfng the beat of another officer VIII
was#en today. When asked wha
officers post was being covered b
Hartmann, the sergeant replies
"Hanson's," then "Quinlan's," an,
finally stated that he wasn't sur
whose beat II was.
Not Found on Posts.
The reporter then went to Patrol
man Quinlan's beat where he foun,
Quinlan, but saw no traces of Hart
mann. ouinlan told the NEWS mai
that today he was covering his owl
post In New Brunswick avenue an,
also that OF Andrew Jensen in Stat
street. Jensen, he said, was ON tn
beat west OF the Central railroad
owing, to the absence of Patrofmal
Chris Hanson, who has been attend
ing a convention.
The reporter went over Patrol
| man Hanson's beat, but was still un
able to find Hartmann. After hal
an hours watching the NEWS maj
saw Patrolman Andrew Jensen Ii
Smith street, crossing Stockton
street, at 1850 o'clock.
Chief Burke Talks.
This afternoon Chief Burke state,
that Patrolman Quinlan had Gov
cred Tonnesen's and Andrew Jen
sens beats this morning and tha
Hartmann had covered Quinlan'
regular beat. He further stated
Hartmann would ride horseback thi
afternoon and cover Quinlan's reg
ular beat in conjunction with goini
over his usual ground.