Evening journal., 1912-09-09
NOT ENOUGH
POLICE, The
CHIEF SAYS

In letter addressed to the Board !
of Police Commissioners a copy of
which also was sent 10 the newspaper
Offices, H. E. Kaighn, Of Twenty-sixth
and Harrison streets, and DR.. Paul l.
Murrill. of Twenty-seventh and Harri-
son streets, complain of the inade-
Quacy of police protection in that sec
ton Of the city, and also call attention
TO a number Of robberies that have
occurred there within recent time.
A copy of the letter was sent to the
newspapers, Mr. Kaighn states, be-
cause he believes that only by pub
licity may the houses of the tax
payers be protected. better and
more efficient police oganization is
what M. Kaighn believes the taxpay-
ers are entitled to.
The communication received by
THE EVENING JOURNAL sets forth
the following list Of robberies that
have taken place in the past few
weeks Dr. Murrill, Twenty-seventh
and Harrison streets; Mr. kaighn,
Twenty-sixth and Harrison streets;
NJ. Borrell, No 615 Concord avenue;
Archdeacon Hall. Twenty-third street
and the Boulevard; Mr.. Topkis,
Twentieth street and the Boulevard
Mr. Becker, No. 22OO Gilpin avenue;
Mr.. Masland. No. 1419 Woodlawn ave-
nue.; Mr. Powell, No. 1920 Riverview
avenue; Mr.. Rhodes. n 22l Shall
cross avenue; a house at Eighteenth
and Van Buren streets; Mr.. Topkis,
No. COS West Twentieth street, and
Mr. Kemp, No 24O9 Delaware avenue
Both DR.. Murrill and Mr.. Kaighn
are officials of the r. |. DUPONT Pow
der Company. In beginning their let
ter they call attention to the robbery
of their homes Nos 26O0 and 2612 Har-
rison street some time between Au-
gust II and 30 after they had in
formed the police that their homes
would not be occupied and that the
keys to both houses could be found at
No. 26OS Franklin street for the use
Of the police to inspect their houses.
Tho writer's of the letter state that
Notwithstanding these precautions,
both houses were entered and pre-
sumably more than once as the keys
of the back doors we're taken away
so that the intruder might return
That the police protection in that
section of the city is wholly made
quate in the opinion of Messrs. MUIR
rill and Kaighn is set forth by them
/ in the letter.
Aside from saying that he would
bring the letter to the attention oi
the Police Board at its meeting tomor
row afternoon, President Jones, OF the
Board of Commissioners, had little 10
] lodi
Chief Of Police Black did not care
TO discuss the matter as the letter
was addressed to the Board of Police
! Commissioners, except to say that Dr.
| Murrill is wrong when he says he
! (the chief. had paid little attention TO
| his complaint and referred him to the
/ clerk In his Office. He admitted TAX
ing DR. Murrill TO Clerk Schell anc
directing the latter 10 take the com
plant, as he was getting ready fol
court at the time. A list of the arti-
eles taken from DR.. Murrill's house
I Chief Black said, was sent to every
city within a radius of 200 miles OF
| wilmington and the pawnshops OF
this city were visited IN an effort tc
recover the stolen goods. Chiei
Black said he could have done nc
more.
Chief Black agrees with the writ
ers of the letter that the district
which the police patrol in that Sec
ton of the city is entirely too large
but added this could not be helpel
as City Council has on several oc
caslons been informed Of this condi
ton and the necessity Of adding NOR
men to the Police Department