The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-07
HAD
TO SHOW BADGES
Held Up at Fair Gates for Lack
of Passes, While Crooks
Spot Them.
NO POLICE HEADQUARTERS
Moved Over Grounds Every
Time Patrol Wagon
Answered Call

In spite or repeated requests on the
part OF the Police Department to the
directors of the fair. that II temporary
station in which records could be kept
ana all police business transacted.
work in constructing such n station
was not begun until late Yesterday
afternoon. and it may he late to-day
before dark space under the extreme
end OF the grandstand Is fitted up as
police headquarters. The station
was In the patrol wagon, and every
time the patrol wagon was taken
away the station and records went
with 1t.
Police officials were indignant also
because the directors OF the Fair As
ISOLATION. although they had expressly
called upon the Richmond department
to help them police the grounds, re-
fused pointblank to give passes TO the
detectives. AS a consequence. the dc
tectives were forced to show their DO
lice badges TO gain admittance and
whenever they passed through tho
gate TO the grandstand They are
forced TO exhibit themselves to every
crook that passes a member of the
Board of Police Commissioners said.
and now every pick pocket on tho
grounds knows them by face IL not
by name. and they Will be practically
useless In preventing the dips from
:.
well ht them out In full uniform as to
make them show their badges and thus
become known to watchful crooks
What good will they be %
y written request for passes for the
detectives conveyed by a police officer
from headquarters in the city to the
managers Office was returned by tho
same officer, II Was said. and ignored
A personal request from member OF
the Board OF Police Commissioners
went unheard Finally "A note penciled
on small picc" OF paper and signed
Breedcn. clerk, was given to the
detectives TO he used as "A pass
IL WAS said after the days program
was over that passes would be Issued
To the city detectives to-day How
ever. several OF them are confident
that they have become known ms dc
tectiNcs. and that the crooks will be
as wary and watchfui OF them az they
OF the crooks
The statement was made last night
by fair officials that passes for detcc-
tiNes were sent to the city Hall yes
terday ia ample time TO be used
Major Werner has detailed every
member OF the detective force, sixteen
bicycle policemen and number OF
patrolmen. about forty in all. for spe-
ciai duty nj the Fair Grounds. Every
police officer who visits tho FAIR
Grounds must wear a uniform and be
prepared TO answer a call To duty. The
men especially detailed must remain
on the grounds until the crowd leaves
at night In the place OF the men
detailed TO the fair, tho board has ap-
pointed sixteen special officers for duty
In the city. Their salaries will amount
10 $3.50 for the week, which the Police
Board PAYS out of its own funds In
return for the courtesy several police
commissioners yesterday insisted that
the directors OF the fair construct a
temporary station and issue passes To
the detectives so that they would not
he forced to show their departmental
badges every time they passed through
gate