The Washington herald., 1913-08-03

was promoted until he was made captain
Of the Second precinct
In Lieut.. Hodges. Capt. Peck has an
able aid. Hodges was born in Florida,
April 4. 1862. At the age Of sixteen he
went to Texas, and for five years was a
cowboy. August II, 1855. he enlisted in
the United States army. serving fve
years. September Z. 1890 he Joined the
force. January Il. 1900, he was made .
sergeant, and on July !. 1906. promoted
to his present position as lieutenant.
The Third precinct has within its area
the White House, State, War and Navy.
other government departments. the Cor
coran Gallery Of Art. many Of the lega-
tions. also an extensive residential sec
tion. There are eleven day beats. ranging
in extent from nine to thirty-seven
squares Of ground each. The night beats
vary from six to twenty-six squares each.
Capt. Daniel Sullivan and Lieut.. E. J.
Keefe are in command of this precinct.
Both are veterans on the force. Capt.
Sullivan was born in ireland. July Is.
1867 He came to America when sixteen
years old. Soon after his arrival in this
country he Joined the marines, did duty
in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. and later
went south to the Isthmus Of Panama
as a noncommissioned officer. In 1859
he was honorably discharged from the
marines, and the same year became
member of the police force as a private.
His promotion has been steady. Since
1906 he has been q captain.
Lieut.. Keefe Is a native OF this city.
He was born December q. 1851. He be-
came a member of the force December
l6 1855. Prior to this time he served
a full term in the United States Navy.
His promotion has been steady. July /,
1Qn6 ha y,ade lieutenant
Capt. Williams in Charge.
The Fourth precinct takes in the
Southwest section of Washington, where
is located the Bureau Of Engraving and
Printing, the Fish Commission. railroad
trackage. bridge approaches. and con-
siderable residential territory. There are
nine day beats. extending in area from
eight to sixty squares.
This precinct is in charge Of Capt.
G. H. Williams and Lieut.. C. E. T.
Fathers. Williams Is an Englishman
by birth, born in Middlesex. He came
to the United States when a boy. In
1880. at the age of twenty-nine, he Joined
the police force. He was promoted
rapidly. In 1906 he was made a captain
and placed in charge of the first pre-
cinct. later being transferred to the
fourth.
Lieut.. Fathers has been on the force
since March IS, 1882. On August 16,
1900 he was made q detective, and on
March II, 1907, promoted to sergeant
Two years later he was appointed lieu
tenant.
The Fifth precinct. or Southeast Wash
ington. has eight beats during the day,
covering from ten to sixty-three blocks
The night beats number twelve. taking
in from seven to sixty-one squares each.
Located in the Fifth precinct is part
Of the United States Capitol. the Library
of Congress. the Navy Yard, the Marine
Hospital. many business houses, and
considerable residential territory.
This section Is in command Of Can't.
James, E. Mulhall, ably assisted by Lieut.
]. L. Sprinkle. Capt. Mulhall IL one of
the veterans Of the force. his services
extending over a period of forty years
On August Is. 1871, he beceme a member
Of the force. being assigned to duty in
the Sixth precinct. and covering for q
considerable time that section known asI
"Swampoodle." It was while doing
duty there that the captain gained his
record for coolness and courage. Be
cause Of his splendid record. promotion
came quickly. On June II 1876. he was
made acting sergeant. and in IS7s made
a full sergeant He saw duty IN the
Fourth as sergeant for some years,
and then was made . captain. Later