Evening star., 1914-07-25
POLICE DEPARTMENT.

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! and his SON. Matt Horne have arranged
a trip to Plum Point to try their luck
| for rocktish.
And if Ned Horne serves the fish
the way he has criminals" remarked
| one of his brother officers. 'there1l be
| no question about his returning with a
| long string.
incidentally. Matt Horne. who is an
interesting entertainer. has arranged to
build a bungalow at West Chesapeake
Beach, and when the structure is finish
ed it is probable that Matt will enter
tain his trends at crab reasts.
| Private w L. Brown of the White
House squad. and his wife are enjoy
ing motor trip through Virginia and
West Virginia. They lett on their out
ing carly in the week and expect to be
away ten or twelve days. They prefer
| an automobile trip to visit to the
SeaShore.
Lewis Gee of No. II has been granted
! a leave of absence of twelve days. Gee
is Il detailed man in the station and
while on leave he intends to spend
most of the time in the open
He will visit West Point, n. Y, where
he performed military service some
years ago. and Newburgh and wall
Hudson. Mrs. Gee will accompany him.
and they will spend day or two at
Aqueduct where a relative of the
! policeman is police official.
! Ben Johnson of Capt. Peck's command
believes it piece of foolishness to take
a vacation at this season of the year,
thinking everybody should find sport
and recreation catching fish.
| III wait until the weather gets cool
and the bass get to running well,'' he
says.
| Ben expects to make some of the more
| fishermen
| this fall when he returns to the game
al Aqua creek and other places where
plymouth bass are found.
Anacostia policemen are taking deep
interest in the meetings that are being
conducted in a tent by persons who are
interested in making the section dry
one. one of the speakers was Senator
Nardaman of Mississippi. and he proved
an interesting talker, the police say.
known as Admiral Evans. especially
when he is aboard the Conger, is COM
pleting arrangements for the event of the
Wounded Knee Club next month.
when the sergeant and his club leaves
the city joHinely remarked a member of
| his command. NO. :: will have to close its
DOORS
Trouble about an old dump at 18th and
Gales streets northeast, it is stated. may
| be the means of delaying the summer out
ings of certain members of the ninth pre-
cinct.
The place has been dump for the
past forty years" policeman remarked.
land horses drawing refuse wagons have
become so accustomed to going there that
it is hard for them to go elsewhere.
and he added, its the same with
some of the drivers, and many of them
have been arrested in the campaign of
education
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iarly known as Judge Larrick. and w. NJ.
Mcdonald OF the first precinct were on
| the SICK list this week. None of them, it
| is stated. was seriously affected.
Privates c. R. Samson and ]. r. Cur
| rier of the first precinct took a day off
| this week to attend the excursion of
Columbia Commandery, No. .. Knights
/, Templar Samson was a member or the
| committee in charge of the affair.
Private J. o. B. Gray. one of the Of
fee force of No. !. has taken leave
of absence of week. He has gone to
the northern neck of Virginia to visit
his mother. Gray visits the old home
stead two or three times a year.
Archie Mellen, who does duty on
what is known as the "market-house
beat" took leave of absence and has
! is a member of the command of the
first precinct. and he selected Old Point
as the place to spend his vacation be-
cause he did duty there some years ago.
Policeman L. E. Draeger of No. 1
has taken three days leave of alb
sence. He explained that his leave
was not one for pleasure, but for
business. W. L. Hospital of the same
command is enjoying a weeks leave.
| c. A. Strobel of the ninth precinct is
| awaiting the decision of tine Commits
1iSnOSitiDn
the charges of engaging in other than
police business.
"a verdict of guilty was reached by
the trial board" one of his fellow of
| ficers commented and the case was
appealed to the board of Commission
| ers
"Strobel admitted he was interested
| in a small ice and coal business" the
officer continued. land the question at
| issue is the right of the Commission
ers to interfere with policeman's per-
| sonal liberty in manner to deprive
him of rights enjoyed by other govern
ment employees
| John T.. Reagan of the eleventh pre-
cinct says when in doubt about a place
to spend a vacation guess Atlantic
City. That is what he did and his
wife was pleased with his selection
| James Frank, desk sergeant in the
same precinct, has gone to Tolchester
| Beach
| Private r. \. Mcpherson of the fifth
precinct and Mrs Mcpherson are on
the briny deep They are on their way
] to Boston and will visit several cities
on their return trip.
| Policemen George n Fitton. W. B.
Wallace and Metvin Cox of the fourth
precinct We're on the sick list this
week. Wallace suffered an attack of
malaria. Cox had u severe cold and
Fitton had an attack of lumbago
| George Shannon. a member of Capt
Williams command. was on leave four
days this week. lie visited relatives
| III Virginia
j Private Thomas McGrath, who is a
member of the property room staff at
headquarters. is having good time in
Norfolk and vicinity. He is away on
leave to attend the annual convention of
the Ancient Order of Hibernians as a
delegate from the local body
McIrath is an enthusiastic member of
the order and has done much hard work
for the District of Columbia branch.
lgnatius Rossiter of No : was on the
| sick list this week. He was suffering
| from pains i'll his back p S Dulaney,
| also of No. . command was on leave sew
eral days.
Sylvester Murphy. the popular desk
sergeant OF No g. is having a strenuous
time this summer. He had arranged for
| trip to Piney Point. Md, and vicinity,
but an lngrown nail gave him so much
| wolf.