The Washington herald., 1914-04-12

men are doing. Others will be printed
from time to time.
Sergt. Robert f. Lee.
Genial Bob" Lee, at'the First precinct,
is a lineal descendant of Richard Henry
Lee, author Of the resolution of the
Declaration of Independence Bob" is
Virginisn. and proud of it. He is a
native of Stafford County, and is MEM
ber of the famous Lee family. He has
been a member OF the police department
for more than twenty years.
He first saw service in the Eighth pre-
cinct. Then he went to the Fifth. then
the Third, then the Sixth. and while at
the Sixth was made sergeant From the
Sixth he went to the Second. and from
there to the First. where he has been
several years.
During his service Lee has pulled
off some big cases. When the Fenddll
Law Building was set on fire several
wears ago Lee arrested William Hawkins.
colored, charged with the crime. The
office of Barry Minor, an attorney NJ
law was robbed and the thief set fire TO
the building to hide his crime. Lee was
not far from the building when Hawkins
came out hurriedly and excitedly. He
arrested the negro and upon investiga-
ton made a case against him.
While in the Sixth precinct as a pri-
vate Lee almost single-handed broke up
gambling and handbook making. working
in conjunction with the United States
District Attorneys Office in the handbook
cases. Gambling was at its height in
the Sixth precinct when Lee was doing
duty there. but he made so many cases
the evil was broken up. Since he has
been at the First precinct as sergeant
he has lead many raids on gambling
houses.
Sergt. o. T. Davis.
When Christy Mathewson. the great
pitcher, was a member of the Norfolk
team in the old Virginia League. back
in the days when Jesse Tannehill and
Jack Chesboro were famous, Ogden T.
Davis, now sergeant in the Ninth pre-
cinct. was with the Portsmouth club.
While Ogden did not go to the big
show as did the others. he nevertheless
was a winning pitcher. As TO his hit
ting ability he sometimes played other
positions. He played professional ball
five years.
AS a policeman he has won a reputa-
ton any officer OF the law should be
proud. He has been named the ''Raiding
Sergeant" being an expert at this line
of police work. During the last three
years he has made more raids perhaps
than any other sergeant on the force.
''Speakeasies,' gambling houses and pool
rooms have felt the strong arm of the
law as controlled by Davis.
DiSarms Angry Husband.
Several years ago Sergt. Davis did a
splendid bit of work at II Third street
northeast when he disarmed Charles
Petry, an electrical engineer, who had
come to the house with a revolver In
search of his wife. She made a spec
tacular escape by jumping from n second
story window, landing uninjured. The
Ninth precinct was called upon for help
Serst- Davis went to the scene. Petry
came back second time. He was ad-
mitted to the house, but Sergt. Davis
took the revolver away from him.
Sergt. Michael l.. Raedy,
Besides being good policeman. Mike
Raedy, who is a sergeant in the Eleventh
precinct, is one of the best horsemen in
this part OF the country. In nearly every
parade held in Washington YOU can see
Mike leading the mounted patroImen.
On the 9Th OF July. 1896. Raedy became
a member of the police department, be-
ing assigned to duty as a private in the
Third precinct. He was there for two
years and then was transferred to the
Second. He stayed at that precinct al
most two years and went to the Ninth
for more than year. He then went to
the Fifth precinct, which for wears in
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