Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-31
POLICE DEPARTMENT.


Policeman James A. Davis of the
sixth precinct, said to be one Of the
, wealthiest members of the force. has
taken his annual vacation Of twenty
days and gone to Florida. where he
has property interests. Davis is a
| native of Prince Georges county. Nd.
He joined the police force nearly
| twenty years ago, and careful invest
! ments have put him on easy street.
his comrades say.
Several years ago Davis and Felix A.
Forbes, the latter a crossing police
man, purchased a tract of land In
state and superintended the cultiva-
| ton of the land. and, 1t is said, made a
success of the undertaking.
| Davis visits the garden property each
year to look after his interests. He ex-
poets to resign from the force some
day and go to Florida to reside.
Desk Sergt Sylvester Murphy and
| Private J. T. Buckley Of the sixth pre-
cinct are enthusiastic members Of the
days when they are off duty they en-
joy a day at the club.
ITS not possible to do any cunning
Sundays" said the desk sergeant, and
I'd rather enjoy a fry than to catch
fish We have plenty members who are
willing to catch fish. and there are
plenty others who are willing to eat
them.
I'm in the eating class" he added.
Last Sunday the club members enjoy
ed roast beef dinner. Those who went
fishing caught large yellow perch.
Sanitary officer Lynn has had plenty
of work on hand this month. The
number of insane cases handled by him
during three weeks of the month ag-
gregated considerably moro than they
did during the corresponding period OF
last year.
In addition to the many private cases
handled during the three weeks, :he
| a day of persons suspected of insanity.
Ten of those who were arrested were
non-residents and four were callers at
the White House.
Ordinarily. 1t is stated, such visitors
are persons without funds, but three
of the four placed under arrest this
month had money. One had $631.30.
another had $500 and still another had
a bank account of $500.
Bicycle thieves have been active this
month, and the police have been busy
tracing them.
This is not the time Of the year
when such thieves are most active"
said MEMBER OI lHo ACy
usually turn out in greater numbers
early in the spring, although they have
not been idle this fall"
Seventy-six bicycles were reported
stolen from October to "a, and during
that period the police recovered forty
! five such vehicles.
Private William ]. Garfield of the
sixth precinct has returned from va
| cation of fifteen days. spent at Fair
Co. vt
Garfield was town butcher there for a
| number of years before he accepted a
position on the force.
W. H. Garth. private in Capt.
| Fathers command, has gone to his
| former home in Loudoun county, Va,
| for two weeks While at his former home
| he probably will try his luck at gun
ming. Birds and rabbits are reported as
| being plentiful in Loudoun this season.
Mounted sergt. George w. Neale Of
Tenleytown will return to duty tomor-
row. after a weeks vacation. The ser
geant spent his holiday season on Coan
river.
| companions before he went away.
Going to eat some," he replied.
| Mounted Policeman James Law of Ten
| leytown, who was with Sergt. Easley
| a number Of years ago when Jack the
Slasher" was captured, is of duty for
| q week He is resting at homo.
The Washington police force holds an
| enviable record for recovering stolen
and borrowed automobiles. 1t Is claim
| ed Records of the department show
| seventy eight cars were taken and all
| were recovered. From July, 1913, to
| September of this year. sixty-eight cars
| were taken. One was not recovered.
:, Desk Sergt. L. 1. H. Edwards Of the
first precinct has returned to duty
| after seven days of vacation.
Il didn't go away from tho CITY," ne
said. II remained at home and got
everything shining for winter"
! Lieut.. J. R. Sprinkle and Detective J.
. R. Simpson of the first precinct spent
| two days in New York last week. Pri-
vate r. E. Drummond of the first pre-
| cinct was in New York Sunday.
| Private Philip Regan of the first pre-
cinct was off duty Sunday. He takes
| his vacation one day at time, it lis
| stated, and invaria bly, Sunday is his day
| of rest.
| l. H Ward, private in Capt Pecks
| command, who is familiar figure in
| the vicinity of Pennsylvania avenue
! and 18th street northwest, had holt
day last Sunday, taking the day off
that he might remain at home with his
| family.
Members of the Policemen's Associa-
ton are displaying much interest in
the selection of fifty-five members OF
the general board, November 8. the day
of the election throughout the coun-
try. The board will meet November Il
to nominate candidates for officers OF
the association, who will be chosen al
an election that will be held Deem
Der l.
There was a large attendance at the
last meeting of the association. Many
matters of interest to the association
and department were discussed and Pri-
Yates D. E. Langley and w. A. Lewis
Of the sixth precinct were elected te
membership.
Private Guy Rome Of the fourth pre-
cinct took four days Of holiday this
week and went on q fishing trip down
the Potomac.
II George r. Patterson, member of Capt
, George H. Williams command. was
granted four days leave this week
) Patterson is an enthusiastic bass fish
erman, his friends say. and he went
5 to the upper river to get few big
, ones.
81 w. s. Shelby of the fourth precinct
who is detailed at Police Court on cleri