Evening star., 1915-01-10
POLICE DEPARTMENT.

| Meals and lunches furnished prison.
ers in custody of the police cost the
District $5,063.63 during the twelve
months of the last fiscal year.
The amount expended for food fol-
the prisoners" said member of the
force, would suggest that the District
might do well to start an eating estab-
lishment of its own"
Meals furnished prisoners in the sew.
eral police stations are obtained from
persons in business or residing near
the stations, while prisoners at the Po-
lice Court are given coffee and sand
wiches from a nearby restaurant.
Lunches are furnished court pris-
oners only once each day, while per-
sons held in the stations are fed twice
I a day. But" remarked policeman
lit frequently happens that prisoners
in the stations hardly touch the meals
that are furnished them for the rea-
son that overindulgence in intoxicants
takes their appetites from them.
when they reach court they have a
different story to TELL" he added. "for
the ride in the van has a bracing eff
feet, and they usually are more than
glad to get cup of coffee and sand
wich."
Members Of the detective corps and
occasionally a member of a precinct
squad are given trip to some other
police jurisdiction to get prisoner and
to seek information of value in the
investigation of crime.
There are some members of the force
who are fond of taking such trips, it
is stated, while many others prefer to
remain at home with their families,
place where they have relatives or
friends whom they are anxious to visit
1t Is thought the department spent
more than $4,000 for such trips during
the last fiscal year. the item for the
detection of crime, which includes such
trips. aggregating $5.312.S0.
Sending long distance for prisoners
is notice to offenders that they will
be returned here. no matter how far
they 60" said member of the de-
deters many professional crooks from
coming here"
Announcement was made early last
week that the installation of the Of
flcers of the Policemens Association
until January IA.
"It is to be a novel affair for the
association" remarked George w. Sol
lers. secretary of the association. THE
wives and children of the members
will be there"
Ambrose Durkin, who has the reputa-
ton of being one of the best entertain
ers In the police department, is arrang-
ing an interesting program for the oc-
casion. He will present vaudeville
show for the benefft Of the guests.
Matt Horne, assistant pawn inspec-
tor. takes many trips out of the city in
the interest Of the department. Visits
to Alexandria are made for the purpose
of consulting the police records of the
business of pawnbrokers, and, it is
stated, he occasionally obtains infor-
nation Of value to the police of this
city.
Detective Jacob Berman was sent to
Yonkers. N. Y, Sunday night for a
prisoner; Detective F. NJ Cornwell
went to Wheeling, w. Va. Saturday
night, and Detective Henry Pratt went
to Boston Christmas day.
Detective Pratt was preparing to eat
Christmas dinner at home when he re-
ceived a message to go to Boston,. :.
said a member of the force. 'and 1t was
necessary for him to forego the pleas
ure of the family dinner"
sergt. n. R. Lohman of the first pre-
ciuct had two days holiday last week.