Evening star., 1915-09-20
POLICE TO HAVE AID
IN CRIME DETECTION
Detectives From Other Cities
to Serve in Washington
During G. A. R. Week.
EXPECTED THAT ROGUES
WILL VISIT THE CAPITAL
Maj. Pullman, Superintendent Of
Local Force, Arranges for the
Enforcement Of Law.

Detectives from many of the larger
cities, as far west as Chicago. north to
Boston and south to New Orleans. will
begin to arrive in Washington this
week to aid the local authorities in the
suppression Of crime and the arrest Of
criminals during the G. A. r. encamp
ment.
Maj. Pullman. superintendent Of po-
lice. recently requested the chiefs Of
police Of the various large cities to
send to Washington their best trained
men in the work Of detecting and ap-
pretending pickpockets and nimhamers.
By the presence Of the out-of-town Of
ficers here 1t Is believed they will be able
to prevent crooks Of other cities from
plying their trade in Washington. Not
only will railroad stations and steam
boat wharves here be watched for the
appearance of criminals. but a watch
also Is to be kept in other cities for
criminals who might purchase tickets
for the capital The local police will be
notified by telegraph should questions
able characters head this way.
Means Of Detainins "Undesirables."
The District CQmmissioners have pub
lished a notice regarding the charge Of
vagrancy which can be brought against
undesirable persons. Migrants are to
come under the following law. =.
Idle persons, who. not.having visible
means of support. living without lawful
employmeat persons wandering abroad
and visiting tippling shops or lodging
in groceries outhouses, market places,
sheds. barns or in the open air and not
giving aSgood account Of himself; per-
sons wandering abroad and begging or
who go sa.bout from door to door or
place themselves in the streets, high
ways. passages. or other public places
to beg or receive aims"
All persons leading an idle, immoral
or pronigate life. who have no prop
Of body to work and who do, not work,
including ALI able bodied persons with
out other visible means Of support who
shall live in idleness upon the wages or
earnings Of their mother. wife or minor
Every, person known to be pick
pocket, thief, burglar. or confidence
operator. either by his own confession
or by his having been convicted in the
District Of Columbia or elsewhere of
either Of such offenses. and having no
visible or lawful means OF support,
when found lettering around in any
building. park. highway, street. ave-
nue.; alley. or reservation. steamboat
ts ;aS:.,t,.tta,
snu.amant roon, stor. shnn nwh,ic
place or car or omnibus or other vehi-
Gle. or at any public gathering assem-
bly,
Persons upon whom shall be found
any instrument, tool or other imple-
49, 80 tbs con,n,iss;nr 81 ~ otha,
crime against oroperty. or for n,ekinr
1ocks or nockets Who shsif 3Sty IN cixe
: rood acconnt Of the nnssession ~ fhs
same and ali persons Who 6v ff,e com
mon Law are va1rants whethsr am.
braced in anv of fhe fofeSoiisr classi.
5cafions or moi"
The law provides that a person con.
victed of vagrancy shall Be required to
rive surety In a sum NOT Exceeding $500
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During the parade on September 20
Maj. Pullman intends to have policemen
patrol the outlying districts in auto
mobiles. and fifty additional mounted
policemen are to be detailed in the down.
town section to assist in the trafiic work
Because Of the foliage on the trees the
stands along Pennsylvania avenue are
not 20 ne as nien as tnose pfoVioeo az
these s,and. .rtend ~ ~. crrh ,;rs
AS result of the extensions to the
street it is expected the police will have
much more work than usual in the
handling Of pedestrfans during the
Assisting the police while the veterans
are rnarc,tne a e 10 ha Io0 saI.rfsd Rov
Scout. Tbere are - - he tv twentv hov. ~
q souarA with Tan m Zach side ~ ths
street. These bows will assist in keepins
fhn crowas hack durinr yhs nar,1a ,nS
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