Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-13

OF October IS. 1915. man entered the
cigar store of - wcIi-kuowu concern
on tho lover E"wcry and asked foi !,
L" extract them from til. ease. the man
covered him with a revolver and cody
demanded the contents Of the safe.
Fortunately for the cigar store clerk,
at this juncturc It policeman was seem
approaching. and the man turned and
He'd The officer fired AT him and
missed. but the report WAS heard by
.iohh y Mctarrcn, a patrOlIuar, farther
down the street. who took up tn. pur-
suit. twice the fleeing burglar dis
charged his revolver at MCcarren.
woundine him each time. but in spite
OF that tn" patr"linau followed him
up :" the fourth story Of an empty
blaHcd f"rtn, grazing MCCarrcu's check
out immsdiatcly, guided by its Hash.
the patroiman discharged his own
three times. one of these bullets
penetrated In" burglars leg, and be-
ing unable I" continue his hight. II,
came out from nus hiding place
hands up.
This IS only one instance az tho re-
inarh"bl" icats Of courage performed
by the New YORK poiiccrEau To- whom
Such things ar, mere in,i!cuts Of what
- under ANY circumstances. RISKY
business y few Years ago such a feat
81 courage as MoI"rrcu'S would haN.
passed unuot1c.G, bat such is no
longer the cas-, 10 NcW YORK. y medal
OF honor Is nov r:ps idcd 10y TIA. police
department, ana Mecorren Is one or
ihc ir-t To wear 1t
For many years Il has been the
American custom 10 invent whrczc%
concerning the invvmpctenvy OF our
police force. uutil the popular conCcp-
ton of tn. aNcras" policeman was
that "f = fat gulliblc Individual VIII"
was ih" SPECIAL pet Of comic supple
m'uis. kcI stone comedies ana CROOKS.
Not 50 nov. THE modern metropolitan
policeman is kccn-cyvd athletic
l"oHlu- p"usvm who docs his duty
S%!iily aHd ,rcditabiy even ia the Ia
"t death. Neither IS he afraid OF pub
~" 'udl:natIon. For instance. no
amount OF bribery. suppi;cation "r en-
treaty could induce e policeman 10 let
y"U Get OF q street ,sIr at q crowded
street crossing If the trai. sigu hap
pens To signal '';" IA fact. ia New
York YOU are lucky IL you succeed in
leaving street car Within three
blocks Of where YOU Intended 10 get
mechanism 81 an "pru car The run
ming boards are immediately folded
under the 'ar. aud there YOU sit until
TN" ear - hNcd, under guard Of Il stern
and taciturn policeman.
Mndr FhysicaiI, Fit.
niitcd {" he fat Whc, he first en-
liS's in tho muuiripal service. II" a. put
~ IN" district gymnasium. where he is
exercised aud drilled until his muscles
an" hard aud II" is physically fit IL"
* shown exercises for strcu.thcuInc
the arches Of his feet, since broken
arches is Tho great ALLEGATION Of the
police corps, he - taught jchu iitsu
aud how TO shoot revolver while in
various positions. and he Is given a
snort course in criminal psychology.
This recruits training school. in which
policeman stays Cor six weeks he
fore he is detailed to duty. is one 81
The most important factors in the cf-
h'icn"E Of the New York police force.
u is this school which il turning out
Su' Ia policemen as MrcaTrcn.
In city the size az Manhattan. con-
tanning districts where every third
man has criminal record and where
murderer may he hired for the sum
uf 50, the life Of Il policeman is in
constant danger. There are times
when 'c must pretend To join The ranks
% the enemy, and thereby obtain cvi :
dcnrc against the most notorious;
crooks, frcuucntiug their dives iu pla in
clothes 80 as not To arouse suspicion.
u such - predicancut WAS latrolmai,
"En g. tasprrs When called upon by
h'"thcr officer to assist in the arrest
of Rcd Hartman aud Andy Lewis. two
drug iicuds, who had notorious Grim :
maj records and were wanted ~ head :
CHARTERS. Tile two men lied from tho
officers, who followed close ON their
trail When caSpcrS was within a few
fec; nf Lewis, the crook drew Il re-
viewer and attempted IL fire at him,
bu The cartridge failed to explode.
taSpcrS attempted to ErHpplc with thu
crook but the nest time Lewis pulled
the trigger the cartridge did explode,
and the bullet went into CaSrcrs' $
thigh. MomcntHrily stunned by the
bullet. the policeman released his hold
on Lewis, who again started to run.
TIE Policeman pursued for short dis
lance. and the crook sent another bullet
into his leg. Still taSpcrS strmg e led
on until Lewis climbed II sin foot wall
and made good his escape. since il WAS
Impossible for the policeman with his
wounded leg 10 scale the wall.
10 'Iurh Hcsruc Work.
HcSihcs the capture Of crooks. police,
men ycnrly drag numerous persons out
e the river nj the risk Of their own
liNc". and in ease Of fire the strong arm
policeman are of great value Last
ye;tl. for example. there was u big cy.
ploSion III the ammonia plant OF "a
large New York rcfrigcrating concern
Three minutes later Fatroiman Edward
f.. Doyle was on the scene tcIcphouiur
for the fire department and mukinr.
l;is way through the smoke and fumes
Of ammonia gas in search Of Victims
or ;hc disaster. lie was warned nv iho
manager Of The plant that there would
te "a Sec";sd explosion, but. unhccdiue.
Doiic pushed on until he came upou Il