Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-30
POLICE DEPARTMENT.

| Lieut.. Dean and members of the har-
Dor force are on the alert for vio-
lators of the fish law. The law of the
District protects fish against meters,
and during the months of April and
May bass and crappie are protected
| against rod and line sportsmen.
ut seldom happens that rod and line
sportsmen violate the law" said a
member of Lieut.. Deans command.
but this is the season of the year.
just after the ice has left the river.
that owners of small seines are willing
to risk arrest to catch few fish. When
the shad and herring reach here the
temptation to cast their nets is even
| greater"
| Close watch is being kept on sus-
| pected persons. the police say. and 1t
is probable if any violations are COM
mitted the offenders will find their way
behind the bars.
Renewed activity soon will be dis
played by Maj. Pullman and his
safety first squads educating the pub
lie in the matter of preventing drown
| ings. At the several lighthouses and
| camps along the river. where Wilbert
E. Longfellow, f1rst-aid department of
| the American Red Cross. last year gave
| instructions in swimming and rescue
work, it Is stated, preparations soon
will begin to cooperate with the
police.
Policemen along the river front have
been active this winter in the matter
i of looking after alleged violators of the
game law. Reedbird and ortolan shoot
| ing on the marshes, which begins Sep
TENDER /, it is stated. always gives
the police more or less concern.
! Not much because few gunners
4 y, Job m n q
is not permitted said policeman
| but chiefly for the reason that there
are SO many careless gunners in the
city"
1t is said that not many such acci-
dents have happened during the past
| few years.
Maj. Pullman hopes he will obtain
additional compensation for six more
men to be detailed in the prevention
| and detection of crime. He points out
that the detailing of three men for
work outside the detective Office reduces
the force that number. In a report to
the Commissioners he stated:
| 1T is desirable that the pharmacy
inspector and hack inspector be made
| members of the detective bureau. The
Increased demand for expert service
along this line prompts the increase
| which has been recommended.
| Detective James Springmann early last
| week took vacation. Jim as his friends
Familiarity call him, was disabled Mon
| day morning in a combat with pris-
oner AS one of his companions said.
"it was matter of the prisoner catch
| ing him unaWares.
| There is policeman in the second
precinct who is known as the "Tinfoil
| King" it is stated, because of the
| amount of the metal he collected last
year.
He got money enough from his sales
to purchase a pair of shoes. remarked
, a brother officer
"a
ment included the names of Acting
Lieut.. John f. Cats, Sergt. o. T. Davis.
Sergt. o. c. Ryon. Sergt w. w. Easley.
and Privates c. H. Cowne. ]. H. Davis,
Lephfew. jeremiah Mccarthy. S. j.
| Marks. l.. c. Trumbo. K. h. May. J. n.
Hester. ]. NJ Peterson. H. p, Short. j.,
H. Arendes. c. T. Gibson. ]. c. Smith.
H. II. Frye, J. T. Herbert. G. r. Patter-
son. F. NJ. Tompkins. W. T. Gaffney. S.
b. Kleindienst, F. G. Stroman. n. w.
Staples. w. E. Smith. II. s. Hatton. ].
C. Bum. J. c. Costello. Percy Elliott. j..
G. Holmes. John McTaggart. Thomas
Orani, c. R. Samson and J. /. Thomp-
son.
Bicycle Policeman Joseph A. Connors
of the first precinct last week took five
| days vacation.
| A special meeting of the Policeman's
Association was held Thursday night
for the purpose of discussing the status
| of the pension and retirement bill. 1t
| is the intention of the association to
| centralize the efforts of the ways and
means committee in the matter Of look
| ing after the bill
! President c. f. Smith, Lieut.. c. +. NJ.
J Lord and Sergt. Edward Curry, men,
| bers of the committee, are directing the
! efforts that are being made to get ia
vorabl action on the bill.
| Private b. G.. Lewis of the second
, precinct enjoyed brief respite from
| duty the past week.
| J. T. Herbert, one of the most popu-
| lar members of the department, mem
Der of Capt. Williams command. has
| the sympathy of his brother officers in
the matter Of his illness. He sustained
what seemed to be a slight injury to
his ankle. but he now is suffering
| from severe attack of neuritis
n. b. Fields, member of Capt. Sulli-
] vans command, last week sum-
moned to his former home at Warren
ton. Va. because of the death of a
brother. Earlier in the month he was
summoned there on account of the
death of his mother and brother
| Thomas English, night clerk at head
| quarters. last week took short holt
| day to attend the funeral of a relative.
Detective William Wright of the
| sixth precinct took two days holiday
last week
Private j. A. Hebrew of the sixth pre-
cinct last week enjoyed several days
vacation. He spent his spare time at
Sergt. Martin Reilly of the seventh
precinct took holiday last Sunday.
| George w. Neale sergeant in the Ten
leytown district, had a day off the past
week.
Thomas Hanley. member of Capt.
Falvey's command and In charge of
the wagon service. was off duty Tues
day on account Of the death of his
aunt
John Maher. private in the seventh
precinct. enjoyed two days vacation
the past week.
Private A. " Brown of the seventh
precinct spent last Sunday at home
with his family.
]. w. Hall. member of Capt. Flather's
command. last week took three days
vacation because of sickness in his
family.
Bicycle Policeman c. w. Lippold of
the eighth precinct took two short
emergency leaves the past week on ac-
count of the illness of his wife.
Theodore A Delavigne, member of
the clerical force at headquarters, was
granted ten days leave of absence to
enable him to remain at home and get
acquainted with new heir.
Private George B. Wheelock took an
emergency leave one day last week on
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