Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-16
POLICE DEPARTMENT.


bers Of the force were very much bene-
| flied by the interesting talks given
! them by Raymond B. Fosdick. former
| commissioner of accounts, New York
city. author and authority on matters
| pertaining to the police. His hearers
| included practically every official in
/, the department and a number of pri-
Yates
One thing that was of particular in
terest to his hearers, said Maj. Pull
| man, was his recital of the investiga-
| ton of a murder by the Berlin police
A man was found murdered. he said
and a witness told of seeing the sup
posed slayer light a match to get
view of the victims face to make GER
| tain he was dead.
When the police appeared they made
a chalk mark about thirty feet around
the body and refused to permit any
one, other than the police, to cross it,
and the police. he said, had to cross the
space on a plank for fear they might
disturb some clue. A burned match,
the one that had been used by the m maan
broken from a cluster, and it was due
to the arrest of a man who had the
cluster that the crime was solved.
Thursday night at Pythian Temple
there was an interesting gathering OF
| members of the Policemen's Associa-
ton, the occasion being the fourteenth
annual installation of officers or that
organization. Numerous high officials
! Of the District government and several
of it's branches were in attendance.
c. E. Smith of the tenth precinct,
, who was sworn in as president, held
the Office for a number of consecutive
years and was beaten by Otto c. Haus-
child year ago "A strenuous cam n,
his being returned to the highest office
in the association.
THE membership is steadily increas-
ling" remarked George w. Sellers, sec
retary land we hope the day will come
when every member of the department
will be an active worker in the asso-
citation"
Members of the force are interested
ice and pension bill recently intro
duced by Representative Cary. 1t is
not the bill of the Policemen's Associa-
ton. however. and, it is stated. will not
meet the approval OF that body.
Section two of the bill provides that
the Commissioners shall charge at the
rate of $3.50 a day for the services of
policemen detailed at any street rail-
way crossing, depot, hotel, theater, cir
Gus, baseball or football game or any
entertainment or assemblage not of
public character. The money so paid
forms part of the retirement fund.
1t is stated that charges are made for
such service in most large cities. es-
pecially in cases of non resident circus
companies. One provision of the bill
enacts an annual tax of from IS to S25
on automobilists and exempts members
of Congress provided they have COM
piled with the automobile laws in their
respective states.
Inspector Clifford Grant. chief of de-
tectives. and members of his force have
received the congratulations of Maj
Pullman for the record made during
the time the new chief has been in of
flee. especially in homicide cases and
cases involving thefts of large quanti-
ties of jewelry.
IT'S 100 per cent record in homi-
cides," proudly remarked Maj. Pull
man.
of course" he said. I'VE cannot ex-
pect to maintain such a record at all
times. but it's possible"
Private Philip Regain of the first pre-
clnct. one of the few members of the
force who take most of their vacations
Sundays, started the new wear with
such a vacation
Bicycle Policeman Joseph A. Con-
nors of the first precinct was on leave
last week because of sickness in his
family.
J. J. Cavanaugh. member of the first
precinct command. had holiday last
Sunday.
Private ]. E. WEIGH of the first pre-
cinct was off duty. one day last week
"a
Sergt. H. r. Lehman of the first pre-
cinct. who was shot last year and dan
gerously wounded. was on the sick list
the past week.
Mrs. S. r. Pennifill, who has filed the
position of matron in the department
ever since the position was created,
was detained at home the past week on
account of sickness. She fell on a
slippery pavement and sustained an in
jury.
Ben H. Johnson, the popular angler
IN the first precinct, was on the sick
list the past week
Crossing Policeman J. L. Patchell, sta
toned at 18th and G streets, was home
three days the past week on account
OF the sickness of his wife
II. A. Cheney. crossing policeman at
pennsylvania avenue and 9Th street, |
had holiday last Sunday.
Emil Desch, who looks after yehicu-
lar traffic at Pennsylvania avenue and
9th street. had holiday part of last
week.
A. J. Wernig. member of Capt Doyle's
command. was granted ten days yaca-
ton.
Three members Of the third precinct
were on the sick list early in the week.
They were Mounted Policeman M. w.
Staples and B. w. Thompson and Frank
Stroman, footmen.
Sergt. Theodore Kaucher of the fourth
precinct. one of the veteran sergeants |
in the department.. has returned from a |
vacation.
Private J. T. Herbert. wagonman in |