Evening star., 1918-05-21

morning. Dy herman L. COpelanOs COL
ored. who resisted the serving Of a
summons to appear in a Maryland
court.
Encouragement to Thugs.
Every case dismissed. every case in
which the minimum. instead of the
maximum, fine or sentence was i'm
posed has been an encouragement to
any and all thugs and law breakers
in the CITY," Maj. Pullman's state
ment continues. "The concealed
weapon law in Washington Is not as
drastic as it is in most states. but
the maximum fine is $500 or a years
Imprisonment or both. Does any one
remember when the maximum SEN
tence was imposed? Usually the mini
is thereby supported and encouraged"
Commissioner Brownlow issued
statement in which he said:
Both Lieut.. DUNCAN and Private
Conrad were faithful servants of the
city, brave men and true. I was
two killings. The bereaved families
have, ! am sure, the deepest SYM
pathy Of all the people Of Washington"
Looked Forward to Tragedies.
Discussing further the light penal-
ties imposed upon carriers of COZ
cealed weapons. Maj. Pullman said:
Many officers. including Inspector
Grant and myself. have discussed fire.
quently of late the recent tendency to
condone pistol toting by the courts.
and we have both predicted such
tragedies as happened last night
would occur unless the courts Coop
crate with the police.
Assistant District Attorneys Ralph
Given and Frederick J. Rice have
talked with me on the same subject.
and both have complained Of their
necessity. especially in this war situ-
alton, of the strictest possible action
against violators OF the concealed
weapon law. Assistant Attorney
Given and ] last talked about the
when warrants were being prepared
for the handbook raids"
Tribute to Dead Officers.
Maj. Pullman pays a tribute to the
murdered men as follows:
These men have made the supreme
sacrifice in the faithful performance of
well accord the same honors which are
given to the man who goes down on the
battlefield in the performance Of MILL
tary duty. Their patriotic duty in the
service in which they enlisted and gave
their lives has been to engage in a war
greatest city. just as their brothers in
arms today are enlisted in a holy war
fare against an outlaw among the ma
tions. Who can say that both the mil
tary and the police are not equally
brave. equally determined to give the
act fHat feys AH &A-s- .
sary-for their fellow man? Just as
the men overseas in khaki are the SOL
diery Of the nation. so are the peace
officers in blue the soldiers Of the city.
Both Lieut.. DUNCAN and Private
Conrad were good policemen and good
In service organized for the enforce
ment of law and the preservation of
order. All men who know them will
testify as to how well they did their
duty. Lieut.. DUNCAN had one of the
longest records Of service in the metro
pleted more than forty three years Pri-
vate Conrad. the first man to be murder
ed while he was on a peaceful mission
OF helping an out-of-town officer to
serve witness summons, had COM
pleted more than thirteen years serv-
OF the most active men in the depart
ment. To the families of both goes
the deepest sympathy Of every one
Of US.
Commended for Courage.
Il wish to commend the men who
conducted the search for the murderer
of the two police and the MARYLAND
sheriff The party included Lieut..
Wright, Detective Sergt. Beckley.
Private Waller. Inspector Grant. Cant
Harrison. Lieut.. Conlon, Detective
Sergts. O'Brien. Sweeney, Mullen, De-
tective Connors and Privates Kenney.
Trice. Flaherty and F. McGrath.
who surrounded the murderer's refuge
was full of initiative and fearless.
The first four named. including Lieut..
Bremerman. Precinct Detective
Wright. Detective Sergt. Beckley and
Private Waller. come tn for special
commendation because of their per
formance of duty in the face Of great
est danger which they happened to
encounter"
The law of Congress relating to the
punishment Of those who carry con-
cealed weapons follows:
Section S55 Of tho code Of law for
the District of Columbia
Carrying weapons. Any person
who shall within the District of CO.
lumbia have concealed about his per-
son any ueaQiy or dangerous weapon,
or who shall carry openly any such
weapon. with intent to unlawfully
use tho same. shall be fined not less
than $50 nor more than $500, or be
imprisoned not exceeding ono year,
or both"
Judge Avoids Controversy.
In reply to Maj. Pullman, the fol-
lowing statement was issued by Judge
Hardison of the Police Court:
Il do not intend to enter into q
newspaper controversy regarding such
matters. Tho legal documents will
show for themselves"
British Royalty at Conference.
LONDON. May 2o.-King George,
Queen Mary and Princess Mary visited
the allied exhibition and conference
on the after-care Of disabled soldiers
and sailors here today. The confer.
ence was opened by the Duke of Con-
naught. Among the countries repre-
sented are the United States, France,
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