District of Columbia Police; A Retrospect of the Police Organizations of the Cities of Washington and Georgetown and the District of Columbia, with Bi - Books Group, Paperback

• ISBN-13   9781236250070 | 978-1-236-25007-0
• ISBN   1236250079 | 1-236-25007-9
• Format   Paperback
• Author(s)   Books Group
• This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1894 Excerpt: ...infatuating. These youngsters, many of them barely higher than the tables they played upon, were in the habit of congregating in the down-stairs or rear premises where the games were played for cigars, cigarettes, and often for money. The demoralizing practice was suppressed by an order from the Commissioners which the police have since rigidly enforced, excluding all minors from indulging in such sports. This reform was heartily and appropriately applauded by citizens generally and the reform organizations in the District. The Evening-Star building was partially destroyed by fire April 13, 1892, and for a time the conffagration threatened the adjoining premises. The police and firemen rendered valuable assistance on this occasion. The latter part of the same month Sergeant Slattery and Private Elliott made a good record for themselves in apprehending Philip Alkhorn, who was wanted for highway robbery. The Government census of the District for 1890 did not give entire satisfaction, the increases being out of proportion with the several enumerations made by the police department. M. I. Weller, Esq., of Capitol Hill, interested himself actively in this matter, and, at the solicitation of himself and others, the police were again called upon to perform the task, which was completed on June 30, 1892. The work was sustained by the figures of preceding years, and showed a population of 258,431, of which 173,610 were white, and 84,821 colored. Besides the additional labor imposed by the census, the force was vigorously attacking policy and crap playing, and offenders were receiving their just deserts in the courts. Some conception may be had of the extraordinary number of offences of every kind when, on Monday mornings, the cases averaged ninety to one hundred. Ab...