, UEUTEN’ANT **DOCr: -i~4Lieutenant Edward C. Hill, who is known to his intimates as “Doc. was at* one timea traveling salesman, and was On the roadfor a large commission house. His innatemodest?' prevents Mm from saying muchabout himself, but those wtw know Mm intimately say that he is one of the best salesmen who ever carried a sample-oas and a ctft-rate ticket. He became a member of the force in1885, when the present force was in its infancy. He was first assigned to duty at Oliver Street Station, under ex-Lieutenant Godfrey Pistner. His close attention to duty and ability gained a Sergeantcy for him, and in February, 1883, he was promoted to the position of Lieutenant, Of the nine years he has been a policeman he has been on duty atCentral Station, with the exception of fourteen months, spent in the Hammond and Oliver Street districts His cognomen, of “Doc was gained about the thne Ur. Parkburst, the famous agitator against vice, came into