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| WITH THE POLICE! ' • [ \STANDS HIGH WITH FELLOW POLICEMENlieutenant j. geist.Last Monday was the first time in many years that Chief of Police “Billy” Jackson has donned a uniform. The colonel makes a good appearance in the “blue and brass buttons.”Patrolman Bernard Schmedes, one of the mcst popular men in the police department, was suspended several days ago for a week, when he was tried on the charge of striking a prisoner whom ’ he had under arrest and who, it is ■ claimed, called him a •.'dirty grafter.”Although Schmedes may have been a bit hasty in striking the man, it 4s pretty tough to be insulted by a prisoner. Since the police “investigation” has been under way the men in the department have been subjected to much abuse by the petty “town knockers.”Colonel Pauf^MUlikln, former chief of police, is making good as an insurance collector. The colonel has the best wishes of every man in the department.The friends of Lieutenant John Ryan , are “boosting” him for inspector of po- ' lice to succeed James Casey, deposed. Lieutenant Ryan is a ‘prince of good ; fellows/’ and is one of the most efficient officers in the department.The members of the detective force are Jubilant over the prospecf of having a 1 set of bloodhounds added to the equipment of the local department. Most other cities of the size of Cincinnati have I ( these intelligent animals ready at all !I times to aid in the search for criminals 'of the type Of the l'lend who murdered ! Mary Hatkney. If they are added to the local equipment it wiy be through the untiring efforts of Chief Jackson and ' Major Crawford, both of whom realize,' the necessity of the dogs itf police work.,!'The crew of the police auto recently! had a narrow escape while en route to a i downtown fire. While the machine was j4 , speeding over Garfield place a “ppi-head- | 1 ed” driver of a coal cart drove directly in front of the auto and blocked the road j , so the machine, which was being driven I j at a rapid rate of speed,'could not pass j j on either side of the narrow street. Only I the coolheaded promptness.of Chauffeur j Ered Potts vested a serious accident.Chief Jackson recently ordered all the j 1 lieutenants /up; -before hra for a .little j lesson; in police duty.* The chief made it ; ’ plain that He dkl not iiitond to stand for j ; any cruelty on the part of the mien under ! ldnl. In the past many complaints have : 1 been made to the chief that some of the ! ; officers...on th£ fojtg* were too handy in ; 1 the use of the billy.” The colonel made it kaown ithat he will nof stfind for any clubbing of prisoners in the future. The ! lesson, it is believed.' will have a good i . effect upon both the officers and the j citizens. , ( _1Another officer on the local depart- j menthas proven himself a hero, and de~ ; serves much praise for his brave action ! 1 i of quieting several hundred panic- ' .stricken women- and children wln were j i bPTting jSeflrrieil from a burning theater. 1 1 I The patpplipan was Edward Cagney, who ;1 last Saturday afternoon jumped from a , passing- street car and ran into the Al- ! Ham bra theater, which was a fire, and i ,by his cool actions managed to get sev- 1 eial hundred women and children ’from the burning building in safety. The J friends of fho brave officer are going to 1 circulate a petition asking that his name be placed or. the department roll of honor.Patrolmen Ilenn and Weller of the i ; Second district recently had a desperate battle with a negro “coke” fiend who was running amuck on the river front. The “coon” had blood in his eyes, and i these officers bravely took hold of the desperate man and landed him safely behind the bars, where he could neither do 1 himself nor anyone else harm.One of the police reporters recently j “canned” his old hat and purchased a new Derby. The officers about police headquarters had been kidding the pencil pusher” about his old Ud, and he finally took a tumble and bought a new one.
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Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Mon, Oct 31, 1910
Page 9
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