. Historical sketch of the police service of Hartford, from 1636 to 1901, from authoritative sources. Illustrating and describing the economy, equipment and effectiveness of the police force of to-day. With reminiscences of the past, including some notes of important cases . er of Main andPearl, and afterwards in a building on the corner of Main andKinsley Streets. The old City Hall was built in 1830. The land upon whichit was built was owned by Christ Church, and it was the in-tention of that organization to build its church upon it, butthere arose a great difference of opinion as to the prop
. Historical sketch of the police service of Hartford, from 1636 to 1901, from authoritative sources. Illustrating and describing the economy, equipment and effectiveness of the police force of to-day. With reminiscences of the past, including some notes of important cases . er of Main andPearl, and afterwards in a building on the corner of Main andKinsley Streets. The old City Hall was built in 1830. The land upon whichit was built was owned by Christ Church, and it was the in-tention of that organization to build its church upon it, butthere arose a great difference of opinion as to the propriety ofthe site, and when the city was looking for land upon which tobuild its first public building the church readily sold the tractand afterwards purchased the site at the corner of Main andChurch Streets, where the present Christ Church now stands. The basement of the City Hall was used as a lockup, thefirst section being devoted to the purpose having been thegloomy room on the northeast corner, afterwards known as themorgue. It was to this lockup that offenders were taken afterarrest, the watch making the arrest returning to his patrol was a stove in the room for use in the winter, and theprisoners kept warm and enjoyed themselves as best they could3. CHARLES G. Commissioner. History of Police Department, Hartford, Connecticut. 35 under the circumstances. ( Mten when two or three hale fellowswell met were confined they made quite a night of it and weremuch more comfortable than they had been roaming about thestreets seeking for mischief to do. In 1835 there was a reorganization of the watch, more menwere put upon patrol duty and the pay was increased to $ night. The lockup was transferred from what afterwardsbecame the morgue to the basement room in the south end ofthe City Hall, afterwards used by the present police departmentas stables for the patrol wagon, ambulance, and horses. In1856 the lockup was divided into four cells and so co
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