. 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 . and was walked up the street, a large crowd following,as it was expected she would make trouble. But this Amazonwas not in a fighting mood that pleasant Sunday afternoon, andshe used her wits, rather than her fists, to annoy the police. Sheasked one officer to release her arm for a moment, and, as shehad behaved so well, h
. 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 . and was walked up the street, a large crowd following,as it was expected she would make trouble. But this Amazonwas not in a fighting mood that pleasant Sunday afternoon, andshe used her wits, rather than her fists, to annoy the police. Sheasked one officer to release her arm for a moment, and, as shehad behaved so well, he willingly complied. From her waistfastening she withdrew one small pin. releasing all her woman folded her gigantic arms and smiled sweetly nponthe officers, knowing that with all her great strength she conldnot have been half as successful in combating them as she wasby withdrawing that pin. Finally a woman rushed out of ahouse with a blanket, it was thrown about the woman, she waspicked up and carried to the prison on the shoulders of thepolice. An old officer says that the men had more fun in one nightin the old davs than they have in six months now. The work-was different, the conditions were changed, and they enteredinto their duties with a HOTO. By STIMRT. M. O. Sergeant. History of Police Department, Hartford, Connecticut. 81 CHAPTER XIII. DANGERS OF THE SERVICE. Jim Brerman. One of the Early Toughs, Who Nearly Killed Officer Crane— Charles Pape Badly Cut by a Sailor Thief — Attempt to KillSupernumerary Flanigan — ( )fficer Maloneys Narrow Escape. No Hartford policeman has been killed during the perform-ance of duty, hut there have been many narrow escapes, inwhich good fortune or timely assistance have preserved the lifeof the officer of the law. One of the earliest cases of assaultupon a policeman was when the station house and police head-quarters were separate. It was then the custom for patrolmento take their prisoners to t
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