. 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 . as a fairlycomprehensive story of police protection of Hartford fromits earliest days. Necessarily many things have been omitted, butenough is told to give an outline of the growth of the system, ofthe present workings of the force, and some interesting reminis-cences of noted cases are given in detail, which may serve to
. 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 . as a fairlycomprehensive story of police protection of Hartford fromits earliest days. Necessarily many things have been omitted, butenough is told to give an outline of the growth of the system, ofthe present workings of the force, and some interesting reminis-cences of noted cases are given in detail, which may serve to revealthe efficiency of the men who have been engaged in preserving thepublic peace. For many courtesies the writer is indebted to Judge ThomasMcManus, of the first board of Police Commissioners, to Chief ofPolice Bill, to Ex-Chief Packard, to many members of the executiveofficers of the force, and to efficient aid in searching records in theConnecticut Historical Societys library, in the Halls of Record, andthe files of the Superior Court. The chapter on Police Athletics has been written by W. , the well known sporting writer of the Hartford Courant staff. § i 4a I§ II I| i | i § ii easily supplied ^/. ( Protection from high prices guaranteed ) *k I ft1 i. Connecticuts(jrreatest3 tore Whereall your wantscan be Ljrown, Thomson dp Co. SI If red UUilliams OT Son,^FURRIEM^
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