. 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 . on duty during the period, incharge of the station nights, was often called upon to straightenout the turmoil. ( )ne night there was an unusual amount ofnoise and disturbance above, and the captain stealthily crept upthe stairs and quietly opened the door, just a crack, to see whatwas going on. Two of the lodgers were stri
. 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 . on duty during the period, incharge of the station nights, was often called upon to straightenout the turmoil. ( )ne night there was an unusual amount ofnoise and disturbance above, and the captain stealthily crept upthe stairs and quietly opened the door, just a crack, to see whatwas going on. Two of the lodgers were stripped to the waistin the center of a ring formed by the joining of hands of theother lodgers and a first-class bout was going on under Queens-bury rules, showing that hard luck and hard times had not dis-couraged the sporting element. Almost instantly the gas wasturned out and the whole situation was dark. Another timethe captain went up to care for a burly big fellow who was snaking the sleepers from the bench upon the floor. Hecaught the man just at the door, and, hitting him a sound blowunder the jaw. laid him flat upon the rioor. That instant thedoor closed and Captain Ryan found himself inside with thegang and unable to get otit. There was no other officer in the. B. L. UMBERFIELD,Sergeant. History of Police Department, Hart font, Connecticut. Ci office below, and he was forced to remain until the relief camein and let him out. He commanded the situation, however, andthere was no trouble, the example he had made- of his manbeing good enough to last until after he was released. There were many changes in the police station and manyenlargements from time to time, until the present prison blockwith its fifty-four cells was finally made a part of the presentpolice station system. There were at least two attempts to tear down the City Halland build a station house on its site before the final one suc-ceeded in 1897. Chief Packard, when he was in charge, aftera fire- which had bu
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