. 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 . nwas at the head of the watch and had Charles D. Xott and anofficer named Wilmoth in addition to the others. The watchmet at City Hall Square each night when going on duty andwent out in couples. Two left Exchange corner and, going upMain Street, made the turn at the corner of Pleasant Street and,returning, came down upon
. 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 . nwas at the head of the watch and had Charles D. Xott and anofficer named Wilmoth in addition to the others. The watchmet at City Hall Square each night when going on duty andwent out in couples. Two left Exchange corner and, going upMain Street, made the turn at the corner of Pleasant Street and,returning, came down upon the west side of the street as far asthe Little River Bridge and back again to Exchange other two went down State Street to Commerce, to Ferry,to the old Deane Tavern, to Morgan and Front, and backthrough Front Street to State Street to Exchange corner the night the watch rounded up for lunch at the lockupon Kinsley Street. It was then the custom for the watch torap upon the sidewalk, at given points, with their night sticks,which signified Alls well.* This was discontinued after atime, as it gave evil doers knowledge of the whereabouts of theofficers and opportunity to commit depredations while the watchwas patrolling other parts of the THEODORE Commissioner. History of Police Department, Hartford, Connecticut. 37 There was no attempt whatever to uniform the watch. Theypatroled in citizens dress, well protected from the weather atnight, usually carried lanterns and long staffs or night a time each man was permitted to wear a number on hishat, and late in the fifties a many-pointed silver star with theword Police in its center was adopted and was the only in-signia of office. The city was indeed much smaller than now, but the littleforce of night men had all they cared to do in preserving totally different class of men constituted the rough elementin those days from that which constitutes it to-dav. Hartford was
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