History of the Department of Police Service of Worcester, Mass,, From 1674 to 1900

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Excerpt from History of the Department of Police Service of Worcester, Mass, , From 1674 to 1900: Historical and Biographical Grave and Pious Matoonus of the Nipmuck Tribe the Original Constable - Clothed with Authority of the Crown, He Inspires King Philip's War - Early Settlement of Quinsigamond and First Constables The Beat of the Constable Along the Blackstone Canal - Work of Thief-Detecting Association. The story of the Worcester Police Department is a story of upbuilding and maintenance of the strong right arm of the law as the tiny village of more than two centuries ago has grown to be a thriving city of 120, 000 souls in the last year of the nineteenth century. This story has never been adequately told, yet it furnishes interest, pathos, courage, heroism and sensation enough to fill many volumes. In reviewing the history of the Worcester police for 226 years, this volume can tell but briefly, yet with an attempt at completeness, of the history of the department which is closely interwoven with the history of the city, and must have more than a passing attraction for every citizen of the Heart of the Commonwealth. The character and duties of the police can only be gathered from the customs, opinions and tastes of the people - the nature of events and the peculiar condition of things. It is a bird's-eye view of the character of the times, the police regulation of the laws, and here and there an inkling of the civil and criminal jurisprudence. Nothing but facts are dealt with here. Police departments recognize nothing but facts, and the record of a department is a record of nothing but facts. In the town's earliest days, it is true, the original policemen are shrouded almost in mystery, yet it is the mystery that shrouds the commonplace which people of the time think not worth recording, until it is too late for absolute verification of exact dates and names. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.