Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 119, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 May 1912 — HAPPENINES IN THE CITIES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENINES IN THE CITIES

Dump Munitions of War Into the Sea

There were 1,500 revolvers, valued at SII,OOO. Some of these revolvers were of very handsome design, with pearl handles and, gem screw sets. Others were mere toy, blank cartridge pistols of the Fourth of July sort that sell for fifty cents. Then there were rifles-—over a hundred, valued at something like $3,000. Some of these had elaborately handcarved black walnut butts, and if placed on exhibition at the Sportsman’s Show would make many a crack shot envious of the deep blue sea that was their final resting place. A sword, with a history running back to pre-revolution days, was among the lot. It was taken from an east sider who ran amuck one day and tried to prove his steel was better than the proverbial one of Bunker Hill. He didn’t go very far In the battle, but having lost his valuable sword failed to recover it again, though he used almost enough political influence as would have elected some men to aldermanlc office. Along with this steel will go several cane swords and sailors’ cutlasses. From these high grade weapons the list jumps to everything from a slung shot to pieces of gas pipe. Of these misoellanae there was almost a wagonload.

NEW YORK—Enough munitions of war to start several Central America comic opera revolutions were dumped into the oceftn off Sandy Hook the other day by Commissioner Waldo. The several thousand weapons were confiscated by the police under the Sullivan law against the carrying of death-dealing instruments. Since the Sullivan law went Into effect, September 1 last, the entire detective and police force have been searching both thugs and civilians whom it was thought might for various reasons be carrying concealed weapons As a result, a whole room of the property bureau at police headquarters was filled with weapons of every sort. As fast as the revolvers and whatnot were received they, were tagged and put in this room. The tags showed from whom and under what circumstances the articles were secured, and if they appeared In a court case a record of such use was also attached.