(CONNECTICUT) Welch William J Log book of a New Haven police

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(CONNECTICUT.) Welch, William J. Log book of a New Haven policeman. [92] manuscript pages. 12mo, original 1/4 calf, worn, lacking backstrip, boards detached; only minor wear to contents though the pencil is sometimes smudged; "Rules from the Manual Relating to the Book" mounted in inner board. New Haven, CT, 1 November 1897 to 29 July 1899

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Patrolman Welch used this notebook to record details of various cases he investigated on his rounds: hack passengers who jumped their fares, a stolen puppy, a hotel serving alcohol on Sunday, a raid on "a house of ill fame," a man selling stolen eyeglasses, and much more.