FEBRUARY 26, 1893 — The Dominion
Government steamer “Quadra” has been
placed at the disposal of the provincial
government and will leave for the North in
a few days with Supt. Hussey and a squad
of police officers. When Mr. Charles
Todd, the Indian agent arrived from the
North, he reported among other things
that the Kitkahtlah Indian village on Dol
phin Island was surrounded by a lot of
O-wee-kay-no Indians and that a number
of shots had been exchanged. All the
trouble arose out of the loss of a number of
Indian otter hunters belonging to the
tribes that are now looking for a chance
to wreak their vengeance on the Kit-
kahtlahs. They claim that the otter hunters
were massacred on Sorrow Island by the
Kitkahtlahs.—Victoria “Colonist”

JULY 8, 1893.—The steamer Ina of
Vancouver with 260 gallons of whiskey has
been seized and her crew of three arrested.
The seizure and arrests were made by
Const. Anderson at Toba Inlet.

—Victoria “Colonist”

JULY 28, 1894—Harry Brown, the Cari
boo stage robber, has been sentenced at
150 Mile House by His Honour Judge
Cornwall to 15 years in the penitentiary.
—Kamloops Inland Sentinel

“DURING THE PAST summer, in Aug-
ust last, a detachment of Provincial con-
stables was sent to Tagish Lake, in the
North-West Territories, to assist in
establishing a Dominion Customs House at
that point, and to protect the Customs

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officers in the discharge of their duties of
collecting revenue on dutiable goods going
into the North West Territories, until the
arrival of the North-West Mounted Police,
who would relieve them. I am pleased to
be able to state that, nothwithstanding the

Statf-Sergeant
Srank Gallagher
Passes Away

DEATH CLAIMED another veteran
member of the British Columbia Police
when Staff-Sergt. Frank W. Gallagher
died in Hospital at New Westminster,
B.C., July 7th, as a result of injuries
sustained in a motor accident, July
3rd, near Westminster.

Staff-Sergt. Gallagher was on his
annual vacation at the time and his
sudden death came as a great shock
to a host of friends and comrades.

The funeral service held at Queen’s
Avenue Church, New Westminster,
was largely attended by both the public
and representatives of the B. C. Police
and other forces.

Born 58 years ago at Corris,
County Carlow, Ireland, the late
Staff-Sergt. Gallagher served for a
short time with the world-famous

Staff-Sgt. Frank Gallagher

Royal Irish Constabulary before com-
ing to western Canada, and joining
the B. C. Police in October, 1913.

At the outbreak of World War I,
he joined the Canadian Expeditionary
Force, and as a member of the Mili-
tary Police attached to military intelli-
gence he served until the conclusion
of hostilities. After the war he re-
joined the Provincial force and was
successively promoted Corporal, Ser-
geant and Staff-Sergeant. During his
long. police service he was stationed
at many interior points and latterly
was in charge of the Prince Rupert
Police district—“D” division.

To Mrs. Gallagher, left to mourn
her husband’s loss, THE SHOULDER
STRAP joins with the force in extend-
ing condolences.

threats of many, especially of those from the
United States, that they would forcibly re-
sist any attempt to collect duties, the police,
without causing any friction between them-
selves and the owners of the goods, were
mainly instrumental in collecting for the
Dominion Government revenues to the
amount of $25,000.00. The Sub-Collector
of Customs at Tagish Lake, Mr. John
Godson, expressed in the highest terms his
appreciation of the services and conduct of
the men under his control. This in itself
is worthy of note, as showing the respect
in which the police of this Province are
held. It has already been found necessary
to establish police posts in the northern
part of the Province, and the number of
posts will doubtless have to be largely aug-
mented in the near future. Two constables
have been stationed at Lake Bennett...
this is an important post and will require
additional assistance, owing to its close
proximity to the lawless element now con-
eregated in the towns of Skagway and
Dyea, in the disputed territory and to the
strict surveillance which will have to be
exercised over the movements of this class
during the coming summer.” —Extract from
the Superintendent's Annual Report, 1897.

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