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is under the fixed belief that he is about to die, and is 

 without a hope of recovery concerning an injury in- 

 flicted upon him, of which injury he afterwards dies, 

 indicating the person or persons guilty thereof. 



6. Q. Should a dying declaration be in writing? A. 

 Whenever possible it should be reduced to writing, 

 signed by the person making it and duly witnessed. 

 When there is neither time nor opportunity to reduce 

 the statement to writing the words used are admissible 

 if made while there is no hope of recovery, and if the 

 person receiving it cannot remember the exact language 

 used he should state the substance, but it must be 

 sufficiently clear and definite to indicate precisely the 

 meaning of the person making the statement, as long 

 as the meaning of the person making it is clear, and he 

 is without hope of recovery it is admissible. 



7. Q. (a) Should a person making a dying declara- 

 tion be sworn? (b) In what form should it be made? 

 A. (a) No. A person making a dying statement should 

 not be sworn, (b) I, John Doe, believing that I am 

 about to die and having absolutely no hope of recovery, 

 do hereby solemnly declare that William Smith did 

 on or about the first day of February, 1922, in the City 

 of Chicago, Cook County, State of Illinois (here give 

 details of injuries inflicted or if person state as fully as 

 possible). I hereby declare that the above statement is 

 the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, and that 

 it is made by me under the fixed belief that I am about 

 to die, and look to death as inevitable, and at hand. 



JOHN DOE. 

 Witnesses: Frank Green 



Thomas Smith 

 Chicago, February i, 1922 



8. Q. What is the principal thing an officer should 

 bear in mind when taking a dying declaration? A. 

 The principal thing to be considered in taking a dying 

 declaration in order to be admissible in evidence is, 

 that the person must have no hope of recovery. 



9. Q. What is the duty of an officer when he finds 

 lost children on boulevards or in parks? A. He shall 

 make inquiry in the immediate neighborhood and en- 

 deavor to ascertain the residence of the parent or 

 guardian of said child; failing to do so he shall have the 

 child brought to the nearest police station, and make 

 out a full and complete report. 



10. Q. If you should find a person who was taken 

 suddenly ill, or a person who has met with an accident, 

 what would be your duty? A. To ascertain all facts in 

 the case, call an ambulance if necessary, obtain the 

 names and addresses of witnesses, and while waiting for 

 the ambulance to arrive take person to nearest drug 

 store, or other convenient place, and call a doctor if 

 necessary. If injuries were caused by some person with 

 felonious intent, or through gross negligence, make 

 every effort to arrest the offender, and secure the names 

 and addresses of witnesses. 



Fourth Series of Questions and Answers 



1. Q. What is your duty when making an arrest of 

 a mail driver, carrying United States mail, or a motor- 

 man for a violation for which a summons cannot be 

 issued? A. Accompany such driver or person in charge 

 to the post office or destination of the mail wagon 

 within the city limits, and thence to police station. In 

 case of a motorman, accompany him to the depot or 

 barn before taking him to the police station. 



2. Q. What is the proper manner of killing animals 

 when officer finds it necessary to do so? A. In shooting 

 an animal (if a dog), first securely tie the animal, place 

 the muzzle of the pistol near the head, aiming a little 

 to one side of the center of the top of the skull, and 

 shoot downward, so that the bullet will go through the 

 brain or toward the neck. Do not shoot too low or 

 directly in the middle, because of the thickness of the 

 skull at these points. 



3. Q. What is your duty when making an arrest, 

 when you take prisoner to city station (regarding in- 

 formation on arrest slip) ? A. State what court defend- 

 ant goes to. State whether station will make out papers 

 or captain's office, what day and time case is set for, 

 also district number of station and what section vio- 

 lated. 



4. Q. When is an officer justified in making an arrest 

 without a warrant? A. For a violation committed in 

 the officer's presence, when the offender is found by a 

 reputable citizen committing the offense, and such 

 citizen will proceed with the officer to police station to 

 sign complaint in regular form. Even though the police 

 officer sees the offender committing the offense, the 

 right to arrest without warrant does not exist except 

 in case when the offense has been freshly committed 

 or the offender is in flight. 



5. Q. What are the principal faults of policemen in 

 court, or when testifying before a jury and other courts? 

 A. They do not sit erect in the chair; they do not speak 

 in a tone of voice clear enough to be heard by jury or 

 court; using slang (such as gat for gun, guy for man, 

 etc.). All this tends to make a bad impression on court 

 and jury. Leaning against benches, chewing gum or 

 tobacco, or acting in sullen manner toward defendant 

 also make a bad impression. 



6. Q. What is the proper manner of stating your case 

 in court, for example, violation of Section 91, E. P. O. ? 

 A. First address the court: Judge, your Honor, on 

 January 9 at 8.10 P.M., the defendant, while operating 

 an automobile south on Oakley Boulevard, failed to 

 stop before crossing or entering on Jackson Boulevard, 

 going about fifteen miles per hour (or whatever speed 

 you judged he was going). In this manner you state 

 your case clearly, and you have given all details. This 

 routing should be followed in all cases. 



7. Q. (a) Define Alias. (V) Alibi. A. (a) Otherwise 

 known. An additional name to the real name of a 

 person, (b) Elsewhere. A defense showing that ac- 



