TRENTON POLICE MUSEUM

1800-1879

Time Line

1804- A public water supply is established using wooden pipes.
1806- The first bridge across the Delaware River was built.
1811- The City Marshal's yearly salary was $30.00.
1837- A new City Charter is drafted and allows for 2 or more Constables.
1838- Mercer County is created from sections of Burlington and Hunterton Counties and Trenton is made the county seat.
1859- February 18, Wm. P Brewer and George & Peter Katzenback were convicted and fined $2.00 and costs (total $3.40) for "fast driving" through Trenton's streets. (Published in an unidentified Newspaper)
1872- April 9, 1872. An article in The Trenton Daily True American, reported "The cells at the Police Office were all empty yesterday". (Either a slow news day or it was very odd to have an empty jail.)
1872-74 During this period the Chambersburg City Hall was built on South Broad Street. The building also housed the Chambersburg Police Department until consolidation. The building stands to this day.
1874- The Common Council changed the title of Marshal to Chief and set his force at 2 aides and 14 Patrolmen.
1875- The rule requiring Patrolmen to care for city lamps was abolished. Before this the officers were responsible for lighting and extinguishing the lamps as well as maintenance.

In Memory

Patrolman Jacob Reupp

In the early morning of June 5, 1875, Patrolman Jacob Reupp along with another officer came upon a drunk and disorderly group and ordered them to disperse. One member of the group refused to comply with the order and when the officer's tried to arrest him, the suspect shot Officer Reupp once in the abdomen. After walking the prisoner to the Police Station, Officer Reupp was sent to his home and attended by physicians. On June 14, 1875, Officer Reupp died from his wound. Officer Reupp was the first Trenton Police Officer to make the supreme sacrifice in the peformance of his duties.

The 1800's were a time of expansion by the City of Trenton. With the increase in area came an increase in population and in many cases a rise in manpower for the Police Department. Several of the officers employed by the towns which were annexed were transferred over to the Trenton Police Department.

However, not all the officers from the acquired towns were hired by Trenton. One such man was Patrolman Dennis Frawley of the Wilbur Police Department. A Newspaper article described Patrolman Frawley as a man "Whose name was a terror amongst hoboes for years".

YEAR AREAS ANNEXED

1851 Borough of South Trenton

1851-1867 Portions of Nottingham Twp. (Hamilton Twp)

1888 Millham Township

1888 Borough of Chambersburg

1898 Borough of Wilbur

1899-1900 Portions of Ewing Township

1921 Portions of Hamilton Township

YEAR	AREAS ANNEXED
1851	Borough of South Trenton
1851-1867	Portions of Nottingham Twp. (Hamilton Twp)
1888	Millham Township
1888	Borough of Chambersburg
1898	Borough of Wilbur
1899-1900	Portions of Ewing Township
1921	Portions of Hamilton Township

Table of Contents

1700's 1800-1879 1880-1899

1900-1919 1920-1939 1940-1959

1960's 1970's 1980-Present

K9 Chiefs Memorial

Guest Book Bibliography

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1960's	1970's	1980-Present
K9	Chiefs	Memorial
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TRENTON POLICE MUSEUM

1800-1879

Time Line

Patrolman Jacob Reupp

1700's 1800-1879 1880-1899 1900-1919 1920-1939 1940-1959 1960's 1970's 1980-Present K9 Chiefs Memorial Guest Book Bibliography

1700's 1800-1879 1880-1899

1900-1919 1920-1939 1940-1959

1960's 1970's 1980-Present

K9 Chiefs Memorial

Guest Book Bibliography