So serious was the epidemic of burglaries in the city that citizens took up arms against night prowlers to stop the many robberies that were occurring.   Groups of men were stationed with Chief Barnes all over the downtown section in order to discover the robbers.  In the Upper Orchard area, a specially appointed officer, Charles Russlee, was required to show up at different places at certain hours each night so that the people knew their homes were being protected.

• Mill Towns Review, “Citizens Police Town at Night,” December 11, 1914, front page.
• Mill Towns Review, “The Right Man,” November 13, 1914, front page.