捕吏 is read as ほり (hori) and means constable.
ほり
hori
ほりょ
prisoner (of war)
ほかく
capture
ほげい
whaling
ほいつ
passed ball
とりものちょう
detective story (esp. one from the Edo period featuring thief-takers)
ほげいもんだい
whaling controversy
ほりょしゅうようじょ
prisoner-of-war camp
とりものひかえ
detective's memoirs
ほりょこうかん
prisoner exchange
ほかくがん
xenolith
ほじょう
policeman's rope (used for restraining criminals)
ほげいせん
whaling ship