, 1865-12-30
FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSIONER s.
4 Protest---Resignations Of Superin-
tendeut Turtle, and Detectives
Kenny and Webb---Jacob
Rehzn Appointed Superin.
teadcnt OF Police,

The regular ecmi.wcck1y meeting OF The Board OF
Police and Fine Comm,suoners was held at Police
Headquarters, corner Q! Washington and LASalle
ttlee!s. yesterday aftarnoon. P1esentT. u,
brown. President in The chit, snd Commissioners
A. D. Ellsworth md Fred- Gund also, supe1,n-
teudent Turtle, Fire Mareha1 Hmm md Healih OF.
fccr Bridges
COMMUNICATION.
Ihe following communication from n indignant
woman. reading II The North Diyisipu, via re-
oetsed and laid On the table:
cA1cAoo. H., Dec. =, 1856.
Hon I'd Polscsc Commisone1s Chicago Cook
County
Your Correspondent ia anxtous to Inform you
TINT on the night Of the 2d 1net an a.est was made
BY Drgnk1ng Police officer named VIM Smith
house in kfnzlc 1t through Some Secret and md
Dnngeroue motive be Hr7easted your Correspondent
from the house Of her friend Amongst the rest bnt
Bora Of Police Commishona to give Satisfaction
and Example, 10 The Respectable Gitizens Of ChIea-
60 thts Drankinc Police 0ncertoo Care to plscc ny
~hilc on the way he Endeavoted 10 Insul: me DIE.
ferent times but on my arrival It the House. he In
nedistelE turned The Key IN the Door and endesv-
ed Of 10 sit in his sp not conseutinc to this
he laid holt Of me. and Forced hia hand IN to my
Bosom, tor the Motives Of oours which can be
ae ,he Protection Of the Public in iii city say
Fasev I'll 10 ali that's left OF The verions woman q
CMueo,. This same Police officer has taken $s0.00
night and The sama be has nerer received
held 10 bail beioss Tie High Conf for % lie eans. ne,
sss On III o e2s ess 6sa
deion will Eatisfy nc and give Public satisfaction.
and Example 16at may 1s.de to the detection Of
Any particulars you may desire Respecting this
Gaze you can have BY the most respectable Proie
bs addressing a line to 1855 n. Wates It, at your
earliest convenience
Captain Miller md Serccante Jennings aud Fox
OF the Third fssena r. r., n Polise who wese present
relation 10 their knowledge Of the cha1ges made In
the aboye eonmun,eatto1. CAPTAIN Miller stated
tozious break otday house, arcsort ior he most
disrepa1able characters in the city and that she vas
person whose E7o5d was not to be received Is
Let as be- only had sIis IN Is % poeis,s - wien be
was brought to the Station House. md this wns re-
turned 70 him. Sergeant Jcnntngt said that he bad
S0s fs ~ ~ H. Knew hs
the North bi.ssion, WHO aocsed IN az ai,eT % oihe. S
saloons were closed, md made night hldeous by
fzed the OKe1ly den rs the worst on Watef ttreet
which Mas saying good deal. lie said that Otlcer
Smith Ind been oa The police force Tor seven years
in tie city. The communication, be said. WIS VIII.
len ty one Charles O|Ma1ley. 'N-'
The communication wns laid On the table,
RESTORATION or SUPERINTENDENT 1uR11E,
Frssidcnt Brown read The following connuulcs-
non from Superintendent Turtle:
OFFICE OF GES SCPs1 or po11c.
cp1cAeo, Dec ., ises.
TO The Honorable Board Of Police Comm1esioners:
nation Us Superintendent OF Police Of tho civ 6f
Chicago 10 fake Effect from the tlrst day al Febru
a1!' 1osa' Yours, respectfully,
Hn1IAA Tcn11r,
Superintendent Of PoIIrc.
Cofnmi6s1oner Gund moved that the resignation
6e accepted Commissioner Ellsworth seconded
the motion, and PTc4ideut Brown chucrrre ,hrr.fn
APPoETHkST Or A AKw SUPERINTENDENT.
Commissioner Gund moved the appointment Of a
new superintendent Of Police, fu fiil the vacancy
caused by The resignation Of Superintendent Tuf.
ne re, ce9tnmitsaorct I1ssworfh seconded the mo-
Commissioner Gund then moyed that Jacob
Helm Be made such Superintendent his apposnt-
CommlssloncT 1itsworth Recuuded tie motion.
CaE1ed-1Tes1dent Brown not voting.
Commissioner Gund moved that The appointment
ot Jacob Rehm as Superintendent Of Police be
made unanimous. Commissioner Tltsworth eec.
onded The motion Carried unanimously.
RESIGNATION or DETECTIVES KxNST A.tp wrnp,
Commissioner Brown read the following comm.
nlcas'on from detectives kssnny and Webb:
To the Hoposnble board Of Pollee Commis ssioneIa. %
GES11ExLx: We most respectfully tendeT onr
Iet1Eltuont as police othccrB OF the civ OF Chi.
cago, 10 take effect from The 18th day Of January,
1tG,
Yours respectfully,
JAMES WEnR
RoREEr kenny,
Commfe.ioner Brown moved that the restens.
tious Of Ac*s1s. Kenny and Webb be received
Commissioner Ellsworth seconded The motion,
Carried.
BOND APPROVAL.
Deputy Superintendent Nelson presented hts
bond, az custodian, 10 the Board fof approval. II
missioner Ellsworth, accepted ~
On motion the Board adjouIued