, 1866-01-06

I'VE reproduce the following article from The
Chicago Eptang Fbdf OF yesterday. With reler-
enea to the composition Of the Police forte the
TArpusx has no wish outside Of the desire to see
IT as elective as possible for the prevention Of c1u1e
and the detection OF offenders. If bcttcr men cau
10 found to occupy any poslttou On the force than
thote now hIlIng them, the public good requires
TINT The change should be nade4 but II charges be
made for the mere qualification Of pessona1 slndc-
tlreuets or preference, the action highly repre-
hen:it1e ard It's results mIschiesous:1
~ &c public may he pernap. awase ths 81 nGa5d .na
gentlemen, named Brown, Ellsworth and Gnnd.
The latter two have been tn Office but few weeks,
bnt dnrfnt; that time they have commenced series
Of sweeping changes in The police ioree, which has
izstton % q ths, b. body. Whaf ii ihese changes fa5e
been need not at present be spsdded, but come Of
ihcm are Of nalure which lendcrs It necessary
s. s pean peto eso o. ehans sy .hcd
pieces the machine shey are entrusted 10 DRIVE II
l. highly important that they should be 1e-
under which they arc expected. 70 act j
the citizen. expect them not TO exert 1he.eiSes 70
places but that they should endeavor to procure Tor
the police force tho services Of respectable md ex
pere1ced men, such a. the respectable portions OF
The community can regard With confidence and The
thieves may look upon With iear and trembling
Such men We nave hitherto hcd upon the force
For some time past the public laye. upon reading
nitied, expected. at II Il were the me1est matter o!
course to read IN lev days the AGIltaE names o.
Kenny and Webb. Or oF Tnnnicl1ffe and Moore and
property and the apprehension Of lhe thieves The
skill, Inc sagac1y, the unWeaIJ1ng diligence and
uuimreaenabE pIobisy Of ftese M @ men bad s, ron
ever crime IVES .petpcttated, 1t was felt that
| il II auld be Immediately traced out tl the last
rylab1e Of evidence vas obtained, M ana tne psipe'
snd as II was believed Justly boasted Of having 70
orr city the best detective force tn the country Nc
one Would hive csen dreamed Of my chances being
nae 70 long NJ the men employed on 1t were Will
Ing 10 serye. Iluas Nth no little amazeent there
| fore, that the announcement was received That
| Keuuey & Webb, Tunntclite and Moore were the
| dtst to be removed, when the new board Of Com
nissionc1s commenced their reforms. The amaze;
tpent vas not one whit lessened Hhen the hEst o
the new appointment zane to be oM1r NJ, ., fef Ea
bad time to read the charter under which tney act
Il not Il would be adsleab1e that they should looi
II oyer, when they will hnd that section u Eun'
HEo member of the police force, under penalty
Of totieifIng pay. which may be due 70 him. shal
withdraw OF resgn iom the p9ee ofca. r. IGss y y
the General Superintendent OF foheei ana ~ PEI
eon who thsll trtr have been renosed rom the Pc
y !his = scs b,s for esx T ~, ~,
le rcappotnted By Tho Hoard o1 foAce 10 87g ol4e'
in said police force" ...-..
The following minute Messsa. Brown, Ellsworth
Uuud vii ind In the records Of the Board:
IEosrd mel. Present, NIL hoard. Minutes OF ~
meeting we're read md approved. The ehe1rnz o. n
chs1rcs preferred aeaIntt Henry A. Kn.dnan osina
| n order, A., Goldberg WIS eWotu and e1amtned
The cSa,ccs OF violation Of Section 81 OF theEnle
was proved, and ii was unanimout!y ordered III
lie ta1d Henry A. kaufman be discharged, ,,n-
AZ the Iabtmeeting of The Board the said Hem.
A. Eapi!man was unanimously appoiuted TO 20
ei,jon on The detective force, without even IN
fonra'fty Of asking the nsual questions as q
sTtether tc hsd ere: been convicted OF any crime
&c. having been gone through. Did the eonmas p ia
aioners know 1bat there was such seeton ~, y p
.sIisced Win seeing men IN whom they had pezfec