New-York tribune., 1870-10-18
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
POLICE AFFAIRS.

CAPT. KELsO APPOINTED CHIEF OF POLICE
ACTING SERGEANT JAMES IRVING IN CHARGE
OF THE DETECTIVE SQUAD.
Mayor Hall, Peter b. Sweeny, and ex-POlice
Commissioner NJ. Brennan called at Police Headquar-
tcrs yesterday, and cioseted with President Bos
worth for a considerable time. II announced that
the vacancies Of Commissioner and Superintendent
to be filed, and for once rumor was In part cor
rect scarcely had the visitors departed when meeting
OF the Board OF Police Commissioners held and after
short session IL was announced that Capt James j.
Keso of the Detective force was appointed Superin-
tendent and almost Immediately after his appointment
he was sent for, and sworn into office.
The new superintendent was born in the Seventh
Ward oct 81, 1896. He attended Public School No. 7,
subsequently was graduated from the Free Academy
and was for time employed as clerk in the oil ware
house of JOSIAH Macy Sons He received an appoint
ment the Registers office, and served under Registers
Doano and Miner. On Jan. %, 1861 he was appointed
patrolman of the Metropolitan Police, and as
signed TO the Chief Clerks office IA Arrest
Clerk. He served there for over one year. ana
was then made detective. and has taken an
active part in nearly all of the large that have pee
worked up this city, beside many cases In other sec
tons Of the country and Canada He was trusted lre
of the late superintendent, and was engaged WIN mn,
in the Lord bond robbery, the Royal Insurance nom @
robbery, and other cases OF o. ommand of the
he was made Sergeant, and placed III com coia % th ~ rS
detective force MI The vacancy occasioncu ~ ,oco
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was promoted to "A Captaincy SupeIlhehuel. , =. :.
nonular with the police force and as nc mas ho pcc %
wears actively Identified with politics, may make uh e-
cient superintendent. A., ,o,oo,i,o ,or.e ,pos
Roundsman James Irving. OF the detective ior.e VIC
made an acting Sergeant and placed IN charge of thc de
Sergeant Irving for more than four years has been con
nected with the detective force at Police Headquarer
and was for several years previously Ward Detective OF
fhe twentieth Precinct Police under Capt. now lnspec
tori George W. Walllng -, an, .,-.,
James A. Lucas, lne Of the Central once telegraph
onerars was dismissed and Eugene LOy appointed
t1 mi the vacancy Mr. Lucas, was known as one OF the
most efficient telegraph operators at Police Headquar
ters He is "A member OF the Republican General Com
mitee and says he dismissed because he voted with
Collector Murphy and against Messrs. Smith and
Manerre Saturday evening IN the meeting OF the Cen
eral Committee Mr. Lucass friends II Is hard that
the Police Commissioners, a majority OF whom are
Republicans should have promoted Democrat to be
SUPERINTENDENT and dismissed Mr. Lucas who was one or
the few Republicans left in the building.
Sergeant Jacob T. Heaey of the 25h Precinct, was re-
tired a pension OF 500 year
The Board also passed a resolution that the Supern-
tendent instructed to direct the Captains Of Police TO
telegraph Police Headquarters the result Of each days
registry of voters
During the day. Commissioner Bosworth yesterday lis
tened to 30 complaints against policemen All were VI
trivial character