, 1873-02-06

was IN the, coMrac Of tho following, enn-
NOR tint Mr.. Nowlouso waa forced into n
reaignation by cortain gsratoglc moyomotta tint
showed accomplished gol'crnlship. Mr.. Now
house bcing out, tin, oppog!tion board liad no
pointed b. Slnyor Sherman, n compromise! was
objected; Mayor Sherman, Long John, 4. G.
Coventry. altl tho nowly-oleoted Commissioner
met together, ltiaaca oacli other, and NIL was
ai,co Of this difficulty, Mr.. @. i. bradley Ind
polico. Nfr. William Turtle, WHO Ind Previously
Doen Captain 1t, tho Wont, Division after h1r.
Brown Tas elected, but before hc qualified,
ilo is bolteycd to hayo boon somo 10.
wore adluutod, Mr.. Bradley withdrew, md
Alr: Turtle was recognized M Superintendent,
went to Congress in lado, hir. Il ~ i. i. Titsworti,
vas elected to lsiu place an Commissioner from
tho South Division. AIR. G,lnd was olectcd nt
tho samo time with nIr. Wtaworth,, md for aslx
yoars, although By. tllo rcmodcted charter, tho
latter was elected for only four years. II was no
arranged at that tlne tint hencoforward tho
Board could receive an infuRon Of frcsll ta}ol!t
every two ycara. Mr.. Brown wnB re-eleotod In
tho fal Of looS Tile noarl ton conistod Of
Legislature amended tho charter for tho bonotit
Of tho underwriters, giving them tho power to
nominate ono Of tho menll,nra Of tho Police
Board for Firo Department purposeB, MI mr.
fHgemgnt a "f continues until to pr9acnt
olIlco md Mark Sheridan WAS elected to tho
plnco by largo majority. CAPTAIN Hickey wRs
his opponent on The Republican ticket. Mr..
Jacob nehm was elected on tho Tiro-proof ticket,
Gnnd running on tho so.calted Cit3ons tickot.
Mr.. Rohm qualified, and took his boat in De-
comber: hlr. Brown retired in 1871, IN ecnor1-
In fFa%t
portfolio to tho County Comn,ssionors. Named
Taloott, fa1niliarly and irroycronly called "Old
Talcott," Hlccocded him, anl hold the ot1iee
Until last snmmor, when llo resigned. hIr.
klokke and Mr.. Rono subsequently canlo into
oilice. Their course whllo Ill power, and their
enforced rofromont from tllair influential posi-
ton, aro matters Of rocont history fresh in tho
minds Of Our readorg.
THE SUPERINTENDENT.
Tho frat Superintendent OF Police was CyruA
z. Bradley, who had previously been City Mar
shal unlor John Wentworth, and had also boon
Marshal Of tho Fire Department. and who also
aetod M Secretary Of tho Board. jacob nchnl
Soon eouny eapyor napay G y n0
police reputation depends principally on the
celebrated Jmmpertz case, which he worked up
with skill and Judgment. Kohnl actod as Super
intendent Tor timo aftor tho withdrawal oi
coded In Office by William Turtlo who had bce1
| Captain in the West DiyIBion under whom
Jack Ne1son aosod as Deputy. Rohm was aftor-
ward made Superintendent Ho had tho Office fol
somo timo, and was succeeded byW W. Kennedy
who WAS asaistod by Wells Sherman, who was
appointed Deputy Superintendent upon the
dcnth Of Jack Nelson. Mr. Konnedy was ss,o.
ceoaed BY Elmer Washburn, tho present incunl,
bont, aud Wolla Sherman was removed for in
competency. Thoro is now no ono exercising
the functions of Deputy Superintendent.
TIE BEORETAn1Es OF THE HoAnp
haro boon Charles Hodgson, told Man /" Als-
bott, noswel1 Scott, and DR.: Ward, who lat
filled tho oilico acceptably for fvo or six years.
THE CAPTAINS
have boon, in the Wost Division, William Turtle
y: ". Kennedy, George Ii. Miller, Charles II
Froncll.
In the North Division, John Toulaon, Fred
orfck Gund, George n. Miller, Wells Sherman.
F. p. Fox, Frederick Gund, and Hathaway (act-
/ ng.)
IN the South Division, John Nelson, Michael
Hickey, Simon O'Donnou (acting), Lewis J. Lull
fahtinrA