New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-05-25
EASY PLAcES foR FAITHFUL OFFICERS.
EXAMINATION OF POLICEMEN or SPECIAL DUTY.

EXAMINATION OF POLICEMEN OF SPECIAL DUTY.
4 crowd OF policemen, shiycrmS in the
chilly .r gathered 40 tie Police Central once before
ocio, Yesterday morning. Every face was expressive
Of anxiety. These officers. including those attached to
the TWO steamboat squads and the Iwcnty-sixih Pc
cuct had been ordered To appear Tor eNim.Hatou 90
aceopisa with the order OF the board providing
tbat the nt police duties ,AaEld b, given only 90 old
and iinf.l officers. President Smith, Commas on'r
Tr,lrGt md superintendent Wa.ius arrived, and
with Inspector Dlks. BEGAN the examination in the
cour; room.
lie Eastern steamboat squad was taken first. Chris
toruer Brady wa, first c.llrd lie said that lac was 80
years OF age and mad been appointed plromIn a5oat
seven wears ago In taat period he had been on de aed
duty between eight and nine months III the steamboat
squad. ana over TWO years in Diner sections lie APP
pearcd robus; ana ld.y able To do ful pairo duty Id
ward Co5rd s. years oi age, had been ID years ana
mont Oh tLe force but had been detailed for p-ca
duty since s67, account of deafness which had io
lowed am injury upon his head, received during the riot
on st. Patuck's Day Of that year. John e. Craig D I
ycars od become TOO for p.irold'ty ana d oc'h
deai, for tho past 30 years Patrick ConnOr age D.
had been ou the force - years hr Last four years ana
nine months being detailed duty ON account OF age
d ul,,l nfrmItics George VI. Ellis, %, had served
l. y,,f- being detailed only for the past egh, months
Henry Fumcr ago b. had been detailed oul, IL months
IN a wears Of service; john Kcloc, aye 81 between i've
Noon injured in the Orange riots Ee had served ON the
force rs wears 81 Itch years ana clgh nonlhS hd
br,u spent I'D light duty john j. sullivan stout ana
..i,r.ntIv hearty man of 30, had hD'u detained years
and 10 months ont Of Hl2 Years ot service EiFdiu a.
I.,IpI g.-. D. mad 5p- dtalrd titt" years oui 81 =
hf No. had been ncrnrr OF the force; %" cofpl Nh'd
tina, about wear ago ne had been >uUt lh one 81 NJ cEs
v.le i discharge. II duty Andrew lutte, axe 81 i"i
hon led Only two months during - years oi SER
We. Most " those examined bui"htihE ID i"r Eastern
steamboat squad were Old nd dc,rif.hs oNrtia
Ina fnc Western Steamboat squad however tHtro were
MANY y.uuE men Veil ab.r go db - tlHi uult' ptt WHO
rad been detailed 10 the Steamboat red ntct Use a'jl>
men bad been needed IN clearing Sor OF tl' piers e" ma
emo with which SOME them hau ben long infested
Vow u - believed that the hardest part OF il' WORK iS
boon done and the old and less &rNc Dol crhtl can '
stationed the pier, along III" N1rlh hN't. h"'t
b, Vou. and vigorous probably VII he Transformer
ia al .r ,lnty Among those Examined W., Ndlac Bni-
iru n.. 80. who rad been on the force - Year, and
us 10 youis ol I'm, anne on special amy Ih"ni'7
J,rt.,t 10 wears Of service Gerard Br kna otouI,
,,t.iri.utlr healtay officer, 80 years oi age, h"d
..u detailed years 10 II years oi service. J"ih's
Ro.Ic ace %, bad been detailed years III
- ,'.ir. of service; hc stated that Lee never
lad rst amy time ON account Of sickness since h3
HAD been on the force Bernard Dunh' axe 80, com
ltiuci that he DID moi enjoy gD0i tt'i ne 'd "v'h
abl n wear, ga the ana been dfdrei II lnohlh'
qort iiroeiI age 30 had been 69 wear, Ih the ser
vice. ana months special duly; 1Ictd" Af""o III
Ge.I-c tone. and IN answer 10 tio its'ineh, Iuiu
i,4ut lis health, sid thai ne rd"Et ,'i't i''t "
. n.t style OF collar o.iTr bY tnr Board Over % l''l
ma. AND h,i never recovered 'front.' H. An0 10 oh'''a
van. tslmi.ra II M tIt morning out ~ I'd AMIR
- were. marked for transfer 40 De-, men were c,h u,
Itrf. were others WO-c rd-t0 vi" Zee c'lt"'Itu O'lo'
tIr to,,nls ~ipret, act upon he nipt'cr
member, of the CONT squad itrrHt'" tH'll9'i'''
f.i. examination 40 D.. 90. Ii'' uir ho'tit m'h '"
lauc,d 900 y,iIs, and lew changes Nl ne 'H'''' ~ Wy"
Shortest Irfi az ..rlc. WIS four Nttl-, oi Nhic oh5
.glt months time hal been spe"t "h detailed WORK