The daily gazette., 1882-07-01
WALES AAlI,EllSS MODEL FORCE.
FACTS AboOf THE REPusLI-
CAN PEACE GUARDIANS.
RoUGHs WEAVING sILvER STARS.
some Interesting Facts About Certain
Members Of the Police Force-Men
Whom the People should Watch.


whom the People should watch.
| Hs s.a ua
Mayor Almond swore Mayor Wales
police force In last night at O'Clock, be-
cause the new executive was not to go on
duty until to-day The new men met Chief
Of Police Hawkins in the Mayor's
Office immediately afterward, signed their
bonds and received their Instructions. AT
midnight the Deu1ocratie force went OF and
the Republican fofee came on, and to-day
things are going onas smoothly as If nothing
of the kind had taken place
PoLicEMEN's BAD RECORD.
There is great deal of dissatisfaction
among the public about the the appoint
ments of Mayor Wales. He made the prom
ise when the campAlgn was at its hight that
he would have noIle but pure men on the
force, and people Thought that he would do
/ what he said.
number Of the officers appointed have
regulations not a. all enviable. In many
instances they are Of record, and put to
shame the declaration that the force would
be an improvement over the one Just going
out.
| The GAZETTE has come into the posses
sion ofa few facts bearing upon some of
these men. II may not be out of place to
mention Hugh Mcconnell, one of the ser
geants of the Eastern district. There has
been much talk alDut Mcconnell being a
bad character There is no proof of him
having done anything in Wilmington to
entitle him to such a reputation. That he
| has avery bad natle in certain circles Is
| well known. IL Is not the purpose of the
GAZETTE to allude to the talk of the trouble
IN the Reed family, because from all that
| can be learned Mcconnell has not done any,
thing which would warrant such a publica-
ton
Mcconnell came to Wilmington some
time in the fall of 1871. He came from
! Philadelphia. 1t will be remembered that
ON October 10, 1871, there was a terrible
riot in the Fourth ward of Philadelphia. 1t
was on the occasion of an election and was
| the first time the negroes had voted in Phil
adelphia. Squire McMullin's gang in that
ward, backed by the old SIoyamensing Hose
Company, made things very interesting
around the polls and two colored men were
killed. The fact of the murder will be well
remembered. One Of the men killed was
| Octayious v. Cato, a prominent colored
| man. AZ large number Of negroes were very
badly hurt and great excitement existed In
the city in consequence of the glaring out
RACES, 1t was shortly after this that Nc
Connell came to Wilmington, and it has
been charged that he had hand in the
more serious part of the trouble. Be this
as IL may, he was In hiding for some time
after reaching this city and he said if he was
caught he would getinto trouble.
II h stated that Mayor Wales has been
Informed, though from what source is not
known, that Mcconnell fed from Philadel-
phia for his brothers crime, and that it was
his brother who had hand In the row with
which he is blamed.
Mcconnell showed his Fourth ward, Phil
adelphia, training to an advantage at the
city election. During a dispute he broke
into the election officers room, acted very
disorderly and swung a chair over Inspector
Daley's head. For this he will probably be
prosecuted.
Possibly the most notorious character ON
on the police force is John Quincy Adams.
Adams went to Wales with a blackened
reputation and many names to his petition.
1t is stated that he was one of the first
recommended men who carried off patrol
mems honors.
Some interesting facts are to be found
upon the Police Court docket concerning
this notorious rough. Here are the glaring
points which stand out against him
June IS, 1SSl-JOhn Q. Adams, charged
by Officer Dinsmore with striking him with
spittoon, and making a desperate assault
upon him. Held in $500 for Court.
December s, 19Sl-John O. Adams,
charged by Officer Richardson with assault
and battery. Fined SO and costs.
January %, 1SS2-John Q. Adams,
charged by Officer Taylor with resisting an
officer and disorderly conduct. Fined $40
and costs.
All the above crimes charged against
Adams were of petty nature it is true, but
all were unusual offenses of boldness and
disorder In the case of Officer Dinsmore
he distinguished himself, and the case came
very near having fatal results. Adams was
drunk at the Village Inn, and Dinsmore |
who was a sober and faithful officer |
attempted to arrest him, He was set upon |
by Adams and his companions and nearly |
killed,
The assault on Officer Taylor was as bad |
case. Adams and several Ninth ward |
loafers went into the saloon Of John Manz |
at Ninth and Walnut, got beer and refused
to pay for it. When asked to pay Adams
threw beer glass at Mr.. Manz, doing some
damage, was put out and tried to kick the
door in. When Officer JOhnM Taylor tried
to take him into custody he got his com
panions and assaulted the officer. Officer
Taylor got his man, however, and he was
punished for his offeise.
In the list of ofenses charged against
Adams there is none quite as bad as that of
a desperate assault which he committed
while wildly drunk upon the captain of a
canal boat and his wife q year or SO ago
Adams had no provocation, and the helpless
woman, after her husband was disabled was
beaten almost to death.
WALKER, THE sTABBER.