Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-23
| Reorganization Of the Police Dcpars-

The District Commissioners, after their execu-
tive session yesterday afternoon, made an order
appointing Vim. ME- Dye "major and superin-
tendent of the Metropolitan police force OF the
District OF Coiu noia, to take effect upon the
ceptance OF the resignation OF VIM. G. Brock Of
his commission IS major" The Commissioners, it
Is stated, decided Upon the appointment Tuesday
Afternoon and, after a conference with Major
Brock, that officer sent to the Commissioners hi S
resignation. to take effect March 81, 1888
THg COMMISSIONERS TO MAJOR BROCK
After passing the order appointing Col. Dye yes
terday tie Commissioners directed their secretary
to forward TO Major Bfo.a letter stating, 81 am
directed by the Commissioners to acknowledge
TIE receipt OF your resignation as ma jor aud
superintendent metropolitan police o. and to say
mat ths'y appreciate the motives HIT have
prompted you 20 meet the public expectation thu
rFoFg tn'z2t0n of the police force should be
ca the force and association with its members Of
ali gfaicS might emoarass the OBJECT the Commits
soners h we IN View. they thank you for relief
that they consider viii b {. OF advantage in attain
ing the degrees OF discipline and efficiency which
they visa 10 establish and maintain for the
future. II anO-is me pleasure TO convey 10 you,
on their benalf, their assurance that, In the de-
veOpments resulting from the recent searching
inquiry into the practices OF certain members OF
thu police, no ref elton whatever has been cast
upon your character as IN Il. nor upon your
hdelity as an officer Conveying to you the ap-
probation OF the Commissioners OF your personal
worth and honesty o. intention and their wishes
Tor your prosperity ana welfare, am further d.
rected to say that your resignation being now be-
lore the Commissioners they viii take occasion to
INDICATE to you at IN early day day in what man.
ner 1t shall be made to take effect"
SKETCH OF THE NEW CHIEF.
Col VIM. ME. Dye, who will succeed Major
Brock, is a native OF Pennsylvania, and entered
the military academy from Ohio July /, 1S49.
Upon graduating he was given the rank of brevet
second lieutenant, ami served first at Fort Column
bus: After considerabla frontier duty, he became
captain In May, 1861, by successive promotions
During che war ne rendered distinguished services
and was appointed colonel or the Goth lOta VOL
unteers August 25, 1862. He was mustered out OF
the volunteer service in July, 1855, having reached
the rank OF brigadier general OF volunteers. He
was promoted 10 the rank OF major, 4th infantry,
Z. s. A, in the January following, and upon the
reorganization Of the army in 1870 he rendered his
resignation. His fortunes however were so Inn
paired by the Chicago fire OF 1871 that he took up
the profession or arms again and entered the ser
wee OF the khedlVe OIL Egypt, under q five years
contract. After leaving Egypt he resided for some
time with his family in SwtZ rland. subsequently
he returned 10 this country, and during the past
two years has been employed as an examiner in
the Pension bureau. Col. Dye is the author of
work entitled Egypt and Abyssinia."
This morning Col Dye was ut police head
quarters bright and early. Major Brock doing all
running the police force The new chief is fully
six feet high OF dignified bearing and has f1ord
complexion, with long flowing light-cOlored
beard.
WHAT THE RETIRING SUPERINTENDENT SAYS
When STAR reporter visited Major Brooks
Office this morning that officer was arranging the
papers in his desk. He said he had not yet re-
celved notice as to when bis resignation would
take effect. but he expected to leave the Office by
the LIST OF April He protested against being inter-
viewed, remarking: Il think tht it will be better
for me not to have much to say at present" He
spoke rather bitterly OF many Misrepresentation
considered were aimed at the police department.
and SAID his official course had been pure and he
had been in collision with no one. If he had
committed any fault he said, it was in having
been too easy and taking too much Tor granted.
he had, to the best his ability in all his Official
career, been just to every man.
WILLS FHED-The Will OF the late Caroline F9w-
Ter, OF Georgetown. which Was fled TODAY names
Thomas A. Brown. her brother. as executor, ana
leaves her estate to her two daughters, Mary Ella
and Maggie, during their unmarried life. In case
Oh bhe marriage or death OF either the unmarried
one is to take the whole. Ii bOth marry estate
is tn be divided among all the children OF the tes-
IalIiX ana those OF her deceased daughter, Ada
J ckson.-.The Will OF Elizabeth Decker, which
has been filed with the register, leaves all her
property TO her grandchildren
CHARGE OF EMBEzzLEMENT.-AlonzoA Miller a
mlddle-aged nan. was charged in the Police Court
this morning With eInbezzling $500 from Chas. d.
Gilmore. in whose employ he was as a clerk.
Attorney Moore stated that he was
not prepared TO go on with the case, and it was
postponed for a week. 1t is understood that the
Is nephew of Gilmore, who has been
ENGAGED In mining, speculations Mr.. Campbell
Darlington appeared for the prisoner 1t is under
stood that some Interesting facts will be brought
out at the trial OF the case.
STOLEN GOODS RECovERED.-Yesterday Officer
Rhodes brought to the second police precinct sta
ton 30 yards OF bed ticking. which he recovered
from the house of Josephine Murphy, corner 4th
and streets northwest. it having been stolen
from Edward B. stump, 636 Massachusetts avenue
northwest, by Chas. Chase and James Waters;
also "a new pair OF lady's shoes, recovered from
the house OF Annie Cant, in alley between and
NJ and 1st streets and New Jersey avenue, sup
posed to be stolen.
ASSAULTS IN CHuEcHEs.-A young colored man
cOlored man named Richard Henry, in the Police
Court this morning, with aSSaulting him. The
old man hobbled to the stand and stated that he
Is trustee or the First Baptist church at Mt
Pleasant. and there has been dispute among
the members, and his side owned the church
lhaving bought 1t for ss5>. and nailed it up when
the fuss began. 81 saw the door of the church
broken open yesterday" continued the old man.
"andI went In and saw BrotherPar ker making fire
and he caught me by the collar and flung me over
de benches and knocked me down on de floor and
beat me tn could hardly walk" The defendant
and his witnesses testified, and the was dis
missed. Three young colored men named John
Mason, Henry Tasco and Henry Perry, were be-
fore the Police Court to-day for assauting another
colOred man named Jos. Washington in church
In East Washington. The case was dismissed.
ACCIDENT AT TEE BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND
PRINIING.About two feet OF the rim OF the large
driving pulley on the shafting in the plate branch
out yesterday while running at 900 revolutions per
minute, and caused great scare and general
Stampede among The printers and their assistants
fortunately, however, the broken piece was
carried down the casing around the belt and no |
one was hurt. The break caused the stopping OF |
both elevators and the ventilating fans.
REAL ESTATE TRANsFERs.-Deeds in fee have
been recorded as follows: John G. Anes to Ste |
phen z. Quackenbush, sub. 81 So. 1872: sl425O |
Martha NJ Read to David Rittenhonse, subs 80 to
90. So. us; s12,G9S.6. G. w. Carman to Helen j. |
Carman, sub; "a. 81 24s: $4,000 G. W. Carman |
ct a. TO Carl A: '. HartleDen.- same property; |
si20 ESQ Julius +. Grammar to Lyman A. Little
fed lot 4. So e; $1,000. D. Rittenhouse to Mar.
tina NJ Reed, sub: 100 So 2l2; S7,4O2. d. 8. john
son, trustee; to Mary Elizabeth Grayson, -, So
'a6; -. Barbara Ofensteen to Richard ]. Mitch
ell, part ID, 81. 7l9; s. co., T. H. G. Todd to W. j.
Fitzgerald, sub. F, So $40; $780, Margaret Egges-
s; Mills to Abner "; Law, ii trust, Meadow
Bank Spa Spring; 81, 900. Mary A. Govans to Chas
H. Long, sub. b, 81. 5: $3.50. s. Browning to ".
Redmsn, pit 8, So ass; 81 $780, a; F. Fox to A.
Franc to James Gn g. Smith. pit So. 455 and pt IS.
so 1885, 81, coo. John Cammack to Sisters OF Notre
Dame de Nameer, sub. 221, So 675; 81 800 St
Marys Female Educational Institute to same, pt.
222, do; s.. B. w. Harding ct al to Al Bentley
pit lots and 4, SCI 1872; 1881.
LANDING FISH AT THR WRoNG WHARP.-Th!s