The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-04-21
THE NEW CHIEF OF POLICE.
He Bes.ins the Reorganization oI
the Department.
a supsher of 0fE1srs E<sagn snA
Ns~ Men are Appointed
Code ef Enies-


an6 early yesterday morning. snss
corr naenced the work Of reorganixa.
tion. which became necessary through
fhs action q = large number d the
police furce.
Frorl the commencement Of the
sssszs=s- in the police department .
majority Of the officers have openly
stated that they would moi remain on
the forse II gatserfIeId wsre elected.
Friaay right. ~ soon - the election
1f BaEtterfseld was known on the
street. n number OF pzfrolmcn wrote
cot their designations ans laid them on
the desk OF the chief az headquarters
One or tao ss0t-heA5s urged
the saSsaffectest 70 mach 20 police
headquarters and Iay aside their stars,
uniforms and tools ard signify
their sIlsnseasare by leaving their
beats Unprotected. Better councils
prevailed. however. and the night
force rssssaisefs on duty until 4 clock
when Acting Captain Harry nieesox
PatreInaen Ben Thorn pson, GEORGE
Tesnpssfon. W Il. Carey. A. w. Ryan,
Henry sheahan and z. r. Holden re-
ported aoff duty for the last time
II. III. Webster, who was 10 20 on duty
IS o'slock4 came down and left his
resignation on the chiefs desE and
then returned home.
THE Two rxe4rrarss-
Ex-cslptain w. /. Peer reported at
headquarters. but declined going out
as patrolman
Ex-Ciptain Willard was On hand At
s O'Clock last evening 30 Ferort for
duty, but was not detailed he says
he sill not resign. and the chief must
either give him detail or suspend
lIisn.
ogfacrfoss TO THE NEW CHIEF.
Some OF the disgruntled ex-poiice.
men stood around headquarters yes
tersiay afternoon and were very free
IN eeasuring the council for appoint
ing Butterheld Their objections to
the new chief we're briefly sisted To q
reporter by one Of them IS follows:
Why. I've been on the force with
Bntterfield for several months, and he
has never spoken word to me. He
has treated nil of Us with siisdain, and
no@ that he has been put in Il 20 ision
+ " 4sff z lax N&kf4 4t1 A0tEI S4{ksDI41fA4AEE,
he viii take adsantage OF bis oppor-
tunitiess. lie intended kicking ont all
OF the old men that wouldn't trackle
To him, anyway, so We had to get ous
or be kicked eut. We chose the
former"
KEcErITIsG THE FORCE.
chief Butterfieid set TO work at once
TO fill the vacancies in the force
caused by resignation and constan,
stream of applicants poured in and
out OF police headquarters all day. BY
eight o'clock isSf evening the follow
ing corps OF specials bad been Sc
lected and sworn in. A. Nj. Kent,
Richard Webb, George shean, ]. w.
sanstrs.m. w. l.. Patterson. Alfred
Munielm, +. r. Dunn, ]. w. Huff,
w. NJ. O'Donnell. III. d. Purdy, G. A.
Thorn aud +. b. Russell.
no UNIFORMS FOR NEW MEN.
All OF the men who resigned had
uniforms; but the new men have
none. and they made an unaccus.
toned appearance as they stood
around in their muliiform dress so
answer to roil-call last evening. This
viii he remedied in time by the pur'
chase o. uniforms; but for a time
many policemen will have no dis,
tiEguishing badge save their stars.
EFFICIENCY PROMISED.
The new chief says he intends max.
ing the department thoroughly eth-
cient. and has already commenced
working To that end. Two rounds
men viii be appointed. one OF whsm
will he on duty at headquarters at ali
times, when the chief is not there. Al
present w. III. Barr, of the old force
will i,e night rounsman, and A. NJ
! Kent, q special. will be day rounds
man. Ronndsman Kent will also act
as clerk.
Captain Jones has been assigned tt
night duty for the month, and Capt
ais. kinIey viii supefiatend the dan
fore.. The new patroimen were ai
/ learning their beats last night, aud ii
will lie Eeyeral days before the poiics
| will gee down TO regular work.
THE CODE or RuLEs.
Before sending the men out las
night. Chief Butterfield laid down 4
/ general code of rules. They were told
| that the roll would be called al 5 p. IN.
! q M. and II m, ami that any pa
| troiman or officer failing 10 respond
would be suspended. unless reason
able excuse is offered, that ther.
must be no drinking, and no leaving
the beats to which they are as
signed for any purpose othel
than in the line of duty. Partis u
lar instructions were given that wner
an officer is required TO leave bis beai
he shall notify the officer of the ad
joining beat, who shall then patro
bois beats during his absence. An
other new rule Is that in the case oI
/ Gre the officer who is nearest to the
engine house shall run there and rims
the bel fer a period OF at least thses
minutes after the FIRST alarm Is given
Chief Butterneid declined making
any statement last night concerning
the course he intended 10 pursue II
| reference 10 gambling.
/ nIrcHELL SAYS NOTHING.
Ex-Chief Mitchell is saying nothing
now, Ii he has something 10 say il
/ will I've over his own signature. He in
/ Inmates. however, that IL he il moi
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