Morning journal and courier., 1891-03-05
FOURTEEN NEW sERGEANTS

AppOtnteO Dy the FOllce COm"1bbAOA
The Strife Over the Two Captains
Unsettled seven Supernumeraries
Made Regular PatrOlmen-The New
Stations.
Fourteen new sergeants were appointed
Ten of these were taken from the ranks of
the patrolmen, and the lucky men are
Charles Stormont, Henry M. Croker,
Patrick Bergin, Samuel J. Woodruff,
Stephen McGann, Frederick H. Bissell,
Bartholomew Herman, Joseph Orr, John
McGrath of the Grand avenue precinct de-
tail and Henry Cowles. Detectives Brewer
and Reilly and Roundsmen Mcbride and
Cook were the officers who were promoted
to the Office Of sergeant.
The board first attempted to appoint the
two additional captains, but this was
found impossible owing to the deadlock be-
tween the republican democratic and COM
missioners. The struggle came upon the
appointment of the first captain. The re-
publicans wished to appoint Detective
Brewer first, and the democrats voted
solidly for Lieutenant Wrinn. The re-
publicans were not opposed to the promo
ton of Lieutenant Wrinn to a captaincy,
but they wished first to be sure Of their
own man, for they saw what struggle
and inevitable deadlock there would be be-
tween Detective Brewer and Lieutenant
Keefe of the Grand avenue precinct
after Lieutenant Wrinn had been disposed
of.
After several ballots had been taken the
board decided to postpone the appointment
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night. AS the situation stands at present
Lieutenant Wrinn seems sure of an ap-
pointment, and the struggle will appear
between the republicans with Detective
Brewer as their candidate and the demo-
Gratis with Lieutenant Keefe as their man.
Seven supernumerarics were promoted
to the regular force of patrolmen. They
are Supernumeraries Gibson and Wiser,
who have been detailed in Westville,
O'Connor, who has been detailed at the
Grand opera house, Jake Egan, Powers,
Garfield and Doody.
The sergeants to be detailed at the third
police station on Howard avenue and the
fourth station on Dixwell avenue will be
selected by the committee on efficiency of
the force. This committee will also detail
the men for the fourth station. This sta
ton will be taken active possession of by
the department tomorrow.
Captain Hyde will be detailed in charge
of the third station on Howard avenue.
The central headquarters will be presided
over during the day by the coming Cap
tain Wrinn and at night by
Sergeant Mcbride, while Captain
Smith will be retained at the
head Of station No. 2 on
| Grand avenue and the second of the new
| captains, whether it be Lieutenant Keefe
| or Detective Brewer, will have charge Of
| the Dixwell avenue precinct or station No.
| 4, as it is called.
Sergeant Mcbride entered the service
| upon the Same day with the new Sargeantf
| Herman and John McGrath. This was
| eighteen years ago, on March ID, 1878. Or
| April 10, 1874, he was detailed to Office
! work as clerk of the department and
| served there until 1884, when he was unan
imously appointed roundsman by the
police commission of that year.
| Commissioner Benton did not like the
action of the board the night before in re
Installing Officers Pabor and Williams, who
had been reduced grade each for showing
| themselves away in the cellar of the Yal'
| Divinity school. He said the board hac
! placed itself in q ridiculous position in re
| ducing these officers at one meeting anc
| reinstating them at the next The mem
I W eAAASAAo,
our actions in derision unless we respect
l them ourselves.
| Commissioner Benton then raised tn,
point of order that four commissioner
had not voted to reinstate the officers ant
that according to the charter the vote tt
reinstate them was invalid.
Commissioner Clancy stated he ant
Commissioner Dillon had not voted as the,
considered the vote unanimous one.
President Andrews declared Commits
sioner Benton's point we'll taken.
Commissioner Clancy then moved tina
the two officers be reinstated, and the vot
resulted 4 to 2 in favor of the motion.
| Superintendent Bollman said he wishe'
to state for the benefit of the board that h
had received information regarding tn
rendezvous of the officers in the cellar O
Divinity hall from Sergeant Driscoll, ant
he did not know where the sergeant ha.
obtained his information
Went to Hartford.
Major Blakeslee and about twenty mem
| bers of the Second COMPANY Governor