The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-06


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nxs vas. 70 s~s So active orrs1s6tson &c
Capt. EElIzFd. bit be thoszat Capt. Hezse
"a. sg@ sf tbs best esfsce-s ca Ess force.
ssss BE taereto~s PACED n5Fa "a r1xasFsa-
sss7- G&yes genss4 assars1 re ecEa his
sisn sh&g Capt. HogSe did nof wsst tie
ri&ce and h4s ssid that '.fbsT eozlda':
gus fass snozgh 20 E.vs IS 70 sisa- Wa
liegsssa ssa6 be waszIz gre Hogls coEn-
rsinsntsry vote s7y ssy.
The vote sss thsz .zksz vita the follow
lag rsxngts
Willard. (saayos. Homes. Rslfsl;
Fireman. iCBszssygs Hogss. fHs4aissg-
tos1G
WIZARDS election was made EnansIEoas
or motion 81 Chesssy and HosDss-
Lsszt. BFsEnsn 1ss promoted 20 tas
csptzlrcy made yaesns By WtBsr1's i'd
vgnoeDent. Ess further action On promo
tions was deferred SION TIE s1vgsstsoa of
Chsassy thai tie ties e1lsf sn0uS9 BE con-
susted sDo7. the selset4on 81 hss snDordi-
raiss-
The promotion u Brennan does not
seem 70 give enrnsx@d sztisfzctton. fog
Mayor Konzso. xnsn asked after the meet
Bax If that officer xas Esxt 10 the line of
promotion. ssss.
"ifs wss 70: bert in order, Joha Hus
had 1~ea On the force longer and ma. the
Oldest iBeute0ant On the force. He has
been the saDst faithful friend bad CD tie
force lie nss entitled 70 promotion over
Brennan and be ought in Jas;ice 70 hare
aaa u. What encouragement is there for
as officer 10 re faithful and diiigenr uhgn
he knoss thai s1fHs jani0r 10 liable 20 be
promoted over his headr DO moi ant 70
spps&r 80 ssyirx anything s@asnss Brsn-
nsg or the ro.lee commissioners, al Of
whom sre my frtsndx. bus Of course can
hot help bot fees Dad when the friend u
my bahynood and tag earliest youth 10
turned doxn for the second time; once
while ] sas East and aos again ~ the
last opportunity shall ever have OF doing
him favor"
Police Com missioner Holmes said.
Ronald .. no time made any mention
Of Lieut. Hun as Successor 70 either
Jackson or Willard. exceos Inherent all v
when he said that there ~ere other men
he would rather see promoted than Bren-
nan. We ali knes. though. his great
friendship for Hut and that he was the
man hs meant he ~oaid rather see sue
coed Brennan. I have nothing agains.
Hud, but the Mayor knows as well IS do
that ne IL distsrDer on the force and that
If be had not been be would nave been a
captain long ago. lie has ~ various
times opposed the practice Of drilling and
is no disciDlinarian. l could not conscien-
tiously advance glan TO D captains place
who vas not diseIpiinariap. no matter
h0w good an officer he might be- IL il i'm
p~ratiye that captain should believe in
discipline
There are those who believe that Chief
Jackson will fall between two chars
They say he has not secured the place Of
sewer tunne! superintendent yet. and that
influence may be brought 10 bear on mern-
beers Of the board Of works TO keep him
from getting il. They say the fiztt has
not ended. ana that WIZARDS appointment
will lead 20 a new fight on the executive.
Capt. Willard will probably qualify and
formally assume the Office today
He will give bond in the sum Of $1,000
ami take the oath of Office. 1t IL hard 3
probable that many changes viii be made
in the psrsonneI Of the force.
II. Frank Willard has been q member Of
the Seattle police for Elk years, and in
thst time has served in every capacity
from patfolman up under Chiefs Murphy,
Mitchell. Busterfieid, Thornton, Aanroe.
Rogers. Mcdonald and Jackson. and for a
short time himself held the Office Of acting
chief lie is - years old. and sas born in
Punxsutawney, Jefferson county, Pa. a
coal mining town Of SEQ people When
q years old he was elected chief Of police
OF PunxsutasnsY. and held the Office for
several years. Later he followed the boo,
aud shoe business. and vas located in
various towns in Pennsyivanis. He came
TO Seattle In 1877. and was married in this
city three years ago. In isss, while Will.
iam Murphy was chief OF police, he did
patrol duty. aud when j. C. Mitchell re-
lieyed Murphy in July, isss. 80 head oi
the department he vas appointed captain
of police. He served in this capacity from
July until April. when Mitchell VS..
suspended. and he was then appointed
acting chief lie refused to ac
eept the appointment permanently.
aud held the rosition eighteen days. Al
the end Of which time q. D. BntterfieId
was appointed 10 succeed Mitchell, and h.
then left the force. This - the only tim,
within the past six years that Willard ha,
not been connected with the department
in some capacity. In July, four month,
later. Mitchell was reelected chief anc
continued In Office nine months Durins
this period Willard acted as lieutenant o
police. II. G.. Thornton was appoin ties
chief in May. tSD. and Willard was az
signed To special detective duty. Georg,
G. Nuuroe succeeded Thornton rs chief ~
Jniy al the same year aud Willard wa
promoted IN a captaincy. Bolton C. Roger,
succeeded Muuroe "a chief on April II
isai. and Willard was then made inspector
oH March 3. lsg2. Thornton ono.
more took charge Of The police de
parimsnt and vas In ofiice hv,
DAYS IS acting chief when he Was relieves
by Andrew jacksou. The Office Of in
spectog ~as abolished when Jackson ven
| into Office. bat Willard continued in IA,
performance Of the duties under the titi,
% CAPTAIN. On June - last Acting MAYO
Miller suspended Chief Jackson aud an
pointed Jack Mcdonald 70 hll the vacancy
but Mcdonald only served SIX hours shef
he was removed by Mayor Ronald. wh,
had III the meantime arrived from
Pleasure tour. and jackson was relnsrste,i
Mr. Willard is a quse;. seIf.coniAined ma,
aud thoroughly attentive 20 his duties.
Plymouth Church Fair.
The ladies OF Plymouth Congregations
/ church are holding their annual Chris,