The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-07

for the city OF Wichita and removed B.
| Churchward as police commissioner for
said city. l will appoint no successor.
Please look after the police affairs of your
city. LYMAN u. HUMPHREY,
Governor.
Immediately upon the arrival of the
message Captain Carey sent the following
executive document to the EAGLE Office
for publication:
To the City Council.
The members of the city council are
hereby notified to meet at the council
chamber this Saturday morning at II
O'Clock, to take action on a telegram re-
ceiyed by me from his excellency, Lyman
Z. Humphrey, governor of Kansas, re-
questing me to take control of Wichita
police force. J. B. CAREY, Mayor.
The action Of the governor caused
considerable stir in the streets, when it
became known soon after its arrival here,
especially in police circles and among
those who may be said to be under police
| regulation. The general sentiment, of
course was in favor Of the abolition of the
commission; in fact it may be said to be
unanimous sentiment.
Mr.. Churchward was sought, but could
not be found. and consequently no state
ment from him has been secured. 1t Is
not supposable that he had any important
statement to make, as he WAS discharged
! simply because the governor wanted
to see the commission abolished
! md Of ha
find with the manner in which Mr..
! Churchward filled the Office.
The police were very reticient and asked
rather than answered questions. OF
course their chief desire was to know what
! Mayor Carey and the council would do
with reference to the reorganization of
the board.
Mayor Carey was seen and he seemed to
relish the fact that the Peerless Princess
had been restored to home rule once more
/ Out Of courtesy to the members of the
council, the mayor did not care to express
himself relative to the work of organic
ing the force. He said, however that he
/ believed in the exrcise of care and caution
/ to the end that the changed condi-
! tion OF affairs might rebound
/ to the material benefit and advantage of
| the city. He stated that be believed in
! consulting with the members of the city
council and the city attorney and govern
/ ing himself to Il great extent by their adj
/ vice and Judgment.
| Tom. Fitch had no opinion to express. or
rather he had no time to express any,
as he only heard the news from
an EAGLE reporter as the last car
was leaving town.
! Rufe Cone, who is supposed to know
dwellings feeling in the matter, was
sought but he could not be found to ex-
! press his views on the subject It seems
/ TO be the concensus of opinion that if GER
| tain changes are made Mr.. Lewelling will
| not re establish the commission.
/ Some of the more radical of the alleged
/ reformers assert that inside of ten days
! Wichita will be governed by board of
| police commissioners; in fact some of them
/ talked last night as if petitions will be
| Immediately circulated to that effect
( There is no question but what
Mr.. Lewelliug is personally favorable to
/ home rule but it is thought that the local
! politicians who believe in supporting the
/ luxury of local ring will prevail on him
to give them the club which they claim
has been held by the republicans as long
as they had any use fer it.
HISTORY OF THE SYSTEM HERE
! The first police commissioners for the
/ city of Wichita were appointed by Gov
ernor Johu Martin, july l, 1886, and they
+ met on the next day TO perfect their or
ganizs,ion. They did nothing farther
until the 18th Of that month. VIXEN they
q pointed T. L. Dixon police judge, ". w.
Haiues marshal. and the following patrol
men: Tom Glover, T. W. Web
( king. J. j. Williams, A B.
jenkins Lane Fisher. Henry Perry,
James NJ Antrim. T. B. Spurrier, Charles
Ambaugh. Dave Powell. John f. Litteil.
! +. l. ireland aud J 3 knight, and the
ueyv force Al once toos their places.
OF al his list, Including the commits
sioners, only PaJroImen Glover, Antrim
and Knight have rrgaiue their places
through all the storms that has
come over the metropolItans IN
this city. Chief Haines held
the Office one year aud was succeeded by
Tom Men mara, who went out as chief
ana became patrolmau April 9, 1889.
Lew Aspey. the present. sanitary officer,
was then appointed chief aud held the
Office until Nov 9, 1889.
{. f. Burrows, the present chief, was
appointed a patsolmau in July, lSo5. aud
became captain Of police When Aspey
resigned he acted aa chief uGiil November.
.. 1873, when James Cairns, who had tcs-
merry been marshal before the metrapoli-
Tan law went INFO efieci, was appointed
His resi Ena ion went u Fearury l. 1889
when Burrows again became sctigg chief
aud 50 continued until tue l5,h Of that
month when he was appointed chief and
4as held the place continuously ever since.
The commissioners have been changed
repeatedly, quueA number OF gentlemen
having held tue position. The last com
mission consisted OF Frank Shearman, C.
4. Van Ness and b Z. Churchwaud. Ii
will be remembered that SbearInaD was (
removed few days a.so when the fight /