The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-22
SIX MORE HEADS DROP.
The Police Commissioners WELD the Axe Once
More With Deadly Effect.

An even half dozen metropolitan police
J men were removed yesterday by order OF
[ the new board Of police commissioners.
They were Bedford Wood, Charlie Snyder,
| Ed Hedger, Clarence O'Mahony, j. w,
Dunbar and L. D. Osborn.
At an early hour in the afternoon the
police headquarters room was crowded
with men, MS were also the corridors and
stairways leading thereto, while the
smaller vacant rooms on the same floor
were given up to cauCusing. All
those present were either aspirants for
the star and baton of cop or friends OF
aspirHnts who came to leg tor them. They
looked for ali the world like those who
crowd around a recruiting station in r
large city when times are Gull and work is
scarce. Zach viewed the others and sized
them up critically, and In this manner
measured their chances of success as com
pared with his own. Every one Of them
was dressed in his best clothes, and not
few of them who were muscular and well
built wore suits of blue, purchased for
the occasion SO that the commissioners
might see how ornamental they would be
10 the city with the addition of brass but
tons, a star and club There was no
Sociability existing between them, as all
of them were more or less jealous of one
another. And more than that, each one of
them kicked because there were so many
looking for the places, forgetting appar-
entity that the other fellows had precisely
the same grievance as he had. Chief Cone
circulated freely among them, aud to
~ ~
occasion would be drawing it mild They
all put themselves in Rules way and if
he happened TO smile at one OF them that
fellows stock went up 100 par cent in his
own estimation at least. while the other
fellows became green with envy.
II kufe happened to shake hands with
one o. them that fellows stock would 20
up about POO per cent, while the stock Of
the man whom us condescende3 10 take
around the corner in a confidential way
went up ut least 1000 per cent. Aud WHEN
hute would invite a man into his
private Office the other fellows would men
tally calculate and estimate the chances
left them, for, in their opinion. this degree
OF familiarity on the part Of the chief
amounted TO nothing short OF an absolute
appointment.
At } O'clock somebody at the head Of the
stairs shouted, Here comes the commits
>louers" and then every woa.d-be police
man stood erect, brushed OF bis chin, fixed
us collar and necktie put on ard re-u-
iated that peculiar twinkle Of the eve
which IS supposed 10 denote psrJIc
u!ar sarewduess, and strucN an
st;jtude which lie surely t0ouCul
woHld attract the attention II Lot
arouse TIE admiration IL the conul.s-
s.ouegs. As the commissioners passed
through the crowd some Of the candidates
smiled, others nodded as grace ulIy IS
they could, some tipped their hats.
While not few OF them indulge in the
most ridiculous and absurd tciy.s,n.
Commissioner Davis shook hands wish
one straPpiug fellow, VINO became flushed
Win what he considered approaching VIC
Tory. agd who wouldn't give rec copper
10 .asure his appointment from thaa
moment on. He looked down on tce
o;AeT fellows wiih a Specie Is CT coatemp.
Aai his cad swri,ei 50 biE tast there :
aot 4 FolleeGl&a's cap made that could be
expanded sufficiently TO ut blra. Tares /
hours after the EAGLE man saw tEis same
fellow. and he looked Iks Es had bssa