The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-21
NEW Police OFFICERS
Sketches Of Men Confirmed by Select Council
Thursday Night.
WILL MAKE GOOD POLICEMEN
Three of Them Are Men of Expert
ence and the Other Two Are
Trained Athletes Joseph Block Is
a Linguist-He Can Converse in
Five Different Languages-Their
Histories in Detail.

Following the confirmation by the
select council Of Mayor C%onnell's five
newly appointed police officers. there
comes u curiosity on tho part OF many
AS to what manner of men the appoin.
tees are.
From the following sketches it will
be seen that all are qualified to per-
form their duty. Some Of them are
athletes of no mean ability and all are
endowed with physical courage suf.
ficient to meet the tests which mny
sometime confront them. The fact of
their appointment is of itself sufficient
testimony OF character and other
necessary qualifications.
The police force gains in Officer Block
a linguist with five languages at his
command, and in Officer Day one OF
the best athletes the Young Mems
Christian association possesses.
The sketches OF the men follow:
James II. Coleman Is 81 years of age,
native born, and has been employed
for years in tho steel works. At pres
ent he 10 a rail straightener. On diff
ferent occasions he has given evidence
of his muscular ability. He lives il
the Twelfth ward, aud Ia the only Dsm-
ocrat among the newly appointed Off
cers.
BLOCK IS A LINGUlST.
Joseph Block 10 a resident Of the Six
teenth ward. He Is q Hebrew and ons
Of the few of that nationality whC
have sought political favor in thif
city. Several Of his friends underworld
to dissuade him from attaching him
self to the police force. sven offering
to aid him in establishing u business
He is 81 years OF age, 5 IT. 8 in. il
height. WAS born in Russia and hui
served five years in the United Slater
army. Officer Block will undoubtedly
be the linguist Of the force. as h
speaks five languages tuently. Among
q large number who recommended hi
appointment were Colonel E. II. Rip
pie. j. George Eisele, D. NJ. Jones, A
r. Raub and L, j. Lynett.
Conrad V. MenizAr ia a resident o
the Seventh ward and lives at 34l New
street. He is married and Scranton
has been his home since 1864. For 4
number of years he has been a specia
policeman, his duties with the Swift
Dressed Beef company not preventiEl
him from assisting the regular officer
in making many important arrests ant
in making numerous others unassisted
He weighs 1870 pounds and is 5 feet an
III inches in height. NJ. L. Sander
William Below. r. G.. Brooks, Victo
Koch and a number of regular police
men pstitioned for his appointment.
LEWIS AN OFFICER AGAIN.
Thomas i. Lewis is an ex-policema
and was removed during Mayor Fee
lows regime for ~indulRinK in IN affra
with Officer Gleason. That his off nI
has been sufficiently punished is a.
tested by the fact that such citizens
Colonel E. H. Ripple, Frank Spence
John 4. Williams, Thomas D. Dav
and other prominent men recommends
his resppolntment. When on the for,
officer Lewis repeatedly performt
acts Of bravery and once entered Il
cell Of a maniac in the old static
house and surdued him in the present
of a number of brother officers, VIII
without demeaning their proves
dared not enter. Officer Lewis is
years of age, lives in the Fifteen
ward and has boon a resident Of Il
city twenty-four years. He is 5 70
81 inches tall and weighs 1875 pounds
Iona Il. Day is 25 years of { Al
lives in the Ninth ward at SOB Lind,
street. He is a picture-framer
trade and is employed by Fred
Meyer. He Is a member of the YOut
Mems Christian association, and Phys
cal Instructor Weston pays him tribu
in saying he is a trained athelet
being very active and muscular. F
sever years he has been u member
company d. OF the thirteenth regimen
and during the Homestead riots rank,
as commissary sergeant. Later he W
reduced to the ranks, but has sin