The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-02
TO BE RETIRED.
Fifteen Police Officers in
the Balance.
YOUNG BLOOD IS WANTED.
The Veterans Are Now Under
Consideration.
WAITING FOR ToBIN's RETURN.
Commissioner Burns Confirms the
Rumor That Old Men Will Be
Placed on the Pension Roll.

ago that the police officers and patromen
who have either served twenty years on
the force or are over sixty years of age
will be retired on pension has assumed the
character of fact.
Police Commissioner Tobn is expected
TO return in a week or two. and the first
| subject for consideration when he appears
In the board will be retirement of officers
under section of the pension act, which
| reaGs as follows:
! Section 3. Whenever any person, at the TAX
| ing effect of this act or thereafter, shall have
| been duly appointed and sworn. and have
! served for the period OF twenty years or more
as me mbeT IN any capacity or any rank what
| ever OF the regularly constituted Police De-
! p5Ttmenl OF any such county. city and county,
| city or town, which may be hereafter subject TO
! the provisions of this act, said board shall be
| empowered TO order and direct that such per-
| son shall. after becoming 60 years of age and
| his services IN such Police Department shall
have ceased, be paid from such fund yearly
| pension equal 10 One-half the amount of salary
attached TO the rank which he may have held
IN sald Police Department for one year next
| preceding the expiration OF SAID term OF twenty
years.
Commissioner Burns confirmed the
rumor yesterday. There are many men
| on the force" said he, whose retirement
is under consideration. Although have
| not gone far into the matter, believe
| there are about fifteen men VINO will be
considered when Commissioner TObin re-
turns. Captain Short will ask to be placed
on the retired list, | understand, in the
next month or two, and probably fifteen
other officials and patroImen will be given
an opportunity to do likewise. They Will
| all receive pensions"
Chief Crowley declined to discuss the
| question. He said he knew nothing of
what the Commissioners may do, as that
| Is matter that rests entirely with them
/ Z. Ma q RAJ on lao
ing that everything of this nature be held
over until his return, so in the meantime
no progress can be made.
There are forty names from which the
! fifteen will be selected for removal Oh PEN
slons that young men may take their places
and infuse new blood into the department.
/ They are as follows:
CHIEF OF Police Patrick Crowley, born March
/ II, 1881; age SO years; elected TO office De-
/ cember 3, 1866; served iii December 3 1873
/ Appointed by commission December 8, 1879.
! Captain OF DE ectiYeS Isaiah w. Lees born
I IN 1880; age "a years; appointed on force
! october 70, 1857; made Captain July, 1856 /;
| - years on The force.
CAPTAIN John Short. born November %,
/ 1907; age 81 years; appointed on force De-
cember Is, 1867, when 60 years of age.
Captain William Y. Douglass. born June 80.
! 1926; age So years; appointed December L.
CAPTAIN Andrew j. DunIevy, born December
! 20 1881; age 63i appointed on force May l,
! 1865
Captain Appleton W. Stone, born February
3 1927 age 81; appointed on force october
Detective Benjamin F. Bohen, born August
L, 1883; age 81; appointed on force Septem-
Detective Arnop Bainbrdge. born November
1882: age 81; appointed on force February
! Detective James r. Rogers, born May 90
! 1929; age 50 years: appointed on the force
| September 10. 1871.
Property Clerk William Cullen, born Febru-
! 4. lS22. he
/ force November 90 1866.
Sergeant George w. Hartman, born June IA
! 1881; age So years; appointed on force April
! 8. 1884. WAS out Of service short time.)
Sergeant Mier Lindbeimer, born May 81
l829i age 90 years; appointed on force August
Sergeant John w. Shields, born November
| -. 1885, age 81 years; appointed on force
November 10, 1862. (Out of service eight
! years.
Sergeant Cornelius Martin. bonn December
II. 1927; aye 81 years; appointed on force
| August 1, 1865.
Sergeant Edward Conen, born July 10, 1881 /;
age SO years; appointed on force February /,
! 1858.
Sergeant Abraham j. Houtaling, born Janu.
airy 81. 1881 age SO years: appointed on force
| July 10, 1870.
Sergeant Fred T. Brown, born Sept mber 4.
1882 age62 years; appointed on force Febru-
Corporal John Burke, born June 20, 1882;
age 81 years; appointed on force February 10,
/
1929 age 90 years. appointed on force No
/ Vember 2, 1872.
Patrolman Alexander B. Asher. born Janu-
airy y. 1871 age 70 years; appointed on force
James Harold. porn July 2. 1926; age SO
years; appointed on force February 1, 1869.
Ex-Sergeant Michael Murphy, born NoVem-
! per II, 1890 age 81 years; appointed on force
August 80, 1870.
Charles II. Dickinson. born November H.
1891 age % years; appointed on force June
! II, 1871.
Thomas Gillespie, born May IL, 1882; age
81 years; appointed on force February 10,
! 1874.
James L. Gallagher, born April 10. 1926;
| age 69 years; appointed on force February 10,
! 1874.
| There are four other men on the force
who are over 60 years of age, but who have
not served quite twenty years. There are
several others within few months of 60
years of age. The four are as follows:
Sergeant Gideon Thompson, born Novem Der
6, 1881; age 90; appointed on force October
William p. Morehouse, born August 10.
1928 age II; appointed on force November
james NJ. Marshall born in 1890: are Ga.
appointed on force March 4, 1876
Robert White, born May 10. 1888; age 81
years; appointed on force May L. 1878.
There are besides these sixteen who
have been over twenty years on the force
| but W no are not yet 90 years of age. Quite
a number will have served twenty years
| within few months. The following are
! the sixteen tweuty-veaT-service men:
Sergeant Michael Fitzgerald, born January.
! 1887; age 81; appointed on force April /.
| 1868.
Sergeant Stephen Bunner, born May 25.
! 184l age 53 years; appointed on force April
10. 1869.
Sergeant Thomas D. MeKenna born Feb
ruary Il, 937; age 81; appointedion force De-
| cember 10. 1872.
Detective Robert Hogan, born July 90
1914; age 90; appointed on force April i
/ 1868. -
Detective Daniel Coffey born January 16
1870; age 90; appointed on force November {
age AZ years; appointed on force February 10
1 1874.
Detective Raymond NJ. Silver, born April 10.
! 1874; age 90; appointed on force February 27
| 1874. -
Corporal John NJ. Fitzgibbon. born Noyem.
Der l. 1884; age 60 years; appointed on force
/ May /, 1868.
Corporal John C. Ayers, born February IL,
| 1S47; age ~ years; appointed on force Sen.
TENDER 10, 1868.
Corporal Patrick S. Haearty, born April 8
1885; age 50 years; appointed on force De-
cember ]. 1863
John Wallace. horn January IL, 1899; age
| 90 years; appointed on force February L 1864
Dennis Courneen born December % 1870:
! 1869.
Charles II. Hall, born October s, 1915; age
40; appointed on force February J. 1869
Michael A. Lotus. born September 2S, 1886:
age 55; aDpoinied on force May !, 1870.
William Gaynor. born March l6 1896 are
| 5S; al pointed on force June 80, 1870
Henry L. R0skamp, born January 25 1912:
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