The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-06-29
MORE DETECTIVES NEEDED
P0LICE OOlEaEISSJ OVERS WILE A1-
 TEALPT APPOENINEENIY.

Important Meeting will be Held Tuesday
 Evening--Numerou Conferences Have
 Been Held-COmnissioners Unable to
 Agree-Numerous Candidates in tho
 Field.
 At the regular July meeting of the
 board of police commissioners to be held
 next Tuesday evening another attempt
 will be made to detail two or more mem
 bers of the police force to act as de- tectives at stations and 4. It is prob able, however, that no selection will be
 made owing to the fact that the com- missioners are unable to agree upon any
 candidates.
 Since the last meeting of the commits stoners numerous conferences have been held with view to combining on some one of the numerous candidates. but all these conferences have proved of no avail, and the situation is as complicat- ed as ever There are no less than six teen candidates in the field for the two probable places, but none of them have as yet been able to secure the neces- sary number of votes to insure his ap- pointment,
 Among the members of the depart ment who are looking for the appoint ment are Tighe. Gibson, Toronto, stan- ford, Q. J. Daley, Jere McGrath, Doran, and, in fact, almost every patrolnan in the department. Patrolmen Tighe and Gibson are said to be leading in the race at present, but it is generally con- ceded that they have not as yet been able to secure winning lead
 Tn speaking of the matter last even ing, one of the commissioners said. .'It does not seem now as though any ap- pointments will be made next Tuesday, night, and, in fact, unless unlocked for changes occur, none will be made, There are about ten candidates for5each of the two positions and although all the commissioners for the last two weeks have been trying to combine up- on two of the numerous candidates. no progress has been made in this direc- tion and the probabilities are that none will be during the next few days"
 The services of at least two more de- tectives are urgently needed for the bet ter efficiency of the department, accord ing to the report of Superintendent Smith, and the appointments ought to be made at the earliest possible rno- ment. The detective force at present consists of three detective sergeants, Reilly, Cowles and Dennehy. Thedatter of these is located at the Grand avenue precinct and the other two at police headquarters. This practically leaves the. other two precincts, Howard and Dixwell avenues, without any detect i've service, as the time of the present detective force is entirely taken up with the work at their respective stations. In fact, the superintendent says that there is so much work for them to do at present, owing to the rapid growth of the city and the consequent increase in crimes and criminals, that they are unable to give as much attention to the cases as they ought to.
 Last evening it was rumored that an attempt would be made at the next meeting of the police commissioners to detail four or six patrolmen for detect- i've duty and establish a regular de- tective bureau in this city, the same as In other large cities, but little credence Is placed in the rumor owing to the fact that the police department is seri- ously hampered both for men and mon- ey. and it would be an impossibilityy with its present resources, to appoint men to do duty on the street to take the places of those detailed as detect- yes