The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-13
THAT SETTLES THAT
IMPORTANT CHANGES IN METRO
PoLITkN POLICE DEPARTMENT.

Wichita Feels BETTER Than She Has Fol
Several Months and Enjoys the Change
With Becomn; Dignity-Nine of the
Old Force Are Dismissed by UnanI-
NOUS Vote of the Board-T. &. Wilson
Succeeds Tucker and f. S. Burt Wear:
the star of Chief Burrows-Sutton and
Wood Get Their Old Places Back.
There is one great principle in poll
tics and that is the principle of being
right. 1t always ends in good results
even though 1t is slow in working 1t
the start. When coupled with medera-
ton it never fails TO end in permanent
blessings 1t was the consciousness of
being right that soothed the pains of
persecution inflicted on the martyrs of
old and made their souls brighter and
better and more Christian when toler-
alton ensued.
The heart of every Wichita man felt
better yesterday-that is, the heart of
every man who knew that he had been
right during the past eight months
q period the like of which il is hoped, will
never be witnessed in Wichita again.
How easy it is. after all, to settle a
distracting question when the principle
of right is applied TO it. Witness the
Increased harmony since yesterday
morning and the increased ambition of
the people TO start in anew and push
Wichita on towards its ineVitabl deS-
tiny.
Early in the morning Mr.. Oscar Il.
Smith went down TO the police station
and with Governor Morrill's appoint
ment in his pocket was sworn in as pO-
lice commissioner vice Secretary Lieu
rance, removed. The other two mem
bers of the board received Mr.. Smith
with such commendable courtesy that
it was evident that harmony would
prevail in the newly renovated board.
This was decidedly more manifest in
about twenty minutes when, by unan-
imous vote, nine Of the officers of the
metropolitan police department were
removed. Those who were deca pita-
ted were S. NJ. Tucker, police judge;
c. z. Burrows, chief of police, and Of
ficers Haines, Harmon, a. NJ. Sutton,
Forby. Reynolds, Dyer, and Draper
Mr.. Burrows was not entirely removed
but he was reduced to the ranks and
+. S. Burt was given his position as
chief of police. Mr.. 7. c. Wilson, eX-
city attorney, was appointed to succeed
y Nj. tucker as ponce Judge. Ex-
officers and detectives Harry Sutton
and Bedford Wood were rendered their
old positions and accepted them.
The temporary organization of the
force will be.
In the daytime: Messrs. Remspear,
Dunbar, Aspey. and Burrows, with Har-
gy Sutton in charge
In The nighttime: Messrs. Parks,
Stewart, Jenkins, Kirwin, and Antrim,
with Bedford Wood in charge.
Ben Downing will be day turnkey
for this month and John Fisher night
turnkey. This position will be given
around from month to month among all
the policemen. Major Burr will still
continue to be sanitary officer.
Chief Burt made these assignments
yesterday and they were generally ap-
proved.
The department was full of smiles all
day and none of them was broader than
that worn by Judge McCanles. The
newly elected officers each set up box
of cigars and the atmosphere had a Ha-
vana fragrance all day. The police
men felt very good and much safer
and more ambitious to their duty
than they have for a long time back.
Now. then that settles that