The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-08
IRISH FOR CAPTAIN
SHERIFF. CHAPEL'S CHIEF DEPUTY
Hay COMMAND THE RONDo
STREET STATION.
SCHWElTZER MAY BE FIRED
BECAUSE HIS GERMAN FRIENDS
SUPPORTED JOHN WAGNER
FOR SHERIFF.
FIVE NEW PATRoLMEN NAMED
Yesterday tO Fill Vacancies Either
Existing or immediately Pros
pective on the Force,

There were all kinds Of rumors
around the police headquarters yester-
day about the numerous changes to be
made in the department. Janitor Louis
Liverpool wiped VI the floors yester-
day afternoon, and as he wrung out
his mop he sang in a blithesome way
Still there's more to follow" and
sagely shook his head. Sergeant Horn
and Jailer Harris were importuned by
telephone and in person by numerous
policemen as to what they had. heard
about me going off 2" There were five
designations n the same number of
new appointments announced in a gen.
eral order last evening, but the names
of the un~fortunates had all been an
nounced yesterday or before that in
the G 10 e. Patrolmen Charles Bank
er, Richard Cronin and Michael Ashe,
who have been at the central station.
were the trio mentioned yesterday for
de~capitation. Chief Goss. seen last
evening, said the statement that Bank-
er had resigned was correct, but as to
the other two all he would say was
that their designations had not been
handed in as yet.
The runner that George Irish. Sheriff
ChapePs right hand man. would be
given a place in the department as
captain was denied by those in author
ity. The wise" ones, however, say
that the present deputy sheriff. will
have a good job until Jan. 1. and the
change is not to be made until after
the first of the year. Then it is pre-
dicted that Capt. Lowell. Of the Rondo
street station will be allowed to retire
on a pension. and Capt. Irish will as
sumo command of the station in the
st. Anthony hill district.
The politicians claim that there are
to be other changes and that Chief
of Detectives Schweitzer will have to
walk the plank. This change, it is
claimed, is demanded by Sheriff Chap
Ell and his friends, out of revenge for
the part taken in the recent campaign
by a number Of prominent Germans
who supported either openly or on the
quiet the candidacy of John WAGNER
rather than that of the old soldier who
was out for a third term. According
to the story, Senator Pottgeiser and
Col. kiefer had the naming of the
present chief of detectives, Both these
exalted examples of Republican munif-
cence, it is claimed, did what they
could for Wagner, and now that Chap
el is cit" and out in the cold, he de-
mands Handsome Phil's" head to
even things up.
Chief Goss and Chief Of Detectives
Schweitzer, seen last evening, laughed
at the story n both declared there
was nothing in it except that it was
the wish Of the b~usybodies who made
up the yarn Mayor Doran, who has
been the victim of persistent impor-
tuning by political adherents and
D"laPPhnnfarS whom QSLp6 unSford 4 W
about the latest story said:
If my time is worth anything to the
city" said the mayor, ut can be occu-
pied to better advantage than in enter
tanning delegation after delegation of
citizens who are seeking the appoint
ment Of their friends to the police
force. [ am fairly worn out with the
business, and 1 propose to make no
more changeS in the force after | have
disposed of two or three more cases."
Asked to what officers he referred
the mayor declined to state. He simply
said that in all probability their resig-
nations would be requested.
I'm removing men from the force"
continued the mayor, 81 have endeaV-
ored to be Just. The officers who's
designations have been requested were
either incompetent, vicious or disloyal.
Physical disability in consequence of
which several men have been dis
charged, is unq~uestionably justiiable
ground for removal. AS for ~disloyalty,
in every case of that character, 1 have
proceeded only after satisfactory proof
that it existed. / cannot retain on the
police force, for the efficiency Of which
l am responsible, men whom [ know to
be hostile and disloyal to the admins
t~ration, men who are more inclined to
hamper the department than to assist
1t. But, 1 think that the incompetent
and Objectionable men have nearly all
been gotten rid Of and after disposing
Of the two or three now under consider
alton, there will be no more changes,
unless, Of course, some justifiable cause
arises in the future, that would war
rant a dismissal from the force"
Again the mayor was asked to name
he" two or three" officers under con
sideration, but he declined. Yet the re-
porter had hardly stepped out into the
corridor, before he met a city official
who named the three officers slated to
go, their designations having already
been requested.
The mayo made the following ap-
p0intmentS to the force yesterday:
Christopher Hagen, patrolman, vice
Patrick Mulcare, resigned; Henry A.
Baer, patrolman, vice J. j. Kennedy:
Charles B.. Picha, vice John Howley,
removed; Charles Hoffman, patrolman.
vice h patrolman who will be pro-
NOTED to the rank of sergeant to AXE
place of Dennis Murphy, resigned. The
mayor said that he would not an
nounce the promotion until Monday.
Banker was appointed to the force
In 1890, but was let out by Mayor
Wright in the fall Of 1892. He was
r~eappointed by Mayor Smith in No
vember, 1894, because he had previous
1y proven himself to be a good officer.
and has been on duty at the central
station. Michael Ashe. who has ac-
cordingly to report, been requested to
hand in his resignation, was appointed
a patrolman June 10, 1881, and has lone
patrol duty at the central station
since his appointment. Richard Cron-
In, who has also been asked to resign.
was appointed to the force March 10,
1887 and iS Q natrnln,an at Tho nantral