Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-08
HE IS NOW INSPECTOR.
Recommendations Appointed
to Fluhive's Place.

Inspector John Hayes was born July 4.
1855. at Rockford ILL.,. and is therefore past
Al years of ago. He moved with his pa
rents, when he was 13 years old. to Ottawa,
Kas., where he worked in Smiths grocery
store. In 1870 he was employed by the
Overland Transfer Company as a freighter
throughout Texas and the Indian Terri
tory. returning to Ottawa in 1872, and then
coming with his father and mother direct
to Kansas City. For eight years he worked
as a driver and mail and baggage weigher
at the Union depot for the Kansas City
In 1880 he was appointed as a patrolman
on the police force. and three years later
was made a detective. He has retained this
position since. being connected in the cap
ture and conviction of many noted crooks
and highwaymen. as well as thieves and
that he knows more criminals than any
man in the West. They all know him. He
has repeatedly gone out of town on i'm
portant cases. having made two trips to
Texas two to Boston. New York and Chi
cago and number to St. Louis. During
the Republican national convention in ST.
louis last summer. Hayes was sent there
to get an acquaintance with the various
CON men and crooks who would assemble
there.
He met and worked with Thomas N
Vallins who was the Pinkertons' Chicago
representative there.
1876. to Miss Katie Curran. They have one
child, u boy: 10 years old. who Is now a
law student nth in Palmer ma News G office Office i HIS
with his family at I117 Brooklyn avenue.
His mother died October 9. 1876 His father
still lives. but for a year has been under
going treatment for paralysis in St.
Margaret's hospital
Johnson and Hatton. the long and short
men" and also with Captain Burns cap
tured William aa.,; Burke, note noted hi Mhishwayma9.
ence Jail. This was in 1885. and Burke lodged
a load of buckshot in. Hayes left side he
carries a bullet in his left leg which was
put there by the accidental, discharge of
Alderman Andy Foley's revolver in 1890.
Inspector Hayes said last night in regard
to his course in office: My policy regard
ing gambling and gamblers will be the
same as that CT the chief and commission-
ers. If there is any gambling 1t will be
closed up and the gamblers run out of
town.
than at any time since | have been con-
necteG with the force. I will endeavor 10
keep it So ,-o..,.,,o s
of this class of people. ] viii advise with
lice and detective departments. and What
think Will will be he to 5ans the best @ of
Il have known Mr.. Vallins for some
years. but never intimately until at the
worked together. 1 consider him a very
good man, ,,,
While Inspector Hayes talked to the re-
porter a number of officers and detectives
came in and shook hands with him and
cons ratulated him en- his promotion.
1t is said that Charley Sarderson. the de-
tec,ive employed by the Union Depot Com
pany will be appointed by the board of
commissioners Saturday. to succeed In
spector Hayes as a detective.
The friends of John Hayes. who is now
inspector filed some peculiar recommends
tions in his behalf. They Were taken from
the Stars account of the police investiga-
tion of 1851 and are herewith given:
Mick Mungovin. the noted crook. had
entered the room while Captain Snyder was
on the stand. He was then sworn by May
or Kumpf. He said he lived at COS East
Third street and was bartender by occu-
patton.
"'What kind of connections have you had
with the police?' asked Mr.. Gage.
"'well. L have paid some of them
money
:. To whom have you paid money!
TO Detective John Hayes
What did YOU pay it to him for?
e In 1855, when Ben Butler was IN To-