The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-27
ALL KINDS OF CONSTABLES
COMMITTEE ON NOMINATIONS HAS
An INTERESTING SESSION.

Sixty Men Wanted to be speciaIs-Names
of Those Approvsd-Reasons Given for
Applications-SomeI Interesting and Gu
rious Cases-where Shall the Line be
Drawn?
1t takes all kind of people to make
world, they say, and the committee on
nominations after hearing sixty appli-
cations, last evening. thought the same
must be true in regard to special con-
stables.
Men of all colors, conditions and sorts
appeared before the committee and
sought, by a great assortment of rea,-
sons, the committees smiling approval
upon their applications. They en-
braced janitors, sections, grave diggers,
street car conductors, sheriff's men.
secret society men, walters, employees
in factories and other occupations too
numerous to mention. They were, as a
class, variously endowed with the
qualities requisite for constables, some
being evidently built for speed. while
others gave fair promise for strength.
They gave about as many reasons as
there We're men.
Miles Lamb said he had been a spe-
cial for thirty-f1ve years and the conn
mittee approved his application so
quick that it made the unaccepted APP
plicants ON the various seats. fairly
gass.
Edward Homer and Charles w. Prin-
die said they had held the position for
thirty years and the committee did not
stop to daily further words with them.
Mr. Homer said he had got so used to
coming that he came I'D now every
year from force of habit
Fred Hesse, who has charge Of the
Gas cornpany's valve house on st.
John street. said he had been special
for twenty-five years and in that time
he had not missed a single days work
at his employment.
A small colored man named Joe May
said that he belonged to a society
known as the "Gallilean Fishermen. =
and it was customary for the mem-
bers to take turns at holding the Of
flee
The reason did not appear sufficient
to the committee and May was given
leave to withdraw his application, and
so the "Gallilean Fishermen will have
to go 1T without special for a while.
Edwin M Brown, 1anitor of Warner
hall, confessed to this being hts first
application to be appointed special in
New Haven. His appearance was an
argument in his favor, for he appeared
at the railing holding his natty jaIIf-
fstOr'S can where 1T would attract the
eye of the committee. The cap did the
work, and Mr.. Brown passed out .ac-
cepted. <
In view Of the rapid increase Of, spe-g
cial constables it is probable that 1t
will be found necessary to draw the
line somewhere before long. Where
the somewhere is is what perpIexes the
committee. The applications accepted
were:
L. M. Cooney, Samuel Barnes,
Charles P. Blakeslee, George s. Pag-
ter Samuel Buckn1aster, Charles A.
Vollman, Henry e. Mack. Lawrenca
Hanrahan, Charles Bebler, Frank G..
Beck Thomas Meskill, Charles Clark
son, Fred L. Williams, Henry Milling
ten, Charles Fl. Bellamy, w. III. Barnes,
John W. Murphy, Henry Holt, Newell
E. Forsey, Charles Fl. Potter, Charles
A. Frornan, Miles Lamb, Dwight B.
Snow, John Delaney, G. W. Jefferson,
Joseph Corchedi, James Girken, Ed
ward Hoseman, Charles E. Prindle.
William Jane, Joseph Thomas, Edward
M. Brown, Jacob-A. Moore, Louis Kee.
ley, Charles W. Willard. Edward I.
Brennan, Bernard Stanley.