The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-26
CHIEF GOSS REARRANGES HIS
FORCE, MAKING SOME IMPOR-
TANT CHANGES.
PENDY AND HANFT SWITCH,
WHICH GIVES THE ETc:arry yUAR0
ERs A GERMAN IN CHARGE
NIGHTS.
HANLEY, THE CLUH-sWIN(:ER
Is Transferred From the West Side
to the Central Detail-Other
Changes Made.

Several important changes in the
police department went into effect at
noon yesterday by a special order Of
Chief Goss. Lieut.. Hanft. formerly in
charge of the Margaret street station
at night, has been transferred to the
Rondo street station, where he will also
supervise the night patrol, and Lieut.
Pendy, the night officer at the Rondo
street station will take the place of
Lieut.. Hanft at the Margaret street
station. The change is made at the
request of the residents of the Rondo
district, who have long been DESTROYS
OF having German police official in
charge of the station. 1t was urged
upon Chlef Goss and Mayor Doran
that the Rondo district be-
ing largely composed of German
resluehts' those of this nation
allty would prefer German
representative of the police force to
look after their welfare. There was
no dissatisfaction with Lieut.. Pendv.
chief Goss says, and as Lieut.. Pendv
was previously in charge of the Mar
garet street station for five years and
was we'll acquainted with the district
0~OOANNNa
accordance with the request of the
Eighth ward Germans.
Another change made by the chief
was the taking of the Fort Smelling dis
tr1ct from the Prior avenue mounted
patrol and merging it into the terri
tory covered by the central detail.
Ih1s move was brought about by COM
plants of Hamline citizens that the DO
lice being almost permanently station
ed at Fort Smelling to preserve order
at the picnics and the public houses
OF the vicinity left insufficient protec-
ton to the northern resident suburb
Inc change was made more practical.
too, for the reason that this territory
is much more accessible from the CEN
tral station than from Prior avenue.
In connection with the ARRANGEMENT.
Patrolman Joseph Heating, formerly
night desk sergeant at the central
station, will be permanently assigned
to duty at the fort. He will have
charge Of a special beat, going on.
duty at 1 o'clock each afternoon and
remaining until the last street car
leaves at night.
While in the business of rearrane-
ment Chief Goss concluded to make
one change which will bring joy to the
hearts of residents of the West side,
and, perhaps, apprehension to those of
the central district, by transferring the
ciub-wielding officer Hanley to this
side of the river. Hanley was fined
$z5 by Mayor Doran last week for
beating William Meyer He has very
materially assisted in the record for
brutally abusing defenseless citizens
which the West side police have at
tanned, and since the indignant citi-
zens of the West side have rebeIled
against the reign of terror by circu-
lating petition for the removal of
capt. Getchell and some of his police
men Things are not as congenial to club
sWlngers on the West side as thew
might be. Consequently it was deem
ed wise to transfer Haniey in the
nope of pacifying the feeling. officer
Hanley went on duty at noon yester-
day, but up to supper time there had
been no citizens sent to the station with
their heads cut open