The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-07
NEW POLICEMEN CHOSEN
THE BOARD of SAFETY HAS ITS
COMPLETE LIST PREPARED.
Only Two Appointments Announced,
HOwever-CIarlx FOists Another
Salary ON the City.

There was a meeting of the Board or
Public Safety with Mayor Taggart at the
Grand Hotel yesterday afternoon, as re-
suit of which two policemen have been dis
missed for "inefficency," and two faithful
Democrats rewarded for work last fall dur
ing Mayor Taggart's canvass for re-elec-
ton. Superintendent Quigley was at the
meeting and had word to say on the in
efficiency charge. The two policemen
whose heads have fallen under the charge
of ''inefficiency' are Charles Henderson, q
Republican, and James Maddux, Demo-
crat, on the police force since March 20,
1897. Appointed in their stead were John
Shine and Frank NJ. Duncan. Beside these
two appointments, quite long list of 9TH
er appointments was agreed on, but it was
not announced. Until yesterday the 1900
applicants, more or less, for places on the
police and fire forces, had one chance in
about eighteen hundred of appointment.
Those applicants whose names are not in
cluded among those agreed on yesterdaT
might as we'll stick to their present occu-
pations. If they are not employed they
might as we'll seek other places, as their
fate is sealed
Shine is a name that is often heard in
Indianapolis The new member of the po-
lice force has a brother, Con" Shine,
whom everybody knows The new police
man has been at various times saloon
keeper city inspector under Taggart and
an all-round ward worker. He is one of
"BilI' Flynn's brave 'bhoys." The two
appointments are to take immediate effect.
The others, not yet announced. will take
effect Jan. /, 1898.
The office of the Board of Public Safety
was deserted most of the afternoon yester-
day. Shortly before o'clock Richard Her
rick, clerk of the board, appeared. To re-
porters he announced the retirement of Pa
trolmen Henderson and Maddux, and the
appointment of Shine and Duncan. That
was all he would tell. Mr.. Herrick is ex-
aSperatingly discreet when questioned about
star chamber sessions and administra-
ton secrets. When Journal reporter
quizzed him about what had taken place
at the Grand Hotel meeting he became deaf
and dumb, after carefully turning sheet
that contained a number of names face
downward on his desk. Just at this time
Commissioner Morse, of the board, came
into the office followed by John Shinn and
young man by the name of Magrew.
A DOZEN CHANGES.
after you left said Mr.. Morse to Rich
ard Herrick, I'VE had little caucus 1
want to put another name on that list"
He was unconscious of the signals of dis
tress that Mr.. Herrick was making, but
after the latter caught his ear Mr.. Morse
spoke in whispers. He took from his pocket
a little memorandum book and gave Mr..
Herrick name, which was jotted down
on the sheet OF names that had been turned
face down when the reporter questioned the
clerk of the board. There appeared to be
ten or twelve names, at the least estimate,
on the sheet. Mr.. Magrew's name may have
been added or not Only Mr.. Morse and
the clerk of the board know. There is no
question, however, that all the new patrol
men that are to be added to the police
force Jan. l, 1898, have been selected 4
few days ago President Mcguire, of the
board, said that some twelve or thirteen
patrolmen were to be appointed during the
present month, when he was talking for
publication. He would not say that they
were to be made thus early in the month";
and was evidently talking to staunch the
horde of Office seekers who waylaid the
board after the announcement was made in
certain dailies that appointments were to
be made last Wednesday. Applicants left
their work in shops, factories and other
places to await the boards action. Re-
peatedly the Journal has announced that
not very many appointments were to be
made and that the great majority of ap-
plicants, about 1,7SO Of the 1900, were sure
to be disappointed. The action taken yes
terday proved the truth of this assertion.
The board hied off to the mayors private
stronghold to avoid the unpleasantness of
meeting disappointed men. A city official,
who knows pretty much of what is going
on all the while, said yesterday that men
who have filed applications might as well
save their shoe leather as to run to the
office of the board, to the mayor or mem
bers Of the board every day or two. Those
who are to be rewarded have already been
agreed on" said he, land the rank and
file of applicants might as we'll reconcile
!: themselves to the fact that they have alb
solutely no show These questions have all
been settled weeks ago. | would as soon
think of starting to the KlonGike gold fields
as apply for job as policeman or patrol
man."