The San Francisco call., 1898-01-01
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POLICEMEN.

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 The above named. members of the, Police Department will be placed on the retired list at the next meeting of the Pension Commissioners. The Com. nissioners. will hold their regular quar-. terly meeting on next Monday, when the men whose names are. on. the slate" will asked to resign. They will then be placed on the retired list. and allowed. to draw. the pensions al lowed then1#by the Legislature.
 Among those who will be retired the best known, probably, is. Sergeant Shields. He has been a member of the Police*Departmen for. over twenty years, and: is held in. high esteem by Chief Lee$. and the members of the commission. For a long time he acted as patrol sergeant, and made a bril- liant record. AS old age: began to tell on him he'.was transferred o>the City Prison, where he acted as booking. ser geant. Several: months ago Captain Robinsonj:who has. charge of the City = Prison, preferred charges against him on the ground that he was physically unable to :attend to his duties. He was tried*by the Police Commissioners , W that there: was a feeling existing. be- tween Shields and. the captain of the prison, the: Commissioners decided to transfer the former to the North End station, where he has been doing duty ever since. It is understood that he has requested the Commissioners. to . add his name to. the pension list. Ser geant Martin has been a member of the department for a long number of years.
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 :. spector. Always courteous and kind, he has endeared himself to every mem ; Der of the department, and it will be with regret that they learn of ths.Com- missionerS intention to retire him. Mar tin is over 50 years Of ege, and bears an excellent reputation as a police. ser geant. :. He will, in all proba bilIty- be succeeded by Owen Gorman,. who for a number of years has: served the de- partment in the capacity of assistant hack inspector. German. now ranks as corporal of police. #
 Sergeant Fitzgerald, the next on the list, is well known on the water front where he has been; stationed for num- Der of years; He too is well though; of by the Police. Commissioners, but OF account of his advanced years they have concluded to dispense with his services. >:-' " -. ..:;:.. :..: :..: :.-
 Policeman McNulty has been on the force for nearly tWenty=one years. Re, gently his eyesfght has become impair ed, and he has been unable to do police duty. He has asked to be retired. .: Policeman Anderson is stationed al :: the O'FarreHs street station. Shortly after the opening of: the new: station which was about "a year ago, he wa. : taken to: his bed: and has been con. fined there. eyer. since. >. Like" NcNulty he: is. anxious to. be retired on pen
 sion. s..e -.~:.~.: '. :.; ..lPatrolman; Ennis is connected witt Captain. sSpilIane:s. division He ha. been incapacitated for some time, anC will hail with: delight his retirement as he. ~Ilornentarily feared that hi name would be: dropped from the rol on account of sickness. z. -. It. was first. intended to make som .. changes in the detective department :: but for some reason the plan failed Chief Lees, it is: understood, is anxiou to: reorganize the department, but il order to, do: this: it would be necessar, to reduce to- the ranks several detect ives who. in past years did excellen work The Chief is opposed to return ing them to the ranks, and in obedi ence to his. wishes the. Commissioner . have decided: to keep their hands. of the detective department; so to. speak
 There is a vacancy in the detectiy department, caused by the 5promotiol of Captain Bohen, which, it is expected will be filled at the. meeting of tn poral Harry Reynolds and Policemal