The times., 1899-06-30
PROMOTION OF POLICEMEN
Sergt. John c. Daley. of Raid Fame,
Becomes a Lieutenant.
James w. GcssfOrd, Lieutenant of the
Rank of Sergeant and Transferred
to the Substntion Mt Anncostia-
Major Richard SyIvester's Reasons.

| The long awaited local police changes,
which have been expected for several
weeks, were announced shortly after
noon yesterday. Major Sylvester presented
a communication announcing the promo
tions and demotions recommended by him
| to Commissioner Wight, who has immedi-
ate supervision over the Police Depart
ment. These changes were not numerous,
| but the few that were made are important
and are expected TO result in an improve
ment of the force, particularly in the east,
northeast, and southeast parts of the Dis
| triet.
Lieut.. James W. Gessford of the Fifth
precinct, is made sergeant to fill the orig
inal vacancy created by the District appro-
priation act of March last, and will be
assigned to duty in the Anacostia district
to assist Sergeant Anderson, who has been
| heavily overworked in the past, being in
! charge of the large and important Ana
costa police district day and night.
Sergt. John C. Daley, of the Third pre-
cinct is promoted to a lieutenancy and will
be assigned to duty in the Ninth precinct,
in place of Lieutenant McCathran who
| will probably be transferred to the Fifth
precinct to fill the vacancy caused by the
| transfer of Lieutenant Gessford.
| Acting Sergt. James S. Kramer, of the
Sixth precinct. is promoted to be sergeant
| Policeman James Hartley, of the First
| precinct, Is promoted to be acting ser
| geant, and detailed for duty at the Fourth
precinct, and Policeman F. NJ Thompkins
| is promoted to be private of the second
| class, while Charles E. Smith has been
appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the
| latter promotion.
| In becoming sergeant, Lieutenant
Gessford will be dismounted and Sergeant
/ Daley, who becomes lieutenant will be
mounted. The changes will take effect
July 2. Ht
| Other changes and transfers recommend
ed to the Commissioners by Major Sylves-
! ter were as follows: Detective Hartigan.
| who has been on duty at the Baltimore and
| Ohio Railroad station; Detective McNamee.
who has been assigned to duty in the office
of the Superintendent, and Privates NJ
| NJ. Miller and Peck are detailed for duty
under Inspector Boardman at headquar-
| tiers. They will form an auxiliary corps
| to the regular detail of twelve detectives
now doing duty. and VIII work on all minor
cases that are reported Private A
Mcdonald is detailed for duty at the Bal
| timore and Ohio Railroad station to fill
| the vacancy created BY the promotion of
on duty at the station to alternate with
| Mcdonald. Policemen Hawlet and Tyler
are detailed for similar duty at the Penn
| sylyania Railroad station to fill the vacan-
| cies caused by the transfer of Detectives
| Brown and Cochran, who go back to the
precincts from which they were detailed.
Private w. n. Hayes is detailed for duty
| at the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad sta
! tion, vice Goss. Acting Sergeants w. B.
LYDIA H. B. Elliot and ]. S. Kramer are
promoted to be full sergeants. Sergeant
| Kramer being transferred from the Sixth
| to the Eighth precinct, vice Sergeant Nc
Neely, of the Eight precinct who is trans
ferred 10 the Sixth precinct. Privates
Harry Gessford and E. C. Goss are made
| acting sergeants and Sergeant Falvey, of
the Sixth precinct, is transferred to the
Ninth precinct, vice Sergt. D. Sullivan,
who Is transferred from the Ninth to the
| Third precinct. Sergts. ]. n. Barry and
Edward ]. Wall are reduced to be privates
of class two, and are assigned to post
duty. Private l.. c. Trunbo of the Second
precinct, is detailed for duty at the White
House; Private Augustus Hess is trans
| ferred from the Eighth to the Seventh
precinct; Private C. r. McGlue is trans
ferred from the Third to the Seventh pre-
cinct for post duty; Privates Osterman and
V. G. King are transferred from the Second
to the Fifth precinct.
| Major Sylvester in creating posts in the
outlying precincts of the city is really ex-
perlmenting with an idea which he has
long wanted TO test. He hopes to give the
residents of the suburbs better police pro-
lection and to insure them an officer con-
| stantly on duty in their vicinity The
posts as announced are Tenleytown, Cleve-
land Park, the corner of Thirteenth and
Clifton Streets, lexington, Deanwood and
Bcnning Langdon. Brookland, Takoma,
TTl
Yates Hugh Mitchell and H. Shrofe at Eek
ington, McTaggart at Benning and Dean
wood E. J. Wall and Frederick Schultze
at Langdon. H. c. StrOhman and c. W.
Skinner at Brookland. j. NJ. Barry, ST., and
E. Speer a Takoma, and Henry Ehers and
J. f. Seers at Mount Pleasant. A post is
also located at the Chevy Chase loop of
the Capital Traction Company and Pri-
Yates C. j. Wagner and j. T. Fitzgerald
are detailed for duty there.
Ordered to Show Cause.