The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-02
SERGT. KILLoURHY RETIRED.
AFTER MORE THAN THIRTY YEARS
ON TIE FORCE.

I He Is Placed on Half Pay on RECON-
mendatiOn of the superintendent
of Police, His Health Being Such
as to Unfit Him for Duty-PoIice-
man Patrick McCabe Also Retired
ON One-Third Payne Other Ser
seant to Be Elected, But Two Pa
trOImen to BE Appointed Mr. C. ID.
hest TO Be Rewarded for Political
Service aud Hugh Donahue to BE
Reappointed.
After a service of more than thirty years
with the Savannah police department,
Sergt. John B. Killourhy was retired last
night on half pay Policeman Patrick
McCabe was also retired
This action was taken by Council on the
recommendation of Police Surgeon ]. S.
Howkins. which was communicated to the
Mayor by Superintendent of Police Sore
ven. Having completed a service of thirty
years, Sergt. Killourhy was entitled 10
be retired on recommendation of the SUI
perintendent on half pay. Policeman Nc
Cabe, having served twenty years, bat less
than thirty was entitled to only one-third
pay.
In his recommendation 10 Supt. Screven
| Surgeon Howkins states that he recon-
mends the retirement of Sergt. Killourhy.
as ne Is physically incapacitated to per-
/ form his duties because of a malady from
which he has suffered for the last six or
seven years, and which has made rapid
progress during the present year, totally
uniting him for duty. In communicating
this recommendation, Supt. Screven said
that Sergt Killouhy now appears to be
permanently incapacitated, and he there
fore recommended his retirement on hair
pay. Sergt Killourhy was appointed
member of the force Jan. @ 1866 resigned
June Is, 1867, was reappointed Dec. 16,
1859 aud has served almost continuously
as a private, sergeant and assistant chief
up to the present time. His record is
! good, ana in my opinion fully deserves re-
tiremeut as above mentioned" said the
superintendent
Sergt killourhy has been for many
years one of the best known members of
| the Savannah police force. His command
ing physique and military bearing made
him striking figure, and one which never
! failed to attract attention. He was thor
oushly attentive to his duties, and was
! always prompt to act in an emergency.
| When Council decided to fill the Office of
assistant chief Of police, which had been
allowed to remain vacant for some time,
| in 1891, Sergt. Killourhy was elected to the
! position, which he filled for two years with
| credit to himself. Failing of reelection
| however, he was again appointed a serg-
/ cant, in which position he continued until
! his retirement last night.
Policeman McCabe retirement was rec
commended on account of his i'll health. he
/ being a sufferer from bronchitis, which
| caused him to be absent from duty much
OF the time. In approving the recommen-
| dalton Superintendent Screven states that
! Private McCabe has been a member of the
! force continuously since May Z 1873 and
bears a good record. 1t is understood that
there will be no promotion to fill the va
| cancy caused by the retirement of Sergt
| killourhy. With the abolition of the office
/ OF assistant chief of police by the present
/ Council the former assistant chief Mr.
/ Owen Reilly, was made senior sergeant
/ thus giving the force seven SER
/ seants instead of six as for
merly. As the present system
| only requires six serGeants, il is not con-
/ sidered necessary to fill the vacancy In
/ stead an additional patrolman will be ad-
/ ded. making two vacancies to be filed
among The patrolmen. The news comes by
way of the grapevine telegraph that
Messrs. Charles D. Pest and Hugh Dona-
hue viii be appointed TO fill the vacar-
ciCs Mr. Best was for several years a
/ conductor on the Thunderbolt line of the
street railway. He has been very active
/ recently in securing the registration Of
/ the street railway employees, and il was
I very plainly limited by Mr.. Besfs friends
I that his services were to be rewarded in
/ the manner indicated.
Hugh DOnahue was recc ntlys dropped
! from the force for an infraction of the
/ rules. He was one of the most popular
as well as most efficient members, and
| the news that he is to be reappolnted will
! give pleasure to many.