The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-08

of whom have never done q days police
duty in their lives.
It wasn't a shake-up that the Few
mayor gave the department ct was an
earthquake. Never in the history of the
department have there been so many
changes. During the entire Gray admin
lstratlon but twenty-seven men were dis
missed, and very few at the time the
outgoing mayor came into Office
On every hand the mayors sweep is
criticised. Said party worker yester-
day:
'tAmes made a mistake. He has set
dangerous precedent and II history 1e-
peats itself he will not be his successor
look TO Democratic mayor elected two
years hence, and then there will be an
other wholesale execution. The only thing
that Will save the police department IS q
police commission and civil service. The
department has now been thrown Into
pohtlcs, and conditions will be worse than
tney nave been in the fire department
OF the last two months Anes mas had
the department demoraIzed AMI this
last break caps the climax The responsI-
plhty Is his, and he must stand the con-
sequences, but if he gets police COM
mission, as he did twelve years ago, he
needn't complain. It's up to him"
All but three Of the detectives have
been dismissed. The three men to hold
their places are N. K. King, now ieuten
ant, and Detectives Hicks and Smith, who
are now detective sergeants.
1t has generally been the custom to all
low the city attorney the selection of
sidewalk Inspector, who is a policeman
detailed for this work, since his principal
duty consists in collecting evidence for
the city attorney to be used in suits
brought against the city. But Sidewalk
Inspector John Calvin is dismissed and
his place given to Hugh Jennings, for
merly a Democratic alderman from the
Third ward, who turned Republican dur
Ing the last campaign.
OLD OFFICERS ARE DROPPED.
But two of the commanding officers at
stations retain their places. They are
Capt. Bosworth, of the Second precinct,
and Capt. Getchell, of the Fifth Lieut.
John Norman, a t the Fourth, remains.
James Hankinson, a plain clothes pa
trolman, former detective, goes to the
Second precinct as lieutenant. Fred Cot
fin dismissed by Mayor Eustis, formerly
mounted lieutenant at the Fifth station,
goes to the South station as lieutenant.
John Landherg, formerly lieutenant col
onef of police when the officers of Mayor
Ames' last administra ton wore shoulder
straps, is in command at this station
as captain.
Col. c. r. Hill, dismissed as chief of
police at the time the police commission
was formed, some twelve years ago, IS
captain at the central station. His lieu
tenants are N. w King, Zen Bacon, a
Fifth precinct patrolman, and Henry
Krumweide, formerly South station
sergeant.
Jacob Hem who has run the gamut
from chief to patrolman, has left the pa
troll wagon at the central station and
goes to the North station as captain,
displacing Capt. Buerfening, in command
there for years. The sergeants at this
station are James Nevack a central sta
ton patrolman; G. W. Curtis, a former
driver of the central station patrol wag-
on, and c. T. Franc, late garbage con-
tractor Sergeants Linehan and Fay, of
eAe Fifth station, have been succeeded
by two patrolmen, Plummer and Farrell.
James Allen, former sergeant of the
Third station, takes his place at the
South side again, and there are two new
sergeants, Hans BurH and Ole M. Shell
ley, to keep him company. The SER
geants in this precinct are dismissed.
Swan Walton, the captain at the South
side, is reduced to jailer.
Lieut.. Harry Burke, stationed at the
municipal court, is dismissed, and sue
oeeded by Coffee john Fichette as SER
geant.