The St. Louis Republic., 1901-05-11
Excise Commissioner Seibert's
Communication Was Not Pre-
sented to the Police Board.
INSPECTION TOUR PLANNED.
Chiefs Kiely and Desmond win
Attend Convention OF Chiefs ut
New York and Will Visit
Other Departments.

Tho communication Of Excise Commits
sioner Se!bert relative 10 the closing OF
saloons at / o'clock. was not brought be.
fore tho board OF Police Commissioners at
tn meeting yesterday. After the meeting
Chief OF Police Kieiy stated that he had 70.
ceived no reply to hls communication 10 Mr..
Seibert. In which he recommended that all
saloonkeepcrs be notified OF the order
through the Excise Commissioners Office.
"As soon as get a reply from Mr.. Sell
bert" said Chief Kiely. II will bring the
matter before tho board"
The board passed II resolution instructing
Chief OF Police Kiely and Chief OF Detec-
tives Desmond to attend the National Con-
vention OF Chiefs OF Police. to be held In
New York City on May 2s. The resolution
also gives them the authority TO visit Bos.
ton and Cincinnati. and inspect the works
ings OF the police departments In those
cities
The object OF the inspection Is to acquaint
the heads Of the st. Louis Police Depart
ment with the operations Of the police de-
partments I'm other cities for the purpose OF
Offering suggestions for the proposed new
police manual New ideas may also bs
gained from the workings Of other police
departments that will be of aid during the
Worlds Fair.
Chief of Police Kiely said last nixhe that
II the time was allotted by the board he
would visit other large cities in the East
and investigate the workings OF the depart
ments.
A resolution was passed by the board
providing that from this time on. where
there Is nothing against the record Of an
officer. the officers appointed as probation-
ary patrolmen on August q, 1899. shall re-
ceive preference in promotion until the go
men appointed. who are deserving Of the
same. shall be promoted to the rank Of
patrolmen.
The board adopted resolution providing
that no man shall be appointed Sergeant
who has not served five years as a patrol
man. prior to the adoption Of the new man
ual.
Probationary Patrolman Charles NJ. Fish.
er Of the Second District was dismissed
from the force for assaulting a superior
officer. On May Sergeant Thomas Nugent
his beat. and when he demanded an expla-
nation, the offit er assaulted Sergeant Nu-
gent with his fist. The assault occurred
at the corner Of Illinois and Miami streets.
trict was dismissed from the force for In
tOxication while on duty. Patfoiman Wall
appeared before Chief Kiely at his office
dit!on.
The charges Of intoxication preferred
agairst Sergeant Richard NJ. Fay Of the
tudice. The charges OF neglect of duty
against PatrolHlan Joseph 3. johnson OF
the Ninth District were dismissed without
prejudice.
Patrolman William J. Odlum, a clerk at
headquarters. was promoted to the rank Of
Sergeant.
The following transfers were approved:
Patrolman F. II. Pearson from the Fourth
to the Central District; Probationary Pa
trolnnan Edward Cantillion from; the Fourfh
to the Central District; Patrolman T. W.
Dowis from the Fourth to the Central; Pro-
bationary Patrolman Jere st. L. Maher
from the Central to the Fourth District:
Patrolman Jacob HORNE from the Central
to the Fourth District: Patrolman Michael
Dundon from the Central to Fourth: Pa
trolman Dennis OLeary from the Fourth
to the Central District: Sergeant William
Tierney from the Central TO the Ninth Dis
trict; Sergeant George Smith from the Ninth
to the Tenth District; Sergeant George Cole
stock from the Eighth to the Central Dis
trict: Sergeant William T. Dowdall from
the Tenth to the. Eighth District: PATROL
man Charles KohrinA from the Tenth to
hamper from the Fifth to the Tenth Dis
to the Eighth District; Turnkey Dennis
Ryan from the Eighth to the Fourth Dis