The times., 1901-06-26
THE new POLICE ROSTER
Promotions to Complete Major syl-
vester's Official Family.
District Commissioners Approve OF
the selections MRde-Becords OF
the Appointecs iu the Department
and Their New Assignments.

District Commissioners Approve OF
the Selections aIRde-Becords of
the Appointecs in the Department
and Their New Assignments.
The reorganization of the Police Depart
ment SO far as the personnel of its COM
manding officers is concerned, was COM
Dleted Yesterday when Major sylvester
with the approval of the District Com
uissioners. announced the remainder oi
the important promotions. Unless lu'-
ther retirements are made the only pro
motions remaining to be made are thoSe
Of frst-class privates 10 the rank OF sec
cnd-class men at a salary Of $y5 mohth-
The announcements made yesterday IN
clude the following: Harry L. Gessioru'
who was the day before promoted 10 pe
a sergeant will be made captain SersO'
Michael Byrnes. of the Sixth precinct 10
be made a lieutenant; Sergt. William H.
Mathews, of the Eighth precinct 10 "e
acting lieutenant and night inspectors
James A. Duvall, Of the Second 1aN'eS
H I.utton. of the Eighth; Robert r.
DOYLE. of the First; John Z. Hartman, oil
the Ninth. and Philip Browne, Of the
First to be sergeants: William w. Eas-
lev. of the Seventh. and Charles A. SteN-
ems. of the Fifth to be acting sergeants,
mounted; George Shannon, of the
Fourth: John l. Kilmartin, of the FIRST
Charles H Bremerman, of the Eighth
and Edward f. Jack. of the Third pre-
cinct. to be acting sergeants for loot
duty; Michael E Hagan, of the Nlnth,
and William Riley, Of the First, TO pc
mounted as privates; Charles A Bahagan,
of the Fourth; Dennis J. Lynch, of the
sixth; Nathaniel r. Herndon. precinct
detective of the First; John F. Bradley,
of the Ninth: CLANCY L. Plemmons, OF
the First; Hilary NJ Smith, OF the Sew
enth. and James 9. Holmes, Of the Sec
ond. to be promoted to the $50 class, and
p II. Stahr. Walter L. Caron. Benjamin
II. johnson, Charles S. Montgomery, w.
I Mahaney. P. II. L.awler, and j. b. NC
Ouade to toe appointed on the force as
rrivates of the first class. At the same
time the list of precinct detectives was
announced as follows: First precinct, \.
r. Herndon; Second, T. 7. HaruGah' ;
Third, Patrick O'Brien; Fourth r M
Cornwell: Fifth. !. a. Latchford; sixth
L. A. o'Dea; Seventh. Frank Burrows;
Eighth. ]. Z. Barnes; Ninth. j. ,. Johh-
ston, and Tenth, c. A Evans
These appointments complete Major Syl-
vester's official family, the full roster IN
Guiding captain anu [AoSA7NeAA-A NSNAfs
tpndeut r. A. Boardman, Mounted Capt.
Isaac Pearson, Captains Cross, HeHner,
and Gessford, Acting Lieutenant and
Night Inspector Matthews. and Leuten-
ants Amiss, Jordan, Boyle HOllinberger,
McCathran. Moore, Swindells, henney.
Daley and Byrnes. respectively, in COM
nand of the ten precincts.
Major Sylvester seems to have the nap
ny faculty of selecting for positions OF
prominence those men in whom the mem
hers of the force have perfect confidence
and whose appointments meet with the
hearty approval Of the community IN gen
eral. In the changes announced yester-
dav. as well as in those that have pre-
cerscd them the expressions OF popular
approval are universal.
As has been intimated in The Times the
promotion of Sergeant Gessford was not
unexpected. He will be made lieutenant
on July ], and the following day the rank
of captain will be conferred upon him.
lie is the fourth son of eX-LieUtenan'
Gessford, who has just been recon-
mended fer retirement. and was one OF
the first appOinteeS on the force after the
United States Supreme Court sustained
the decision Of the District Supreme
Court in declaring the army and navy
clause imperative in the selection of prl-
Yates for the police force. he was born
in this city, February !, 1851 He at
tended the public schools until he was
sixteen years of age, and then entered
the employ Of George 4. Shehan. a well
known lumber merchant, where ne re-
mained for three years. On January 9.
ISL. he was appointed 10 the ponce Iorce
as a stationkeeper, in which capacity he
served in the Fourth. Third, ana Firsl
frac{nctS in succession
On october q, 1856, he was detailed to
Police Headquarters for clerical work.
ard on the Sth Of the following February
he was made a private, with the lark Of
acting sergeant, although he was en-
ployed in clerical capacity. While sta
tioakeeper young Gessford assisted IN fhe
arrest Of the notorious murderer, stone
He married Miss Kitty Koekler. Of New
York. on April ? 1886 and they nave sew
eral children
The promotion Of Sergeant Byrnes was
one that gave Major Sylvester unusua
Measure for the reason that not Only
does he live up to the letter OF the Ia"
and OF the police regulations, Dut ht
faithfully observes the spirit Of them
In an The time that he has been with The
department he has never asked Tor
promotion or a favor Of any KIND Not
only that but he has eXerted himself tC
15reKent his friends from intcrceding ~
his behalf There are fewer papers or
file at Headquarters regarding him thar
appear for any other man who has Deer
on the force an equal time.
Lieut. Byrnes was born in ireland Sep
tember Is. 1851. and came 10 this country
with his parents when cnly eight years
old. They settled IN Livingston County
N Y where he attended the public
schools. In 1864 he came 70 Washington
and was employed as a clerk at Boyle
Hotel. Of which his uncle, Ghristophel
Boyle. was the proprietor. IN 1861 b.
enlisted In the army and was assigned q
the Fourth Artillery, with which h
served for three years, being at the tint
Of his discharge q first sergeant ia Bat
tery +. While in the army he was eD
gagged IN the suppression Of mODnshiner
in West Virginia. on April 8. I318. b
took out his naturalization papers in thi
city.
he was appointed member of the po
lice force on October T. lsJ. being aH
signed 10 duty in the old Seventh ~
what is now the Sixth. pr clEet. IGc ais
served under Captain Austin iu the Flrs
precinct. and was most active in ths sup
preston Of gambling houses and othe
evil resorts He was made an actin
sergeant August ], 1879. and July II %
following year was given the RANK y
sergeant
In lSp5 ne was detailed for duty ~ 10
White House where his scidirTiy beaFiu
and gentlemanly manners always fnan
him conspicuous figure After n@rFia
there for two years and four months g.
Was at his own request relieved y
further duty and returned 10 the BlEN
precinct FOR active duty. where he h3
been ever since.
Acting Lieutenant and Inspector WH
liam H. Mathews Is native Of New Yor