The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-16
new SERVANTS OF CITY
G.. A. TAFFE APPOINTED SUPERIN-
TENDENT OF POLICE.
Several Other hange Made in that
observation-disclosures COnsum-
ers Being Installed.

AS already announced in the Journal, the
Board of Safety yesterday announced the
appointment of c.. A. Taffe as ~superintend-
ent of police. together with other changes
in the pole department. 1t was regarded as
a certainty for a long time that Martin
Hyland would be made captain of police
and that former Captain Charles Dawson
would be reduced to a sergeant and made
Police Court bailiff, and the formal state
ment of the board that such changes shall
go into effect at once surprised no one. The
semi-oficial announcement has been made
In connection with the appointment Of Hy-
land as captain that he could have been
superintendent except for two t~hings-his
own desire to be a captain simply and the
fact that the Terre Haute Brewing Com
pany practically demanded his appoint
ment from the mayor. MIR.
felt hat he could not be dictated TO by
any corporation, and Hyland accordingly
suffered from injudicious boosting. The
same may be said of the failure to appoint
Wallace. Representatives of the Indian
apol1S Brewing Company went to the
mayor, it is given out, and attempted to
force him TO make Wallace superintendent.
The mayor refused to be placed in a posi-
ton of SubServiency to the cOmpany and
Wallace also was rejected. 1t is stat
ed that, whatever may be the reports
TO the contrary, Taffe owes his appoint
ment to no backing of corporations, but
simply TO the fact that his record as an
officer of the police department is absolute
ly without blemish and that probably no
man in the department has so accurate a
knowledge of the inS and outs and the ne
c~essities of the force as Mr.. Taffe. His
executive ability is said to be unusual, and
no fears are entertained as to the standing
OF the police department during his in
cumbency of the office. Taffe has been a
member of the force for more than thirty
years, beginning as turnkey on June 30.
1871. With the exception of two years as
deputy city marshal he has been turnkey
until the present time. He assumed the
duties of superintendent of police at
roll call last night and the other changes
went into effect at the same time.
Sergeant Schwab, succeeded by Dawson
as bailiff of the Police Court, is ordered to
report for outside duty and will take Hy-
lands place as sergeant. Sergeant Jonn
Lowe, the Republican sergeant reduced in
rank, becomes a patrolman and will take
the turkeys place vacated by Taffe.
The board ordered the reinstatement of
Ira Leet, Charles w. Rockafellow and Will
liam Cox as members of the police force
and they are to hold themselves ready for
duty at the call or the superintendent. The
men are among those discharged at the
time of the investigation of the alleged in
Subordination and disrespect.
Patrolman Walter S. White has been pro-
NOTED to a sergeantcy and will take the
place made vacant by the reduction of
Lowe.
The board instituted a new idea in the
method of dividing the watches of the desk
sergeants anu the turkeys. Formerly
each desk sergeant has been on duty
twelve hours, alternating each month in
night and day duty, and the same was true
of the turkeys. Now, by the new order of
the board, three men will have watches on
each desk of eight hours each. John Lowe,
A. c.. Shaher and Patrolman Long will be
the three turkeys. and %Sergeants Corri-
gan, Crane and Detective Bray will serve
as desk sergeantS.
The reduction of Sergeants Boylan and
Giblin to the ranks is expected in a few
DAYS.