The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-08-15
DOYLE TO TAKE HOLD
His Appointment as Chief Of Detec-
tlves Announced Officially.
1o-HR. POLICE SHIFTS NEXT wERK
This in Measure Will Help to
Compensate for a Small
d. Force. ! tS$i,n&.-.

James G.. Doyle, former chief ofpolice,
will be chief Of detectives as announced in
The urnal last Saturday. = He
will assume his duties under Superintend-
ent of Police q. f.. Waite Monday morn
ing. Acting Mayor D. P. Jones made his
first official announcement Of appoint
ments under Chief Waite when he author
ICED that statement this morning.
Mr.. Doyle has accepted the position with
which his name has been connected since
Mr.. Waite's appointment was made. With
two such men at the head of the depart
ment, it is believed that the Minneapolis
police force will rapidly be brought up
to as high state of efficiency as IS en-
joyed by any police department in the
country. A. p
While NO position will be created for
Doyle, he will have personal direction of
the detectives on detectives salary. AS
thief-taker of nearly twenty years ex-
perience, he is eminently fitted for the posi-
ton and can be relied upon to keep the
| crooks within bounds,
The chief handicap with which the de-
partment still has to contend Is that of
inadequate numerical strength: Consid-
ering it's population and area, Minneapo-
lis must necessarily have poorer police
protection to the square mile than any
other city of its size in the country.
Ten-Hour Shifts Next Week. ~
II realize that this is So" said the act
ing mayor. 1T is my belief that the
force should be brought up to Its full
quota, at least, and kept there. The legal
limit is 225 men and we are several short
of that figure just now. The ten-hour
shift will be in effect again Sunday morn
ing. That will help relieve the situation.
After the department has again adapted
itself to the long shifts, I will be in a
better position to say how greatly it
should be strengthened. On the basis OF
ten-hour shifts, believe that complaints
of poor police protection and of frequent
burglaries and hold-ups in the outskirts
will fall off appreciably. - -. .'
| ''Mr. Waite will take active charge Of
the department Monday. AS L have said
before, whatever changes We have in con-
temptation will then be made. There will
be no wholesale discharges of policemen
Each case where a change may seem ad-
visable will be carefully considered ant
action will be taken only after due de.
liberation. In this way such reforms as
now seem necessary for the good of the
service will gradually be brought about.
A delegation of citizens from the sixth
ward, with Henry Kersten, the aldermani
candidate at their head, waited on tn,
mayor this morning I'M the interests o
Captain Landberg of the South station
who is now under fire. Without giving
the delegation any couragement, tn
mayor told them that he had as We
reached no decision as to Captain Land
ber's fate. The members of the delega
ton expressed the conviction that, tn
captain would be retained. -: y :
Alderman IMumm of the third ward, an
Martin Phillips, one of his constituents
spent some time In the mayors privat
office this morning. Phillips wants po
sition on the detective force, and tn
mayor said he'd think it over"
State Senator E. E. Smith, DR.. L. F
Foote, Ebert E. Stevens, editor of. tn
= Union, Alderman Holmes, Patrolman Tor
Collins and Alderman James Dwyer ais
called on the mayor in behalf of pros
> pecttye appointees. ~
Notwithstanding rumors to the. con
trary, there is ground for the belief tina
Detective John q. Morrissey will be re
tanned. The acting mayor intimated tina
he would not presume to PREJUDICE an
present members of the force now unde
indictment.
II shall feel rather inclined, If man
record has been good,"- said, "to retail
him or request his, resignation solely o
his merits and "esta blished record as
public officer. Charges not proved agains
a man should not be allowed to weigh to
heavily against him. :. {.