The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-02

Adolphus Sanford Gerald, Chief of Po-
 lice of Montgomery. celebrated the 61st
 milestone of his journey through life
 yesterday. All of these years have been
 spent within the environs of Montgom-
 cry County and the veteran head of the
 Montgomery police department with be-
 coming modesty, says that whether it
 is to the credit or discredit of the Coun-
 ty he is a product of the Capital County
 of the State.
 Sixty-one years ago, to he more exact,
 on January l, 1S41, Chief Gerald was
 born in the eastern part of what was
 then Montgomery County. His birth
 place was at the plantation of his fath-
 where the little town of Fitzspatrick's
 Station now stands. At the time of the
 birth of Chief Gerald this location was
 in Montgomery County. Since that time that part of the County has been merged
 into Bullock County and consequently the
 birthplace of Chief Gerald is now in
 Bullock County notwithstanding he still
 holds that he is native of Montgomery County.
 The father of Chief Gerald was one of
 the early settlers of Montgomery County. He came to Alabama from St. Lawrence County, New York;. about 1890. and being man of considerable means, he pur- chased large Alabama plantation adja- cent to the then village of Montgomery. His plantation was in a section of Mont gomery County known in those olden and golden days as the Line Creek settle ment.
 The boy who was to serve as Chief | of Police of Montgomery for so long period that his induction into the office has been almost forgotten lived with his parents on the plantation until lS46. when he was years old, when his father re- moved to Montgomery for the purpose of educating his children.
 The earliest recollections of Chief Ger aid are the times when, as a little boy,
 he went to school in Montgomery. It was a little town then, but within the circumscribed vision of the little boy it was the greatest town on earth" The dignified but good-natured Chief of Po- I lice still thinks that his early estimation of Montgomery was the correct one. | And so the little Gerald boy grew into young manhood. He had a tender spot | in his heart for Montgomery and when | he went away to college he went with | sorrow in his heart. He was leaving his
 home. His higher education was secured | at the school of Professor Henry Tutwil- | CT, which was located at Greene Springs, | Greene County, and was one of the most | famous schools in Alabama in the days | before the war between the States. Pro- lessor Tutwiler was the father of Miss I Julia Tutwiler. 1t present principal Of | the Girls Normal School at Livingston | and herself famous educator. Pleasure
 radiates the face of Chief Gerald when
 he relates that in those days so many years ago, he was a classmate of Miss 1 Julia Tutwiler and her success in the | cause of education has given him the l greatest pleasure. Among other distin- ! guished Alabamians who were at the Tut 1 wiler school with Chief Gerald in those
 ante-bellum days. was Colonel w. c. | Tunstall of Greensboro, now a member
 of the Alabama Railroad Commission. After completing his course at the Tut 1 wiier school Chief Gerald was sent by
 his parents to the Georgia Military In-
 stitute then located at Marietta. Ga. Here he completed his education and re- | turned to Montgomery.
 | When war was declared between the
 Southern States and the Union Chief
 Gerald was a member of the famous old
 Montgomery True Blues. The company l volunteered and was assigned to the 3rd | Alabama regiment. Chief Gerald went | with it. Later he was commissioned Lieu