Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1902-02-18
GEORGE BLACK
Made CHIEF.
Chosen by Police Commission.
erS at Meeting Last Night
SERGEANT EVANS A CAPTAIN
Turnkey Hiram White Promoted Il
Sergeant and William Floyd, Pa
trOlman, Made Turnkey

At a special session last night the
Police Commission named a chief and
lnlled all vacancies uhat were OCCASION
ed. The following is uho list Of APP
pointments:
Chief of police-George Black pro-
NOTED from captain.
Captain of police-Charles E. Evans
promoted from sergeant
Sergeant Of police-Hiram White,
promoted from turnkey
Turnkey-William Floyd. promoted
from patrolman.
|. Pauolman-James Elliott, of No. 2l
D. Keutmere Road.
b While it was known that the COM |
missioners expected to take action this
: week intho matter of a new chief, their
b meeting last NIGHT was q surprise.
] President James B. Clarkson and
3 Commissioner Charles r. Jones walked
into the station house. and at once set
tied down to disposing of the import
lant business before them.
Tho applications of persons who de-
lsircd TO be chief were read. They were
, from Captain a. r. Matlack. of Com
pany G., First Delaware Infantry; City
Councilman James H. Morris of the
Eighth ward and Police Sergeant
. Charles E. Evans. No application for
promotion was received from Captain
Black
After going over the list the
commissioners considered the prospec-
tive appointment. and it did not take
- them long to decide that the next chief
e SHOULD be chosen from ne department.
IT ated of the charge brought against him
"a recently. and as ne had an excellent
A. police record during his eleven years on
IN the force, he was naturally selected By
the commissioners TO be chief He was
M the highest Republican officer, and his
ne promotion to be chief was but a steT
DR. from captain.
r. When the question of selecting q cap
,d Itain WAS brought up. and Sergeant
a. Evans was chosen for the position, his
I, fourteen years service I'm the depart
q lment was taken into consideration by
q the commissioners.
- AS soon as the promotions were
made. Chief Black was called into the
room occupied by the Commissioner
~ and verbally notified that he had beer
- chosen as the head of the department.
u The commissioners discussed the
r duties Of chief briefly, and Presiden.
ip lClarlsos said to Chief Black:
su I'VE have confidence in you, and /
is needless for lis to say that we ex
us pect you to enforce the law fearlessly
nd and to conduct the Police Department
ny in a way that win be productive of tn
US best results, and THAT will subserve tn
best interests of the citizens OF vii
DIS lmingon."
d Captain Black thanked the commits
a leiOners for promoting him. Turnke
White was apprisod of his promotio
by the commissioners, and he thanke
them cordially. Sergeant Evans wa
on his district when he heard that h
had been made captain. and on arriVin
at the police station he retired froI
NO duty for the night, and reported agai
this morning. when ne donned Oh
strlpes of captain.
ng- James Elliott the new parolmaI
ion reported at the police tatio
p, lat o'clock this morning fc
ght examination He is % years of ag
. is nearly six feet in height, and weigh
be $50 pounds A few days ago he wa
ner commissioned as special officer at th
r. West End Reading Room for th
nsh basketball games.
George Black the new dhief Of polio
is 80 years old and Is a lifelong res
dent Of Wilmington. He first was al
pointed a policeman in July, lSS
when Mayor Wiley was In office. +
gan continued as a patrOlman until May
1898. when he was promoted to be Sc
geant by the Police Commissioners. /
rles continued in that position until Decor
and lber. 1901. when he was promoted to
heir lcaptain to succeed Robert w. Char
A.. lbers. He has occupied that positi'
pa since. and has been an efficient on
Ger.
Charles r. Evans the new captain
police. is one OF the Oldest pOlicem
.om lin point of service in the departmel
Ven He was appointed under Mayor Ha
boe lrington's regime, fourteen years ago,
dis la sergeant. Under Mayor Willey6 a
:. Il lministration he was appointed capta
.l..t, lbut when the Democrats obtained &C
49, ltrol of the commission in 1898, he "
-, ni reduced in rank from captain TO s.
my geant. In that position he has renal
iiNo ed since He is an aggressive ]
l1iceman. with an excellent record, a
many friends. He was actively iden
fed in the recent gambling crusa
uide and had strong endorsement for the
olley siton Of chief.
this Hiram White the new street S
'arly geant, was appointed on the force at
one lsame time Captain Black was, in is
,ams and served as a patrolman until Ju
the 1899. when he was appointed turnl
TO succeed Frank Cuzzo He is well
ted for the new position.
Patrolman Floyd. the new turnkey, a
CITY was appointed to the force in 1891.