The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-03

rate at that time that an old frame
shack used as a lookup and jail be-
came too small and a new one was
built at the corner of Fifth and Wash
| ington streets. 1t contained six iron
cages, and at the time Of it's compile
| ton was looked upon as piece of ex-
| travagance by the villagers. Though
| larger than was needed when COM
pleted it become too small after few
years had elapsed.
In 1853 J. w. Crosby was appointed
chief of police to succeed Miller and in
| the following year the force was fur
| Their increased to include fourteen
| members and the chief. The chief was
at that time receiving $500 per year,
and each of the captains S45 per month,
while the policemen received only $40
John O'Gorman became chief in 1860.
and in that year salaries were cut on
account of the low ebb of the munich
pal finances. The chief then received
! only $500 per year; captains, $3.50, and
patrolmen, $50 per month.
Abolished Police Force
With the outbreak of the Civil war
| the town lost three of it's best officers,
who went away to fight for the Union.
The department became so crippled
| that Mayor John s. Prince suggested
at mass meeting called to consider the
matter that the force be abolished and
| that the citizens organize themselves
| into ward clubs to maintain the peace.
! Mayor Princes idea was adopted, and
the "Home Guards" in which some Of
| the old settlers still living served, came
| into existence. Each ward organized a
club, with officers and patrolmen and
each member was required to serve in
| his turn. Sixty citizens constituted
| each club.
| The home guard protected the town
at night, and during the day time the
/ town constables acted as policemen.
] Nearly a year elapsed before the
guards were disbanded and the police
| force again established. The members
Of the organization took such liking
for night police service, however, that
| many of them acquired habits Of
| might hawking" that remained with
them for long time. much to the dis
satisfaction of their wives.
Each ward had an organization dur
| 1ii6 tilio pCi1Oo anu OIIiCCio WSiO ClCCtOo
to take charge Of the respective dis
tricts. The First Ward Home Guards
had William B. Langley as captain,
| Charles L. Wood as first lieutenant, and
William Leip as second lieutenant.
Ferdinand Willius was captain Of the
Lower Town Home Guards, D. s..
Stomles was first lieutenant and George
Constant second lieutenant. The Third
| Ward guards was headed by C. c.
Lund, captain; III. Schiffbauer, first
| lieutenant, and I. v. D. Heard, second
| lieutenant. A. j. Chamblin was cap
| tain of the Fourth Ward Home Guards
| as well as those Of the Fifth ward.
Harvey Officer was first lieutenant of
the Fifth ward organization, and J. H.
| Conaway was second lieutenant
Force Is Re established
| Early in 1863 regular force was
| again established. Michael Cummings
was appointed chief and George Nor
ton captain. Seven men were put In
Service and given badges. Henry Cal
vim, who was given Star No. /, sur
| vived fifty years of service and died a
| year ago while acting as sergeant at
arms Of the council. Peter Sass re-
| ceived Star No. 2; Jacob Heck, No. 8;
James Waters. No. A; William Costello,
No. 3; Herman Harff, No. 6; Michael
Quinn. No. Z; John O'Connor, No. g.;
William Burke, No. 9, and Patrick
NORM, No. 10.
The force was again changed during
| the same year, some OF the original
men We're dropped and others added.
In 1854 the council ordered all police
men to wear uniforms, only star hav-
| Ing previously distinguished them from
citizens. In 1864 the first detective
force. consisting of one sleuth, was ap-
| pointed.
| j. p. Mc1lrath was appointed chief
/ In 1867, and retained the post till 1870.
| The salaries Of the police department
were materially increased in 1869. The
chief, who had been receiving $500 an
nually, was given $1,000 Captains. who
had been allowed only $500, were adj
vanced to $1,000, and patrolmen had
their wages Increased from s4S0 per
year to $S40. The city was in a pros
porous condition at that time, the Civil
war was over and the country was
booming. 1t became difficult to secure
good men to serve on the force and the
hlgher wages were paid as a matter of
| necessity. Salaries were destined To be
cut, however, when bad times again
| visited the city. In 1869 the force con-
sisted of sixteen members.
Added Eleven Policemen
Luther H. Eddy became. chief in
| 1870, but he was succeeded by Chief
! McIlrath. In 1872 eleven new men were
added and the position of police SER
geant was created. Salaries then took
anotheS upward bound, the chief re-
ceiving 1880 and captain $1,000 and
| the sergeSnt $500. At that time the
mayor of the city received a salary of
| $500 per yeah Further additions were
| made to the force in 1873.