The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-06
The Board Elevdtes Man
From Sergeant to
First Place.
.HULCE GOES BACK
TO HIS OLD PLACE.
Will Become Captain Of Second
District and Kerse Will Sue
A ceed Werner-New Order
Of Things in Effect
April 15th-Elec-
ton sgd Ballot.

Sergeant Louis Werner, OF the First
Police Station, was elected chief OF police q
at the meeting OF the board last light, 81
after thlrty-three ballots had been ia ken.5tS
and the question that has been fore
most IN the public mind for more than Al
year has been settled for at least three 8lS
years The term OF the new chief will $::ss
for three years. 8 81 8& s55l 3S
& The selection was ns much q surprise to sss'
Sergeant Werner as twas to some menu.
bers OF the board. Up oa8yesterday he 5f
had not been even mentioned Tor the spos si-.SS
tlon. although 1T Is generally conceded 81
by those who arc familiar wit h the work II
OF the police that not q bette err man soggsS
far as ability Is concerned, could have
been selected for the place.
n Other men OF ability In the force &wero ass
mentioned at the meeting * last mig ht,,5s 5s3
any one Of whom might have been ac-i
ceptable, but the board, y after many bal -
lots, reached the conclusion that tile SS
splendid sergeant from the First p IL
trict was the best man. nnd they CEN
tered on him In a unanimous vote sSS Ssss
The first choices en- bra ced several we 9
known men of the A department, includ-JSss nj
Ing Captain Hulce. who has filled the 2o-Slf
sitlon for nearya year, Detec tive Gibso M
Inspector Epps, # sergeants Fl ldcraft..si
fBailey8and Sowell. n They ting was inter
..esting from the start The. friends and II II
admirers OF the acting chief stuck to him Gs
to the last ballot at that poin Il they ass
realized hatsit&was a useless fight nd 8s
two of them went over to 8Sergeant N Wer7
5ner, thus nsur1ng his eli ton. and 81 the SSs
long-drawn$ out y ght was at nm end s59
Much Casting About
Mr.. Duke was #probably he guidin &in--ssisa
strument, to the election Of the sergeant.S,
e8swit tched his ote several tines. and
him to { the END, while \ the 9th ers aside
from Messrs. sLan id ERIK nss NJ yers and Reed ~
switched their otes from one of tic ca -f::
didates to the other, Mr. McCarthy going
several times to IInlce, but A cent tering
chiefly on Kerse. 55355 "a:
Sergeant syYernersw nominated by Mr.
Nnnning, and that nstute oliticiall con -s
Quoted his campaign IN his usual sh-s
ed st tyle. N The va rous nominees received
n number of pllment larry lyot tes, ssS AID II
tho acting chief had staunch supporters;a
but when it was seen tina furt her cont
test was useless. the commissioners did,
what they tlought would be the best
thing for the depaTtnl ell M
The board met about h past g. o'cloc ck.s Il
There was some doubt as Ito ii he abili ityfys
of Mr. 4Landerkinl to be- present, MS he a,
went toN New Y ork to the bedside Q fSsa sS
sick. relative, who fterwa rds d led He III
was on hand. & however. md the IIulce#
colors noated proudly. Ills efforts were.As
however, without avail. The entire m em-.s!
hership was present, Including the Mayor,
who In taking the chair said he hoped *
tho meeting would be over by 80 o. clock 35i
There was a lot OF business to be q done I,
before the election o the chief came up, ,ss
and some nfterward. as the election&o f8
a sergeant toathe& &positi created ns tvfl-s$SS
cancy. and that acancy h had to be a led
This was an easy matter, as the acting Sl
chief had simply been de- tailed sS " illlle5
Captain Kerse was al so ncti ing sunde Ter e.
tall. The vacancy crcatedbythe election
of Sergeant Werner will he He'd by Ser
gennt IIerse, and Captain Hulce will 80 4
back to his old place ms captain Of the
second District. 85, 5F55 t-i5
Wyatt Asks Furlough.
# When the board convened there we're
a score Of the friends OF the va rious n
candidates present in the outer room NO "
one but newspaper men We're permit led 1T
to enter the board room.fs The first p usi-sss
ness was the reading of reports ,Then 81
the question Of thefcondition Of the First
Station from n sanitary point ~ view Sy8S Sy5S5
came up, and upon motion OF ME- Me III
Carthy, II resolution asking the CITY S
Council to appropriate sl2.90o for a. new new
station house was adopted. After that f6
I letter from Policeman Wyatt wa $ Sread. 4.
The letter asked for thlrty6d lays I NJ
Tough. without pay, SO that the officer y
might conduct his campaign, for the place
OF high constable without coming IN III
conflict with the rules OF the depart
4 ment concerning the action to sbe tn ken g
by an officer on the question Of poll tics.
lie stated that he did not think the board
could hold him on the point, but that he III
did not care to antagonlze any Q 7, q q t,1e ne, s5
rules during his canvass. MI, ~ onke Il
moved that the request be granted. as ne Ss
- brA An vt
lose. Ton the contrary said Mr.! Duk
"I think the department can III afford to
lose the officer and 1t will be but Jlist
ia give hin, NJ chance not to lose MI mselI
for II he Is not elected and is compelled 81
to throw up his position on the force, he :
viii be Without anything, and i believe
the force can III afford to lose him.
Mayor Mccarthy felt the same way.
hut Messrs. 'NNhittet and MCCARTHY cnpid BS IN
not see why the board could not MAKE al
rules for the proper government olg lhs: ts &
4 sdenartment, and upon the sugSestio + or or Az
Mr.. Manning the whole matter was ~. TS
ferrcd to the city attorney, to be re epprltea 81
hack 40 a specal meeting. " necfssA ry.. gs3
THE question of the election of chies
came up at this point and Mr. Lander-
kin nominated Captain Hnlcei NJ VI WASH !i 4!
named Sergeant Gibson. and MI. Ma nnlhs
nominated Sergeant kefse, soWs'' a,s' l,s 55i
Werner. stating In doing so tnat he
thought that young blood should 8he
placed nj tho head Of the department.
The nominations We're closed and ballot
ing was begun Ill rs d. l N
The first ballot disclosed the fpllowlrs 2 @
vote: IIulce, s; Serse, Gibson
Werner, /. For eight ballots the vote rer
NAMED the same, and WI the except tlotl ~
of the fourth, when Mr., Manning voted n
for sowell In the eleventh ballot Mc-
Carthy went oyer 10 Iiuce. When TIRE g
lweniy-fifth ballot had been announced, a
with two votes eachsfor kerse and 'Ser-
nes,, AS.ree for Hulce and one for Gsbaph.