The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-11
GuEsjsERsS PICKING;
HEAlQUAR.T!.E :I sTkFF
THAT'S WHERE MR., HAYNES is
LIKELY TO MAKE CHANGES. =:
Leaving Politics Out Of Account cap
tain Henry Getchell's Name Is Most
Mentioned for Police Superintendent
Then the Detective Force Is Likely
to See Shifts lS.,.&c<:. 5 @:.
:, What will be the personnel of the
police headquarters staff after Jan: /,

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=. What. will be sthe;%personnel of the
police headquarters.staff after Jan l,
Mayor-elect James c. Haynes has an
nounced that he will make as few
changes IN the: police :. department as
possibl6, bit these: changes will be made
where the best effect can be obtained.
This natetaEy applies TO the staff at
headquarters as only the minor cases
are handled at the precinct stations.
Mr.. Haynes has promised an efficient
police, superintendent, but he does not
says that the. men will, be an experienced
policeman. This leaves room for all
kinds of speculation, and it is probale
that the superintendent has not yet
been picked. rsTs :SSoII GStaTfs2E w
The most talked-of man for the place,
leaving out the political issue, is Cap
tain Henry ,GetcheA fef. the Fifth pre-:
cinct. Captain Getehe1l said yesterday
that many of his friends who are in
business downtown have asked him to
become a. candidate for the place and
that he willraceeptTifo the place is,"of..
fered him. He Ssaidi chez would not adj:
but is willing"to let his police record Of
twenty-one Years speak for: itself. -"
Captain Getthell was appointed a pa
to sergeant in 1890. " He became a lieu
tenant in 1884, and a. captain in 1900.
At the close of the -Ames administra-
ton, when boths=theamayor, and the po-
lice. superintendent were fugitives from
Justice, Captain Getchell was brought
to- Headquarters of~the acting superin-
tendent by Acting Mayor Powers to
back, to his station when David P.
Jones took the mayors chair temper:
arily. >N>>>-.
After the appointment of the superin-
tendent the detective force will I'M
doubtedly be the next consideration, as
the precinct captains are not likely to
be changed All of the present cap
tains except Patrick Ruealy ranked as
captains under Haynes before. Captain
Quealy succeeded William Bosworth at
the East Side station. Before that he
ranked as lieutenant and was in line
for promotion.
/. Several men on the detective force
were appointed by Mayor Jones and
their fate is in doubt. Most Of them
have made good records and may hold
over. :> y.
Those who, claim to be close to the
mayor-elect say. he: will have a captain
Of detectives, who will direct the Grim.
inal- Investigations, subject to the ap
prevail: Of the superintendent This will
allow the head Of the department, more
time to work out the policy of the adj
minstration. 2! r..
There are already two candidates for
this office if it is created. They are
Charles Brown and Detective Joseph
Lawrence. Both men are experienced
policemen and will have plenty of back
ing. ;
Lawrence was in business in Seattle,
WASH, for several years and was not in
! the city during the. former. Haynes adj
ministration, but is veteran in point
OF service, having been detective for
more than fifteen, years. ..1.,-- -, -, ).
Charles Brown was on the force un-
der Haynes, but was let out early soon
after Mayor Jones took the chair. j
Joseph scallen, pawnbroker inspector,
will hardly be removed, as he was ap:
pointed by Haynes. ...... :
Two Of the, desk ,sergeants,, Joseph
Shutta and John Calvin, stand inSabout
the same hight, as they served in that
place under Haynes The other. desk
sergeant is Myron johnson, Who was
promoted from patrolman to sergeant
by, Haynes, and that puts him in the
samns Gst..a s..1t.E: - III
T.. - There. are two positions now vacant
at headquarters which .Mr.eHaynese can
| fill if he sees fit. At present there is
.ho captain: for the Central precinct.
] Mayor Jones decided that all, the cap
tain S work could he easily hanaled by
the assistant superintendent, and. that
place has b eeen vacant forF nearly two
yeats: ss2sThe police secretary NOW does
sthes HBeTtillon work Whieh formerly re-
5quired an extra NAN; DeteetiVe Michael
Neary held That place under Mayor
Haynes, and Mr.. Haynes has already
intimated that nea man will tbe appoint
ed. to 4giye his entire time to:sthe Ber-
tillon work.