The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-29

missed from the service for various
reasons last night at the meeting OF
the board of police and fire commits
sioners. In their places five new
men were elected, while the commits
sioners deferred action in electine
the firemen because the members
thought it well to look up the civil
service law by which the firemen are
governed.
| The patrolmen dismissed were: ].
b. Prince, Charles Barber, Peter
Eich, James Moore, Richard Wood
and t. B. Langston, A. c. Stewrt, X.
w. Wick, T. l.. Roeder and w. E.
Baker were elected 10 the vacancies.
The commissioners had all of the
present police and firemen as appl-
cants, while there were 81 new APP
plicants for jobs on the police force,
and 25 new applicants for firemen,
Soon after O'Clock the commits
sioners barred the doors and every
body was run out, while the commits
sioners got down 30 business. Each
application was considered separately
and each man was elected on a sep
arate ballot. The commissioners de-
cided not to elect the police captain,
lieutenant and sergeant, but leave
this with Chief Collins, who succeeds
himself as chief of police. All of the
men are elected in the rank of pa
trolmen, and the detectives and Off
GERS viii be appointed.
No special reasons are given by the
commissioners fer the dismissal OF
the five patrolmen. No charges were
filed, but one member stated that the
conclusion was reached after looking
over the qualifications of the appl-
cants.
The New Men.
All of the new patrolmen are
husky fellows. T. L. Roeder has
been a railroad man for many years,
but recently served as deputy city
jsiler, and has had experience hand
Ing prisoners. r. w. Wick is an en-
p'oye Of the Illinois Central shops,
and a man splendid physique. A.
c. stewart is former saloonkeeper
Ct Mechanicsburg, but Is a big man,
tipping the scales at over 200. l.. B.
LGngstOn is a carpenter and is a man
with good physical power. w. f.
Baker is well known as he has served
as a detective until several months
ago when he was discharged on COM
plant Of Chief Collins for alleged ir-
regularity in connection with the in
|vestigation of an incendiary fire at
Potter's saloon. The cause Of COM
plant was the fling with f. G.
Boone, insurance agent, for collec-
ton a note, which Potter swore he
gave for protection. Detective Baker
said the note was secured as a trap
to catch the incendiary. No prosecu-
ton has ever resulted from the fire.
At the meeting City Clerk Maurice
Mcintyre read a letter from the Hi
nois Surety company stating that it
had withdrawn from writing police
bonds in the state. The company
wrote practically every policeman's
bond. The commissioners decided to
accept only the bonds of a surety
company for the patrolmen next
year.
The new police force includes now:
Chief Collins, Frank Harlan, Thomas
Potter, Emile Gourieux, william
Johnson, Elmus Carter. w. NJ.
Owens, Henry Singery, Casper Jones.
John Hessian, Aaron Hurley, Mike
Dugan, Lige Cross, Henry Bailey,
Thad Terrell, Henry Seamon, H.
Franklin, James Brennan, Charles
Whittemore, w. r. Morris. Gillian.
Cherries Clark, w. Beadles, England,
Fred Merry, II. Doyle, John Bryan,
w. Morris, w. e. Baker, T. l.. Roe