The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-16
HALL NAMED DEFECTIVE
 SERGEANT
Police Commissioners Elect Seven Patrolmen- -Matron Hill May Be Retired
 With Pension

All vacancies in the police depart ment were filled at the meeting of the board of police commissioners last night by the election of detective sergeant and seven patrolmen. The elections were as follows: Detective Sergeant, Peter Hall; patrolmen, AL bert B. Watts, John c. Dwyer, John Fox, Daniel J. Reilly, John E. Bar ton, Carl Henkel and Jacob Crossman.
 The action of the board last even ing will terminate many a hot contest in various districts about the city of the political leaders to land their pro- teges in the department. Seldom have eagerly sought, and rarely has the outcome of such an election been so indefinite up to the last minute.
 The commissioners adopted an un- usual method of electing the men, us- ing a blanket ballot an agreement having been reached before the board went into session. The new men will proval of the police surgeon. Major John H. McMurray, president of the board of aldermen, attended the meet ing, but he did not preside. It was surmised at his appearance that in the absence from the city of Mayor Buckingham he was on hand to break ties. Under the new charter it is not incumbent upon the mayor to preside at such meetings though he may if he wishes.
 Of the new appointees Albert E.. Watts is an Adams express driver residing in the West End. He is so John c. Dwyer is one of the best known residents of the North End, liv- ing at 395 North Washington avenue. He has been a driver for the Went worth Furniture Go. John Fox is a well known East Slider, employed by F. D. Warehouse, the bottler. Daniel J. Reilly is connected with the elec- was prominent member of the Sa- cred Heart T. A. and l.. association and g crack amateur first baseman, playing with the Sacred Hearts, cham pions of the city league, 1904 and 1905
 John E. Barton, Is a machinist of 158 Madison avenue. AS a soldier of the regular army he saw service in Cuba, the Philippines, and in the Boxer uprising. He is supervisor of scores of the Industrial league. Carl Henkel is a mechanic of the Ameri- can & British Mfg. Co. and manager of its baseball team. He is an &C., complished vocalist, a member of the Germanias and Schwaebischer Maen- nerchor.
 Jacob Grossman is a painter, his father keeps a shoe store in Water street. He had the endorsement of many Jewish organizations. The men chosen last night measure up we'll to any group of patrolmen ever selected for the city, and they will make a valuable acquisition to the depart ment.
 The board appointed Drs. B. F. Mo Govern and F. M. Tukey to examine Matron Hill and report as to her abil- ity to continue as police matron. If she is retired she will receive pen sion of 75 cents daily, according to the city attorneys opinion. It is planned to elect Mrs. David Jack to the post of matron at police head quarters.
 Stephen Wasko, who lives near Old Mill Green and complains of annoy ance by boys; Peter J. Farrell, a nov ing picture theatre ticket taker and were elected special policemen.
 A step towards supplying police headquarters with a reserve or two, was taken when at the suggestion of Commissioner Kershaw President Hal len was instructed to confer with Supt. Birmingham as to the advisa- bility of despatching the doorman trol wagon when arrests are made, that the arresting officer may not pe obliged to leave his post.
 In event of the selection of Mrs. David Jack as police matron, the quar- ters now occupied by Matron Hill on the second floor of the police and charities building will be sought by the board of health.
 Of the new appointments the selec- tion of Dwyer and Henkel is credited to President Hallen: Watts and Bar ton to Commissioner Miller: Reilly to Major Hurley, who named Patrolman Rogers, the last new policeman before iYt1 ,fG. and Crossman to Commissioner Ker- c1,