Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-03
DAVID MARBLE IS
NEW POLICE TAIN
Promoted From Sergeant to Fill
Vacancy Caused by Retire
ment of Capt. Kane.

At the meeting Of the Board of Police
Commissioners, yesterday afternoon, Ser
rcant David Wardlc, was appointed
captain to fiji the vancancy caused by the
retirement Of Captain Thomas A. Kane
Commissioner Smith made the motion for
the appointment Of Wardlc and after its
being seconded hv Commissioner AIcgear
| President " Ickcrsham moved to amend
the motion by substituting the name vi
| Sergeant Lorenzo HING for that of Wardlc
but tho amendment was not seconded.
Captain Wardle was appointed patrol
| man on December |. 1899, and served
IS a street man until appointed scr
gcant on july Q, 1912 He was placed
in charge Of the detective bureau when
that department was organized by Chief
az Police Black and served III the capacity
Of chief Of the bureau until returned to the
ranks some years ago following change
III the police commission Captain " ardlc,
SINCE being associated with the police dc
partmcnt. has had busy career. hav-
ing worked on some Of the biggest cases
to come To tho attention of the authorities
here One OF his records was that Of arrest
ing seven mIrderers in one year, and he
also tralled Cornelius Street. who escaped
from the workhousa while serving time for
house breaking. Ia South Carolina and
caused his rc-arrcst there.
Al another time, he trailcd three for
eigncrs. wanted in one of the New Eng
land States for murder. To Nooddale,
v here they were arrested. Two Of these
men were afterwards executed for their
crime Captain NardlC, who IS recovering
from an injury 90 his arm sllsta med IN
arrcstlug n man several nights ago. WAS
congratulated at has home last evening by
a number Of his fellow officers.
OF the two captains, Captain kcllchcr
Is Democrat and Captain " srdlc a
Republican. Ii Is to the credit Of the
department, however. that politics appear
to have been a secondary consideration
in recent appointments and promotions.
The promotion of Sergeant " arilc
| 10 the rank rs a captain causes vacancy
| in the ranks Of the street scrgeants. This
was not filled yesterday, however II Is
| reported that Patrolman Michael Nc
| GIlhon is slated for this position, nj
| though Patroimen John Fox and Samuel
| Gamble are also mentioned
| Patrolman Oscar Ward was arraigned
| on two charges OF being late He pleaded
| guilty On one Of the charges he claimed
! that he was taken sick, while on the other
| he said his watch had gone back on him.
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| on the second he was fined two days pay
An invitation was received from Coun-
| eli OF Defence, IN which the Board of
! Police Commissioners was invited 10 have
! q place on the grandstand opposite the
| Public Building during the parade on
| July T. The invitation was ordered re-
| ceived accepted and acknowledged.
| Commissioner Smith brought TO the
attention OF the board the speed of the
| Phunix ambulance and motorcycllsts, as
well as the excessive speed Of the fire
engines Chief Black was ordered TO look
| into the matter.
Pairolnan McGarvev s resignation was
read, but was not accepted, IS he failed to
give the board ten days notice before
| leaving the force. His name was ordered
! dropped from the payroll
The weekly reports showed l34 arrests;
| 1867 4 in fines and costs and IS prisoners
sent TO the workhouse The reports for
| the month of June showed that the patrol
cars carried CA prisoners, So patients, and
/ % witnesses Ii travelled ,3l3 miles and
answered Gag calls.