Peoria city and county, Illinois; a record of settlement, organization, progress and achievement . ey superintendent of police, heselected in his stead, Thomas X. Gorman, with Andrew J. Mooney night is now a member of the state legislature and a power in Illinois politics. Charles C. Clarke was elected mayor in 1891 and his choice for head of thedepartment was Charles F. Flynn. Flynns night ca[>tain was Charles A. , who afterward became chief. Mrs. Albina P)arrett is the first matron ofwhom we can find a record. She served under Chief Flynn. When Mayor Clarke was reelec
Peoria city and county, Illinois; a record of settlement, organization, progress and achievement . ey superintendent of police, heselected in his stead, Thomas X. Gorman, with Andrew J. Mooney night is now a member of the state legislature and a power in Illinois politics. Charles C. Clarke was elected mayor in 1891 and his choice for head of thedepartment was Charles F. Flynn. Flynns night ca[>tain was Charles A. , who afterward became chief. Mrs. Albina P)arrett is the first matron ofwhom we can find a record. She served under Chief Flynn. When Mayor Clarke was reelected in 1892, he appointed Thomas P. Hawdensuperintendent; John A. Arnold, night cai:)tain: Andrew J. Mooney, chief of de-tectives ; Charles P. Sloan, sergeant and Mrs. Emma P. Wonder, matron. The next man to head the department was Charles Fash, who had servedas caDtain under superintendent Flynn. He immediately appointed S. O. Tripp,captain, and made ex-superintendent of police, Charles Flynn. the chief of de-tectives. Sergeant Sloan still retained his position, as did Mrs. Wonder, A SI IMilLICK STATU IN ISKI) IN l^r> r HISTORY OF PEORIA COUNTY 341 The force remained practically the same, with the exception of a few minorchanges in the captaincies, until 1898, when John W. White was made superinten-dent, with Frank KJeinhenz captain. The sergeant was Charles Sloan. In 1900 Charles F. Flynn was again appointed superintendent; Joseph Amlong,sergeant; D. A. Mclnnis, sergeant; Hommer Mahannah, sergeant; and TomDoty, night sergeant. Doty is now on the force in the capacity of Emma P. Wonder was again appointed matron to succeed Mrs. Barrett. In 1902 Edward M. Kennedy was appointed superintendent, assisted byCaptain Michael D. Hurley. John J. Welsh was made lieutenant; Frank Bar-thell, sergeant; Thomas Powers, sergeant and Tom Doty again appointed nightsergeant. Tom Powers remains on the force and is doing duty as crossing po-liceman at Jefferson and Ma
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