. Historical sketch of the police service of Hartford, from 1636 to 1901, from authoritative sources. Illustrating and describing the economy, equipment and effectiveness of the police force of to-day. With reminiscences of the past, including some notes of important cases . nt to the commission a list of such Re-publicans as they deemed suitable to serve as policemen, and theDemocrats were to present a list of Democrats for policeservice. The result was that two very long lists came up at the meet-ing of the commissioners which was to make the Republicans handed their list to
. Historical sketch of the police service of Hartford, from 1636 to 1901, from authoritative sources. Illustrating and describing the economy, equipment and effectiveness of the police force of to-day. With reminiscences of the past, including some notes of important cases . nt to the commission a list of such Re-publicans as they deemed suitable to serve as policemen, and theDemocrats were to present a list of Democrats for policeservice. The result was that two very long lists came up at the meet-ing of the commissioners which was to make the Republicans handed their list to the Democrats and theDemocrats handed their list to the Republicans. The Demo-crats scratched from the Republican list such names as theywould not vote for, and the Republicans treated the list of theDemocrats in the same manner, and after the weeding out pro-cess had gone so far, the lists were materially reduced. Fromthese lists thus reduced, sixteen policemen were selected, asfollows: Horace Billings, Isaac B. Sanderson, Caleb L. Pack-ard, Loren Sidney Cowles, Nathaniel Cushman, William Wal-lace Hunt, George P>. Carey, Arad Benjamin, Horatio F. Havens, F. 11. Kunze. Flias Litchfield. Lewis Jackson,James R. Sloan. Andrew H. Peck. Henry G. WILLIAM F. History of Police Department, Hartford, Connecticut. 45 The commissioners then elected Walter P. Chamberlainchief of police, and Charles D. Xott captain. The chief was aDemocrat and the captain was a Republican. When it came tothe election of a lieutenant there was a division and no choicecould be made. Each of the political parties were representedon the official staff, and how to choose the third member with-out giving it a political bias was a question which the commis-sioners were unable to decide. Commissioner McManus, aftera few days, suggested the name of Charles Brewster for lieu-tenant, and talked with some of the Republican members of thecommission about his name being present
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