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Manual of the Police Force of the City of St. Paul, 1882

This is taken from “Manual of the Police Force of the City of St. Paul,” an 1882 publication of the Saint Paul Police Department.

MANUAL OF THE POLICE FORCE
OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL,
STATE OF MINNESOTA

ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR, EDMUND RICE,
FEBRUARY 1, 1882


CONTENTS.

SAINT PAUL POLICE FORCE.

Edmund Rice, Mayor.
Charles Weber, Chief.
John Clark, Captain.
Thomas Walsh, Sergeant.
Isaac D. Morgan, Sergeant.
John Bresett, Detective.
John J. O’Connor, Detective.

PATROLMEN.

NO. OF
STAR.
NAMES. DATE OF APPOINTMENT.
1. Henry Galvin, July 15, 1856.
2. John Mitchell, May 1, 1866.
3. Robert Palmer, April 12, 1869.
4. John Casey, April 10, 1869.
5. Charles Rouleau, April 10, 1872.
6. John Vogtle, April 10, 1872.
7. Thomas Kennely, April 10, 1882.
8. William O’Keefe, May 15, 1872.
9. Dennis Murphy, Sept. 8, 1872.
10. A. M. Lowell, Sept. 18, 1872.
11. James Nugent, Dec. 2, 1872.
12. Thomas McMahon, Nov. 16, 1874.
13. George DeCorsey, Jan. 4, 1875.
14. Philip Gibbons, Jan. 4, 1875.
15. William Hanft, Jan. 4, 1875.
16. August Baer, Apr. 1, 1875.
17. Frank Brosseau, May 3, 1875.
18. Henry Bahe, June 1, 1875.
19. Wm. F. Bremer, Jan. 1, 1878.
20. John W. Cook, Apr. 12, 1870.
21. John E. Newell, June 12, 1878.
22. John E. Zirkelbach, Sept. 10, 1879.
John Lynch, Oct. 4, 1880.
Barth Moriarty, Jan. 7, 1881.
Cluff Larson, Mar. 1, 1881.
Frank Ruzicka, June 9, 1881.
Wm. McFetridge, June 23, 1881.
William Brady June 23, 1881.
Louis Marion, June 23, 1881.
Terrance O’Gorman, June 23, 1881.
Martin J. Swanson, June 23, 1881.
Moritz Kafka, June 23, 1881.
Parker L. Getchell, June 23, 1881.
August Distler, June 23, 1881.
Charles H. Cummings, June 23, 1881.
Louis W. Thomas, June 23, 1881.
Stephen Fitzgerald, Aug. 12, 1881.
  William Dowlan, Bailiff, Mar. 18, 1874.
  H. N. Clouse, Bailiff, May 1, 1875.
  John Cunniff, Pound-master, May 1, 1879.
  Edward Shields, Pound-master, May 1, 1879.
  John Jessrang, Jailor, May 1, 1866.

FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH.

No.
5 No. 3 Engine House.
6 Summit Avenue and Third Street.
7 Seven Corners.
12 Washington and Third Sts., Metropolitan.
13 No. 1 Engine House.
14 St. Peter and Summit Av., Park Place.
15 State House.
16 Wabasha and Third streets.
17 West Saint Paul.
21 Fifth and Minnesota streets.
23 Robert and Twelfth streets.
24 Jackson and Third streets, Merchants.
25 No. 2 Engine House.
31 Broadway and Tenth streets.
32 Mississippi and Nash streets.
34 Lafayette and Westminster aves.
35 Willis and Seventh streets.
36 Third and Commercial streets.
37 Hopkins and Burr streets.
38 Plow Works.
41 St. Paul Foundry.
43 St. Paul, M & M Shops.

EXPLANATION.

If the bell rings 2—4, the number is 24. Merchants’ Hotel; 1—3, 13, etc.

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