Salt Lake Tribune | 1916-05-01 | Page 16 | John Hempel Will Resume Captaincy

CAPTAIN JOHN J. ROBERTS ROB-ERTS of police department, depart-ment, who will be reduced in rank, and former Captain i John Ilempel (below), who I is slated to succeed him. I ''' 4 r t 1 "" ' :' 2''- ' " . 4 ! I V 4 l J01 HEMPEL WILL Captain John J. Roberts Will Be Asked to Resign Place With Police. Another "shake-up" in the Salt Lake police department is scheduled for today, to-day, according to authentic information received last night. Here are the principal prin-cipal changes to be made in the personnel per-sonnel of the force, which will be considered con-sidered by the city commissioners at their meeting tonight, and will, it is understood, receive the approval of that body: John J. Roberts, captain, a member of the force for more than twenty-five years, will resign his captaincy and be given his choice of a position as sergeant ser-geant or depot patrolman. John Hem-pel, Hem-pel, former captain of police, who was removed by former Chief B. F. Grant, will succeed to the place made vacant by the resignation of Captain Eoberts. Richard Eddington, city detective, a member of the force for several years, will also resign. F. E. Barker, stenographer to former Chief Grant, and since that official's retirement stenographer to Chief C. W. Shores, will also resign. It is understood under-stood that an expert stenographer who has recently arrived from an eastern city will be given the place vacated by Mr. Barker. It was also learned that three or four patrolmen will be asked to tender their resignations, but as they have not as yet received their first formal notice to step out, their names are withheld. Should Captain Eoberts decide to accept ac-cept a position as sergeant rather than' that of depot patrolman, it was stated that one of the men now serving as sergeant would be reduced in rank.