In a message dated 5/23/2007 3:25:19 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: >From the fall of Sept 1872 he was in the St. Paul area and was the Captain of Police. He had one sargent and 26 enlisted men. He made $100/month salary. In 1876 he stated that he had been the police captain for 4 yrs. and had two children. My step-father (Earl Paul Hackert 1915-1976)'s father (Edwin Earl Hackert 1893-1923) was a policeman in St. Paul. He was killed in the line of duty. Edwin's brother (Clinton A. Hackert 1898-1943) was Chief of Police, SPPD. Earl Paul Hackert was also a motorcycle policeman in SPPD. Jerry Blaylock Houston, Texas ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.