The Evansville, Indiana Police Department S&W's
Hello
That is one Sweet
Registered magnum. I Picked up a S&W revolver awhile ago that is an X- Chief of Police gun at a gun show here Locally. It was also an
Evansville, Indiana Police Chief that was before this Police Chief they spoke of that Owned that Registered magnum. The Chief's Name was
Harry Anderson and when I asked the Evansville Police department what they could tell me about him, I Received an Interesting E-mail from Sergeant Rick Hubbard of the Evansville, Police Department shown below. The revolver is a
Pre-War Regulation Police I frame, that shipped in 1925. It is chambered in .32 S&W Long and is Six shot. It came with the Mother of Pearl Handles shown on it and I since have located the Rare Extended Target grips shown as well. prior to this, I had Very Little Intetrest in any Cop's guns but since this one was Owned and carried strong side in a Flap Holster while Chief Harry Anderson Rode Motorcycle Brigade in Evansville, Indiana it was kind of Neat. Un like the Registered Magnum revolver, I only gave
$200.00 for it, but got a Lot of
Bang for my Buck researching it. If Guns Could Talk the tales they would Tell. Regards, Hammer It
Here is the historical information on Harry Anderson with the Evansville Police Department. He served as Chief from 1926 to 1928.
If I can be of any other assistance, please let me know.
Sgt.Richard Hubbard
In March 1926, Nolte was hospitalized with a nervous breakdown and voluntarily took a demotion to detective, stepping down as chief in favor of Harry Anderson on March 29, 1926. Nolte continued as a member of the department until his retirement in 1931. Nolte died in 1933. Nolte's 3-month term as chief was the shortest in the history of the police department.
Harry Anderson
Harry Anderson, the 23rd chief of police, was born in Warrick County. He became active in the Republican Party. He joined the department on November 24, 1916. Prior to joining the department, Anderson worked as a bartender. He was promoted to motorcycleman on January 7, 1918. Anderson was a member of the Evansville Police Relief Association committee that published the book "A Souvenir History of the Evansville Police Department" in 1918.
In 1919, Anderson resigned and became a car salesman. In January 1921, County Clerk Frank Grange appointed Anderson a deputy in the county clerk's office. When the Republicans took control of city hall in January 1926 Mayor Herbert Males appointed William Nolte as his choice to replace Democrat-appointed Ira Wiltshire in the chief's position. After 3 months in the chief's office, Nolte suffered a nervous breakdown and took a voluntary demotion to detective. Anderson returned to the police department after an absence of 7 years as Mayor Males's choice to replace Nolte in the chief's position.
Anderson remained Chief of Police for 33 months. The City Council launched impeachment proceedings against Chief Anderson, License Inspector Benjamin Bartlett, and members of the Board of Public Safety in September 1928. In the 1928 county elections, he was elected county clerk. In late December 1928, Anderson submitted his resignation as chief. The text of Chief Anderson's letter of resignation read as follows:
"Honorable Herbert Males and Board of Safety. Having been elected Clerk of the Vanderburgh Circuit Court the past election and as this term of office begins January first, I hereby tender my resignation as superintendent of the police department to take effect January 1, 1929."
Chief of Detectives Edward Sutheimer was appointed to fill the chief's position for the remaining year of Mayor Males' administration.
Evansville Police Department
Sergeant Richard Hubbard
15 N.W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Evansville, Indiana 47708
(812)436-4953 Fax (812)436-4957
E-Mail:
rhubbard@evansvillepolice.com
This should help you out some more.
When Anderson resigned, he had served a total of 6 years as a member of the police department. The department's 8-year experiment with a mounted patrol began in 1927 during Chief Anderson's administration. Anderson ran for county clerk again in the election of 1932. The Roosevelt-Democratic landslide of 1932 buried Anderson, like his fellow Republicans. After losing the election, he returned to the trade that he had practiced before joining the police department in 1916, working as a bartender. In 1935, Anderson became a milkman. Later in life, he bought a dairy farm in Warrick County. After failing to make that enterprise profitable, he sold it. Anderson then moved back to Evansville, living at 209 First Avenue. He was appointed a Vanderburgh County deputy sheriff. He served as a guard at the Evansville Waterworks during World War II. In 1945 he moved to 26 East Chandler. He died on December 12, 1946. His wife’s name was Bertha and he had one brother whom lived in California.
)on GB. Wish I had that kind of scratch to throw around. Was just wondering how the ballistics for the original .357s of 1935 compare to today's loads. Were they hotter for the most part, not as hot, or about the same? Can someone loan me about 12K?
