Politimesteren
I Familiejournalen nr. 7 d. 15 februar 2000, havde de fundet
Svendborgs Politimester ved forrige århundredskifte frem, som et
symbol på at det ikke kun var et århundrede, men en hel epoke som
var slut. Familiejournalen fortæller, at den bryske politimester
var den sidste politimester i Svendborg, der nåede embedet uden
juridisk eksamen, og simpelthen blev udpeget direkte fra de meniges
rækker.
På billedet foroven troner politimesteren - nummer to fra
venstre i forreste række - sammen med Svendborgs samlede
politistyrke på den tid. Vi kan vist roligt gå ud fra, at de af de
barske herrer som er placeret, så de ikke viser medaljer frem,
formentlig slet ikke har nogen medaljer. Læg f.eks. mærke til
herren længst til højre i den bageste række, som til
fotograferingen har anbragt sin medalje så yderligt, at den var
sikker på at komme med på fotografiet.
Det er næsten en indvandringhistorie, for Politimesteren var
Holstener, og yngste søn af gårdmand, Peter Eckmann i Jevenstedt
lidt syd for den gamle danske grænseby,
Rendsborg.
Jacob Eckmann
var uddannet som spillemand, og spillede til fest, bryllup og
begravelse på sin hjemegn. Storebror Hans havde imidlertid
deltaget i anlæggelsen af jernbanen mellem Altona og Kiel, og
derefter deltaget ved anlæggelsen af jernbanen mellem Roskilde
og København, og havde efterfølgende bosat sig i Danmark, og
lokket lillebror Jacob til også at komme her op.
Uddrag fra tidsskriftet Politivennen:
"Svendborg. Politistationen var det sted, hvorfra Retfærdighedens
Øje, i den grønne Lygtes skær vaagede over byen. I 1898 blev
Eckmann den første Politiassistent, og det passede i al Fald ham
storartet. I sin straalende Uniform med Hjælm og Kaarde og
Medailler paa Brystet og Gallahandsker paa, følte han sig som nogen
Fyrste og gav Audiens og Kur for Borgerne og Stymperne paa
Politistationen. I mindre "Overtrædelser" holdt han Forhør efter
Anholdelse eller Tilsigelse og afgjorde Sagen med de mindre Bøder.
Han var virksom og ilter og rykkede gerne ud i Marken med Styrken i
fuld Udrustning paa de 'store Dage', Markeder, Brande,
Processioner, Nytaarsaften o. lign. Senere blev han dog betydelig
mere afstemt, og kom inden sin Død i 1911 (75 Aar gl.) i et bedre
Forhold til Borgerne."
SVENDBORG AMTSAVIS 26 OKT. 1904: "En af
Svendborgs populæreste og mest afholdte embedsmænd Politiassistent
Jacob Eckmann, fylder i morgen sin 70 års Fødselsdag, idet han er
født den 27. Oktober 1834 i Jewensted pr. Rendsborg, hvor hans far
var gårdmand. Den 21.Mai 1855 indgik han frivillig i 7. Bataillion
som Spillemand. Bataillionen havde den Gang Garnison i København og
avancerede den 30. April 1857 til Overspillemand. Den 30. April
1865 havde han den glæde at modtage Hæderstegn for 8 Aars tro
tjeneste i Hæren, og blev d.1ste Januar ansat i Svendborg Købstad.
Krigsmedaillien fik han i Oktober 1876 for Deltagelse i Krigen 1864
og dekoreredes den 11. Oktober 1882 med Dannebrogsmændenes
Hæderstegn samt den 9. Oktober 1897 med Fortjenstmedaillien i Sølv
og avancerede d. 1ste Oktober 1898 til Politiassistent i Svendborg
Købstad".
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ENGLISH:
The Chief of Police
At the turn of the century the weekly periodical
"Familiejournalen" #7 of February 15, 2000, the late Chief of
Police at the last turn of the century was used to illustrate that
not only a century but a full epoque had reached an end. According
to the magazine this Chief of Police was the last of his kind in
the Town of Svendborg to be appointed directly from the files.
On the old photo above the Chief of Police - number two from the
left in the front row - is posing with the entire police force of
Svendborgs of those days. One can safely say that all of these
gentlemen are placed in a position to favour the display of their
medals. If no medal is seen, the person probably didn't have any
medal.
It almost is an account of immigration. The Chief of Police
originally came from Holstein. He was the youngest son of farmer
Peter Eckmann of Jevenstedt a little south of the old Danish border
town, Rendsborg.
In the first
place Jacob Eckmann was a musician and earned to his living by
playing at parties, weddings and funerals. His big brother
Hans, had participated in the construction of the railroad
between Altona and Kiel, and following thart he had
participated in the construction of the railroad between
Roskilde and Copenhagen. Following that he settled in Denmark
and lured his brother Jacob to join him here.
Excerpt from The Police Friend :"Svendborg. The
police station was the place, from where the eye of justice, in a
green light watched over the city. In 1898 Eckmann became the First
Police Chief, and that certainly fit him well. In his shiny uniform
with helmet and foil (sword) and medals on his chest and dress
gloves, he felt like some nobleman granting audience to and Hearing
the citizens and persons being help at the police station. For
misdemeanors, he held interrogations after arrest or voluntary
accompaniment and gave the smallest fine as the sentence. He was
effective and enthusiastic and would happily go out into the field
in full gear with the force on the 'big days', Markets, Fires,
Parades, New Year's Eve, etc. Later he became more settled and
established a better relationship with the citizens before his
death in 1911 (75 years old)."
SVENDBORG NEWSPAPER 26 Oct 1904: One of
Svendborgs most popular and upstanding civil servant, Policechief
Jacob Eckmann, is tomorrow celebrating his 70th birthday,he was
born the 27th October 1834 in Jewensted, at Rendsborg where his
father was a farmer. The 21st May 1855 he volunteered in the 7th
Batallion as musician. The Batallion was garrisoned in Copenhagen,
and he advanced to Bandleader on the 30th April 1857. The 30th
April 1865 he had the honor of receiving a medal of honor for 8
years of faithful service in the army, and was hired by the police
in The Town of Svendborg on the 1st of January. He received a
combat medal in October 1876 for participating in the war of 1864
and was decorated the 11th October 1882 with the
Dannebrogsmaendenes medal of honor, received on the 9th October
1897 the "Fortjenst medal" in Silver and was promoted the 1st
October 1898 to Chief of Police in The Town of Svendborg".
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