George Conrad Seither
 

Kentucky Post, Friday, 13 October 1905, page 5

Mayor Ellis has named George Seither as Chief of Police. Seither has been acting Chief since the death of Wesley Ratliff and has been on the force four years. He has a good record. Council has concurred in the Mayor's appointment. Charles Frommell and Arnold Dresselhaus were selected as patrolmen. The former is a night patrolman to fill the vacancy made by the resignation of C W Hildebrand; the latter succeeds Seither.

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Kentucky Post, Thursday, 6 January 1910, page 5

BELLEVUE-Chief Seither chased a half dozen or more hoboes out of town yesterday who were begging from door to door. He is on the trail of boys with Flobert rifles who are in the habit of discharging them within the city limits. In one or two cases women have had narrow escapes while sitting in their homes. All rifles found in the hands of boys will be confiscated by the police.

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Kentucky Post, Monday, 14 March 1910, page 5

ROBBERY-George Moler, Fred Anderson and Rufus Taylor, all of Bellevue, were arrested by Chief Seither of Bellevue and Chief Ortlibe and Patrolman Haunert Webster, of Dayton, and locked up in the Newport Jail on a charge of robbery.

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Kentucky Post, Wednesday, 1 February 1911, page 5

BELLEUVE-Chief of Police Seither haws issued orders to arrest any driver who drives over the sidewalks at the Spinks Ball Park.

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Kentucky Post, Monday, 4 March 1912, page 5

BELLEVUE-Major List has given Chief of Police George Seither strict orders to enforce the ordinance prohibiting children from using metal roller skates on the cement sidewalks of Fairfield av. and other streets of the city.

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Kentucky Post, Friday, 16 January 1914, page 3

BELLEVUE-The new City Council held its first meeting last night. Mayor John L Winters, City Attorney George Herold and City Clerk were inducted into office. Chief of Police George Seither was re-elected and his salary increased to $85 a month.

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Kentucky Post, Thursday, 29 January 1914, page 3

TRIP-Chief Seither and Councilman Oscar Bauman made a trip to Covington yesterday for the purpose of inspecting the automatic phone which is installed in Covington. The officials were highly pleased with the apparatus and are contemplating installing one of the same in Bellevue.

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Kentucky Post, Tuesday, 28 December 1915, page 1

BABY-Roy Tennefield and Roy Freiberger found the body of a baby boy, ran to Bellevue Police Headquarters and told their story to Bellevue Police Chief George Seither. Seither found the body of a well formed baby boy with black hair about an inch long. It had been in t he water about three days. It was taken to Cunningham and Dobblins undertakers where Campbell co. coroner James Digby said death had been due to exposure. He is at work to find the parents.

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Kentucky Post, Monday, 2 April 1917, page 1

AUTO-Margaret Urlage, 6, daugher of J Urlage and wife of 353 Van Voast av. Bellevue was struck by an auto driven by Albert Bohn at Taylor and Center streets, Sunday afternoon. Chief Seither saw the girl fall under the wheels of the auto and picked her up. She was taken to Speers Hospital in Dayton in Bohn's auto.

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Kentucky Post, Saturday, 8 December 1917, page 1

RE-ELECTED-George Seither, who has been chief of police of Bellevue for the past 24 years, was re-elected to that office by Bellevue Council Friday night.

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Kentucky Post, Saturday, 3 August 1918, page 1

BELLEVUE WAR-Orders were issued Saturday by John Winters, Bellevue mayor to the police to strictly enforce the Kentucky work or fight and anti-loafing law to the letter. George Seither police chief has issued an edict to patrolmen that all persons found no regularly employed must be made to explain why they have not worked at least 26 hours a week as is required under the law.

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Kentucky Post, Friday, 3 January 1919, page 1

CHARGES-Sealed charges made against George Seither, chief of police and presented to Bellevue Board of Council will be considered in a special session of the board to be called by Mayor Winters. The charges followed refusal of the chief to resign at the request of two councilmen, members of the Police and Fire Committee.

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Kentucky Post, Wednesday, 15 January 1919, page 1

REFUSED-George Seither, police chief, refused to tatke the stand in his own defense Tuesday night when called upon to defend himself from charges preferred against him and as a result was dismissed from the position as head of the city's police department.

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Kentucky Post, Saturday, 15 March 1919, page 1

SALARY-Bellevue Council owes George Seither, one month's salary according to the opinion of City Attorney George J Herold. For the period Jan 15 to Feb 15, Seither was performing police chief duties, altho he had been removed from his office after 17 years.

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Kentucky Post, Thursday, 21 April 1949, page 1

RITES-Requiem High Mass will be sung at 10:30 am Saturday at Sacred Heart Church, Bellevue, for George Conrad Seither, 79 year old former police chief of Bellevue, who died Wednesday at St Elizabeth Hospital, Covington. Prayers will be said at 10 am at the Dobbling Funeral home, Bellevue. Burial will be in St Stephen Cemetery, Ft Thomas.

Mr. Seither, who lived at 428 Clark street, Bellevue, served as police chief from 1900 to 1920. After that he operated a newspaper route in Bellevue until the time of his death. He leaves a daughter, Miss Isabel Seither, Bellevue; five grandchildren, Henry, George and James Seither; Mrs. Mary Ruth D'Amici and Mrs. Delores Fetcher and two great grandchildren.

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