Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-30
HAYES SUCCEEDS VALLINS.
THE LATTER OUsTED AND HAYES
IS ACTING CHIEF.
Programme Carried Ont as Per Agree
ment Before Scarritt DOdged-
No Meeting of the Police
Board Held.

Thomas n. Vallins. the ex-Pinkerton su-
perintendent, is no longer chief of police
of Kansas City. The writ of custer was
received by Sheriff Stone yesterday in his
morning mail, and at 11:5O o'clock he ap-
peared at police headquarters and was con-
Quoted into the chiefs office by an officer.
He had telephoned that he was coming
with the writ, and Chief Vallins. Inspector
Hayes. Detective Halpin and Commission
er Gregory had assembled to meet him.
After a brief conversation. during which
Eallins referred to the eclipse, saying that
he was about to be Overshadowed, Sherlff
Stone produced a copy of the writ and
handed it TO him. The text of the writ was
as follows:
Now at this day come again the parties
aforesaid by their respective attorneys, and
the court here being now sufficiently ad-
vised of and concerning the premises. doth
consider and adjudge that the motion to
strike out the plea to the jurisdiction of
this court be and the same is hereby sus-
tanned; and it further appearing TO the sat
isfaction of the court that the appointment
of said Thomas n. Vallins as chief of po-
lice of Kansas City. Mo, is null in law and
is the same as If not made, and that the
said respondent is usurping the rights,
liberties, privileges and franchises as such
chief OF police, and that he has not now
any right to act as such. Wherefore. ii is
considered and adjudged by the court that
the said respondent, Thomas N. Nallins.
be. and is hereby ousted from the office of
chief of police of Kansas City. Mo, and
that he is hereby prohibited from exercis-
ing or attempting TO exercise any of the
said Office. and that said relator recover
against said respondent his costs and
charges herein expended and have there
fore execution"
Vallins asked if a receipt was necessary
and was informed that it was not. He
thereupon turned the office over to Inspect
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fcer of the police force to the chief. Com
missioner Gregory then announced that he
and Inspector Hayes had selected Detective
John Halpin to act as inspector during the
chief.
After the announcement of Halpin's Sc
lection. Mr.. Vallins remarked that he had
always tried to do his duty. Commissioner
Gregory said he was satisfied upon that
office of chief. A conference was then held
between Commissioner Gregory, eX-Chief
Vallins. Acting Chief Hayes and Acting In
spector Halpin, during which they dis
cussed the affairs of the department.
Mayor Jones was not present during the
proceedings. 1t would have been useless
for him to attempt to have any voice in
the matter, Notwithstanding the fact that
he is president of the police board. At no
Gregory succeeded Fyke and johnson has
he been consulted by them in regard to
the filling of q single office in the police de-
partment. The programme carried out yes
terday was agreed upon by the two COM
missioners before Commissioner Scarritt
left the city; In such an event as the GUST
ing of the chief of police and the installing
of another member of the police force as
his successor, and the filling of the vacancy
in the office. of inspector of detectives, it
would have been very proper to have held
a special meeting of the police board and
afforded Mayor Jones an opportunity TO
have a voice in the matter.
All this proves that the present system of
long distance government of the police
force from Jefferson City is obnoxiously
partisan.