The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-08
NO CHANGE FOR BOARDMAN
He Will Remain at the lad of the
Effective Force

Speculation as TO Who VIII Succeed
Captain Austin When He ~lctires
From Active ScrViCc-A Petition
From Citizens in the New Precinct.
As the time draws near when the aDpro-
priations of the coming fiscal year viii
be available and provision thus made for
additional men on the Police Force spec
ulation becomes more general as TO the
changes and appointments to be made
The most important changes viii proba-
bly, affect the personal staff to Major Syl-
vesteT, the Superintendent Of Police, and
those whose work brings them into direct
contact with him at Police Headquarters
The retirement of Capt. W A. Austin IS
now looked upon as a certainty, although
with regret by all those who have come
into contact with him His health has
been failing of late and it is said 10 be
his desire to be placed upon the retired
list
For time. r. H Boardman. Chief of
the Detective Bureau, was regarded as
the probable successor OF Captain Austin.
he probably having a greater knowledge
of police affairs and Of the management
at Headquarters than any other officer in
the department. It has recently develop
SI- 4LbFN tAt--r tlleiL "44llt Ma teI
appreciates Ny. BOardman's claims for
advancement, he looks upon him as too
valuable a man in his present position to
permit Of his being moved theTefrom-
Mt. BoarGmau's friends claim that he
Is now overworking himself Despite this
it IS now considered extremely doubtful
If he viii be transferred from his present
position With Inspector B0aTdman no
longer a factor in the contest for Captain
Austin. place. the name of Arthur Kemp,
who is Chief Clerk and also Property
Clerk of the department, has been sus-
Eested in connection with the vacancy. as
his knowledge of police management IS
most thorough 1t IS pointed out. howev-
CT, that the appointment would hardly be
in the nature of q promotion as both pO-
sitions pay $2.Ge0 a year There are some
few perquisites that go with the position
Of captain, such as an allowance Of $2f2
year for keeping a horse anC the posi-
bility Of eventually retiring upon pension
Isaac Pearson is also spoken of as
q possible successor TO Captain Austin,
while the friends of Lieutenant Boyle, OF
the Third precinct, are actively support
ing him for the position
\ petition. signed by many residents
within the bounds Of the new Tenth pre-
cinct, has been received by Major SyIyes-
ter, asking for the promotion Of Ser
geant Matthews to a Heutenancy and his
assignment to the command of that pre-
cinct when it is inaugurated, July /
While Major Sylvester IS pleased at all
times TO receive communications from cit
liens, and so far as Is possible and practi-
cable to be governed by their wishes, II
Is said at Headquarters that such actions
frequently cast suspicion upon the officer
in whose behalf the appeal comes Should
the officer have IUS.rEagel the action OF
his friends and supporters IN any way
he Is guilty of q violation of the TegUIa-
lions. and if found guilty would doubt
less be debaTred, II IS said, from the pro-
motion which he seeks
In view OF recent developments regard
ing the searching OF women prisoners
Major Sylvester viii shortly issue d cir
CulaT letter to the HeuJenants of the. de-
partment calling their attention 10 geneT-
al orders which have been issued govern
ing the matter When all OF the maITOus
were detailed TO the House of Detention
an order was issued, directing that such
female prisoners as were not TO be held
at the House OF Detention should either
matroH should be summoned to the sta
tiolhguSe and search such prisoners be-
fore they are locked up.
Since that order. at the time when one
Of the matrOnS was detached from duty
at thedoUSe OF Detention ana assigned 10
the First precinct on Twelfth Street
northwest, the order was amended 50 as
TO permit Of the maJTOu al that house be-
ing called Il wanted How these orders
were overlooked may be a subject for Of
hcIaI Investigation IN the near future