The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-08
night and yesterday You say you
came to your home first last night"
Well, to tell the truth, came
straight home Saturday. It is no


straight home Saturday. It is no
secret"
Talks Of Sand Jury Rumors.
The for9 NSsef then was asked
10. 70 make ,as Co % some newspa-
ed during his absen> ss,yas ask
ed as to the truth Of b, SocI >rint-
ed some weeks ago that .- =,
lawyer had visited him at Ca, d
to urge him to return to Chicago to
testify before the Cook county grand
jury. .s&9 Y
Neither he nor any other person
visited me in Carlsbad for that pur-
pose" said Mr.. Shippy, and then
made the comment quoted hereto
fore. AS he said that he was here II
wanted, his Jaws set, and for the on
ly moment during the interview his
aggressive, fighting manner Of FORM
er days was recalled.
Il am in physical condition for any
kind of SERVICE" he continued. 81
may sell coal and / may become a
farmer. am, you know, q civil
service inspector of police; that is,
II they want me to serve in that ca
pacity. If they do not I am entitled
to pension, having served in the
department the requisite number Of
years. l also am pension commits
sioner, q member Of the pension
board. But If am not assigned to
active service will resign that, be-
cause I am on the board representing
active members of the department" :"
Mrs. Shippy refused to talk regard
ing her visit in Europe and said that
she was saving her accounts Of her
travels for friends and her children.
= Shippy Slated as Inspector.
Shippy is slated for reinstatement
as an inspector. and will be assigned
ing the north side with headquarters
at Chicago avenue station, according
to a report that was generally cur
rent throughout the city hall. It
was said that he intended reporting
for duty today. Lieut.. Max Moot
baar of the chiefs Office, who was
secretary to Shippy when the latter
was chief of police and also when he
was inspector, disappeared from
headquarters at 10:30 a. m. today,
and was absent until noon. It was
ofially said that he had stepped out
to get cup of coffee" but the truth
was that he had gone to Shippy's
house to call on his former chief.
President Elton Lower of the civil
service commission outlined Ships
status In the department. -
May Create New Division.
He Is an inspector on leave of
absence, which leave does not expire
until next spring." said Mr.. Lower.
Under the amended civil-hervice
rules civil-service employe is en-
titled to leave Of absence without re-
signing his position while he Is filling
II 6moe mot under civil service: II
I t6freinstates shippy means that there
Will be too many inspectors. the one
last appointed will have to be reduc-
ed to his former rank. The last one
made inspector was p. D. O'Brien."
But the administration plans do
not contemplate the reduction Of
O'Brien, according to rumor. 1t is
said that new division will be cre-
ated,. requiring an inspector to COM
mand the downtown district and the
detective bureau. It is reported that
O'Brien will be transferred to this
new command to make room for
Shippy at Chicago avenue. 1t also
was limited that a new north side di-
vision may be made with headquar-
ters at the Sheffield avenue station.
Returned Earlier Than Expected.
Though it has been announced for
some time that Shippy would be back
in Chicago on Dec. 16, his return so
much before the date set was sur
prise even to his friends. They had
expected that he would probably be
later than the time which had been
indicated by the cablegrams from
across the ocean.
Ex-Chief Shippy has been in
Europe for the last three months
taking treatment at German baths.
His resignation came on August 8.
while he was at Petoskey, Mich,
though he had not been in active
command of the police department
for two months previous to that and
1t was realized that there were
small hopes of him recovering his
physical strength. -
Soon after that he sailed for
Europe with Mrs. shippy. At the
time Of his. retirement from the po-
lice department and his physical
breakdown. States Attorney Way
man, was in the midst Of his investi-
cation Of the graft under. Inspector
McCann In the Desplaines street po-
lice district. Shippy, as an inspector.
had been in charge of that same d.
vision and. as q chief had promoted
McOann to inspector, and his testi-
mony was eagerly desired in the
criminal court. It was expected that
he would throw light on police af-
fairs In, other parts Of the city and
especially on gambling. Instead Of
this he went to Europe and in cable
grams denied that he knew anything
regarding the affairs In the criminal
court. i, "a.
& wayniaa Refassees 10 Talk.
I States Attorney Wayman seemed
gurprised when informed OF the re-
turn of the former chief Of police.
4 Shippy back? That's the first i
have heard OF It." he replied.
!; "It is said that Shippy is willing
to 60 before the grand jury" he was
told. "Will you summon him?"