The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-16
DETECTIVE W. j. BURNS
IS IN BAD WITH CHIEFS
Heads OF Various Police Departments
Hayc Move on Foot to Gust
Him From Association.
PUBLICITY" WORK DENOUNCED
He Is Accused OF Violating Conf
dence OF Clients to Secure Spot
light for IiimscIf-Pnrt in frank
Case Brings Crisis.
Especial to TIC Times Dispatch. !


Grand Rapids. Mich. June I5.-Dc-
tective william j. Burns. head of the
Burns National Detective Agency, Is
In bad with the International Associa-
ton OF Chiefs OF Police which opened
Il five days convention here to-day.
At the opening business session to-
morrow resolutions will he introduced
b Chief Michael Regan, vicc-presi-
dent, of Buffalo. and +. j. Cassada. of
Elmira, n. Y, asking that the detcc-
tive lie ousted from the organization.
Members Of the aas1oia zion have not
looked with favor upon the activities
of Burns for some time, but the part
h. played in the Leo Frank case re-
Gently, when he attempted to clear The
Atlanta manufacturer from a charg"
OF murder. upon which he had been
convicted and sentenced TO death, has
ar, used police chiefs all over the
United States. and the 800 delegates In
attendance at the convfntion are united
in the move to GUST him.
WORK IN FRANK CASE
NOT ALI AGAINST HIM
We have been watching Burns's
work FOR some time" said Chief Cas-
sada to-day, land wc have about de-
JideI ;hat we do not care TO hive him
considered ono OF us any longer. his
work in the Frank case Is not the only
lNlUS tnat the 6SsOCldtlpn mas az dliSl
hiW. There several Instances
where he acted in manner which we
considered unbccomlng for member
OF our association. There Is not a
lice official in the business who be
Iieves In trying his case In the news
papers before the case Is taken into
court. and. from my point OF view,
Burns has been violating the conf
dence of his clients 10 gain publicity
for himself"
It was also intimatcd by some OF the
chiefs that when the case is taken
before the convention, some Of the real
inner secrets OF the Investigation of
the Mcnamara case will be given pub
Iicity for the first time. Ever since
the WHOLESALE arrest OF the dynami,ers.
stories have been going around that
Burns took more credit In the arrests
than was due him. and some Of the
chiefs say they are now ready 10 talk
The business meeting OF the Ma
tionul Bureau Of Criminal IIcnti!ica-
tion Was held to-day. John r. Jcn-
gen. OF Milwaukee. WAS elected pres
i,ient Michael Regan. OF 3unaic. vice
president, and Mator Sylvester, OF
Washington. secretary -treasuror.
Ncxt in Importance to the Burns
question. TO be considered on Tue sday.
IS the question OF amalga mat ting the
police chiefs. organization with the
special railroad agents and all police
organizations. forming national body
with $4,000 members AccoriinS to
Major Sylvester, the chiefs will only
lend their moral support TO the plan
and will not enter Into It,
CtN Sci: NO REASON
FOR AMAI.GAM tTION
There ~ no reason why We should
associate ourselves with the sherifrs and
railroad agents" said Sylvester Our
work Is entirely differen, Although
they have besieged us with invita-
tons TO go in and lead the orCaniza-
ton. ] am sure that we viii decline"
Superintendent Carr. o: Grand Rap
Ids. who has been sccr.tary of the
chiefs for twenty years. announced
positively to-day that he would not
accept another term OF Office. Frank
J. Cassada, OF Elmira. y. y. is the
strongest bidder for his place.
Chief u. y. White. OF san Fran
cisco. Is here to night for the 1915
convention. He wants 10 make next
years affair concurrent with the Pan
ANA Pacific Exposition. 1t Is believed
he will be turned down ds he Is not
member OF the organization. c. l..
Sebastian. OF Los Angeles, viii also
make bid for the convention. and IL
is believed his city will be chosen.