Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-01
TWO DETECTIVES
GET OFFICIAL Ak
Chief Lucas Apologetically
DisnIisses Pilllington
and Duran.
BOTH GOOD MEN
Whispering About Station
Is to Effect That the
Chief May Go, Too.
Is Chief of Police Lucas doomed?

Is Chief of Police Lucas doomed?
1 This is the question which Is be-
ing asked among the remaining MEM
bers of the Tulsa police department,
among the men detailed for work at
the station. and among those working
their respective beats.
And yet the question remains un-
answered.
Yesterday afternoon Chief of Police
Lucas called into his private office two
of his most efficient detectives, Grant
l'Pilkington and Joe Duran. Each had
esta blished reputation that any po-
lice officer might well be proud or
The door OF the private office was
closed behind tho men and then the
chief, In an apologize tone. informed
the two officers that they were to be
, removed from offive.
The chief stated that neither of the
men had been removed because of In
efficiency In office. Their records
had been clean with the exception Of
complaints which had been filed. It
was understood. from time TO time by
those who were opposed to the de-
partment that Chief Lucas had drawn
about him In his attempt to form an
Organization. preceding the advent OF
r. H. Townsend IN AN assistant to the
chief.
Plead Expense Account.
The chief attempted TO Justify the
"powers that be- by saying that the
ection was being taken to cut down
the running expense OF the police de-
partnIaBi, neccssitatcd. II appears,
through tho appointment OF tho as
sistHnt 1T a salary Of s125 or more n
month. nrd tho appointment OF Soy
crai detectives who never before have
had police experience. except that
gained ~ volunteer vice invcstigators
Tho discharge OF the two officers
! follows closely upon the resignation OF
| Walter overly who turned IN his star
ard "3mmisslor 10 the chief when
I TpNDeard became assistant several
weeks ngo. AT that time overby
stated that others. who were attennpt-
| fng 20 usurp tho power OF thn chief
had made tho department an unsatig-
factory place In which 20 work, and
that his resignation had been duo 20
, tho preaeufs c%orted by these persona
OF the element they represented.
When Chief Of Police Lucas was np-
pointed 10 office by Commissloner
Funk he announced that II was his
first attempt as executive OF metro
rolltah department He declared in
one NJ his first staten ent5 TO tho press
thHt he had made a life study Of peace
officer work as United States marshal
and other work Of this limo. He nd
yisod tho rswspa psrmen that he would
run tho department 10 tho beat OF his
ability, and In his effort he gathered
about hiin mon who had practical ex-
perierec ~ metropolitan police work,
a REQUESTS that he admitted was not
ciaimed By him.
Then he began tho administration
OF tho office OF chief Of police. Hard
ly had had no brsun his work when
II wns the talk OF the station, md
among tho officers that there was
oven an inner room" of Tho chiefs
office, and that tho orders which hc
OF the powers" The chief. though.
held on and announced his determine
alton 10 givo Tulsa the best ho could.
providing ho wac givon froe fein.
The talk of higher up" was soon
followed by the declaration " Ovor-
by that "prcs~ure" was being exortod
TO Ect him OFF tho dcpn rtinent nnd
imme diatcly ihora was mn announce
ment made that tho duties OF the
and II was officially announced TINT
TowrScnd. formerly connected with
tho Y. NJ. G. A.. had beon selected as
'nSsiatnnt TO tho nhle..''
Went After Booze.
Publicity wns secured for tho cr-
capadc OF tho ASSISTANT and whirl-
wind campaign was mhdo against tho
hip pocket liquor doa'ers. rho now
uselstant wns Joined In this worls by
volunteer detectives rom tho Y NJ.
c. A.. especially Frank Varamhurs.
The campaign conducted by the de-
rartnent under tho new nsslstnnt was
short livod, and tho number Of lrunks
on tho police court biottcr fallcd 10
auhstantiate the state mcnts lnnda that
tho hip-pocket liquor dispenser was
being run from tho city.
Then followed tho removal Of the
two detectives. who had not Joined. TO
o great oxtent, with the assistant and
his followers, IN tho raid on the hip
r ers'' hut had confined their duties
nh InIIY nIHM I'D lHn AnE