The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-05
warren WILL
HANDLE PROBE,
He DECLARES

Chief Warrrn and Mayor
Hanson sp~nt Tuesday morning
iu consultation over n rrJu,.na-
ton Of the police department.
and an immediate investigation
Of charges Of incfficieney.
This action followed susp~n.
sion Of two gold braid" Off.
GERS. and later revocation Of one
order.
a, noon the mayor made IA state
ment. declaring that he was not die.
tAting a police Investigation. but
was merely cooperating with Chief
of Police Warren.
Warren IL still chief" said tho
mayor. Between tho two OF VA
well break every policeman In Sc
atuc--gold braid or not--who fails
to do his duty"
AS long as I am chief OF police
in Seattle. am competent 10 han
die the affairs Of the department;
without interference. Chief Warren
stated. III am not competent.
then want to hc told 80. and why.
Inspector Claude G. Bannick. OF
the central station. was ordered of
the Job for 20 days ms tho result, Of
failure to promptly report the rot,
blng Of the dry squad room. in IN,
station. sunday. when ~ gallons OF
liquor were stolen.
The suspension order. however
was revoked at midnight. pending
further investigation. Later II was
announced that Raunick would con
unuc to act as inspector.
Capt. Charles A. Sullivan. score
tary of the police department. WA
suspended for ono month for failur,
to promptly install a stove at the
mems vice disease Htockadc. after II
had been ordered.
Inspector Bannick. discussing the
rohbinR Of the dry squad room. said
he had been carefully investigating
the matter. and was about to make n
detailed report TO the chief. He had
not reported the matter before. he
said. because he thought tho chief
knew all about e.
Capt. w. u. Soaring. in charge OF
Precinct No. 1. had been given Ban
hicks post at the central station
following the suspension OF Bannick
Further investigation Of the &C
lions OF members OF tho force IL
being continued Tuesday by the
mayor. chief OF police and Capt. OF
Detectives Tenant.
Attfifsfun Ia elt4r~ his
suspension. declared that the new
stove had not been installed be
cause the firm which had been given
the job was unwarrantably slow.
The stove was ordered. but not de
livered. he claimed.
Speaking of the suspension OF
Capt. Charles a. sullivan. who has
been with the department for is
years. Chief Warren stated that
Sullivan had become negligent re
garding his duties. and might be
Transferred to another position or
department In which his interest
might revive.
Saw Thru Locks
In the Sunday morning robbery
OF the dry squad room, high priced
labelled liquor in bottles on the
shelves was left untouched In favor
OF a five-gallon dcmijohn and other
liquor contents OF trunk recently
seized by the police. Tho locks OF
the room had been cut thru with
saws and after the goods were re-
moved new locks were installed In
their place. Altho the police assem-
bly, room was occupied by members
of tho force at the time, the robbery
was not generally known until the
afternoon.
The neatncss with which the theft
was carried out leads the investi'
gators to believe that II could only
have been accomplished by someone
thoroly familiar with the routine of
the building.