Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-04
|nOTAN ACTS TOFORM
new DETECTIVE BODY
District Attorney Felicitated
Following Passage Of Bills
by Legislature
NEEDS FUNDS FROM CITY

District Attorney Rotan today is
making plans for establishing the
county detective force just authorized
by the Legislature.
The prosecutor was showered with
congretulations on the successful out
come Of his fight for an investigating
force. independent of the police, and
for additional assistants.
"The first thing for me to do now is
to ask Councils for the necessary APP
preparation" said Mr.. Rotan today.
Then" he continued, IL want to
select high grade man as chief county
detective. ! will choose the chief be-
fore naming the deputy chief or any of
the fourteen detectives.
i would like to get James T. Cor
telyou former chief postoffice inspector
as head of the county detective force,
He is an extraordinarily able man. But
Mr.. Cortelyou is now in a private busi-
ness in New York, and l know the Sl-
airy Of chief detective. $4,000 year,
would not appeal to him."
Cameron Mentioned
Since it became apparent several
bills would pass the Legislature, rumor
has been busy coupling the names OF
various men with the Office of chief
county detective and with the two as
sistant district attorneyships at $4,000
year just created.
The names of Robert Cameron. for
mer captain of detectives and of John
b. Taylor, former superintendent OF
police have been persistently mentioned
in connection with the post. Mr.
Rotan definitely spiked the rumors to
day.
"You can say that no one has been
selected, either for chief detective or foI
the assistant district attorneyships.
have received numerous applications
These applications have been filed. But
because they have been filed does not
say that the applicants are to get the
posts they ask for.
To Have Separate Quarters
Mr.. Rotan said the detective force
when organized will be housed apar
from the quarters of the district attor
news Office on the sixth floor of Cit!
Hall.
Either room in a central Office build
ing will be secured, or, preferably
quarters in city property, Mr.. Rotal
said 81 want to save as much of th'
city's money as possible" he added
.'and would like to get accommodation
In city owned property"
The new investigating force is t.
consist of chief at $4,000 a year. ;
chief assistant at $4,000, and fourteen
detectives at S175 a month. Governo
Sproul yesterday signed the bill author
izing the force.
Another bill which the Governo
4 signed authorizes four additional as
sistant district attorneys. Two are t
receive $4,000 a year.
- 1t is regarded as certain that thes
$4,000 jobs will go to Assistant Distrit
Attorneys Joseph II. Taulane an
James Gay Gordon, Jr. The salary
each now is $1,000.
On Mr.. Taulane fell the heavy labor
Incident to the Fifth ward trial. re
sulting in the conviction of seven me
at West Chester and the trial of Mayc
Smith. Mr.. Gordon assisted him
both cases.
Mr., Rotan was asked today if the
was likelihood of any heads falling
his Office. Two assistants. affiliated VII
the Ware forces. were said to be mark'
for removal.
~ have not given any thought to It,
was the district attorneys reply.