The Washington times., 1921-05-02
P0t|eE55'FEUD'
MORE BITTER
Breach Between Inspector Grant
and His Superior Leading to
General Shake-up.
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ment. On the first. occasion he was
| accompanied, by Louis Brownlow,
| former District Commissioner, md
his second visit, it is said, was when
| he went to the bureau to have some
| flowers photographed.
The Bureau OF Identification Is one
of the most important branches of the
Police Department. When the late
Raymond w. Pullman was Major and
Superintendent of Police he frequent
ed the bureau every day.
1t also is said that Gessford has
never had any "heart-to-heart" talks
with Grant, despite the fact that the
detective inspector has urged him to
do soto either meet him in his
(Gessford's) office or in the detective
bureau.
The spying on detectives has been
going on, 1t is snid, without the
knowledge of Grant. Grant feels, 1t
IL alleged. that when any members of
his bureau are suspected of wrong
doing, II Ii the duty Of Major Gessford
| to consult him and not investigate the
I-suS6ectesi detectives. without his
knowledge.
ffA"TRAfL DIVORCED DETECTIVE.
oHc ueltCliNe Spleu On mas peen
divorced for two years. Gessford. it
is understood, having been told the
detective was running around with
women" and believing the sleuth mar
ried. one of the inspectors of Cess
| ford's office Investigated the case.
This investigation revealed that the
detective in question had been
divorced. That ended the probe.
Another detective who Is married.
IL was said today, has been known
TO Keep company with a woman other
than his wife. The husband of this
woman, it is said, two months ago
preferred charges against the de-
tective. The sleuth, however, has
never been tried.
District Commissioner Oyster has
received many letters and communi-
cations regarding members of the
force. He knows of the petty jea-
lousies existing among the men and
he is confronted with the tedious job
Of smoothing out these differences.
He has told Gessford that these jea-
lousies must be eliminated-that the
men will have to get down to work,
that the public demands it, and that
if cooperation is not brought about
Immediately, somebody Is going to
lose his job"
Gessford has held the detective
bufeau entirely responsible for the
solution Of all crime. 1t - pointed
out that much of the work that
should be handled in~the precinct is
unloaded on the det ective bureau,
hampering the headquarters men in
of major crimes.
The name of the policewoman who
has been Investigated by inspectors
Of the dpartmnt was not mad public.
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movement was watched for sevral |
days.
BARBEE CASE INVOLVED.
District Commissioner Oyster re-
Gently received an anonymous letter
stating that Detective William J. Bar |
bee. of the Sixth precinct. had given |
to the detctiv burau information of |
the identity of two of the men who |
took part in the hold-up and murder
of Frederick Schnurr, barber, on the |
night of February %.
= Inspector Grant has denied that he |
ever received any such information, |
dirctly or indirectly. from Barbee. 1t |
was stated that Barbee had an axe |
to grind, and while she might have |
known of the identity of the hold-up
mem he refused to. tell Grant per- |
sonal1y anything about this informa-
ton because he believed Grant was
responsible for his recent reduction.
- It is, stated that Grant was in no
way responsible for the reduction of
Barbee-that Major Gessford called at
Grants office and declared that he
could not condone Barbee's actions. |
Gessford further declared. 1t is said. |
that he wanted Barbee removed from |
the detective bureau.
"We1f, IL you want him removed. let |
me do It," said Grant. He is a mem
Der of my bureau and would not like |
him removed over my head" Cess
ford acceded. and permitted Grant to
send him letter asking for Barbee's
removal.
That former members OF the depart.
ment, and several who have been de- |
NOTED in recent years, are siding with |
Gessford and against Grant. to whom |
they attribute their demotion, is
known. Just what Commissioner
oyster contemplates doing Is not clear,
but IL Is certain that unless the diff |
ferences between Grant and GesSord |
arc reconciled, there will be a. gen aral |
shke-up in the near future in the po-
lice department.
= Scandinavian women. have long had
equal educational ADVANTAGES with
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