The Washington times., 1921-07-01
COPS
PROMOTED;
IS SHIFTED
Lieut.. BurIingame Goes to Ninth
Precinct-New Sergeants
Are Sworn In.

| BY order of the District Commits
sioners, Lieut.. Guy E. Burlingame.
who was in charge Of the detective
headquarters from 4 o'clock in the
evening to midnight, was transfer
rcd from headquarters to the Ninth
| precinct, effective today. Lieut.. G..
| l.. Plemmons, formerly Of the Third
/ precinct, is Burlingame's successor.
MEANS s4OO LOSS.
The transfer will mean a loss Of
5000 n year to Burlingame. as the de-
tective lieutenant receives that much
more, than a precinct lieutenant Lieut.
j. W.\Pierson, OF the Ninth precinct
succeeds Lieutenant Plemmons as night
ksnspector.s, The transfer will not mean
additional remuneration for the
former lieutenant.
Among other changes in the depart
ment were the promotions of i've pri-
Yates to the grade of sergeant. They
are:
Bicycle Prive w. c. Lewis. of the
Sixth precinct. promoted to motor
cycle mount. he will remain at the
Sixth precinct Horse mounted Pri-
vatc William f. Terry. OF the Tenth
precinct. promoted to horse mounted
sergeant. He will remain in the
Sixth precinct. Precinct Detective
Walter c. Balderson, of the Tenth
precinct, was promoted to the grads
of sergeant and will remain in that
precinct Private Allen w. Guyer,
OF the Third precinct, was promoted
to the grade of sergeant and was
transferred to the Second precinct.
Bicycle Private John II. Davis. of the
Eighth precinct, was promoted to
the grade of horse mounted sergeant
and was transferred to the Eleventh
precinct
OTHER TRANSFERS.
Following are transfers affecting
members of the grade of private:
NJ. NJ Carpenter, of the Tenth pre-
cinct, and J. Z. Kane. of the First
precinct, both crossing policemen,
were transferred to regular duty at
their station houses. j. III. Major. OF
the Sixth precinct. a crossing police
foreman. was transferred to the reg
ular force and was assigned to the
Third precinct. i. d. Conklin, Of the
First precinct. was assigned to the
regular force and was transferred to
the Fifth precinct. r. E. Davis. of
the Fifth precinct, was assigned to
the crossing force and was trans
ferred to the First precinct: IL. w.
Bradley. OF the Third precinct, was
assigned to the crossing force and
wasetransferred to th~ sixth precinct;
e. r. Dempsey; OF the Tenth precinct,
was assigned to-. the crossing force
ard was transferred to the First
precinct: e. l.. Weeks, of the Seventh
precinct. was assigned to the crossing
force and was transferred to the
Tenth precinct Policeman II. E. Beck
was transferred from the Third pre-
cinct tc the Seventh precinct. and
Policeman H. w. Pestle was trans
ferred from the Seventh precinct to
the Third precinct. Motorcycle Pri-
vate A. L. Hurfurth was dismounted
and was transferred from the Elev-
enth precinct to the Seventh precinct.
FIVE NEW sERGEANTs.
TO the grade of sergeant yesterday
were at Major Harry l.. Gcssford's
office and were sworn in by Edwin
b. Hesse, chief clerk OF the depart
ment, at 10 o'clock this morning.
Immediately afterward they report
ed to the captains of the various
precincts to which they were newly
assigned.
Lieutenant Burlingame's duty at
. night will be practically the same
as those of the captain in the day
time. He will have charge Of the
precinct.
Another member whose transfer
affects him more or less seriously
was that OF Private Hurfurth. Some
time ago he reported for duty at
the Eleventh precinct and was ar
rested. 1t Is alleged his wife had a
warrant issued for his arrest on the |
charge OF assault. The case, how |