Evening star., 1922-04-17
MRS. VAN W|NKLE
AIRS new CLASH
Report to Sullivan Explains
Refusal to Allow Removal
of Girl.

Alleged refusal on part Of mem
bers of the ~women's bureau, police
department, to comply with a request
to send a female prisoner to police
headquarters yesterday was the sub
ject of a report made by Lieut.. Nina
c. Van Wrinkle, head of the bureau, to
Maj. Sullivan. superintendent of po-
lice. yesterday afternoon. Lieut.. Van
Wrinkle was not asked for a report,
she said today, but the report was
made to Maj. Sullivan because she
anticipated something would be said
by members of the detective bureau.
1t appears that young woman
named Blanche Hermann, recently
arrested for investigation. was want
ed at police headquarters to be ques-
toned. Detective Hughlett, who made
the request, was told that the pris-
oner could be interviewed at the
house of detention. A few minutes
Shelby. assistant to Mai. Sullivan.
gave directions" that the prisoner be
taken to Inspector Grants Office I'M
mediately.
Orders in Conflict.
Blanche was immediatelyy taken to
headquarters. Lieut.. Van Wrinkle re-
ported. and after the dinner hour was
returned. The report pointed out that
Blanche was taken to the lineup at
the detective Office Saturday morning
because Of the receipt of a message
from Detective 'Jett saying she was
wanted there. Inspector Grant. she
reported, asked why the prisoner was
brought there, saying he did not want
her.
At 1880 o'clock Saturday morning,
the lieutenant further reported, De-
tective Alligood had Che girl taken to
headquarters and kept there unti,
after the dinner hour. She explained
that there is a department order
about not disturbing prisoners during
the dinner hour. Saturday night Ali-
good again wanted Blanche Hermann
sent to headquarters, Lieut.: Van
Wrinkle reported, and was told she
could be seen at the house of deten-
tion. His request was not complied
with.
Then came Detective Hughlett's
Capt. Shelby telephoning the per-
emptory order for the prisoner to be
taken to headquarters. Maj. Sullivan
this morning spoke of the affair as
tempest in a teapot" and said he
had no intention of making report
of 1t.
Lieut. Van Wrinkle told Star re-
porter she saw no sense in taking the
woman to headquarters SO many
times.
at is not fair to a prisoner" she
added.
1.-THE house Of detention is a place
for the proper care of female pris-
oners and boys under seventeen
years of age, and the question at
issue is merely one of the decent
handling of a girl"
Lieut. Van winkle said it is to the
credit of the department that the
woman's bureau has been allowed to
do it's work unhampered. 1t en-
countered no handicaps until recent
ly. she said.
The house of detention, she stated.
has been surveyed by Hastings H.
Hart of the Russell Sage Foundation.
who expressed himself as being
pleased with the manner in which
the work Is performed3
Lieut.. Van Wrinkle said it is neces-
sary to consider the rules of an in
stitution, one of them relating to
cooks in charge of the kitchen.
Cooks must be considered in so
large an institution" remarked Lieut..
Van Wrinkle, who aim to serve hot
meals to prisoners. \
1--WE have nothing but a gas stove"
she concluded, land 1t is difficult to
keep meals hot on such a stove"