The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-26

VINO mas Deen an investigator TO
eral years.
At the same time the mayor or
dered the board of safety to start
fling charges of inefficiency against
ten pollcewomen assigned to Juvenile
Court. "as soon as possible
Doing Nobody Good"
Those women aren't doing anybody
any good over there and the county
is getting their services while the city
pays for it."
The mayor did not say what would
become Of the thirteen other police
women left at headquarters.
The board ordered the Englebright
change, which was part Of a shake-up
involving twenty policemen. The
others will be shifted Jan. /.
Englebright will so to the prosecu-
tors office Wednesday morning. the
mayor said.
Englebnght and WOrIey will he re
quired to make triplicate reports Of
their Investigations. one to go to Ev-
ans and the others 70 the chief Of pO-
lice and the supervisor Of detectives.
Says 1t Is Funny
The prosecutor greeted the mayors
announcement with much merriment
and some heat
IF that man they said they We're
going to send over here is coming to
find out what we are doing he can Just
report right back to the city hall" said
Evans.
why. that is about the funniest
statement l ever heard. I thought
at first he was merely sending an as
sistant over for Morley to help us
clean up. and we could use another
good man, at that"
Il have nothing against Mayor
Shank. except that his administration
is pretty rotten" said the prosecutor.
Did they bring up the names of
OBrien and Bandy at their meeting
this morning" asked Evans.
O'Brien and Bandy were the two
patrolmen who testified against
Thomas B. Dillon in his trial for run
ming a gambling house. Bandy said
they were afraid to go around there
much because they thought Dillon was
a gambler and had political influence "
They were not mentioned at the
board meeting.
The mayor said the other changes
were being made for the good Of the
service" Men were reduced because
they have not been hitting the ball, -
he said.
Other Shifts Announced
The other shifts We're announced as
follows:
Reducdons-Sergt. Charles J. Rus
sell to trafficman; Sergt. Samuel Gil
lispie TO trafficman; Sergt. Eugene
Eldridge to patrolman; Turnkey Henry
W. Sandman to patrolman.
Promotions-Detecti Sergt. Her
bert r. Fletcher to captain; Patrolman
William 0. Fields to sergeant; Motor
Policeman Melvin E. Wilkerson to ser
geant; Trafficman John P. Schaffner
to detective sergeant; Trafficman
Othello D. Thomas to detective SER
geant; Trafficman Fred Purvis to de
tective sergeant; Motor Policeman
Harry Kernodle to detective sergeant;
Patrolman Leroy c. Bartlett to motor
policeman; Patrolman Fred Oakley to
motor policeman and Detective Sergt.
Charles Sumner to lieutenant.
Retirement-Patrolm John Helm
Transfers-Detective Sergeant John
Volderauer to humane department.
Detective Benjamin Trimpe to humane
department Detective Sergeant 10
seph J. Klaiber to uniform division anc
desk sergeant. Hanford Burk to the
turkeys office.
Mayor Raps Evans
Evans is doing this to cause dis
credit to the police department and
I'm here to say we don't need Evans
assistance to get these gamblers" con
tinued the mayor.
Sergeant Russell is one of the best
men in the department, but here lately