The Washington herald., 1922-02-12
Capt. Headley Inspector,
Capt. Shelby at Head
quarters.
WAR ON THIEVES
TO BE POLICY
Oath Taken at the Dis
trict Building to Mar
Changes in Regig,e. Z.

Daniel Sullivan is chief OF oo,,s,
after having watched hi, VOL
chief since the retire
mtIo o. marry L Gessford. the
district Commissionrrs ye,1..t.,,
called Sullivan before ,hs h
ana administered the oatb SrhISs
makes him MAJOR and sunerin,a.S
ent OF the Metropolitan force.
win the Advancement of suIIi-
van number OF other fmportan,
changes were made. H. q. Prnti
detective sergeant, was Advances
10 the position Of captain ana from
there advanced to take the po,itior
OF assistant superintendent left va
cant by Sullivan.
inspector Francis z. Cro., MA,
retired by the District Commi,,to1.
ers TO take effect February u
Capt Albert J. HeadIey was pro
NOTED to Inspector 70 take Che
piaee left vacant by the retirement
OF Cross. Lieut.. Martin Reilly wa
promoted 70 captain TO fII the va
cancy made by the promotion Of
Capt HeadIey.
shelby Transferred.
Capt. W. s. Shelby was ,,rdersa
transferred to headquarters 10 s.
sist in the administrative work OF
the police department. Capt Reilly
newly promoted. will be sent 10
the Eleventh precinct 70 replane
Shelby. The vacancy caused bV the
promotion of Pratt is filed BY pro
noting Precinct Detective J. r.
Naldron to the position OF detec-
tive sergeant Private c A. Berry.
OF the Fourth Precinct. is promoted
20 precinct detective to replace
waldron
With the changes in the force
a number of important changes in
policy will go into effect. Tho
first requires the inspectors and
assistant superintendents to spend
the greater part OF their time IN
the field. This policy. the Com
missioners Jay. will keep the vari-
Gus bureaus and precincts always
''on their toes" Transferring the
inspectors TO the outdoors" neces-
STATED bringing Capt shelby to
HEADQUARTERS 10 take charge or
office details.
Going After Criminals.
With regard 10 crime and its
suppression. Maj Sullivan stated
that the police department would
go the full limit Of the law 10
make Washington the Cleanest city
in the country. He said bootleg
gers. bookmakers. and every other
criminal would be hunted down 20
the full extent that the force avaY-
able permitted.
The new regime will be one 81
full cooperation between the men
in the line and the Administrative
officers. according TO the new chief
He expects the men to feel their
importance and to look and act the
part open TO them.
MAJ. Sullivan. soon after taking
the oath which placed the reSpon-
sibility of the police department in
his hands, issued an order which
/ calls every inspector into the ONCE
each Monday morning to attend a
cabinet meeting" Here policies
can be discussed and new ideas
brought forth for the good OF the
, department"
Native of ireland.
Daniel Sullivan was born in Cork.
ireland. in the year 1862. Al the
age OF Is he moved with his pareuts
to New York City. where he spent
his later school years. During his
life in New York City. Maj. Sullivan
took part in all the activities Of a
boys life. including the selling Of
/ newspapers.
At 2l Daniel Sullivan went forth
! TO see the world, having first Joined
the United States Marine Corps.
After five years of life in the Ma
rine. Sullivan was discharged with
the rank OF sergeant. His next stop
NJ
decision was to join the Washing
ton police department
On April 2. 1889. he was appointed
to the police force and assigned 70
the Sixth precinct. In 1898 he was
promoted to sergeant and trans
ferred to the Second precinct. As
sergeant he served in turn at the
Second. Ninth and Third precincts.
1t was not until 1905 that his pro-
motion TO lieutenant took place.
becomes q Lieutena.s.
With his promotion TO lieutenant,
Sullivan was given command Of the
Second precinct The next year he
was promoted to captain and put In
charge Of the Third precinct Here
he served for thirteen years uutll
his work during the race riots Of
July, 1919, brought him before the
public as an efhcient and capable
oficer. In August. 1919, he was
promoted 10 inspector and on June
3. 1920. was made assistant super
intendent Of police.
Mai. Sullivan lives with his fam
lily at 625 Princeton street north
west. He has four children Mary.
Margaret, John and Daniel. Young
Daniel Is s years old and Is the
young hopeful Of the family. who
says that some day he's going 90
be a policeman.
Following Sullivan's promoticu
yesterday his many friends began
to drop into the once TO tender
their congratulations. Young ana
old citizens. members Of Congress.
officers and men of the police force.
all alike trooped in TO shake the
hand Of the new chief. As with
the Commissioners, so it seemed
with the city, all are glad .Sull:-
van has the job Of keeping WASH
ington law abiding.
II. q. Pratt was born In King
George County. Virginia, on August
"a. 1879. He attended the public
schools Of that county and later