The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-08-16
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Of the morals squad. will he relieved
at an early date. Capt James J.
Haag n also slated for another posi-.
tion. Haag has charge o. the dry
squad and special details.
There viii be no ehanxcs fur
ther than that NJ this date" sac,
severyns. "And la fact no mcrs
ar. contemplated foe tho next
few days. OF course you never
can tell Someone might step
on banana peel"
The first visitor Go enter severyns'
office wednesday was Hugo Kelley.
Mayor Browns secretary.
After conference with Kelley
lasting half an hour. Severyns an
nouncod that reports of many remov.
ais among high officials at headquar.
ters were unfounded. FOR the pres.
ent.-
Sevcryns was scheduled 20 confer
with o'nricn wednesday noon. TO
formulate plans In accordanc. with
Mayor Browns policy % reorEsnisa-
ton and the general anti.vicc cru
sade.
''O'Bri~n has plans for needed
changes said srves3ns. land
want 10 get hls vicw-.
There are too many policemen
who are married 10 their beats. We
must change them. and see N they
will not function better In other 10,
esiities. They set 20 know too much
Of the conditions on their beats.
The failure OF my retirement PRO
gram. which would have left six va,
eaneleE to be filled. has left us with
no room for several needed changes.
IL the program had gone thru. we
could have done much in the way Of
A published report that Capt.
v. J. Hedges vas 10 be relieved
Of hi> duiic. at pciier headausr.
ser~, due 10 his stand that leg.
ate committed suicide. WAS
spiked by sev~ryps. who paid
high tribute 60 Hedges
Il have nothing against Hedges
said severyns. and his
removal has not besn considered b.
me-"
Hedges. under whose command Pa.
trolman c. o. f@Eate worked NJ the
,iue % hls murder. has stousiy main
tanned that the officer was a suicide.
mourning tho displcnsurc Of Mayer
Brown along with Captain OF Dc.
tertiwes Charles Tenant. whose re-
movai Is also ramored-
Il know nothing o. any attempt
20 dspo.e Tenant said severyn.
HE Ia fine detective and there is
not sufficien, cause 20 remove him
Meanwhile the entire police De.
partment IL sitting tight" awaiting
the long delayed general shskeap.
.Ycu ran say for me- Captain
HzaE remarked. that I have
lasted two years and thres
months in Job where perfect
man lasts only year"
Captain Damn. after greeting
o'Brien Wednesday as hts successor.
was Informed that he would hs sent
to Georgetown precinct 10 take
charge. Damn had charge Of that
station until his appointment By
Soaring.
Il am happy 20 he relieved"
Damn stated. "Msny times I
have requested Chief sevcryns
10 name my sueer~sor. I have
never sought the job and never
liked H."
That he viii give his best efforts
20 clean up Seattle in every respect
Is the promise made by O'Brien
ITS going In he a hard Job.
But win do my best. Every
eitiren and policeman. every per-
son. VIII get n square deal from
me-"
OBrcn. who WINS picked after
conference between Brown and
severyna a. the BASEBALL game Tues
day. from a field composed ~ Capt
Joe T. Mason. Capt Claude O. Han.
nick and Capt Damn himself. Is on.
OF thu most popular men IN the de.
partment.
lie Joined the police department,
December -. 1907. and was made a
sergeant December I. 1913. He en-.
listed In the army as a private on
June IS. 1915. and saw service on
the Mexican border. He went to
France NJ tine outbreak Of tho war,
and fought nj ~. Mlhiei. Nosges.
Meuse. Argonne and other sectors. He
was Rassed and wounded In action
and cited for bravery.
O'Brien was made a major in the
army and vtircd as lieutenant
colonel.
when O'Brien returned 90 the
Seattle police department he took
his former rank as sergeant and was
given charge of the upper downtown
district. He was made a lieutenant
May ]. 1870. Since then O'Brien
passed the captains examination and
was placed on the eligible list for
that post.
Under severyns. O'Brien as poiics
Inspector. will have charge Of dis
ciplining the police personnel and
viii I've next in charge Of the depart.
ment TO Severyns himself.
His first duty. II Il Indicated,
will be 10 take charge Of and
carry out Browns policy OF re-
organization.
severynn had considered keeping
Damn as inspector. he said, but as
that officer had voiced his discon-
tent, his removal was imperative.
III O'Brien makes rs good an In
spector ms he did soldier, I'm sure
the appointment viii be happy