Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1922-01-09

Pattullo a
Stricken
vs's.." =. Police Officer Die.
Suddenly At Iome--News
Comes as Shock to
Department.
OverworkeA by Strike

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Inspector OF Police Andrew Pat-
tullo, So, died mddcnly at his home.
1902 Seward ST rect, at l2:4O ycster-
day afternoon.
Death was duc to an acute attack
OF heart iI10uble. augmented by
apoplexy. Hc had been to dinner
dance at G bvcrt lodge OF the Masous
the nigA before and was in his
usual Oily mood.
Ovc kxcrtion during the present
pack, 8 house strike on the South
sid Vogcther with additional duties
Ll5Ing the absence Of Chief OF Po-
.AEcc Dempsey from the city. a:e
thought to have contributed to In
spcctor Pattullo's sudden death.
Family at Bedside.
His wife and two children. John
and Andrew, jr.. were at his bed
side when he breathcd his last. DR..
William n Anderson had been called
few minutes before. The police
inspector was dying when The
physician arrived
Hc was about the house yesterday
cd OF feeling ILL.,
Superintendent OF Police Henry
Dunn was trying to get Inspector
Pattullo on the phone when he heard
wonlan's voice crying over the
wire. 1t was Mrs. Pattullo.
Andrew just died." she sobbed.
Dunn Breaks Down.
Commissioner Dunn broke down.
He had been a fellow officer of the
police Inspector when both were
young.
Inspector Pattullo's death was a
shock in police circles. Saturday he
was at his desk at Central police
station until 6 o'clock. Every day
during the packers strike he had
arisen at 4 o'clock to 60 to the South
Side station to see that all was well.
On emergency calls to scenes OF
disorder or riot, Inspector Pattullo
accompanied his men.
When Commissioner Dunn cau-
toned him against overworking HIM
self, the inspector said "Well, the
other men are putting in extra time
and I'm right with them"
Worried by Attacks.
To an intimate friend, Inspector
Pattullo confidcd that he worried
tJiisfderabiy over resent xtt1EkA
fladc against his position on the
fpoiice department by City Commits
sioner Butler. J. Dean Ringer, for
,ner police commissioner, appoints
ed Pattullo inspector Of police on
January 8, 1920, when the position
was created. 1t was Inspector Pat
tullo who is credited with injecting
strict discipline in the police de-
partment and new methods of han
ding prisoners. He had charge OF
oil parades and was an exponent of
efficiency in police morale, dress and
equipment.
Appointed in 1908.
He was appointed to the Omaha
police department as patrolman on
January ~, 1908, and was confirmed
on March z. 1904. He was made
detective on August 4, 1904, and
confirmed the following February
He was made a desk sergeant May
20, 1912, and desk captain Sep
tember IA, 1914. Henry Dunn. then
chief Of police. made Pattullo cap.
tain July 26, 1917, January |, 1920
Pattullo was made inspector OF po
lice. He was slated to be the next
chief
Was Pension Secretary.
Inspector Pattullo was also sec
rctarv OF the Police Relief and Pen.
sion association for "A years. Hs
was a member of Concert lodge ol
Masons and of the Elks.
Besides his widow and two chill
drcn, sister, Mrs. William Gosh %
Omaha survives. Funeral arrange
ments will be in charge OF the Ma
sons.
Police Commissioner Henry Dunn
appointed Captain Dillon to assume
Inspector Pattullo's duties tempor
arily. Captains BRIGGS and Dilloi
are likely candidates for the vacan
position.