Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-29
PRATT WILL HEAD
DETECTIVE BUREAU
Father Retired, and StoII
Made Inspector in Big
Police Shake-Up.

Inspector Henry g. Pratt assist
ant superintendent of police, was as
signed TO command the detective
bureau of the Police Department to-
day by the Board of District Com
missioners as successor to the late
Inspector Clifford l.. Grant. The
Commissioners at the same time
made a number of outstanding shifts
in the personnel of the Police De
partment. retiring Capt. G. f. +.
Father of the first precinct: promot-
ing Capt. Louis ]. Stoll of the seventh
precinct TO the rank of inspec'
tor. and elevating Lieuts. Maurice
collins of the sixth precinct and Fred
NJ. Cornwell of the second precinct
TO the rank of captain.
Inspector Charlie A. Evans, as
sistant superintendent of police. was
assigned to supervise the uniform
members of the Police Department.
Other changes made by the Commits
sioners include the following promo
tions:
Sergt Gustave Lauten of the tenth
precinct. to the rank of lieutenant
Private Harry T. BurlinCame of the
bureau OF identification, to the rank
of sergeant. Seret. J. T.. Bowers OF
the third precinct. TO the rank OF
lieutenant: Private John T. Langley
Of the harbor precinct to the rank OF
sergeant. and Private Willard D
Baushn, to the rank of sergeant.
Move No Surprise.
The detailing of Inspector Pratt as
chief of the Detective Bureau came
as no surprise to those in close touch
with police affairs. This change was
predicted soon after the death of In
spector Grant. due TO Inspector Pratt s
familia rity with the affairs of the de
teCtive bureau.
The other changes. however. created
quite a surprise at the District Build
ing, as there had been no rumors &c
the effect that Commissioner Fred
eriCk 4. Fennin-. in charge of the
Police Department. and Maj Edwin
B. HeSse had contemplated such an
Ella borate sha ke-up.
All of the changes will become effeC.
tive January |. Maj. Hesse, in the
meantime, will assign the promoted
officers To their new duties.
Capt. Flather. who was retired on
an annuity, sl25 a month. has had Il
LONG and honorable career with the
police department. Appointed a mem
her of the police force March lS, lS91,
he was promoted May 10. 1901, S a
detective sergeant. Six years later
he was relieved from duty at the
detective bureau and promoted to he
a sergeant On March II. 1909. he
was made a lieutenant and five years
later was promoted TO a Captaincy.
On Force 33 Years.
In recommending Capt Flather' 5
retirement. Maj. Hesse pointed out
that he has reached the age of 64 and
has served the department 33 years
continuously.
Inspector Pratt is a member of the
force who has risen steadily since he
Joined it to pound beat" back in
1896 His training In detective work
has been in the practical school of eX
perience as a detective. lie has had
experience also as head of the detec
tive bureau, for he served in that
capacity for some time before the
war, leaving the force to take com
mission as captain. and serving
| throughout the war in the intelliCence
section. He is SO years old.
Born i'm Virginia.
He was born in the PassapatanzS
neighborhood of King George County
Va. August 25. 1873, and attended
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