The Washington times., 1925-12-16
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Talley, in the adjoining room,
and fell across the desk.
Rushed TO Hospital
Tailey responded just as Frank
gmith. colored messenger from
the office OF Maj. Edwin Hesse,
chief OF police, came in from an.
other door. Together they ran to
the aid of the stricekn official He
was pale and speechless.
Talley called for help. Detective
Sergeants Edward Kelly and Al
bert Scrivener answered and as
sisted the inspector out of the Of
fice. They seated him in q police
automobile and rushed him to
Emergency Hospital.
Hospital surgeons were laboring
over Inspector Grant when Dfs.
James J. Kilroy and Daniel u.
Borden, police department phys
icians. arrived to join.
Calls for Wife
Although suffering intense pain.
the dying man called constantly for
his wife. Mrs. Grant, notified by
telephone at her home. entered the
hospital about a minute before her
side the emergency room.
Commissioner Frederick A. Fen
ming and Maj Hesse hurried to
the hospital as soon as they re-
ceived word of the inspectors seri-
GUS illness. but death OUTRAGED
them.
Many of the detectives were gath
cred in the squad room at police
headquarters awaiting the morning
roll call when word came to them
that their chief was dead. The
books for the roll call lay on the
inspectors desk.
The news spread rapidly through
the District Building and was given
to all police precinct stations by
the central office operators. The
cast q pail of gloom over headquar4
tiers. Routine was abandoned. Men
gathered in the offices and in the
corridor, and spoke in hushed
Many Express Sorrow.
Major Hesse was the first Dis
trict official to comment upon the
life and service OF Inspector Grant,
whom he had known for many
years. Other expressions OF sorrow
followed
At the direction OF Mrs. Grant,
who bore up braveIy under her sud-
den bereavement, the body was re-
moved from the hospital to Hy-
songs undertaking parIors, 1900 ~
street northwest.
Inspector Grants body win re-
main at the funeral parlors until
the funeral services. which will be
held at o'clock. Friday afternoon.
Masonic honors will be accorded.
1nterment win be in Rock Creek
Cemetery.
Inspector Grants prominence in
police work during the past several
years had always caused wide mem
the superintendency, goal that he
never attained.
Born in Washington, February IL, 2
1866, inspector Grant was educated
IN the local grammar schools, and
in his early youth enlisted in
Troop A! Seventh Cavalry, for the
Indian campaigns. For five years
he fought the Sioux and Crow war
riors in the neighborhood OF the
Big Horn river, and in 1888 was dis
charged with the rank of sergeant.
Joined Force in 1888
He entered the Police Department
here as a private on November 1Osl
1855. and served at the Second pre-
cInct until February %. 1891, when
he resigned. Returning a few
months later he was assigned to the |
First precinct as plain clothes |
man under Sergeant Brooke Amos, |
and here received his first training |
IN detective work.
During his first term as precinct |
detective, he made some of his
most notable cases. Disguised as a
tramp, he worked day and night |
for several weeks, gathering evil
dence that resulted in the arrest Of
q notorious gang of highwaymen. |
On April %, 1894, he again re-
signed from the force, but returned
four years later, and in 1905 was
promoted to the rank Of detective
sergeant and assigned to the detec-
tive bureau
In 1907, he was detailed to the
District Attorneys office to repre-.
sent the police department in all
cases, and to make Investigations
for that office.
Popular With Men
OpOn the uSdIu u 4nbpGCLOE tbOD-
ert Boardman, chief Of detectives,
in 1915, Inspector Grant was ap-
pointed to the office which he held
until his death. He was given the
rank Of assistant superintendent of
police on July /, 1924.
Inspector Grant was known
throughout the country as one of
the ablest police executives in the
principal cities. He was popular
with his men, although strict dis
ciplinarian.
He was decorated by Albert, King
of the Belgians, for his services
during the visit Of the royal party
TO Washington in 1920.
Inspector Grant was a member
OF the Board of Trade, Northwest