The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-01

The mayor this afternoon
named these new board mem
bers:
Frederick w. Connell, secretary
Indiana Crushed Stone Association,
1909 Salem ST., board president.
Ira P. Haymaker, real estate
salesman, 2033 Illinois ST., Demo-
cratic member.
Robert F. Miller. manager Ma
jestic Bldg, former sheriff, 1901
Fletcher Ave-, Republican member.
Expects WOrIey to BE Chief
The mayor said the expects"
Worley will be named police chief
Chief johnson declared that the
mayor tried to get him to accept
appointment as city controller, to
ask for a leave of absence, or to re-
sign, to make way for Worley, but
he refused.
Il will remain in my present ca
pacity until the new board of safety
is appointed and has found a place
for me. I will accept whatever they
give me. have asked no considera-
ton whatever from the mayor"
Worley was denoted by the board
to lieutenant last month and re-
signed to take the Criminal Court
job. AS an Investigator for Grim
inal Court. he comes in contact with
preparations for the trial Of Duvall
on campaign expense fraud charges.
Rurno- Change Planned
Reports that Duvall has been try
ing to find a way to get Worley
back into the police department
have been circulated for three
weeks. Duvall and Worley are said
to have had conference at Peru.
Ind. shortly after Worley was de-
NOTED.
These reports predicted that John
son would be shifted to the city
controllers job and that William
2. Buser, the mayors brother-in-
law, would resign the controllership
to make way for Johnson. Buser is
named with Duvan in one Of the
atfidavits pending in Criminal
Court.
Near Pension Rating
The controllers job pays $4,000
year and the chiefs Job $4,000,
but johnson is said to have been
eager to remain a policeman, be-
cause he has only two and a half
years to serve before being eligible
for pension and he likes the work,
Matters are understood to have
begun coming to a head Wednesday
afternoon. The board and chief
were called to the mayors office and
conferred for more than an hour.
The purpose was kept secret after
the meeting.
This morning the board held a
closed session in its own Office and
then, with the chief, went down
to the mayors Office.
After a half-hour session. the
board and chief emerged and issued
their statements. announcing what,
had happened. They returned to
the board of safety office and
Haskett assured johnson that the
board believed in his integrity and
the efficiency of the department as
he had conducted 1t since outset of
the Duvall administration.
Firemen Not Involved
Haskett said the fire department,
under Chief Jesse HutseH, is not in
volved in the present controversy.
Hutsell visited the mayor earlier in
the morning.
Meanwhile, Worley was not at
Criminal Court nor 1T his home.
Mrs. Worley said she saw him for
few minutes last night, but did
not know where he was today.
Persons close to Worley say that
he has a complete reorganization
of the higher personnel planned.
According to reliable information,
he plans reduction of Maj. Louis
Johnson, confidante of Chief Claude
Johnson; reduction of Detective
Chiel Fred Simon to captain: lieu
tenant or detective sergeant; pro-
motion Of Capt. Jerry Kinney to
detective chief; promotion of Sergt.
Charles Sumne0to captain or ma
jor of uniformed police; reduction
of Traffic Captain Lester Jones to
sergeant; promotion of Lieut.. Leon
ard Forsythe to traffic captain; pro-
motion of Traflicman Barrett Ball
to police captain; promotion Of
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