Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-30
HESSE DENOTES
J. A. SPR|NGMAN
Veteran Detective Transfer
red to PreCinCt-0ther
Changes Announced.

James A. Springman, veteran in the
headquarters detective force. was de-
NOTED today to the rank of a precinct
detective and transferred to the tenth
precinct Detective Oscar w. Mans
field of the tenth precinct was pro-
NOTED to take his place.
Springman has been on the head
quarters detective staff since October,
1908, and his demotion came as a dis
tinct surprise in police circles. The
order for the change was issued shortly
before noon by Maj. Edwin B. Hesse,
superintendent of police. It followed
general order of yesterday changing the
assignment Of "a members of the force
and entailing the demotion of James
E. Lowry. also headquarters man. No
reason was given by Maj Hesse for
Springman's demotion and transfer.
A number Of important changes are
contained in the orders announced yes
terday. to become effective at pm.
Monday. The police repair shop is
to be abolished at midnight tonight.
and the orders provide for trans
fer of its personnel to the precincts.
Sergt. Milton d. Smith. who has been
in charge of the bureau. will be restored
to motor cycle duty in the traffic bureau
Headquarters Detective Sergt. Lowry
was ordered denoted to foot pa
trolman and assigned to the tenth
precinct Precinct Detective Arthur T.
FINELY of the ninth precinct will be
promoted to succeed him. Lowry was
promoted to the detective bureau No
vember Is, 1927.
Fihelly's promotion was announced
just few hours after he had been
named defendant in damage suits for
A,r u
scientific instrument maker in the
Weather Bureau. and his wife. Florence
S. Athey. 227 Fourteenth street north
east Athey was arrested by FINELY
June on a charge of obstructing the
alley in the rear of his home. The case
was dismissed by the court. William
Young of the Maryland Courts Apart
mentS. was named by the Atheys as a
co-defendant. Athey charges false ar
rest; his wife says she suffered nervous
shock.
The other changes involve police pri-
Yates, with the exception of Sergt
Joseph D. Harrington. hack inspector
who was relieved from bicycle detail so
as to permit him the use of an automo-
bile in his inspection trips.
The other changes follow: Pvts. John
r. Leach. from bicycle to foot patrol
with, from foot patrol TO bicycle duty.
sixth precinct; c. w. Sine, from foot
patrol in ninth precinct to motor cycle
patrol. twelfth precinct: Cleota Lang
don. transferred from the repair shop
to the traffic bureau for duty as motor
cycle patrolmGn: f.. j. Spence, from
patrol driver to foot patrol duty, fifth
precinct: c. c. Niblock. transferred from
duty at the repair shop and assigned as
patrol driver, fifth precinct: Louis A.
Craig. transferred from duty at the re-
pair shop to foot patrolman, ninth pre-
cinct
Z. w. Gore, from foot patrol duty,
ninth precinct TO foot patrol duty. fourth
precinct: w. r. Fey. transferred from
the repair shop and assigned to foot
patrol duty. ninth precinct: Hendrick
BoeSe, transferred from the ninth to
the fourteenth precinct and assigned to
foot patrol duty: c. A. Waterman, trans
ferred from the repair shop and as
signed to foot patrol duty, ninth pre-
cinct: George H. Redlich. transferred
from the ninth to the fourth precinct
and assigned to foot patrol duty: H. B.
Garland, transferred from the fourth to
the eighth precinct and assigned TO foot
patrol duty: Mason T. Mullen, trans
ferred from the third TO the tenth pre-
cinct and assigned to foot patrol duty.
j. II. Dellinger. transferred from the
fourteenth to third precinct and assigned
to foot patrol duty; Maynard w. King,
from the repair shop and as
signed to duty as driver of the truck
and towing crane. Guy S. Thompson
transferred from the repair shop and
assigned to duty as a driver of the
truck and towing crane; Eugene Dam
ielewicz, transferred from foot patrol
duty at thirteenth precinct to horse
mounted patrol, twelfth precinct; CheS-
ter c. Stepp. transferred from duty as
prohibition officer to precinct detective,
ninth precinct. and William B. Satter-
waite, transferred from foot patrol duty
TO prohibition enforcement officer, ninth
precinct.