Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-08
SHELBYAND KELLY
ARE WELCOMED ON
RETURN TOBUREAU
Officers Take Old Positions
as Detective Chief and Head
Of Homicide Squad.
OLD ASSOCIATES CHEER
AS LEADERS TAKE POSTS
Many Offer Congratulations to Vim
dicated Men Accused by
Grand Jury.


in the stuffy squad room Of the detective
bureau at police headquarters, where
celebration was held to mark the return
OF INSPECTOR william S. Shelby as chief
Of detectives and Lieut.. Edward j. Kelly
as head Of the homicide squad-poSi-
tions from which they were temporarily
transferred following the. July grand
tury's unprecedented excoriation OF the
Police Department.
trast to those on October l, when the
detective force babe sorrowful ad1eu
to Shelby and Kelly when they parted
to take over other assignments. The re-
turn Of these two veterans, made pos
sible by an extraordinary police trial
board, which acquitted them on charges
of bungling the investigation OF the
Mcpherson case, was marked by med.
ley Of flowers, cheers, applause anu
utilization.
Assumed Posts at 8 AM.
Shelby and Kelly ofhcially took over
their former positions at 8 o'clock on
order Of Maj. Henry G. Pratt, superin-
tendent Of police, who restored them to
their former duties In accordance with
recommendations of the special trial
board. The celebration followed few
minutes later In the squad room, where
the entire detective force had gathered
Tor morning Toll call.
Deafening cheers and prolonged APP
plause greeted both Shelby and Kelly
as they entered the squad room. Trail
ing them were attaches of the Detective
Bureau carrying two huge baskets OF
flowers bearing their expression OF the
sentiments of the men with whom
Shelby and Kelly have long been close
" associated.
w~uIzy Aaaoratad u,tfh n0WerS fArng
and palms. Ths most conspicuous OF
these floral pieces bore the greetings
Of the leaders Of WaShington's China
town-Charley Moy, Charley 500, Sing
Hhew, George Wen and Moy Chez.
Aside from the detective force, At
torneys Henry I. Quinn, George Z.
strong and James A. O'Shea, who repre-
sented shelby and Kelly in. their sue
cessful fight before the trial board, and
q number of friends OF the two police
ofictals took part in the celebration.
Prominent among them RAs Capt. Guy
E. Burlingame, retired commander Of
the second precinct, who less than a
year ago went through virtually the
same trials and tribulations as Shelby
and Kelly In his battle before an ex-
traordinary Police Trial Board which
acquitted him on serious charges.
Commissioners Present.
At the, close Of the ceremonies Com.
naissioners Proctor L. Dougherty and
sidney r. Taliaferro sl1ouldered their
way through the crowd to congratulate
Shelby and Kelly. Scores OF others
followed their lead.
After the deafening din that sig
nailed the arrival Of Shelby and Kelly In
the squad room had subsidized, the for
naer stood beside desk and In voice
broken with emotion narrated his ex-
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and predicted that 1t would be long
time before another grand jury would
excoriate public oficials.
My friends, my fellow-workers and
loyal associates" Shelby said, I'VE APP
preciate this hearty, spontaneous well
come back to the fold. This, hope,
marks the end Of an unprecedented
period Of hysteria, such as has been
witnessed in no other part of the world.
we have had a remarkable illustration
Of what an evil-minded person. assisted
by one or two men highly placed, en-
couraged by hostile press, can do to
break down the morale of great or
ganization.
THE character assassin has been
abroad. The religious bigot has lifted
his head and stalked across the stage.
Out of 1t all what has come? A ire
nendous reaction on the part OF the
public to the fact that Washington has
the finest and the cleanest Police De-
partment in the country.
Lauds Lieut.. Kelly.
zone of my regrets is that every
member of this force and every citizen
Of Washington could not have been
present last Saturday afternoon and
Monday in the trial board room and
heard Lieut.. Kelly demonstrate clearly
and honestly the fact that we have an
eficient, able and competent detective
bureau. The present head Of our homi-
eide squad Is as competent, thorough
and efdcient as can be claimed by any
police department In the world.
I'VE believe it will be long time be-
fore another grand jury, behind closed
doors, will undertake to excoriate public
ofdcials.
Let us take UP our burden and
from now on continue to give greater
services than we have In the past Let's
give the public the full measure Of the
best that Is In us. I am convinced
that public confidence, shaken at one
time, has been completely and fully
restored.
"Disloyalty is canker which eats
up the vitals of any organization. When
you find It, stamp it out, ruthlessly and
fearlessly. Don't let It get hold"
Shelby closed his talk with a tribute
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he was proud to have been associated
with Kelly, pointing out that the public
would now appreciate him more than
1t has in the past.
Need Not BE Ashamed.
Kelly declared that his associates
need not now be ashamed Of the De.
tective Bureau and forced to go around
with their heads hanging low.
There was nothing done In the Nc
Pherson case which we would not dc
over again." he said. I'm that case
we were as careful to protect an in
nocent man as we would have beer
to punish q guilty man If q crime had
been committed"
Kelly also said he was sorry that thu
Mcpherson case caused so much trouble
for Inspector Shelby so soon after HI
had taken up his duties as chief o.
detectives. He declared, however, thai
the homicide squad Is ready TO starr
out and assume any responsibility Of
any task that comes before It,"
Attorneys for Shelby and Kelly ther
made brief addresses, followed by Odel
8. smith, chairman Of the public ordel
committee Of the Board Of Trade; A
j. Driscoll, president of the Mid-Cit!
Citizens Association. and Headquarteri
Detective Charles Weber, who presided
at the ceremonies.
O'Shea said that he had been conn
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