Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-10
POL|CEMAN'S RIVAL
NAMED IN SHOOTING
Detective Says Jealous In
spector Engineered Plot to
Kill Bomb Squad Head.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, January 10.-The Detroit
News today said that an investigation
carried on by high police officials into the
shooting last week of Inspector Henry
j. Garvin, head of the police crime and
bomb squad. has brought out the charge
that the attack was part Of the plot of a
jealous police inspector in the same de-
partment.
The newspaper states that Detective
Adolph van Coppenolle of the Black
Hand squad Wednesday accused one OF
the inspectors at police headquarters OF
having engineered plot by gunner 10
Stay Inspector Garvin. Subsequently
Coppenolle is said to have contradicted
his story and charged that the whole
affair was plot on the part Of Inspec-
tor Garvin to undermine the accused IN
spector In the eyes of his superiors.
j Hand-tn-hand with these two diver
gent accusations the newspaper story
states that there is the charge OF an
other plot-that Of the accused inspec-
tor and another high official to hush
up the whole affair by making promises
of future favors based on assumed influ-
ence with Mayor-eiect Charles Bowles
whose administration takes office next
week.
Name withheld.
Van Coppenolle's original charge of
a plot against Inspector Garvin, ac-
cording to the News story, was based
on the existence of bitter feeling of
years standing between Garvin and
the accused inspector. The name CT
the rival inspector Is withheld. as for
NAL charges have not been filed.
TnnnanallofS
story continues, include an account of
a conversation with the accused in
spector in an automobile about six
weeks ago, during which the name of
Inspector Garvin was mentioned.
Inspector -, according to Cop
penolle's story as related in the News,
snapped out:
Quotes Inspector.
"I,m tired of hearing about him On
spector Carving and I'm going to have
him bumped of and you're going to
help me-"
The story says that Detective Van
Coppenolle and the inspector made the
plot then and that same day drove to
an east side blind pig frequented by
gangsters.
Detective Van Coppenolle is then said
to have attempted to apprise Inspector
Garvin of his rivals plot against him,
telling him at the time that IT didn't
make any arrangements to have you
bumped Off"
The next move in the case, accord
ing to the story, was Inspector Garvin's
The officer persuaded Van Coppenolle to
repeat his charge before Commissioner
William p. Rutledge. The detective,
however, Is said to have refused to
make an affidavit or have stenogra-
pher in the room, explaining that he
wouldn't live until night" If his double
crossing" became known.
Charge Was Doubted.
The matter was turned over to Supt
of Police James Sprott, who, after an
investigation, reported there was moth
ing on which to base Van Coppenolle's
charges.
Then week ago the attack on In
spector Garvin occurred.
While the police roundup of sus-
poets was being carried on, Commission
err Rutledge detailed Inspector Fred w.
Frahm of the homicide squad to look
into the original story regarding the
plot
The elimination of the investigation,
the story said. was meeting of high
police officials Wednesday. BY this time
Detective Van Coppenolle is said to have
been approached by the accused inspec-
tor. who told him:
You deny that you made any such
statements and I'll see that you're taken
care Of"
At the meeting Wednesday, Van Cop
penolle Is said to have denied having
made any revelations regarding plot
against Inspector Garvin.