Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-25
Action by Relief Board on
Doctors Recommendations
Is Due Tomorrow.
CONSIDERATION OF II
OTHERS DUE THIS WEEK
Inspectors Stoll and Head!ey Are
Given Glass 3 Rating--Decision
Up to Commissioners.

Immediate retirement faces four
veteran Washington policemen, found
physically incapacitated for further
duty by the Board Of Police and Fire
Surgeons which last week xamined
lot members OF the Police Department.
including Maj. Henry G. Pratt, super
intendent. The latter already has been
placed on the retired list. effective No
vember l.
These four officers Sergt. Minor E.
FUR and PvJS. Elmer w. Jones. David
.. Hayes and Frank NJ. Dierkoph. wer,
ordered yesterday to appear before the
Police and Firemen's Retiring and Re.
lief Board tomorrow morning at IL
O'CLOCK, at which time action will be
taken on recommendations of the
medical board that they be Immediately
retired
Seventeen other officers, including
inspectors Louis j. StoII and Albert J.
Headley, were found by the examining
BOARD TO have physical defects, though
not serious enough to warrant n rec
ommendation for retirement. TheiY
cases viii not be considered by the re.
firing board tomorrow although II IN
llkely another session Will be held be.
lore the end of the week to pass upon
them.
Stoll and Headley in Group.
Inspectors Stoll and Headley were
gwen class rating by the Medical
Board. which means they are able to
perform service. The Retiring Board
has authority to recommend retirement
In class B cases. The Commissioners
however, must approve the recommen.
dations.
The other Is officers were graded
class G, classification which denotes
physical defects which may, unless cor
receive treatment Is administered, cause
total disability. The Retiring Board
also has authority to retire officers In
this class, subject to approval Of the
Commissioners.
Officers given the class C rating are
Lieut.. John T. Wittstatt, Detectives
Charles Mullen, Eugene Davis and
Frye, Robert L. Carroll, Charles G.
Parker, William w. Orme. John S. Mil
Ter, Henry A. j. Lanahan, Thomas A.
Blasey. Joseph M. Smith. John C. Smith.
William A. Reith and Frank Leer.
All of the lot officers who underwent
the examination are over IS years OF
age. Inspectors Stoll and Headley are
81 and can be retired by the Commits
sioners irrespective OF their physical
condition. There has been persistent
rumors that Inspector Stoll Is TO retire
soon, but Headley's name has not been
mentioned among those slated for re-
tirement
Aside from acting on the police re-
tirements, the District Commissioners
this week also will have before them Tor
consideration recommendations OF the
special committee of five lawyers which
investigated the July grand jury's
charges against the Police Department
in the case of former Policeman Or
Vile Staples.
Inquiry Believed Complete.
The committees report has been ex-
pected at the District Building for the
last several days, but it was learned
last night from an authoritative source
that it would not be submitted to the
Commissioners until tomorrow or Tues
day. The inquiry, it is understood. has
been completed, but the committees
findings are being guarded with the
closest secrecy.
Corporation Counsel william w.
Bride indicated that his study of the
evidence in the Sc cases of alleged po-
lice brutality uncovered by the De-
partment of Justice probably would not
be completed for several weeks. These
Sc cases are those classified by the JUS
tice Department as "non-tndictable,"
and Mr.. Bride is studying the evidence
to determine whether there Is q basis
for disciplinary action against the ON
GERS involved.