Evening star., 1932-10-20

option of applying for retirement or
accepting a demotion within "a hours.
Burke Application Refused.
Burke complied with Gen. GlasSfords
order by filing an application for retire
ment for physical disability, although
he had just week previous been de-
| clared physically fit for duty by police
surgeons. The application took the
regular course. Burke was ordered be-
fore the Board of Police Surgeons and
| found physically fit. The Retirement
Board. in view of the Medical Boards
report, refused to approve his applica-
| ton.
| Burke had to remain in the depart
ment. so he began to fight Gen. Glass
| ford's efforts to denote him. Friends
| of Gen GlasSford and Burke imme
diately went to work to bring about an
amicable settlement of the case
Finally, Corporation Counsel Bride was
designated as mediator, and at the
conclusion Of the conference in his
home last night he believed his efforts
had been successful.
| The conference following which Glass
ford resigned started in the dining
room of Mr.. Brides home. Bride,
Crosby and Glassford were present, and
Burke came in a little late. The fol-
| lowing version of what took place was
! given The Star by one OF those present:
Burke opened the proceedings by
! stating he did not wish the charges
| against him to remain secret, SO that
| the friends he has made in his many
years of service might think him guilty
| of safe-cracking, horse stealing or the
| like
Bride suggested the charges be made
public, together with statement from
Glassford as to his confidence IN
Burke's character, ability and integrity.
Burke insisted on the insertion of the
word loyalty Bride said he was salts
! fed there was not enough IN the
| charges to merit a trial. Bride then
| suggested he and Crosby withdraw and
! let Burke and Glassford talk over the
| charges and come to some agreement.
| Accordingly, Bride and Crosby Withdrew
| to the library upstairs, leaving Burke
| and Glassford in the dining room down.
| stairs.
| Agree on Loyalty"
Burke and Glassford talked the mat
| ter over for three-quarterS OF an hour
! and then summoned Crosby and Bride.
| Glassford stated he was perfectly willing
| to testify to Burke's ability, character
integrity and loyalty in making the
! allegations public.
| Crosby said he thought Glassford had
| gone a long way and that Burke feally
| had all he could ask fer. Burke agreed,
and a statement was written in long,
hand nv Bride with pencil. Burke and
| Glassford both initiated it. and tele-
nhone call was sent to 10th morning
! papers, so as to make the tefhis Vi 'iie
| copoproroiee nublic
| Giassford, during the course OF the
! negotiations. when all four were
present, asked:
How about the Davis matter?"
Crosby then said it would be useless
! to bring Davis to trial before trial
board if Glassford wanted to denote
| him, because everybody understood II
was impossible to harm a hlgh-rankmg
police official through trial board action,
i and he cited the case of Capt. Guy
Burlingame to prove his point.
gone into the kitchen with Bride look
! ing for a match, Glassford reopened
the Davis question and Bride said:
Let the Davis matter rest until you
get the Burke matter cleared up. Then,
| in a week or two weeks, or two months,
| or whenever seems the best time, ycu
bring your charges against Davis up to
me and will prepare them for trial
GIassford Explains Act.
Crosby left the conference after the
document had besn signed, but Glass
! ford and Burke remained and assisted
| in tvping out copies of the compromise
! for newspaper men. The conference
brc Ike up at II :55 pm, when Glassford
left for his hcme.
GlaSford called Bride on the tele-
phone this morning, expressing his re-
| gret that Bride haG been left holding
! the bag" Glassford is reported to have
said that when he made up his mind
| to do anything he had to do it quickly
| and that it would have been useless
| for him to speak to Bride before writ
ing his letter of resignation because his
mind was already made up
Appointed October 20. 1881.
Gen. Glassford was appointed chief
of police, to succeed Maj. Henry @.
Pratt. October 90. 1881. The young
I est officer of the rank of brigadier gen.
| eral to see service during the World
War, Gen. Glassford retired from the
Army July 81 of last year and went to
Phoeniy. AriZ., where he has ranch.
Gen Glassford, 48 years old, is well
over 6 feet tall, is of an energetic ma
ture. which he demonstrated here in
| his official work. and is said to have re-
tired from the Army in quest of more
active occupation.
| At the time of the announcement of
his appointment he was in Washington
temporarily. arranging for the costume
ball and jubilee for Veterans of For
eign Wars held at the Washington Audi
torium last November H.
Gen. Glsssford was educated in the
Washington public schools.
Led Artillery Unit.
! Gen. Glassford saw service at the
head of combat regiments and an ar
tillery brigade in France during the
World War and was wounded in action
a month before becoming brigadier
' general al the a1n of IS