Evening star., 1935-03-16
Police Inspector, Marked for
Retirement in "DeaI,"
to Retain Post.
BROWN AND HEADlEY
TAKE STAND MONDAY
House Committee Expects to
Delve Deeply in Scheme
Involving Blanton.

Inspector Thaddeus r. Bean,
marked victim of a deal" to force
him out of the Police Department,
today emphatically denied rumors
that cropped out In the last IL hours
that he planned to retire voluntarily
April l.
The reports grew out of confer
ence Bean held late Yesterday with
Maj. Ernest w. Brown. superintend-
ent. at which he is said to have dis
cussed his early retirement. Mai.
Brown told him. it was said. it would
be mistake" for him to leave the
department at this time. Overnight
Bean changed his mind and told Maj.
Brown this morning he intended to
remain on the job indefinitely.
Bean admitted his present intention
is to remain until July l, at least,
so he can round out 40 years of serv-
ice. but declared that his future
course would depend entirely on how
he felt.
Row Creates Sensation.
The so-called "gentleman's agree
ment" between Representative Thomas
L. Blanton. Democrat, of Texas, and
Mai Brown TO elevate Bean and then
bring about his retirement from the
department to pave the way for the
promotion of Inspector Albert j.
Headley, has developed into one of
the sensations of the House Crime
Committee investigation.
With Beams determination to re-
main on the force, the Crime Com
mittee arranged to delve more deeply
into ramifications of the Blanton-
Brown deal" The foundation for
continuation of the inquiry was laid
at conferences between John r. Fitz-
patrick, committee counsel and off,
GERS of the Police Department who
are said to have had some knowledge
of the incident.
After its tumultous session yester-
Gay with Blanton on the stand. the
committee rested today, allowing Fitz-
patrick time to gather up the loose
ends of information he intends to use
when Maj. Brown and Inspector Head
ley take the witness stand Monday.
Mai. Brown will be the first witness
called Monday He will be followed
by Inspector Headley. Both of these
officials were prepared to take the
stand yesterday. but Blanton's pro-
longed discussion of the part he played
in the case took up the entire day.
Whether Beans early retirement
would result in the elevation of Head
| ley to the rank of assistant superin-
| tendent-the motive behind the Blan-
on-Brown arrangement-is now a
matter of conjecture as result of
| the expose. There is serious doubt,
even in the minds of those close to
Maj. Brown. that Headley would be
given the post with its $500 year in
added compensation.
| May Contradict Some Testimony.
When Mai. Brown takes the stand
Monday he is not expected to deny
Blanton's story of the 'gentlemen's
agreement" but is likely to contra
dict certain phases of the Texans
statement relating to he promotion
of Bean to assistant superintendent.
Blanton told the committee that
while he indorsed the promotion of
Headley at the outset, he, at the re-
quest of Beans friends, withdrew it
temporarily so Bean could get the
position with its extra compensation
in view of the fact that he planned
to retire about January 1.
Maj. Brown will insist. however,
that ne intended to give Bean the
! ind
ment of Headley because he felt Bean
was entitled to it because of his
seniority of service.
Conferred With Hazen.
When Blanton wrote to Maj. Brown
from Texas last August, reminding
him of the '+gentleman's agreement"
the police superintendent will testify
he took the matter up with Com
missioner Melvin c. HaZen and told
him as far as he was concerned
Headley could have the position when
Bean retired. The Commissioner, at
that time, is said to have told Mai.
Brown the plan was agreeable to him.
The committee proposes to ques-
ton Maj. Brown particularly about
the reported threat of Blanton to cut
off the appropriation for the salary
of the assistant superintendent if the
arrangement for the promotion Of
Headley was not carried out. Blanton
is a member of the subcommittee on
appropriations of the House which
controls the annual District supply
bill. However, on the witness stand,
he ridiculed the idea that he was
powerful enough to take such action.
If Blanton made a threat of that
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