Evening star., 1940-06-28
Policemen
Shifted After
Fatal Shootings
Maj. Brown Admits
Dissension' in Stoff
At 18th Precinct

Transfer of Capt. Sidney ]. Marks
and II of his command at the
twelfth precinct as direct result"
Of the fatal shootings of Sergt.
Charles F. Cummins and Pvt. Otho
L. Blackwell at that station early
this month was announced today
by Maj. Ernest w. Brown, superin-
tendent of police.
At the same time, Mai. Brown re-
vealed impending transfers of two
other police captains and one acting
captain, two lieutenants and the
scheduled promotion of lieutenant
to captaincy.
These shifts, as well as the trans p
fer of about 30 lower-ranking police
men, exclusive of the men to be
moved from the twelfth precinct,
were said to be more or less routine
department changes All the trans r.
fers are to be effective Monday. No
Maj Brown admitted there had
been "diSSension" in the personnel
of the twelfth precinct and that the
shake-up there was designed to cor
rect the situation. The men to be
transferred from the station consti-
tute approximately one-third of the
stations roll and include one SER
geant and 16 privates. ~
The action was decided on, Mai.
Brown explained, after investigation
OF the shooting conducted by In
spector Edward Kelly.
Informed sources said investiga-
| tions at other precincts were under
way.
Privates to be shifted from twelfth
precinct are: w. F. Ais to No. 13,
Laurence I. Bolts to 5, Wade H.
Carter TO 13, LIE Roy M. Laughton to
5, William A. Major to 6, Sherwood
L. McCargar to II, Charles H. Miller
to II, Thomas O'Donnell to 2, Will
liam M. Rosson to 6, Oscar j. See
to l3, Edward w. Condor to 13, Pres
ton M. Cox to 2, William r. Sheets
to Z, Millard F. Collins to 5, Henry
MazurisN to and Albert K. Frank,
now under suspension and former
car partner Of Otho L. Blackwell,
| to 2.
Letterman to Take Command.
Capt. Oscar Letterman, now In
charge of the fourth precinct, is to
take command at No. IL and Capt.
Marks is to be placed in charge of
No. 4, Maj. Brown said.
To augment the present Capitol
| force, Maj. Brown stated, l9 pri-
Yates, commanded by 1t. Robert c.
Pearce, present acting captain, and
Sergt. Charles F. Sullivan, are to be
shifted to duty at the Capitol.
Selection of Lit. Pearce and Sergt,
Sullivan to head the Capitol squad
was announced by Maj. Brown after
a conference with Kenneth ROM
ney, sergeant at arms of the House
and chairman of the Capitol Police
Board.
The metropolitan officers will
| be directly under the supervision
OF the Capitol Police Board but will
not lose their status as members
OF the Metropolitan Police Force.
No Dismissals to Result.
Mr.. Romney said the addition of
the 20 metropolitan officers to the
regular Capitol police force would
not result in dismissal of any in
the latter group. The Capitol Of
flcers replaced by metropolitan off,
GERS, he explained. will be assigned
to duty in the House and Senate
Office Buildings, where the guard
staff now is undermanned.
Vacancies created by retirements
will bring promotions to a number
of policemen.
Lit. Lawrence r. Beall, 10th pre-
cinct, is to be elevated to captain
and probably will be chief clerk and
property clerk, according to Mai
Brown. He will succeed Capt. John
=. Bowers, who is retiring because of
i'll health.
Sergt. Johnson Promoted.
Sergt. Lorraine Johnson, traffic
division, is to be promoted to fill the
vacancy left by 1t. Beall's promo
| ton.
Detective Sergt. Earl P. Hartman,
| now acting lieutenant and head of a
special Investigations squad, will be
promoted to the rank of lieutenant.
replacing 1t. John M. Roper, 18th
precinct, who will retire because of
i'll health.
10 flll the gaps caused by Sergt.
Hartman's promotion and the re-
tlrement of Detective Sergt. Frank
Q. Brass of the 2nd precinct, Mai.
Brown said promotions OF Precinct
Sergts. R. E. Talbot of No. 3 and
P. G. Wheeler of No. had been
approved.
Capt. Harvey G. Callahan, present
chief clerk, is to be transferred back
to the command of the 1st precinct,
a position he held prior to appoint
ment as chief clerk last July /.
1t. John L. Norris is to be trans
ferred from No. II to No. IL, 1t.
James E. Silvea from No. to No.
IL, Sergt. Maurice Prestele from No.
IL to No. l and Sergt. Marion B.
Payne from No. to No. IL.
Maj. Brown said that Pvt. Daniel
F. Donoghue would be promoted to
sergeant and shifted from No. 10 to
No. 9, and that lieutenant would
be appointed to fill the vacancy Gre
ated by the moving of 1t. Pearce
to the Capitol unit. Thirty-six men
who recently were graduated from
the local police training school will
be assigned to various precincts and
to administrative headquarters, Maj.
Brown added.