Evening star., 1946-01-07

1Or Ufle arrest OF a GIllSl dllu ltCUN-
cry of $4,000 in a robbery.
On January /, 1928, he was ap-
pointed acting lieutenant and made
chief of the homicide and safe
squad. The same year he was COM
mended for solving the Philbert H.
Bitner murder. The following year,
he received recognition for solving
the William Sykes murder, a case
noted for its lack of clues.
Before 1929 had ended, Col. Kelly
was tried for ineficiency and con-
duct unbecoming an officer in con-
nection with the police investigation
of the death of Virginia Mcpherson.
The Police Trial Board which heard
the case cleared him and stated that
he should have, in fact, been COM
mended for the manner in which
he handled the case.
He became a captain in 1881 and
served for a time as commanding
officer of the third precinct and
later as a member of the Trial
Board. In August, 194l, he was ap-
pointed acting major with the grade
of assistant superintendent Maj.
Ernest w. Brown was then police
chief.
Col Kelly was thrown into the
busiest portion of his career with
the japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
"a little over a month after his
appointment to succeed Maj. Brown
He and his aides worked for days
with military authorities in setting
up security guards around utilities
public buildings and the White
House.
Formed Civilian Guards.
With Commissioner Young, he
made arrangements to establish
civilian defense guards used to assist
regular police at bridges. He also
supervised the formation of auxiii-
ary police units which became
important in the city's defense setup
The police force also was affected
by the draft, thus giving Col. Kelly
additional problems in the face of a
growing war population.
Col. Kelly had run-in with sew
eral members of Congress last March
when a bill to raise his rank from
major to colonel met opposition wher
he was photographed with Joseph
D. Medley, charged with Staying
Mrs. Nancy Boyer.
The measure passed over the OBJ.
lection on Representative Taber, Re.
publican, of New York.
Has Acted as Chief.
Inspector Callahan in recen'
months has served as acting police
superintendent on occasions wher
| Col. Kelly has been i'll.
His illness had brought frequen
rumors of retirement. They reached
such point last July that Commits.
sioner Young issued a statement
claiming the reports were without
foundation.
The same month the Nationa
Association for the Advancement O.
Colored People charged that plan.
were being made to replace Col
Kelly by a hard-boiled naval OF
Army officer"
Inspector Callahan, a veteran o.
the World War, joined the force
May 26. 1920, as a private.
In March, 1928, he was made &
sergeant and began a rapid rise il
the department. On July /. 1881
he became lieutenant after serv.
ing first in the second precinct ane
then at headquarters as a clerk.
Made Captain in 1885.
He was appointed a captain Sep
tember /, 1885, and an inspector
August Is, l941. Simultaneous,
with Col. Kelly's appointment a
police superintendent, Inspecto
Callahan was named assistant su
perintendent.
From 1880 until 1885 he was tn
instructor for the police rookie
school.
Inspector Callahan attracted con
siderable attention in June, 194l, il
Testimony before the House Distric
Subcommittee investigating tn
Police Department, in which he CAV
his views on what was wrong wit
the department.
Inspector Callahan attended tn
small arms firing school at Cam
Perry, Ohio, where he received
certificate of proficiency in 1873.
In 1897 he completed a police train
ing course in traffic at the Univer
siJy of Maryland, receiving Ger
tifcate with honors.
In 1910 he completed the coda
I, course at the National Police Acad
emy of the FBI, and was electe
second vice president of the Ma
tional Police Academy Alumni 1
1888 and 1884 he attended a two
! year special course for policeme
in criminal law at Columbus Uni
versity.
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