Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-10
-Four Captains 10 GET
Metropolitan Police
Rank Of Inspector

Four metropolitan Police cap
tains will assume the rank of in
Spector next Thursday, when a
group of new assignments author
lied by the Districts 1852 Appro-
priations Act take effect in the
department.
The Commissioners yesterday
granted three new inSpectorships
to Capts. Edgar E. Scott, Lorraine
7. johnson and Beverly C. Beach.
Capt. Howard v. Covell was
temporarily promoted to inspector
to succeed to the position left va
cant by Inspector John E. Fon-
dahl, now the Districts Civil De-
tense Director.
Others Promoted.
Other promotions include:
Its. Daniel o. Fletcher and
John B. Layton, to new captain
cies; 1t. Reid L. Hammann, to
captain; 1t. Earl P. Hartman,
temporarily to captain: Sergts.
Ellis C. Helms, Joe B. Bohannon.
Francis H. Dunn and Joseph L.
Proctor, temporarily to lieuten-
ants.
Corpls. Robert D. Dyas, Frank v.
Breazeale, and John j. Triscik,
temporarily to sergeants; Pvts.
James L. Faircloth. George K.
Brown. John F. Bradley, Harvey
c. Womble. and Israel J. Tew.
temporarily to corporals.
The Commissioners yesterday
also assigned 1t. Joseph H. Hunt
as captain in command of the
Robbery Squad, succeeding Otto
P. Fuss.
Named to fill six new positions
as technicianS and two vacancies
because of military leave were
Richard C. Willig, Charles F,
Lowery. Richard L. Harding.
Lowell A. Goad,' Leslie K. Smoak,
Louis A. Craig, Martin J. McFaul
and Ftemi PetrakiS.
Assigned as Detectives.
Also in accordance with author
ization in the new budget bill, so
privates were assigned to duty as
probational detectives.
They are:
Vincent L. Antonelli, William C.
Clark. jr.; Melvin M. Conner, AL
fred F. Corfleld. Pasquale j. DAM
brosio, Mitchell G. David, Larry
V. Denny, George R. Donahue,
James B. Duvall, Henry w. East
man. Fredo G. Egbers, Robert S.
Eichelberger. William A. Elliott,
George I. Eppard, jr.; Eden E.
Ernst, Wayland H. Fallin, Nicho-
las Genua, jr.; Gertrude M. Goet-
tel, John w. Hayes. Guy W. Hol-
comb, jr.
Also Wayne M. Hostetler, John
B. Kline, Charles F. Knight, Len
ard G. Kragh, Metro Krenitsky,
Richard J. Latona, Morris A. Lewis,
Joseph F. Longo, Malcolm R. Lueb-
kert, Joseph P. Lyons, Charles A.
Mackie, John H. McHale, Francis
M, Moran, Bernard j. Panetta,
Herman A. Payne, Paul c. Perry
Joseph A. Preli, George C. Prather,
Jacob L. Rinker. Carl A. Rudbeck,
jr.; Everett A. Sadler, Albert NJ.
Shutta, Gillespie B. Southcomb
Arthur j. Sweeney, Benson Taylor
jr.;; John D. Thompson, Paul r,
Thorne. John S. Trodden, jr.;; Wal
lace K. Valentine and Arthur L.
Weber.
Got 70 Commenda tiOns.
Capt. Scott, who has been
with the Police Department 20
years, has received 10 commenda-
lions. Seventeen of them came
for his work in the celebrated
Garner brothers murder case. in
which two cab drivers were robbed
and killed.
Members of Congress, the Com
missioners and private citizens
were among those citing him in
1948 for his work in that case.
Capt. Scott joined the de-
partment in 1881 and was assigned
to the ninth precinct. He went to
the Detective Bureau as a sergeant
in 1888 He was promoted to lieu
tenant in 1948 and captain with
the robbery squad in 1850. Since
last September he has been sec
ond in command in the Detective
Bureau.
Capt. johnson, so, has been
with the department 26 years.
He started out riding bicycle,
and later was a motorcycle officer.
He became captain of the Fifth
Precinct in 1947. and in 1948 was
made a captain of the Traffic Di-
vision.
Civil Defense Officer.
Last February he was appointed
Civil Defense liaison officer for the
Police Department. Since May "a,
he has been an acting inspector.
He has five departmental COM
mendations.
Capt. Beach. 40, also has
been a member of the department
rs years. From 1910 until 1915
he headed the Police Training
School. At the end of that duty
he became captain of the First
Precinct. He also has service as
captain Of the Sixth and Seventh
Precincts, and since April has been
IN charge of the Second Precinct.
He has five commentators.
Capt. Covell, who joined tile
department in 1881. has 20 COM