Evening star., 1951-11-28
Murray Delays
Job Transfers
Until Friday
lrelon to Cooperate
With District Police
In All Fields of Crime

Swamped with Office duties and
beSieged by well-wishers, Police
Chief-designate Robert v. MUIR
ray has postponed decisions on
additional appointments and pro-
motions in the Police Department
reorganization.
Maj. Murray told reporters to-
day that he expects to name the
new head Of the Police Training
Division on Friday, the day he
formally takes the oath of su-
perintendent as successor to Rob-
ert j. Barrett. Since Mai. Bar.
rett's retirement last week, Maj.
Murray has been acting chief.
Meanwhile. United States At
torney Charles M. Irelan said he
hopes to achieve close co-opera-
ton between his Office and the
revamped Police Department in
all fields-not only in the war
on gambling.
Congratulations Pour in.
The new police chief has re-
ceived so many congratulations
by telephone and in person from
civic leaders that he is pushed
to keep his desk clear. In addi-
ton, he has been kept busy
visiting all city precincts at the
rate Of two a day.
The training division Job IL
vacant because Of Maj. Murray's
appointment Of Inspector Clar-
ence Lutz, former director, to the
gambling squad.
Names figuring in the specula-
ton today as possible appointees
were those of Inspector Beverly
Beach, chief clerk of the depart
ment and property custodian. and
Inspector Lorraine Johnson, police
co-ordinator for civil defense.
Inspector Beach has had service
with the police rookie training
program, which is one part of the
Training Division, and Inspector
johnson has been attached to the
important Traffic Division.
Lutz Given Free Hand.
Maj. Murray said he does not
know what progress is being made
by Inspector Lutz In the gambling
assignment, because he gave the
inspector free hand to pick per-
sonnel as he pleased and map his
own course.
Mr.. Irelan's comment on CO.
operation closely followed an an
nouncement that member of his
staff had been assigned to liaison
duty with the police gambling
Squad.
Mr.. Irelan selected Assistant
United States Attorney Thomas
A. Walden, jr., to work with In
spector Lutz.
"Mr. Walden will assist Inspec-
tor Lutz in any way he can to
clean up the gambling rackets,"
Mr.. 1relan said. II do not want
him to be an investigator but he
will extend the full cooperation
of our office to Inspector Lutz's
squad.
eve intend. however, to Coop
crate with the police in any way
we can"
Mr.. Walden was active in the
Governments recent grand jury
investigation of gambling that re-
suited in the indictment Of Charles
E. Nelson and Is other persons
on conspiracy charges. y
Public Criticism Is Out.
Mr.. Irelan also said his stan
and the ranking police officials
will not engage in public criticism
of one another's work. This
would be a new departure.
During the administration Of
retiring Police Chief Barrett
and the tenure Of Mr.. Ire
lan's predecessor, former United
States Attorney George Morris
ray, narSn WOroS passed IRE.
quently. Mr.. Irelan has held Of
flee for about a month.
With reference to the decision
to avoid open criticism between
police and the United States At
torney's office. Mr.. Irelan said:
IF there Is criticism Of the
police for the way they develop
cases, or If they have criticism Of
the way we handle them, we ex-
pect to sit down together and
discuss the matters. With all due
respect to the press. we intend to
exchange our remarks directly to
each other and not through the
newspapers"
Mr.. Irelan said he expected ex-
cellent results from Inspector
Lutz, whom he described as a "go-
getter" and a good man to head
the gambling squad.
The prosecutor said the Nelson
grand jury is still impaneled,
though not sitting, and can be re-
called at any time new evidence
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