Evening star., 1956-12-30

diate promotion and the same
day, December 10. the bedside
ceremony was held.
His concentrations reflect
many Of the major crimes Of the
past two decades. After his part
ner. then Precinct Detective
Murray, shot 1t out with a liquor
store bandit. Precinct Detective
McCarty got up from a sick bed
to work all night in the hunt
for the bandits companion.
AS chief of the robbery squad
he directed the successful man
hunt for Samuel B. Lewis. jr..
the phantom bandit" who ter
Irorized Southeast Washington
early in 1853 with his vicious
yoke robberies of elderly men.
He was one of those COM
mended by the Commissioners
in 1949 for the swift capture of
Hugh G. Mincey after he beat
and raped 4-year-old child in
the downtown hotel where they
both lived.
Helped Convict Holmes
He was also among those cited
for his part in solving the rape
beating of a 9-year-old child at
the National Arboretum in
March, 1948. Theodore Holmes
went to the electric chair in
that case.
An early commendation came
in 1882 when, as a precinct de-
tective in the 10th precinct, he
locked up two men, thus clear
ing up 81 housebreakings. The
next year he was commended
for arresting a man charged
with Al cases of petty larceny
and five of grand larceny. That
year he was also commended for
the arrest of three men charged
with 43 auto thefts.
The years that followed pro-
duced a series of concentrations
in robbery, murder and sex cases.
Born in Washington. Inspector
McCarty Joined the police force
in April, 1924. He was assigned
to the Third Precinct where, in
1929. he won commentator for
disarming a woman Immediately
after she shot her husband.
Became Detective in '32
He went to the Tenth Precinct
as plainclothesman in 1890
and was promoted to precinct
detective in 1882. 1t was at the
Tenth Precinct that Chief MUIR
ray and Inspector McCarty were
partners from 1896 to 1888.
In 1888, Inspector McCarty
was promoted to detective SER
geant and assigned to the De-
tectiye Bureau. In 1899, how
ever, he passed the examination
for uniform sergeant and went
to the Eleventh Precinct and
later to the Second Precinct.
In April. 1912, Inspector Nc
Carly and Chief Murray, who
had also been promoted to uni
form sergeant, both requested
that they be reduced from uni.
form sergeant so they could go
back to work as detectives.
Inspector McCarty went into
the robbery squad where he re-
mained until he was named act
ing lieutenant in charge of the
sex squad in 1947.
He was promoted to lieutenant
in 1851 and to captain in 1852.
In that rank, he took command
of the robbery squad where he
remained until he was hospital
lied.
Il never knew a man more
dedicated to police work." Chief
Murray said. He would work
from 10 pm. to 6 am. for weeks
on end to develop a pattern of
cases and he usually got his man.
He was a good policeman"
Inspector McCarty lived with
his wife and daughter, Miss Mary
at 831 Bashford lane,
Alexandria. Va. He is also sur
vived by a son. Richard w. Nc
Carly, 4540 Macarthur boule-
ward NV, and another daugh-
ter, Mrs. John c. Little, 5414
Twentieth street, Arlington, and
five grandchildren.
A requiem mass will be said at
10 am. Wednesday at st. DOM
inic's Catholic Church, Sixth
and E streets S.W. Burial will be