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WUEST IS OUSTED: NAMED TO POST Suspended by Mills Because of "Conditions" in Tenth and Buttonwood District Two Veterans Placed in Command With Orders to "Clean Up" Immediately Captain William G. Wuest, district, of streets Tenth the territory the old derloin Superintendent of Police by yesterday who assigned two new captains this police territory The who and work in twelve expected having captain shifts, all hours, are Captain charge formerly command of the sta the Twentieth and sergeant district. eral Wuest been under fire Captain since the present has been Grand grilled District torney number heavy bank deposits Wuest believed have of the old tenderloin took charge last veteran thir CAPTAIN WILLIAM G. WUEST ty-four Captain Duffy, service the Bu Twelfth will be ranking officer in station who was the district, but Keenan, be charge was time during Duffy's station any learned that the two sence. was NEW THEFTS BARED captains given conditions in this district as possible. Recent Graft Revealed IN MEDFORD BANK of the reasons for Wuest's reOne believed. was the revela Central Station yesterday that whose Evidence of Recent Embezplace sn alleged raided Wuest's district. paid graft for last Monday po- zlements May Further Inas Captain Wuest "The conditions dis- volve Former Cashier due the in his was declared Mills. "We are adopting course that we taken years. We will captain on all hours. MEDFORD. N. J., Sept. 19.informed the Aroused by the revelations their they to clean this territory without loss time and have given trusted friend and bank cashier had the opportunity picking the embezzled approximately $168,000 them men they want the they from the Burlington County National men from other districts they can Bank depositors have "Duffy and Keenan are both reliable stockholders visited the institution to. feel they will do what day fearing for the safety of their have told savings, left without withdrawing remove Duffy from the Twenty their funds. convinced that the bank fourth Wolf district continue to do business as usual. have had yery few have replaced him how Ever since the startling announceever with another good of thefts by Edward B. Reeve, Matthew trusted cashier of institution the Third and dis for almost forty years officials have will act as captain in Duf "run" bank was considered May Ask New Staff 'zero the that both Duffy and Keenan take advantage in three days. their two depositors the had and that upon having gained slightly over ing old tenderloin As bank with the aid believed before the end the Federal Reweek Captain will Bank Philadelphia and sevtirely Philadelphia banking and reassuring the the positors, and streets station will from the shifted districts at 330 Wolf street, arrested late Tuesuntil last May afternoon charge of during the big admitted thefts period promoted him to of district but had insisted commander was the first police before the he the in 1913. captains be Grand after that body started this had pointed the limitation and Friday for embezzleCaptain the of the Grand Jury irregularities room, he likely will be was taken under Judge his his vice being the the of the busiWuest to the the resignation of Reeve lice force July today refused to discuss the Captain Duffy. who known in reported discovery by the examiners, police "Little Duffy" to although did deny that the tinguish him from Captain John ditional evidence had been unearthed. Duffy, January 1894. His was gradual only last May He the father of eight boys and one girl, three of sons the Acting Captain Keenan the father four Thursday children, youngest born last 1924 Keenan was ed the $1000 Bok prize for efficiency courage in capturing three pistol battle in house at Twentieth and Montrose