"Yard" Chiefs Retire

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 136, 11 June 1938, Page 9 (Supplement)

"Yard" Chiefs Retire

SUPERINTENDENT Arthur kJ Askew, senior of Scotland Yard's "Big Five," retired at the end of April. Supt. Askew comes from a police family. His father, his uncle, and many cousins have between them served nearly 150 years in the Metropolitan Force. Many years ajro Supt. Askew was awarded the K'mjrV Police Medal. With Det.-Scrg. Youn<; he was sent to Hamp stead to arrest a man. The man pulled out a gun and fired. Serjrt. Young fell dead. Askew closed with the man, and after a desperate struggle succeeded in petting the weapon away from him. An expert in company law, Mr. Askew was promoted Superintendent and appointed to a key position at Scotland Yard. This meant that he acted ae liaison officer between the four London Miperintendents Sands. Bennett, Helby and Yandell — and the Chief Constable of the C.1.1)., Mr. John Horwell, and Sir.

Philip Game, the Commissioner <>l Police. Every major criiio of re< •■•! :i years in Hritain has first been repoiten to Supt. Askew. Retirement of more Scotland Yin-I chiefs may take place shortly Attractive offers of other employment have been made to several oSlicen-. Chief Inspector Peter Rosie recent l> announced his retirement to t-1K-■ ii|> a key post in Air Raid Prei nut ion- woil-.. Stijrf>e*lionn that the Criininal !11 -=- -1 • 1 Oflice mi-ht be ni-ed arc innl i stood to In- the e\piiinat inn ot' til" voluntary residua t ion- of ilim-c -enimofficers of that department headed 1,, Superintendent Harry li.it !e\. Superintendent liatley'.- i <;.]■; nll i< .m followed those ~f hii« Vhief a.- - i-t a i-.l Chief Inspector Akehur<-I. cm I <>l Detective-Inspect or Marks, and cainalmost lit the same time a- that "I Superintendent Arthur \-ke«, \> l : . was in chaifre of the Yiird"- IVnh. Oflice. Superintendent Hat ley is the v< ml I' leading authority on the liirjei |,i ,: : BVntPlll.