His tenure as chief commissioner was marred by a scandal in which his police badge was found in a brothel, and a later attempt to cover up the shooting of a police officer led to his forced resignation in 1936.
Hans tid som polischef präglades av en skandal där hans polisbricka hittades på en bordell och ett senare försök till mörkläggning av en polisskjutning vilket ledde till att han tvingades avgå 1936.