Evening star., 1921-11-09
D. C. DETECTIVES =. ~
UNDER CHARGES
Continued from First Pase.y

a. reward Of $50. by Inspector Grant
Inc reward was paid in the form of !.
check. payable to Detective Waldorf
Another charge contained In Wee
uoh ) sworn statement is as follows:
Charged With Expense,
On numerous occasions persons rr
porting the larceny of automoh;l.s
or other valuable property, would be
requested to pay to the detectiy,
bureau sum of money. to cover thc
expense of printing and distributing
descriptive circulars in an effort To-
over the samoa service provided
ment."
continuing on this charge, former
DetectiVe Needon alleges that "on :.
number of occasions these cards cr
circulars were printed and delivered
10 The detective bueau and were al
ioSeo 10 lie about the Office for weeks
Serore pelng sent out to other police
departments. etc.
In one instance large ouan.i.y
OF valuable furs we're repuryed ST .Iet
anu descriptive c.-culars tad heen
printed at the expense er the ou ner
ihese circulars lay around the de
tective bureau for several months and
were never sent out % my xnowI-
euee' but they did disappear at the
expiration of the time above men
tiioned; tio between the rising and set
Whenever the detectives on duty
AT tne bureau were sent out on
ponce business at an early hour OF
the morning it was an understood
oroer from inspector Grant that the
car must be returned to the Office in
tlme to call for himself and friends
70 take them to their respectiy.
places Of employment"
Charges Plemmons With Neglect.
The charges against Lieut.. P!eIn-
mons follow:
Il desire to file with you as the
mead of the metropolitan police de-
partment charges of neglect Of duty
and inefhclency against Lieut.. c. L.
J Plemmons. he having failed to take
prompt and proper action on reports
or serious crimes having been COM
mitted when called to his attention.
thereby causing delay in the police
investigation and giving the accused
parties additional time in which to
erect their escape
AT 1905 pm, September 8. 1921,
1t was reported TO the detective bu-
white. $50 B street northeast. hai
been brutally assaulted in her HON
at e:13 pm. by some unidentified per
son. Miss Dorsey was on the frs;
floor Of her home. near the kitchen
door. when she was struck On the
head with a blunt instrum' Mt in til"
hands Of some unknown person who
had gained entrance to the house ove'
the fire escape. Mr.. and Mr.. Dorsey
being on the second floor at I'll,
time, heard tn" body fall to the floor,
and, rushing downstairs, saw :. colorei
man escaping through the rear doc;
and found their daughter lying or
the floor in an unconscious condition
Only for the timely arrival of the vic
TINS parents, which frightened her
aSsaliant away. no one knows what
steps the negro would have taken to
further assault the young woman.
investigation Not Made.
Miss Dorsey was placed under the
care Of private physician, who re-
ported that her condition was seri-
Gus. 49,.
when 1 came on duty at midnight
was told of the reported assault by
Lieut.. Plemmons. / asked if any one
had been sent from the detective bu-
reau to make an investigation. Lieut..
Plemmons replied. No.
Il was told by Night Clerk Thomas
English that he had called the at
tention Of Lieut.. Flemmons to the
report when it came in TO the bureau
and he had replied: oh. Well. it's
too late to do anything with it to-
night. Let ii 60"
owing to the neglect of Lieut..
Plemmons in not Immediately. detail
ing member OF the detec i've
bureau to make an investigation Of
this brutal assault. the young lady
| was not even interviewed bS n
member of the Headquarters fore,
until at least twelve hours after tho
assault had been committed. l as
signed this case to Detective SerSt.
Livingston.
No One Sent to Scene of Crime.
''On another occasion Earl Beai.
colored. 1908 9TH street northwest.
was shot in the right leg by an
Unidentified person at 37th and Pros
pect avenue northwest at 1915 pm.
When l came on duty at midnight I
was told by Lieut. Plemmyns ,na1
there had been shooting in George
town / asked if any one had been
sent out to investigate. and tn
lieutenant replied no. After Lieut.
Plemmons had left the Office. l de
tailed Detective Darnall te assist the
officers OF tile Sey Mt ~ =,
He later obtained and telephoned IN
the name and address Of Bears as
sailant-
| "On another occasion the. shooting
of a colored woman occurred in TIL"
southwest section Of the city between
.. 10 and IL pm. When / came ON duty
at midnight Lieut.. Piemmons told me-
in a jocular way that there had been
a shooting in South Washington. /
asked if any one had been sent out
on the report and his reply was in the
negative. Lieut.. Plemmons left tn"
= Office and / sent Detective Walsh IL
the Emergency Hospital to interview
the woman. he learned that she haG
been shot in the left breast, over the
heart, and that her condition was
very serious ~
II then called out Detectives Joner
and Jackson, together with Detective
Walsh, to assist No. in the anvestiga.
ton and apprehension Of the woman
| aSsailant ="
Assailant Made Escape.
'ShortIy after reaching the fourth
precinct the detectives received nforTns-
ton that man wanted for assault upor,
the woman had made his escape Across
the Highway bridge into the state OF
Virginia
IF the investigation of this off,nSa
had been started Immediately by Lieut..
! Plemmons upon receipt of the report
from the fourth precinct the facts. to-
ge her with the description of the man
wanted could have been given to the
officer detailed upon the Highway
bridge, with a fair chance of his appre-
| henSion while crossing the bridge. b.
the neglect Of Lieut.. Pler1mons in tax
ing prompt action in this matter the
! man wanted was afforded ample time TO
T. make his escape before his description
| could be obtained and sent out.
Young Woman Run Over.
"On another occasion about II pm.
a young white woman was STRUCK.
1 knocked down and run over by a red
4 body StutZ auto operated by q man.
II / iao lad nv ha s,nn