The Washington times., 1922-08-11
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SCENT PLOT TO
bELITTLEH HIM
Accused Police Official Asks
Public Hearing on Charges
of Girls.

Is Charles A. Evans asslstahs
superintendent OF police. the victim
Of q conspiracy
Not in many. moons has. the police
department been 80 stirred az II has
by rumors, semi-official reports and
newspaper stories that involve the
police official and two young women,
one employed In the District build
ing.
inspector Evans has sent to Major
Daniel Sullivan a written request for
a public hearing on complaints
against him, at which the whole at
fair would be aired.
Members of the Evans camp In
the District building insist that the
inspector is the victim OF con-
spiracy or frame-up, while the other
faction is saying nothing.
Early Hearing Unlikely.
It is not regarded as likely that
the District Commissioners will con-
slider q hearing until they have
completed their own investigation.
At least two headquarters detec-
tives are known to have been In
vestigating accusations OF the six
teen-year-old daughter of o former
police woman that Evans insulted
her when she went to his office to
seek a Recommendation for job.
Evans, at the time, was acting
superintendent of police. Major
Sullivan was out, of the city.
The girls mother later made COM
plaint, It is said, to Inspector
Piemmons, who was acting chief Of
detectives Plemmons II away on
leave and the mother and daughter
are also out of the city. No def
mite course will be determined by
Commissioners James +. Oyster until
their return.
The second girl to figure IN the
case Is employed In the tar collec-
, tors office In the District Building.
She IL said to have made accusations
against Evans after publication OF
the story involving the former police
woman's daughter.
Az least two score Of girls and
women connected with the District
government are said by Evans
friends to be ready to come forward
and testify in his behalf.
Inspector Is Upheld.
They viii contend that Evans
young women: that Il Ii his nature
to indulge in pieasantries: that he
has on many occasions addressed
them as little sister," OF my little
girl" and has treated them as their
father would.
The question that Is causing Com
missioner Oyster and Major Sullivan
great concern In why should Evans
be drawn into an, affair OF this ma
| ture?"
Both the Commissioner and Major
| Sullivan declared they knew nothing
/ about the investigation being made
| by headquarters detectives until they
read II In the local newspapers.
| The major was asked IL he was
making an investigation to determine
whether or not there was i con-
spiracy against Evans.
Asked II It is not the custom in
| detective headquarters to keep q
daily record OF each case being
Investigated, the major had moth
ing to say"
Evans Is Silent. n
| "If an investigation was beip
made. would II not have been nee
essary for you to know about TT
| the major was asked.
"I know Just what you are driv-
ing at, but have nothing to say"
the major insisted.
Several employees OF the District
government who have no connection
with the Police Department have
furnished Commissioner Oyster with
what Ii said to be important in
| formation" Most Of these inform
ants have given statements, It 10
said, favorable to Evans.
Evans declines TO comment on
the case. His request for a hearing
was sent to Major Sullivan through
his counsel, p. H. Marshall, former
4 corporation counsel.