Evening star., 1923-10-02
Conferences Held Behind
Close Doors, With Details
Closely Guarded.
FIRST INTIMATI0N MADE
OF NATURE OF COMPLAINT
Disappearance of Jewelry and 9th
er Property During Raids
Alleged.

Investigation into police charges
| against Prohibition Agents Ralph
Ruby. c. H. Packard and George
Fowler got under way today in the
| offices of the special intelligence unit
of the internal revenue bureau at the
Treasury.
At the same time B. w. Andrews
head of the litigation division of the
prohibition unit. was closeted with
Commissioner Oyster at the District
building in a protracted conference.
1t was understood that Mr.. Andrews
was there for the purpose of laying
countercharges against the police.
This was not confirmed officially.
Investigation at the Treasury open
ed, in the absence of Elmer L. Trey,
chief of the special intelligence unit.
| with w. H. woolf, assistant chief in
| charge. The first to appear were
Lieut.. O. T. Davis and Sergt. James
McQuade of the police department
vice squad.
Details Not Disclosed.
The three men We're in conference
behind closed doors for more than
S
place was not officially revealed.
Chief Trey of the special intelligence
| unit, who is in New York. is expected
TO return to this city Thursday, and
| will assume personal charge of the
investigation. From certain quarters
IT was indicated that the probe may
last two weeks or more.
Acting Prohibition Commissioner
Jones, when asked today II the pro-
\ m a W.T. I2I
countercharges against the agents,
said that he would have no direct
comment to make on the matter He
indicated that any one who wished
charges against the police, but that
all such charges should be made un-
der oath and in writing. They should
be submitted, he said, to Commits
sioner Oyster.
Whether additional police officers.
aside from Lieut.. Davis and Sergt
McQuade, would be called to the
Treasury in connection with the in
vestigation was not revealed today.
but it was understood that in his con-
ference with Commissioner Oyster at
the District building yesterday, Chief
| Trey had arranged for a basis of CO.
operation between the police and the
| investigating office.
Nature of Charges.
! 1t was learned today that the charges
! made by Lieut.. Davis allege the disap-
pearance of property during a raid, and
tell or another occasion on which the
! lieutenant claims a suggestion was
made that certain man be allowed
| to take twenty-five cases of whisky
| during a, prospective raid.
| In one instance, it is understood,
Lieut.. Davis alleges that following a
raid on house in the second precinct
a colored woman living in the house
came 10 the station and complained of
the loss of 5000 and some jewelry
Several hours later, it is said in
the charges, machine drove UP to
the house in question, and a man left
a package on the door step contain
! ing the missing property. According
to the lieutenants complaint, there
was white man and colored man
lin the machine, but it is understood
| they were not identified.
! Another charge, which is said to
have been made part of the basis
I for the present investigation. is that
| motormeter was taken from the
| automobile of a defendant, but later
returned after attention had been
called to its disappearance.