Evening star., 1926-11-18
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the type and number Of cartridges
taken from Moores bag containing
burglar tools and other accessories
for housebreaking jobs at the time
of his arrest. The attempt will be
to connect the cartridges found in
Scrivener's locker, which already
have been found to be the same type
as those which were found In the
chamber of the death pistol, with
the cartridges which Moore said had
been taken from him at the time of
his arrest.
In the meantime the Washington
Police Department found itself today
in possession of an unsolved murder
mystery and a large accumulation of
data bearing upon the life and actions
of the late detective. Much of the data
was included in voluminous report
bearing on the departments inves-
tigation OF the case which never even
reached the coroner's jury, which
Yesterday decided that Scrivener
was murdered.
With nothing in their possession,
ii was stated. which points to muir
der except the coroners verdict. the
police filed away their information
on the case and decided to wait Tor
something to break" They Will con-
tinue the investigation. 1t was stated.
but they are frank to state that
they have nothing new to investigate.
Coroner Gets Report.
The report which never reached
the coroner's jury was tendered 10
Coroner Nevitt at the outset OF yes
terdays session for his use ana
guidance 1t summarized the entlre
investigation into the deatn OF
aside and continued with the case.
In this report, which was compiled
bv Detective Edward J. Kelly and
submitted to Inspector Henry q:
Pratt. chief Of detectives. was a ref'
erence to a statement obtained from
DR.. Joseph Bateman. a practiclne
physician whom Scrivener Is said TO
have visited with Detective Sergt.
c. p. Cox. That statement, which the
report says was made to Capt. Mau-
rice Collins Of the seventh precinct,
was that there had been no crime
committed"
DR.. Bateman was summoned TO tne
inquest and was excused as q WltneSs
by the coroner. He never took Ilo
stand.
A report by Capt. James L. Hatcher
Of the ordnance department, United
States Army. supported by an afnda-
Wit, was rendered to the coroner oy
Detective Kelly. It was not read In
open court to the jury. In the sum
mary Of this experts report in the
Police Department record Is the state
ment that the conclusion had been
reached after an analysis OF the pul-
let's in the death pistol found al
Scriyener's feet and the bullets found
in his locker at police headquarters
that they are Of the same lot.
Procedure Deemed Unusual.
The police report contains sum-
mary of number of loans ScrlVeher
described for what purpose they were
obtained. The name Of the person
who loaned the money and his ob-
servations and beliefs were in the
report. This evidence did not reach
the coroner's jury.
The recitation Of the possible mo-
tives in the case was checked at
the outset by an objection from
Assistant United States Attorney
George D. Horning, jr., aimed at
Kelly testifying to the results OF
his investigation. The procedure OF
an assistant United States attorney
obiecting to any evidence, collateral
or otherwise, getting before a cor
oner's jury and limiting the extent
Of the inquiry, was regarded as un-
usual. Police and attorneys recall
other inquests in which the broadest
latitude in the matter of presenting
testimony of similar nature has Deen
allowed.
It appeared that the District at
torney's office was holding what It
supposed to be a surprise up Its
sleeve in the person Of Moore, now in
the District Jail. Moore, yesterday