The Washington times., 1926-03-02
FALSE REPORTS
HIT IN LAW

The District Commissioners TODAY
sort 70 the House and Senate eDis.
tYict Committees the draft of a sill
making II q misdemsanor to give
false information regarding the
commissions Of crimes.
Too often. the Commissioners
sap. persons have made reports to
the Police Department. alleging
that they have been held gp.
robbed or assaulted, which, AFTER
Investigation, are found to be false.
Department Loses Tinne
Il costs the Detective Bureau 81
the department. much valuable time
70 look into these cases before the
incorrectneSs Is shown or admitted
In proving their contention with
information provided by Major Ed.
win 3. Hesse. chief OF police. the
city heads list the names and facts
pertaining to cases which have been
investigated by. the department and
found 10 be false. They are:
The most recent case reported
ives on the morning OF the fifth
fnetant. when Mrs. Dorothy e.
Hunter, %, of 342l Georgia Ave.
~. W, reported that she was
assaulted by a colored man at
Fourteenth and u Streets North
west. who threw a bag or some
thing over her head and she became
eterical and remembered nothing
Emergency Hospital where she had
-. IL ~nr1,,
stated that he had picked her up
from the sidewalk. IN front Of s2sI
FouFfeent' st. N. W., about $40
questioned by several officers. she
admitted that the statement TO the
effect that she had been attacked
by a coiored man at Fourteenth and
u Streets was untrue.
Admits False Report
"on October. 3, 1925, Bertram II.
Aniar, Of s222 Brothers Pl., Ana
costa, reported that he had been
robbed by two women, which when
Investigated. proved 20 be untrue,
and he admitted that he had made
a false report.
"on March 8, 1925. Thomas A. aIc.t
Donald, Of 2s4S Vista st. y. H., re-
Standard Oil Filling Station at New
Harnnshirs Ave and NJ ST. n. w.
where he is manager, and robbed
by two men who locked him in a
closet and stole $50. He later adj
uaitted that he had made a false
report because he was short that
much in his accounts.
ION August 90, 1925, Lafara
Eranch, of 1920 Sixth st. ". W.,
reported she had been held UP at
the point OF revolver while in bed
at the above address ana robbed of
SO. This was also false report,
which she admitted later.
On October IL, 1875. Alphonzo
Giadyck, Of 500 L st. n. W.. re.
ported he was held up. assaulted,
and robbed by three white men at
New Jersey and Virginia AYES. Sc.
Of 81. This he later admitted was
false. stating that he had lost in
Morris ". Askin. OF 1874 coIun,.
biA Rd., driver OF a Blue and Gray
taxIcab, reported he was held up
and robbed By two colored men at
the point of a pistol. who got $50
from him. He later admitted he
made false report-that he had
lost in a card game.
Husband Attacked Him
ION November %. 1925. Milton
McCree. colored, Of Fifty-third and
BANK street Northeast, reported he
yvas struck on the head by an un.
known person whom he thought
xvas going 10 rob him, but was
4rIrf4fened away. He was treated
- f.aslaIty Hospital. 1t later de-
-.-ar,.aA that he had been showing
attention to q married woman ana
re husband had infiected the
wound. ...a.a
Major Hesse, who recommended
that some law be passed 70 make
enela practices . misdeine IS saia
that the time used N sucn ahvestl.
rurkinr On other cases.