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began hannnlering away at his
declaration that any police officer
who touches q drop OF tntOxt .ating
liquor has no right to stay upon
the force and should be dropped i'm
nediafe1y.
An expose Of police conditions.
which shows a direct naiscn between
certain police officials and the local
bootlegging industry Ii p part 0f the
suppressed report made TO the GLIB
son subcommittee, II n reported.
IT appears probable that when
the promised Congressional ainveatis
CATION or the local Police Depart
nle1at gets under way next winter
this confidential report win play =
big part In its proceedings.
Tried Ten Times
! Ten times before the police
Trial Board. between January and
September Il II the record of one
washington policeman, and g. others
have been repeaters since tho first
Of the year.
\ This amazing situation - dis.
closed In a preliminary ANALYSIS g
the police Trial Board cases now
in the hands of Major Edwin z.
Hesse, who is making z searching
inquiry into the alleged low mcrale
OF the department..
Hesse show that 46 policemen have
been up on charges twice this year
Il have been on trial three times;
one has faced trial board Tour
times; four have been tried rive
times; one has been tried six times.
and one man has been before the
board seven times.
Since the first Of the year - dep.
cases of policemen have been heard
by the trial board; 267 for minor OF.
lenses and 100 OF a more or less. 80
rious nature.
Only Six Guilty
Fifty.two men have had cases
against them dismissed and six have
been found not guilty.
While Major Hesse Is working on
cleaning UP the department: in get.
ting the support of his subordinates
and keeping the department. up 70
high standard as far as possible
Commissioner Proctor l.. Dougherty'
chairman OF. the Board OF Commls'
Sioners and by virtue OF ms oIiice
holding supervision over the ponce
is staying IN the pdcA'
ground.
The Police Commissioner has
managed up TO this time TO dodge
respt visibility for the present situa'
tom but many police officiaIs ana
citizens hold the Commissioners
largely responsible for present con-
ditions of the department,
Major Hesse's repeated appears 10
the Commissioners for changes III
the police regulations nave Deeh
ignored by the Commissioners.
far back as April 10 last, MAJOR
Hesse, sensing the future aItef 90
years in the department. trans
mitte1 to the Commissioners rec
for aIneiluihsnts
the regulations which. he has al
ways held, would nave a heait"y
effect on the whole department.
Needs Drastic Action
In transmitting the. recommends
tions Hesse said:
1T have definitely reached the
conclusion that some drastic meas,
ure. are necessary and essential
to improve the discipline of the
forca as we'll as to increase it's
eff.ctiveness and efficiency.
"Sfatistics recently compiled
under the provisions of a Senate
resolution discloses the lamentable
Fact that during the period or threa
years, 7Os cases have been referr ,s
IL the Metropolitan Police ira:
Board, the charges ranging LroIn
intoxication while on duty, down TO
minor attractions of the regua-
tions, such as failing to report 70
The station. falling to properly
patrol beat. etc.
'There are numerous cases ~
men having been retained on the
force who In the interest OF dis.
cipIine and efficiency should have
been removed and 1t is believed
that the only way to correct this
condition is to fix definitely the
penalty for certain specific of
lenses"
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