Evening star., 1928-03-04
Blanton Claims Police Chief
Frequents Saloon on East
Capitol Street.
GORDON ALSO CENSURED
BY TEXAN IN ADDRESS
District Attorney Promised Immu-
nifty to Bootleggers for
Evidence, He Says.


ington under police protection, and that
on one occasion two police officers were
involved In the "ili-jacking" of a $1,000
liquor cargo, Representative Blanton.
Democrat. OF Texas, yesterday directly
accused Supt. of Police Edwin B. Hesse
of drinking many times at night in a
saloon on East Capitol street.
Turning from his attack on Mai
Hesse, Mr. Blanton censured United
States Attorney Peyton Gordon, who !:
awaiting confirmation as a Judge of
the Supreme Court Of the District. for
not more vigorously prosecuting crimi-
nal offenders, and charged that he had
offered immunity TO three bootleggers
in exchange for assistance in getting
an officer Of the police force accused Of
"hi-jacking"
He also criticised the employment by
the United States attorneys Office Of a
green young lawyer who never had
tried a case" Then he called on the
President to serve notice that the Law
must be enforced in the District or
certain officials will lose their posi-
tons" and Ito see that there Is some
body put in this District Attorney's
once TO enforce the law"
Three Accused Of Rum Plot.
Incidentally. in the course of his re
marks the Representative from Texas
revealed four addresses where, he said.
liquor can be purchased.
The renewal of Blanton's attack OF
the police administration was the seq
ond development yesterday in the case
which was brought out into the open
Friday by the Texan. three men having
been charged earlier in the afternoon
with conspiracy to violate the nationa!
prohibition act as the result of testi-
mony before the Gibson subcommittee
OF the House District committee con-
cerning protected" rum-running.
The trio, accused as the owners o,
the "hi-jacked" liquor, were identified
as George Jacobson. Jack Rubin and
Louis Butler. The warrant for their ar
rest. issued by United States Commis-
sioner Needham c. Turnage at the BE-
hest OF Assistant United States Attor-
alleged dry law violation as transporting
vanloads OF whisky and other tntoxi-
cants from August last until the pres
ent date.
Shortly after the issuance OF the war
rant the accused we're surrendered by
their counsel. e. Russell Kelly, and re-
leased under 5000 bond each, pending
hearing March 13
Z. NJ. Taylor. the suspended trafic
oficer. who stands accused Of the hi
lacking" was TO go on trial before the
Police Trial Board yesterday. but his
case was continued for week.
Blanton resumed his assault before
the House following another meeting OF
the Gibson group. which is making
general study OF conditions here. A,
this session. which was executive. both
Connolly and William II. Collins, an.
other assistant United States attorney
appeared
Refers to Gordon.
Referring 10 the hearing. the Texan
said: We had before US the assistant
district attorney. who Is in charge OF
the remarkable situation that ! pre-
Sented 10 you Friday. where the owner
OF truck testified before the district
attorney that he was running a truck
with secret compartment between va
rious towns and the city OF waShington
bringing IT as much as lso f1ve-SallcD
cans OF intoxicating liquor at one trip:
tnat he had the truck made for that
purpose, that he had brought in .oac
after load since last Summer.
Your assistant district attorney
admitted this morning that he had OF
iereo Immunity IL. three men. b>cs-
iegssrs, who are having this liquor
Drought IN He is osserinS them I'M
munity II they would talk: his purpose
being 70 set one policeman who hi
lacked them.
He was willing and he said that the
Gordon. whose name Is now up hesorC
another body for continuation as
iudse ON the bench, offered immunity
To these eootlegserS II they would help
him catch this policeman and they re-
fused, And that is the only reaSor
now that they have not immunity.
There mas oSeu brought "a cus a.,
tentioo by some cf the substantial lead.
Ing citizens ct this District that C,'
there cn East Capitol street and
at what Is Known as eOuner1
pcllcateSSea. there is a regular SalI<>n,
and that your Superintendent " FN,llSe
has been there at night many times u
drink, That Was testified IL eSsogc Us
under oath by substantial citizens And
that the man tCwuerl IN his drunken
reveRy frNsN time ~ time has NNaSscS
that not a Policeman Will arrest h,,u he
N"ttSV iN WUNAS WNN t1tc SukNIR-
'endent NJ r,lice
MentienS Open Saieon"
We have had hroush. ~ car al
tenticn by substantial c!ttaSnS NJ THIS
District that AZ IWeNtteGA Ssreet
nnrthWeS, there Is an os,sn salI<n rum
nis,S day and nlsAt. that as,Nt>Ssy bus
policeman can set Whisky there
whenever he wants IT. that at ~
street northwest there Is another clse
open. where Neu can set whisky When
ever YOU want Il, that at Twenty,
seventh street northwest there Is
another one running IN open vtelattrn
M the Law, and that rtghs aerSsSS the
street iryQu u tsdtcv StatiGNi, AZ X
strret northwest thsse Is another estS,
where citicers III the Is,liee station can
ksck acrVSSs and See What Is gxNs,lg c9N.
and that that cgsca salSS.n has eS<n
going en there ter months and mouths
Who Il reSrnSihse tor IT, Al, Spu
cannot tell Me that the reSgNa.sle,le ot-
ncers ~ this Government are aSleep t.
this StsuatAn. cau an the President
NJ the United States ~ tell these Ct0uS
MtSs,aNers here that II they III Nns
nut atop to II he II seil,g tc res.saye
them. and to eall on tha Slgsesh,sel,a.
ent at the INsllce and tell han that IL
he daes nat hold every ene af the t.saS
.ssliceaaen reStsaaSiele fW what greS GU
M their heats he Is gv,ins to remove
syery ene et them
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