The Washington times., 1929-10-21
MAJOR PRATT'S REPLY
TO SACkETT awaited
WILL TELL WHY
HE SUSPENDED
ALLEN

Senator Frederick F. Sackett
OF Kentucky, chairman Of the
Senate subcommittee on the
Police and Fire Departments
today was to receive his an
swer from Major Henry G.
Pratt to queries the Senator
sent Pratt Saturday on the
Police Department s treatment
of Private Robert J. Allen.
Pratt Is expected to explain why
Allen was suspended from duty just
prior to his appearance before the
Grand Jury investigating the Nc
Pherson death.
He also will report on rumor
that Allen was assaulted by another
officer when his badge was taken
from him. Pratt was also asked to
tell the subcommittee why later Allen
was restored to duty and the charges
which led 10 his suspension held in
abeyance.
Major Pratt declined to give out
any information on his report to
Senator Sackett. He said the Sen
ator would have to do that.
New Developments
Other developments in the chiefs
office today were:
Submitting of a report by Lieut..
Hugh H. Groves and Sergt. Harvey
G. Callahan, night inspectors of the
police department, on their investi-
cation into the complaints of Mr..
and Mrs. Roy G. Heavrin, of the
Park Lane Apartments. that they
have been subjected to petty perse
cution for traffic violations since
they gave testimony damaging to
the police at the Mcpherson Grand
Jury hearing. -
The expected report of Capt. Rob
ert E. Doyle, of the Eighth Precinct,
in which he has been asked to en-
body a recommendation. on alleged
tnsubordination of Policeman Allen,
failed to arrive today. It was in
timated that Captain Doyle had
spent the entire weekend drafting
this report and was still giving it
careful and final consideration" !"
Lieutenant Groves and Sergeant
Callahan said they looked into three
grievances which Heavrin and his
wife placed before the complaint
officer of the department, who Incl
dentally, is now Lieut.. Edward j.
Kelly, deposed as head of the homi-
eide squad following the Grand
Jury's Mcpherson verdict.
Admit Technical Guilt
The witnesses admitted technical
guilt of minor traffic offenses but
complained that they noticed a
Il,
lice since they testified at, the Grand
Jury hearing.
Once during the hearing, Heavrin
and his wife alleged, they we're
driving with only one headlight, al
though on other occasions they were
released with warnings for small
violations.
A ticket which was placed in the
car for overtime parking while they
were at the Grand Jury session was
taken care Of by Inspector Will
liam S. Shelby, they said.
Another parking ticket, about
which they complained to Capt. Will
liam G. Stott, was allowed to stand,
they said.
The night inspectors said they
had instructed the couple in the
future to Immediately report any
thing which they considered to be
persecution or lack of courtesy on
the part of officers.
Captain Doyle Saturday forwa rded
a report from Policeman Allen
dealing with a reported remark of
Allen that he was going to invest
gate the District Attorneys office
for alleged laxity in failing to prose
cute old charges against William
Lee Moffatt. broker.
Doyle vigorously defended Aliens
actions In making the arrest, but
in submitting the officers report on
the matter failed to send along
with it a recommendation as re.
ouired by regulations, Pratt said.
The chief returned the report and
asked for the required recommends
ton.