Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-22

followed another clipping telling of the
fact that the receiving OF a pension
from the Government makes person
ineligible for jury duty and renders
voidable actions of a jury with such a
member on it. The letter then Sug-
gested that some new laws are needed,
and continued:
Some of the friends of the police are
already Dragging about how they have
already beSted the Senate, and that
they will run things TO suit themselves
from now on"
Statement Placed in Record.
The statement which Senator Hefiin,
Democrat, of Alabama placed in the
Record was headed as follows:
staff Of Leo A. Rover with affilia-
Leo A. Rover, John w. FINELY, Will
liam H. Collins, Neil Burkinshaw, Wal
ter M. Shea, Charles B. Murray, William
A. Gallagher, Arthur @. Lambert, James
F. Hughes, Phillip F. higgins CHIEF
clerk; Charles A. BIRMINGHAM Eliza
beth r. Magruder, Michael F. Keogh,
James J. Crogan, John C. Conliff, Alan
J. Krouse, John J. OLeary, John r..
Fitzpatrick. - Evans, colored assist
ant attorney: - circuit, all listed as
Roman Catholics.
u .Camalier, Mason; j. B. Will
liams, said to be Protestant; - Gold
stein. Russian Jew: - Newman, Ro-
man Catholic; Schwartz. Jew and Ma
son; j. r. Kirkland, Mason"
Following these names was notation
which read:
TT is understood that Mr.. Rover OBJ
jected seriously to putting Mr.. Kirkland
on. but that the Senators from Dela-
ware raised such howl that he was
compelled to put him on" -,
The memorandum contained the FOL
lowing additional names:
"David Hart, Mason; lady telephone
operator. Roman Catholic; Mrs. Great
house. religion unknown. There are SAID
to be three other clerks, all Roman
Catholics, two men and one woman
senator Blease declared that he was
told over the telephone last night tnat
Mr.. Lasxey was to be rewarded with
an appointment as a judge In the
District.
Allen Finding Confirmed.
The career of Allen as member Of
Washingfon's police force ended al
1880 o'clock, when the District Com
missioners confirmed a finding OF Inc
Police Trial Board and removed Aller
from the rolls of the department. or
charges of conduct prejudicial TO tht
force and INSTRUMENTATION. m
The trial board found Allen gullt!
on the basis of a statement mace t(
newspaper men that he intended to IN
yestigate the District attorneys Once
tn see WHY it did not bring an indicted
stock broker to trial and a letter M
subsequently wrote to Maj. Henry q
Pratt. superintendent of police, con
f1rnoinp This statement
It was this letter which also brough
Aliens superior, Capt. Robert T.. Doyl'
of the eighth precinct to trial Tor IN
subordination. When Doyle was asket
for official comment on the letter b.
Mai. Pratt he replied in a documen
urging the Police Department to FOR
get its petty animoSities" against Alien
Maj. Pratt considered this letter IN
subordinate and ordered Doyle befor
the trial board. Doyle was acquitted.
The recommendation for Aliens re
moval was the second which the tria
board had made. In the first case Allel
was found guilty of an unauthorlze'
use of his revolver in firing at colore'
boy fleeing from the scene OF cral
game. Allen appealed from the de
ciSion and the Commissioners set IN
verdict aside.
On the night that Mrs. Virgini;
Hurley Mcpherson died at the Parl
Lane Apartments, Twenty-first stree
| and Pennsylvania avenue, Allen wa
| found seated in an automobile in from
of Emergency Hospital by sergeant
of the third precinct and charges were
ordered prepared against him. Aller
| said that he was watching for mar
suspected of stealing automobile acces
series in this vicinity. He later salt
that he had seen a man climb out o