The Washington times., 1929-10-17
JUSTICE AGENTS IMPLICATE NEW MAN IN M MPHERSON MI
ALLEN s RAP At.
PROSECUTOR
RESENTED
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erty asked for full report on the
arrest and added he will demand to
know whether Allen was correctly
quoted. in saying he intended to
launch an investigation into the
| District Attorneys office.
MOffatt Out on Bond
Moffatt was arrested yesterday on
! warrant sworn to by Harrison
| Orndorff. 1900 block Falrmont st.
| n. w. Orndorff and another man
are said to have told police they
lost more than 100000 on financial
| transactions which they alleged
were through Moffatt. Moffatt is
out on $4,000 bond.
Blames Doyle Also
| Moffatt lives in the Eighth pre-
| cinct. Following his complaint of
| the alleged larceny Allen was as.
| own request by his superior, Capt.
| Robert f.. Doyle. He made the ar
rest in plain clothes.
This fact led Major Henry J.
! Pratt, police superintendent. to state
| that both Captain Doyle and Allen
| viola ted an established policy of the
| police department. The case should
| have been handled by the detective .
| bureau, which has specialists in such
matters said Pratt.
| He stated that a precinct captain
| has authority to transfer his uni
| formed men to plain clothes when
! ever such an eXpedient seems de.
! sirab ble in prosecution of inyestiga-
! ton of the type handled by precinct
! men
| 1T seemed to Pratt; however. that
case should have been handled by
the elective Bureau.
Allen went out of his own IRE.
cinct to arrest Moffatt. He was
accompanied by an officer of the
| Third precinct. when he went TO
the brokers' office. 400 block of X
| st. n. W.
Will Quiz Allen
Commissioner Dougherty also said
he thought it matter for the De.
tective Bureau or at least for the
Precinct detective at Captain Doyle's
station. Dougherty remarked that
he intended to question Allen on
whether he had been correctely
quoted.
Major Pratt remarked that as
| much as he would like to discipline
Allen his hands were tied ny the
instructions he received from the
Commissioners to LAY Off the po-
liceman until after the Mcpherson
/ investigation is finished. Pratt pro-
poses, however. to take up with
Captain Doyle the matter of putting
Allen in plain clothes.
Both Dougherty and Pratt said 1t
was bad business for a police private
to threaten the District Attorneys
office.
Jonas Rudolph 600 block E st.
s F.. who. Allen says. lost prac'
tically every dollar he possessed.
amounting to almost $4,000. Cohnt-
ing his paper profits, appeared in
court this morning but did not press
charges. Rudolph said that Leahy.
Moffat's lawyer. promised him that
he would he repaid all the money
that was coming to him. At the
advice of his lawyer Rudolph re-
fused to have the accused prose-
cuted
William Lee Moffat. we'll known
Washington broker with offices in
the Hill Building. already indicted
for eight counts for larceny after
trust and false pretenses, faced
new charges for larceny after trust
at Police Court today and pleaded
not guilty. He demanded
preliminary hearing asking for a
continuance until next week.
Assistant United States Attorney
John r, Fitzpatrick. requested an
Immediate hearing but the judge,
! ! fnF
next Saturday. The defendant Is
out on $15, 900 bond on this charge.
Harrison Orndorff, 1900 block
Fairmount st. n. W.. appeared as
the complainant. charging that ne
gave Moffat 100 shares of Cities
Service. when the stock was at $50,
and also bought some shares Of
Chase National Bank of New York.
Since then the values of both is
) sues has increased and now the
broker refuses to give him his
money, he told the District Attor.
ney.
Policeman Robert J. Allen, who
is fast striking terror in the hearts
Of Washington law breakers. ar
rested the accused yesterday after
noon and then rode to the Eighth
precinct in Moffat'S luxurious limou
sine. Moffat, attended by his lir'
cried chauffeur. arrived at Police
Court this morning in the same
car with Attorney James Riley. who
is representing William LeahY.
MOffat was out on $4,000 bond
each on two indictments tsturned IN
1928. Christian and Ida StCI were
the complaining witnesses on four
counts, while Mary T. l'aui ap'
| reared in the other indiCt ment on
four more counts charging larceny