Evening star., 1929-12-14

graph H, section %, chapter II of the
manual governing said force"
Specifications / to Is, both inclusive.
charge 2-Conduct unbecoming an
officer, consisting of acts detrimental
to good discipline and intended to bring
discredit upon the force"
Specifications l to 13, inclusive.
Charge 3-Conduct prejudicial to the
good order and discipline of the Metro
pclitan Police Department, in violation
of paragraph S, section %, chapter IL
of the manual governing said force"
Specifications / to 13, both inclusive.
Specification THAT subsequent to
the death of Virginia Mcpherson and
the report that the body had been
found in apartment 219 of the Park
Lane Apartment, 2025 I street north
west on the fourteenth day OF Septem-
Der, 1929, the said Lieut.. Edward j.
Kelly of the Detective Bureau OF the
Metropolitan Police Department, as
signed as chief of the homicide squad,
did fail to cause that efficient and BUS
iness-like investigation into the condl-
tions surrounding said death which the
circumstances warranted"
Cites Finger Print Work.
"Specification 2-That the said Lieut..
Edward j. Kelly aforesaid, did fail to
examine, or cause to be examined, all
articles and things in the Mcpherson
apartment for finger prints and did
fail to take or have taken proper photo-
graphs of the deceased.
Specification 3-That the said Lieut..
Edward j. Kelly, aforesaid. did fail to
exclude, or cause to be excluded, all
unauthorized persons from the McPher-
son apartment.
Specification 4-That the said Lieut..
Edward j. Kelly, aforesaid, did fail to
note. or cause to be noted, the condl-
ton of windows, lights. beds. and failed
to provide, or cause to be provided, the
means of identifying every movable
article in the Mcpherson apartment as
to name. location and its relation to
other objects therein.
Specification 5-That the said Lieut..
Edward j. Kelly, aforesaid, failed to
have written statements taken from all
witnesses regardless of their apparent
value and failed to seek out and in
terview all available witnesses for pres
entation to the coroner's jury and grand
jury.
Specification 6-That the said Lieut..
Edward j. Kelly, aforesaid, failed to
summon all available witnesses to the
coroner's inquest that inquired into the
death of the said Virginia Mcpherson,
and failed to insist that those sum-
moned be given an opportunity to
testify.
Specification THAT the said Lieut..
Edward j. Kelly, aforesaid, did permit
the removal of articles of various kinds
from the Mcpherson apartment prior to
complete investigation; permitted the
contents of a toilet bowl to be flushed
away without obtaining sample there
from for analysis and failed to immedi-
ately secure and have analyzed blood
found in said apartment.
Charge Failure to Check Alibi.
Specification 8-That the said Lieut..
Edward j. Kelly, aforesaid, failed to
keep adequate notes made at the time
of the investigation, and failed to as
semble, identify and classify all articles
and things found in the Mcpherson
apartment.
Specification 9-That the said Lieut..
Edward j. Kelly, aforesaid did release,
or permit to be released, from custody
one Robert A. Mcpherson, jr., prior to
establishing and checking the truth of
his alibi.
Specification 10 That the said
Lieut. Edward j. Kelly, aforesaid, did
fail to rearrest Robert A. Mcpherson,
jr.. after his release and previous to the
establishing and checking of the truth
Of his alibi
Specification II That the said
Lieut.. Edward j. Kelly, aforesaid, did
while a witness before the first grand
jury investigating the Mcpherson case,
carelessly and negligently testify as to
certain facts in connection Herewith.
Specification 12- That the said
Lieut.. Edward j. Kelly. aforesaid, did
indicate to witnesses who were to ap-
pear before the first grand jury what
they should testify to and what they
should forget.
Specification 13-That the said
Lieut.. Edward j. Kelly, aforesaid, did
fail to secure complete signed state
ment from Robert A. MCPHERSON jr.,
concerning all facts and things relevant
to the inquiry into the death of his
wife, one Virginia Mcpherson, prior to
the opportunity of the said Robert A.
Mcpherson, jr., to communicate with
other parties.
This, in the District of Columbia, to
the disgrace and discredit of the Metro
politan Police Department, on the COM
plant of Henry G. Pratt, major and
superintendent, based upon the report
of the special board dated December 4.
1929. HENRY G. PRATT.
Major and Superintendent of Police"
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