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and it is virtually certain that nothing
will be done until he arrives
All indications are that the immedite
work Of the subcommittee will be to get
the Official information requested by
Senator BleaSe regarding the death of
Lee King, Chinese. who was found
shot on the street several months ago.
Senator Blease also wants immediate
action to find out how permits to carry
weapons In Washington are issued.
These are the mat tiers Senator BleaSe
will take up with Chairman Sackett as
soon as the latter returns. What the
subcommittee win do with regard to the
proper time for beginning an investiga-
ton into police handling of the Nc
Pherson case is not likely to be de-
ctded until Senator Sackett has a meet
ing Of the subcommittee
Terrible Condition I'm Capital"
After having expressed his views on
the management Of the Fall case, Sem
ator Helm said:
My God, II these things continue at
the Capital, IL criminals can 60 free as
they have been going and murder con-
tinues rampant in the Capital, 1t will
not be a safe place in which to live
very long. We have got q terrible con-
dition In this Canital. The President
owes 1t to the Nation to have a house
cleaning; he ought to go through these
out. The Police Department needs in
vestigation.
Now We are coming this morning
with q suggestion from an old man,
whose son, q bright, fine policeman.
Scrivener, was murdered in this CITY
and this same bunch that covers up
crime so rapidly, said he committed
suicide. His old father comes and asks
them to investigate the death of his
boy and he Is told by the same group
as they told this fine Policeman Allen
and the others who wanted to in
vestigate the Mcpherson murder, to
forget It,"
When Senator Helm told Senator
Blease that he hoped the Scrivener case
would be gone into, Senator Blease
replied:
Il wish to say 70 the Gepator from
Alabama that do not think anybody
doubts that Scrivener was murdered
except the man who murdered him.
and / think there are certain people
connected with the Police Department
who know absolutely who did murder
him."
Walsh and Heliin Clash.
When Senator Hefiin began talking
about the Fall trial now in progress, at
the opening of his speech, Senator
Walsh, Democrat, of Massachusetts,,
asked Senator Helm II he had con-
stdered the possibility 'of anything that
might be said upon the floor of the
Senate being a ground for the grant,
ing OF new trial"
Senator Helm replied he did not
think SO.
III this case follows the course that
others have followed, 1t will not make
any dinerence what occurs here or any
wnere else" Senator Helm added.
Allen Calls on Senators.
Policeman Robert j. Allen. who CON-
Quoted single handed investigation of
the death OF Virginia Mcpherson and
charged that she was murdered, called
on Senators Blease and Copeland, mem
oers OF the District committee. which
VIII investigate the Police Department,
this morning. He said he went there
10 urge the committee to proceed with
the investigation so far as 1t concerns the
MCPHERSON case. Allen declared that
ne did not think the Investigation in
so lar as his charges were concerned
would influence the trial Of Robert A.
MCPHERSON. jr., on a charge of murder.
Scrivener's mother, confined to her
nome In Winchester. Va, by illness, de-
clared today that she was approached
Dy TWO neWspapermen from Washing
ton who suggested that she and her
husband seek to have the inquiry re-
opened In view Of the recent police de-
Velopments here. She said she con-
sented TO the use OF her name.