Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-27
DOYLE AND ALLEN
SERVED: CHARGES
Department Prepared for
Trial of Suspended Officers
at Early Date.
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the Police Department. Kelly should
come out Of his and Shelby should
come out Of his.
Senators may not believe it: they
may think 1t Is idle talk, but If we DO
not do something at an early date III
this matter, just as surely as We are
living. this city is going to be Hades
of crime. 1t is getting worse every day
Somebody should be put in control OF
this city who would have the nerve and
the backbone to straighten it out.
Somebody should be put in control in
this city that the men of the under
world would have no hold on"
Urges Action Immediately.
At another point in his speech Sem
ator Blease declared I'VE ought to take
some action and take 1t right away"
This thing is getting serious" he
continued, and 1t may be more serious
than Senators think. 1t may be brought
home. not to me personally, have no
fear of that. / have been threatened
many a time and, of course, l might
some day be killed by some fellow who
would shoot me In the back"
The South Carolina Senator added
that If an opponent came to his face
he would not complain.
Senator Heflin. Democrat, OF Ala
bama, interrupted to ask Senator
Blease II he had received information
about a certain case recently.
Senator Hefiin said:
Does the Senator remember that
some time ago there was shooting out
at a roadhouse in Maryland or in the
District of Columbia, on Maryland
road, where a man. and think Wom-
an were killed? A citizen OF this Dis
trict came to me the other day-and
1 think the Senator has talked to him
himself-and told me that he had told
one of the Governments detectives,
a detective of the city of Washington,
who did the shooting, and who the W.T.
nesses were. This detective told him to
see another detective, and he said ne
told the other detective about 1t and
told him where the murderer was. out
that they had not done anything ABOUT
it, and that the man who did the KILL
ing was now living in city nearby. Is
the Senator apprised OF that fact?"
"Rottenness" Unbelievable.
Senator Blease replied that he had
heard of that and added:
Il would be afraid to tell the Senate
what has been told me because 90 not
believe any man could possibly believe
that the rottenneSS could exist IN tne
world that is in the City OF Washing
ton, and how far it reaches, both up
and down. That is why l think some
thing should be done in this matter.
Chapman w. Fowler and T. Morris
Wampler. attorneys who will represent
Can't. Doyle, were in conference with
him at the Fontanet when Lieut.. MI
chael Raedy, who has been acting COM
mander of the eighth precinct since the
suspension of Doyle, served the formal
charges. Raedy was called to head
quarters Yesterday afternoon and given
the charges to serve by Harry NJ. Luck
EFT. chief clerk of the police department,
who prepared them with the assistance
of Robert E. Lynch, assistant corpora :
ton counsel. who has been designated
to prosecute Doyle and Allen.
Here's Your Death Warrant"
In a voice chicken with emotion,
Lieut.. Raedy told Doyle Of his mission
and drew from q large manila envelope
the legal-appearing document. Well,
here's your death warrant, captain" he
remarked facetiously. as he uncer2-
moniously presented the charges.
Capt Doyle. surrounded by his law
yers. read the charges aloud rather
hastily. Finishing, ne turned to Raedy
and smiled blandly recorded the time
he received the paper and remarked:
We'll, bows, what do you think OF
them?"
Lieut.. Raedy then went to Aliens
apartment on Connecticut avenue and
served the charges on the young of1cer
There was total lack Of ceremony
there, however.
As indicated several days ago by Maj
Henry G.. Pratt, superintendent OF po-
lice. only one charge. that OF conduct
prejudicial to the reputation. good or
der and discipline of the force. The
same charge also was preferred agains!
Allen. but another was added, that OF
! INSTRUMENTATION" In three specified
lions listed under the general charge
against DOYLE, however, 1t was held that
his official report to Maj. Pratt in de-
Tense of Allen clearly" indicated in
Subordination."
Two Charges Against Allen.
Four specifications are listed under
the two charges against Allen, three
under the charge OF conduct prejudicial
to the reputation, good order and dis
cipline of the force and one under the
specific charge of characterization"
The charges against both Doyle and
Allen are based entirely on their off,
cial communications to Maj. Pratt. The
specifications contain liberal extracts
from each. The formal charges served
on the two officers also were accom-
| panied by copies of their own reports
| to the police superintendent which have
been made part of the charges.
In the specifications of the charges
against Doyle, Maj. Pratt. who signed
them as the complaining witness, alleges
that the accused oficer, in his report
without Justification, cause or excuse
states that the Police Department as a
whole held animosity" against Allen
clearly indicating characterization and
disrespect towards his superior off1cer
Maj. Henry G. Pratt" Such action. 1t
was held> constituted "discredit of the
Metropolitan Police Department"
In Aliens charges, however, 1t was not
alleged that the officers letter consti-
tuted ''disrespect" Of the police force.
May Ask Civilian Board.
Aside from considering the advis-
J ability Of asking the Commissioners tC
! create a special civilian board to try
Capt. Doyle, his attorneys also, 1t was
learned, may ask for a postponement
in the trial because of the absence from
| Washington of several important char
! acter witnesses. Indications are that
! character witnesses are to be used ex-
tensively in the officers defense.
Capt. Doyle is said to look favor
ably upon the appointment Of a civilian
board to determine his innocense OIL
guilt of Maj Pratt's charges, particu-
larly in view of the possible embaraSs.
! ment 1t might cause members Of the
police trial board in trying him. All OF
the members Of the re-organized police
board, as well as the substitute alter
mates named by Maj. Pratt, it wa:
pointed out, have been closely associ-
ated with Capt. Doyle in his 20 years
of service, and all of the captains or
the board are his junior in the point
of service.